The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-04-09
BEAR IS AGAIN
DRIVEN BACK
DEFEATED BY JAPANESE IN AN.
OTHER BATTLE, WITH HEAVY
LOSSES.
RUSSIANS ARE LOSING HEART
PRESSED HARD By VICTORIOUS
JAPs THEY ARE IN sULL
RETREAT.
JAPS MARCHING GIN HARBIN
WITHOUT REAL FIGHTING JAPs
ARE IN FULL POSSESSION
OF KOREA.
JAPS MARCHING On aARBIN

Seoul, April 6. - Japanese scouts
entered Viii yesterday and found not
a single Russian in the city. 1t is be-
lieved that the Muscovites have re-
treated beyond the Yalu. Twenty
prisoners and a quantity OF Russian
armament and field equipment, cap
tured at Chen.iu March 90, arrived
at Pingyang yesterday. The advance
guard of the JaHT nese trcops is within
a few miles of Viii. 1t is anticipated
that the miEado's forces viii expert
ence no opposition in cgccting an oc-
cupation.
The Russians have Eecn defeated
and driven back in another battle
with the Japancse army advancing to
the Yalu, with a loss of forty killed
and wounded and a nUn1her captured.
Russians Suffer Heavy Losses.
Disheartened by the rapidity with
which the Japanese have followed Up
their victories in Northern Korea in
the past week, the Russians. having
lost 1900 men in killed, wounded and
captured are %retreating toward the
Yalu, closely pursued by their vic.ari-
Gus enemies.
Latest reports give the Russian
losses in the battle of Chungiu on
March IS as 400 killed ond wounded
and 400 captured, and their losses at
Kassan, two days before, at 500
killed and wounded. The Japanese
loss in the two battles is reported as
less than 100 killed and wounded and
a major and 80 men captured.
A Japanese army of 105 900 men has
landed in Manchuria opposite Takus.
san and has started its march to Har.
bin.
Japs Hold Korea.
I-oaGcn, April Eight weeks from
the opening of the war see Japan.
without any real fighting, apparently
in complete possession of Korea. and
the first stage of the campaign ended,
According to The Daily Nails Kobe
(Japan) correspondent, who tele'
graphs under date of April 4, a Ping
yang dispatch has been received
there confirming the report from
Shanghai that Japanese scouts en-
tered WIFI, Korea. at IL o'clock a. M
Monday and that the Russians appar.
emily %retreated beyond the Yalu river,
but no further news of any kind is to
hand throwing light on either land or
sea operations. Everything. however,
is regarded as pointing TO the i'm
minence of
Important Developments.
The Dali Mails Seoul correspond
ent, t%elegraphing Monday. asserts that
the landing of Japanese troops at
Chinampo has now ceased, but that
the port is guarded by a large fleet
and the Japanese base has moved
north from Pirgyang, where only a
few troops now remain.
The Morning Posts Tukio cores
pondent says that Japanese torpedo
boats scouting at Port Arthur discov-
cred uninrumbered a channel $50
yards wide which still admits OF the
passage of vessels.
luc LILIES Colle SDOiluSiit I N" VIZ
April 4 in a wireless massage via
Wei-HI.-VI':z:, says:
II am cruising IN the vicinity OF
Port Arthur, and have discovered no
evidence of vessels CT either belliger-
ent. The impression j; aiming ground
that the Russians wee NOT totally
shut in by the Japanese attack OF
March o."
The Times Chcfu CORRESPONDENT
says that the Lao river is extensively
mined and that twelve stone-iaden
junks are ready for sinking at the
entrance to the river at a moments
notice. The guns of the Russian gun
boat Sivoutch have been fesh'nE1ef.
The same correspondent SIS that
there was another bo-aharinaAt OF
Port Arthur April 8. but that no au'
thentic details of the engagement are
available.
Russians Mine Eiver.
Toxic. April G. The Russians are
building o dock on the west SIDE OF
Port Arthur and I rarairing the
damaged forts. They are experiencing
difficulty in feeding coolies, although
they have been importing cereals from
Mukden. The ice having melted at
Niuchwang, the Russians a. Busy
mining the river. The Cossacks as
tonish the Koreans by sleeping out
doors in the snow and by eating raw
meat when cooking facilities are not
available.
Battle Still Far CH.
Chefu, April 6. = The Nippon Sen
Kaisha has resumed it's service be-
tween Korea and Northern emma
with foreign steamers. The first mas
arrived from Chemulpo, and from the
passengers it was learned: that the
last contingent of Japan's first army
landed in Korea March 80. The army
consists, of $4,000 men, including
coolie carriers. Japan has made Anjn