Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-05-12
Rysso-JAPANEsE WAR.

RUSso-JaPANESE WAR.
ST. PETERSBURG. May "a ru.
NOR is curren, thar the Russian cruls-
er NoSik Of the NIadlvus'ak squadron
has been destroyed. but whether by
accident or the japanese ls not known
! LONDON. May 9.-The war Office
here is amazed al the steady advance
! of the Japanese army. According to
toiays News It has taken possession
uf palny and is now in control uf a
( large area of the contested territory.
The Russians appear to he dcmorlliz-
ed They are threatened win disast.
er ON ali sides and their evacuation OF
New Chwang is reported this morning,
and their falling back to Mukden
/ shows remarkable condition Of at.
fairs The steady victories of ne
Japanese will take Russia months to
counteract # It Is at all possible
ST PETERSBCRG May 9.-An ur-
] gent telegram has been received from
Mukden asking FOR the immediate dis
patch oi 100 doctors as typhns fever,
lyscntery and smallpox have assumed
m epidemic character among the Rus
sian troops.
ST PETERSBURG. May o. Port
| Arthur is now absolutely Isolated. It's
! wireless messages are useless because
the japanese tap them 1t is today
1sng carrier pigeons 10 get It's news
10 the base OF Supplies.
| ST PETERSBURG. May 9--Tbe
car today sanctioned the finance de
| nartmcnt's plan for the issuc OF n
$l5oooO,OoO Ave per cent loan to be
placed in France
LONDON. May Baron Hayashi
The Japanese minister. today said he
considered prob7n'e the next import
ant land enssgement would occur at
Jiao rang He belleyes General Kurr.
, 1id is Advancing steadily ana believes
General kuropatkin Will await him
but does not think It is likely that the
Russians will assume the offensive.
The minister then made this signifi.
can; statement: our land advance
must depend largely upon the commits.
sarlat arrangements. The army sup.
ply department ! think VIII be able
% cope With The forward movement
/ say in Mukdeu, Harbin or Nladiy1s'
/ Ok In tine event the japanese Occu-
1 patton OF New Chwang a ciyil admin.
istraion will he Installed Immediate
~ as was done during the Chinese.
japanese war The port VIII be open.
cd To all nations and Admiral Togo
VIII now probably dock part OF his
Geet and give The men a rest from the
celseless vigil which has been stead.
Iy kept up since last February"
ST. PETERSBURG. May 9-To
days news from Manchurin and Ko
rea has few CLEANS of hope In IT,
The progress OF the campaign last
week was full of disaster While tho
neagy losses to the Russian arms in
The recent battles spreads mourning
throughout The empire. the govern
Meat however. and the war experts
believe KnrUpltkins steady retreat
and his failure TO fight the Japhnos,
Is wise under the circumstances
| TOXIC. May 9.-Last weeks battles
were fierce The Japanese have Jusl
completed burying 1900 Russians
The have 700 wounded In the hos
Ditls The Russian loss IL over 3.
900
ST PETERSBURG, May 9.-Dep
.cske. former Russian minister OF n
nance, died today. He was connected
with the department OF finance for q
ears
SHEN Hal KWAN, May lO.--A re
port is current that the first army
corps OF the Japanese overlook tn,
Russians who were retreatinR from tn,
Yain. 20 miles south OF Lao Vans
yesterday and severe engagement
look place
A division OF the First Japanes,
corps ia approaching New Chwanl
which Is garrisoned only by handfG
Of men
ST PETERSBURG. May 10.--A dis
patch received today reports that Por
Arthur is free on the land side again
rhe dispatch says the japanese hav,
been repnlsed In an encounter Il
miles from the railway No details.
MUKDEN, May 10.-The Jnpanes,
continue their advance from Fem
Wang Cheng in a cautious manner
Cavalry patrols have seized seyera
hamlets on the road to Lao Yang. an,
The infantry has moved up and estab
ished themselves in force ut thes,
places.
ST. PETERSBURG. May 10
lengthy dispatch received from Gen
eral Kuropatkin in explaining the con
ditioDs at the front, declares his par
for conducting the war differs mater
tally from that of V.ceroy Alexieff.
An imperial ukase issued today call
= out the reserves in six goyernmen
provinces.