The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11
THINK BATTLE IS NEAR
Russians Believe oyama u Trying T.
Force Huge Struggle inside a
Fortniaht-Japs Reinforced.


Annoy. China. May io.-vesseis arriv.
ing herc report having sighted Japan
csc wnrShips between this port ano
Hong Kong. The Japanese ships APP
pear on Annoy nj night and undoubted
~ are In communication through this
place with the island OF Formosa. >
censorship IL maintained over cabi
messages from Formosa.
Saigon. May lo.--Thc Russian hospi
tai ship kostroma arrived here today
which indicates the approach OF TN
fourth division OF the Russian secono
Pacific squadron. Sixteen freight lader
steamers are OF Cape ~. James nea
here. The main Russian squadron IL
raid To be- of the coast OF AMMAN.
~. Petersburg. May io.-Interest u
once more directed To Mancnuria. The
news from the front indicate thu
Field Marshal oyama II pressing Gen
L.inevitchs advance posts east anf
west OF the railroad with considerable
force. ms ~ about To undertake gen.
cral offensive movement. The Rus
SLAMS are offering slight resistance an,
are falling hack upon their hrs, line o.
defense. The Russian advance post
cover a front of about 100 miles, ex
tending f,om SingtmantSu on the Lia'
river .r "a southensterly direction
across the railroad above Changtu Il
the Mandarin road leading to- kirin L
Kamni pass. about seventy miles du
east OF Tie pass
Cavalry on the Fianks.
The Russian cavalry protects DO
wings small bodies being probably b,
yond the Lao river In Mongolia 10
movement I'm that direction. Exper,
believe. however. that oynma's purpos
Is tn thrust In from the east. tn
Kirin. and intcrposc himself betwec
Hardin and VladiVostok. preparation
To the investment OF the latter plae
.Lincvitch's dispositions seem especial
taken TO meet such n plan.
lie would not give battle along h
present line. bui would gradually r.
tire ana draw in his forces ns Oyama'
strategy develops TO the main Russia
positions, which extend due east ar
west from Kirin through kuanchang
tsu To Hunitaihsien. A considcrab'
force OF trooph is also reported To
due east OF kirin. AZ far south nv n
Tumen river. Ia contest tho Japane'
advance northeastwdrd toward Nlad
NoStok.
II is not regarded as certain the ia.
auese advance viii really be seriou
Oyamn IN known To have receive
large reinforccments. which have fills
up the japanese ranks, ana ne Drougt
UP immense quantities OF supplies a.
ammunition after the battle OF Mui
den.
Msy Come " a Fortnight.
but NJ the war office here there ls
difference Of opinion az to whcths
Oyama II Yet ready. and II In adde
that IL he IL In earnest probably almo
n fortnight will elapse before the issi
IN decided. the preliminaries OF each
the battles OF the present war; In vie
cf the fact that the armies cover sue
a large area, having always been 10
and tedious.
Up to yesterday the Russian advant
posts generally had retired abot
eighteen miles. IL Oynma's ofrensiy
is pressed home the climax should I
reached about the time the sea figi
between RojeS;vcnsky and Togo
anticipated. Linevitch's headqunrtet
are at Gunshu pass.
Hongkoug. May S-A dispatch froi
Saigon reports that Rear Admiral NS
bogatoff's division has passed Saigon.