The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1904-04-08
TACTICS OF RUSSIANS.
Attempting to Draw the Japs
Into a Trap.
Are Busy Fortifying the Mouth of the
YuIa RiVer-Southern Manchuria
StrikingIy Full of Unusual
and Active Life.

ST. Petersburg, April 5.-As the
time approaches for the opening of
land operations on a large scale, the
Russian authorities are exercising
greater vigilance to prevent the news
of their plans for tne disposition of
troops in the theater of war from go
ing abroad. For ten days not scrap
of real information, except such as is
contained in official dispatches, has
been given out or has come from the
front There practically exists an en-
barge upon news dispatches.
Paris. April 6.-The ST. Petersburg
correspondent of the Echo de Paris
says that the Russian general staff is
convinced that the Russians will await
a Japanese attack on the right bank
of the Yalu. They are now busily en-
gagged fortifying the mouth of the riv-
er. A remarkable bridge has been
constructed on the prOlongation of the
VIII line connecting it with Pin Hu
Jan
The correspondent says the Rus
slams are seeking to draw on the Jap
anese only sending small troops across
the river.
st. Petersburg, April ga press
correspondent at Port Arthur who re-
turned to the fortress Monday from
an inspection trip through Southern
Manchuria, telegraphs that country is
strikingly full of an unusual and ac-
tive life, that the troops are vigorous
and healthy and animated by a de-
sire for active operations and that the
entire native population, including
that of the commercial world, is friend
ly to Russia and full of faith in the
says: Russian money, which was
shaky at the beginning of the war,
is again firm.
THE Chinese volunteer militia form
ed there present a good appearance,
wearing a special uniform with eqau-
lettes bearing the Russian national
flag. The natives provide provisions
freely and are selling horses brought
from the surrounding country The
mandarins are a. exception to this
general rule, as they are cautious and
are trying to carry water on both
shoulders. AS their conduct is pas
sive it does the Russians no harm.
''The railroad holds out splendidly
and works regularly, all the attaches
of the road being imbued with the high
importance of their task Sentries are
posted at the boundary and are doing
duty in the neutral zone. dividing Chi
IA and Manchuria The weather is
warm and the rivers are open. In
Port Arthur all is quiet and the inhab-
itants have become accustomed to
state of war, though some Of them are
impatient that the enemy has been
for so long a time INVISIBLE
London, April The Daily Tele-
graphs Seoul correspondent says he
learns from japanese sailor who par
ticipated in the attacks on Port Ar
thur that the Japanese feet is divided
into seven squadrons. Four of these
are watching Port Arthur, the fifth
patrols the Korean coast and the sixth
and seventh cruise between Vladivo-
stok and North Japan. Two torpedo
boats were much damaged in the en-
gagements. but otherwise the feet was
little injured. The damages to the
Japanese cruisers IWate and Yoshine
have been repaired and the vessels
have joined the fleet
The Daily Telegraph's Wei Hal Wei
correspondent, cabling under date of
April 6, says Russian warships are pa
trolling the Gulf of Pc Chi Ii, and that
the London Times steamer was STOP
ped and searched 80 miles outside of
Port Arthur Tuesday
Port Arthur, April THE Russian
battleship Pereseveit reports that she
sighted the enemy Wednesday in
Kwan Tung waters. All is quiet here.
London, April THE Times CORE
spondent, who is cruising in the vi
cinity of Port Arthur. cabling concern
ing the hold-up of his vessel by a
Russian warship, says it was the ar
mored cruiser Bayan flying the flag of
Vice Adm. Makaroff, which chased and
later searched his steamer He says
the Bayan shows the scars of the dam
age recently inflicted upon her by the
Japanese but that she is a fine ship
and well handled.
THE sMooT CASE.