Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24
JAPANESE PURSUE RUSSIANS
General 0yama Sends News Of Minor
Engagements in Manohuria,
LlNtWTcH REPORTS LESS PRESSURE
Russians Are in Doubt as to Inten-
tions of Oynma TO Force
Fight or Await In
structions.

TOXIC, June o3.-The following dispatch
has been received today from the head
quarters of tho Japanese armies in Man
churia:
In the vicinity of Yingecheng, June p,
thousand of the enemy's infantry, pressing
our scouts, advanced and when they
reached Hsiangyangcheu, ten miles south-
east of WankautZkcau, our forces repulsed
them with heavy loss and pursued them TO
the vicinity of Weiyuanpaomen.
After our force, which occupied Yang
mulintzu June 10, had completed It's mis-
sion 1t returned.
tallons and four squadrons, with twelve
guns, advanced through the eastern dls-
tricts Of the Karin road and moved south
ward June q. From 1880 in the morning
his infantry gradually appeared on the
heights between Chapengan and llcmatun
and his artillery posted on the heights OF
IienhuaChiCs shelled the northern helghts
of Nantchendzy. our force, after a Jew
hours engagement, assaulted this offensive
and completely repulsed the enemy cap
tured the heights and pursued him.
Otherwise the situation Is unchanged
Battle or Armistices
GUNSHU PASS, Manchuria, June S-
The Japanese are no longer pressing the
Russians on the south and no doubt Is
now entertained as TO whether the weak
offensive is the precursor of big battle
or a diplomatic maneuver Belief In the
prompt conclusion of peace is weakening
The heat is intolerable, even the nights
affording little relief.
German warship Present.
MANILA, June 23-An officer of British
steamer advises the Associated Press from
Hong Kong that when the Russian auXil-
iary cruiser Dneiper captured the British
steamer Oldhamia the Fuerst Bismarck
was present, mingling with the vessels OF
Admiral Rojestvenskys fleet, and later ac-
companied the prize and it's escort in the
direction of Vladivostok.
The Oldhamia, laden with a cargo OF
kerosene for Yokdaisha, was captured by
| the Dneper on May 10, but on May q
was recaptured by Japanese warships and
| taken to Sasebo
The Fuerst Bismark was purchased by
! the Russian government, transformed into
an auxiliary cruiser and renamed the Don.
Doubt as to Oyamn's Plan.
| ST. PETERSBURG, June 23-4:2O p. M
According to today's news from the front
the Japanese after driving in the Rus
sian advance posts, paused yesterday and
doubt seems to exist at the Russian head
| quarters as to whether Field Marshal
| Oyama has yet gotten his column in po-
sition to strike or is assuming false Of
| fensve for effect on the peace negutia-
| tions.
| In consequence of British representa-
| tions, British warships will be dispatched
to convey orders to the Russian auxiliary
cruisers Dneiper and Rion to cease inter-
ference with shipping and to return i'm
mediately.
Americans Not Expelled.
LONDON, June 23.-Replying to a ques-
ton in the House OF Commons today in
regard TO the reported expulsion of Amer
lean and European firms from Port Arthur
the under secretary of foreign affairs
Earl Percy, said the government had beer
informed that no such orders had beer
given by the japanese authorities.
Russian ships for Manila.
| WASHINGTON, June 23-In response tc
a request oabled the War department by
the governor general of the Philippines ir
behalf OF Admiral Enquist to be allowed tc
return his sick and wounded officers and
men to Russia upon giving their parole MOI
to engage in hostilities during the war, ant
to be allowed to bring certain material fol
repairing damaged ships, the secretary has
sent the following cablegram:
You may allow Russian admiral to EN-
| bark his sick and wounded officers and meI
on Russian hospital ship, daily expected
upon their giving parole not to engage il
| hostilities during the war. You may alsC
allow them to bring from Shanghai ma
terial for repairing vessels other thar
munition of war, such as cordage, sal
cloth, waste and oil for machinery etc.
but the vessels are still to remain in in
ternment