Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-18
TO FLANK RUSSIAN LEFT.
Military Movement Being Developed
by the Japanese.

LONDON, August 1S-A special dispatch
from Liao-Yang dated August IT, via st.
petersburg. August Is. says that the pres
ent movement and disposition of the Japa-
nese forces are taken to Indicate a new
plan of operations. All the troops appear
to be moving north. Gen. Oku's extreme
flank Is resting at Dalin pass, while the
country to the south Is quite free of troops.
Gen. Nodzu's army is at DaIin pass, a third
of the way on the road from Feng-Wang-
Cheng to Lao Yang. Gen. Kuroki is going
| toward Saimatsze.
AT present the Japanese disposition shows
base In case Of retreat. The roads have
been entirely ruined by the recent rains,
and communication with the hills has been
cut of. go
Three regiments Of Formosan Chinese
Japanese subjects) are making a demon
stration north :. ynkow
A general j. Sc thanking movement is
developing 10 - east and parallel with
the railway. The movement involves the
whole mass of troops from Dalin pass
(about twenty-five miles southwest of Tat
chekiao) to Diodinshan. on the TaItse
river (thirty-five miles southeast of Muk-
DEM 1t Is evident that these troops have
combined with the object Of forcing the
Russians out of Lao Yang without fight,
and thus securing advantageous winter
quarters. 1t is not thought the Japanese
have enough men to consummate the move
fnent until the release of large number of
the troops now besieging Port Arthur.
1t Is reported that a large force has left
Haicheng and is retiring to Tatchekiao
Three days rain has temporarily checked
all movements. Chinese bandits are more
active than ever. They again blew up the
railway near here and fired during the
night on train bearing Colonel Spiridorof
of the Amur railroad battalion. They are
rendering the environs unsafe after dark
by shipping from the tail corn In the fields
and have kidnapped and tortured number
of victims.
brated Toulisan cut up party of scouts
under the command Of Captain Transoff In
the village of Syaba. twenty five miles west
of LiayO Yang. Captain Slushivski COM
ing up with reinforcements, scattered the
bandits. killing eighteen and capturing four
The village was burned and many explo-
sions were heard evidently Of concealed
ammunition. The place was the headquar-
tiers of Toulisan, who claims to be colonel
in the Japanese service. During the fight
animal bolted. There was fifteen hundred
dollars in government cash in the saddle
bags and the animal was caught and
brought back by sergeant under a heavy
fire.
On August II a Japanese detachment of
1000 moved from Izyanchan, twenty-six
miles north of Saimatsze to Dapindu Pass,
twenty-six miles south of Sintsintin, with
the object of Furnishing the Russian out
posts which were harassing the Japanese
right wing The Russian advance retired
a few miles to the north, but the Japa-
nese did not follow
II Is rImored that column Of 10000 has
been detached by General Kurok with the
ga me object and in the hope Of driving the
Russians out of Sintsintin. 1t is not be-
ieved however that General Kuroki can
snare such force. and the report is not
taken seriously