Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-19
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the japanese will be in an excellent
| position, to execute a flank movement
Oh Lao Yang or cut off Port Arthur.
Gen. Kuropatkin has disposed a
strong force to contest Japanese move
at New ChWang, and if such move Il
| made it is believed he will be able to
check it.
Prince Hikoff, minister or railroads,
left st. Petersburg tonight for Irkutsk.
where he will supervise the completion
of the railroad around Lake Baikai and
expedite the despatch of troops and
supplies to Manchuria.
st. Petersburg. April 1S.-A detach-
ment of Russian troops which lett
southern Ussuri has reached Maoer
Shan ION the bank of the Yalu river
10 miles north of Ping Yang) without
having encountered the enemy. The de-
tachment has occupied mountain pass
between Manchuria and Corea when
it is terrifying with mountain batteries.
Seoul, April 1S.-5 z. M.-The COM
missioner of Customs at Gensan re-
ports that d strong Russian force the
number of which is not known IS adj
NdIcllS OH tIc great SOulil ioe'A 49,
lowing the inland coast Of the province
of South Hamgyung. The Russians
passed to the rear of SungJln, Whlth
WAS occupied by Il scouting party. Inc
main body occupied Peuk ChyoIs' ~
miles north of Gensan. on the 1'th III
slant. The TANKS and rear was exposed
with the evident intention of drawing
a Japanese attack from the 1alu.
Washington, April lS.-unlted otdteS
Minister Allen reports to the state de
partment that the Corean government
is not now granting mining OF olher
concessions; hence applications Tor
such" says the minister are useless.
In regard to positions Mr.. Alien says:
1.-THE Corean government is not now
| in need of foreign assistance as mining
or other engineers. physicians, advisers,
| teachers, army officers, etc.
New Chwang, April 19.-On account
| of the declared gravity Of the offense
| the authorities here have not found an
| opportunity to dispose of the case of
the two japanese servants who were
taken from the Press boat Farwan,
which was detained here on April 2.
London. April 1S.-The Times CORE
spondont at sea in a dispatch published
| by that paper. this morning, protests
! that his wireless telegraph messages
were yelled in cipher. which neither the
Russians nor the Japanese could I'M
derstand. He says he never sailed in
Russian waters and that all his mes
sagcs were sent from the high seas or
from neutral waters.
Paris. April 19.-"The Emperor in re-
ccving a visit from High Admiral
| Grand Duke Alexis, today" said the st.
Petersburg correspondent of the Echo
| de Paris, Informed him that he desired
| the Baltic fleet tn be ready to start,
July Il. Orders nave accordingly been
sent to Cronstadt to hasten the prepa-
| ration of the fleet for its sailing on the
date fixed under Rear Admiral Rojost-
vcnski unless another admiral of whom
there has been much talk shall be Sc
lected.
New Chwang, April 19.-With regard
to admission of correspondents of for
ciSn newspapers to the Russian lines.
| no action is expected until Niceroy
| Alexicff returns to Mukden. 1t is be-
licved that strict inspection of every
! correspondents credentials will be in
sisted on before he is permitted to join
the Russian army.
! London. April 1.-THE Daily Telegraph $
| T.-i,, in no