The Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1905, 1905-04-15
BIG FIGHT MAY BE DEFERRED
JAPS DON'T LOOK FOR DECISIVE
BATTLE UNTIL FLEETS NEAR
FORMOSA.
JAP ARMIES MOVE NORTHWARD
WILL ATTEMPT TO CUT RUSS
COMMUNICATIONS WITH VIA
DlVOSTOk.

Rome, April 13.-The admiralty has
received a dispatch from the com
mander of the Italian squadron in the
Far East. which indicates that Togo's
naval force is concentrated and or
ganized for action. The dispatch says
that the Japanese commander hos ar
ranged his feet in three divisions;
namely, the flying squadron OF his
fastest cruisers for scouting purposes
and for the opening attack, the more
powerful vessels under the immed1
ate command of Togo himself, to fol-
low the flying squadron, and a reserve
squadron.
Fight May Be Deferred.
Toxic, April 13-It is believed that
if Admiral Rojestvensky steams north
in the direction of Vladivostoh, Ad-
miral Togo will allow him to proceed
some distance, with no further mo-
lestation than an occasional torpedo
attack and will give battle off the
Pescadores islands.
The Pescadores would be an ideal
fighting ground for the Japanese mas
much as they have a naval base there.
On the other hand it is thought
probable that the Russians may at
tempt to seize a temporary base some
where in the Southern Pacific, lndo
China or the gulf islands. A leading
Japanese papers ikens the Russians
to insects flying into a fire.
Mystery About Rojestvesky.
London, April 13.-The mystery OF
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's where
abouts is still unsolved and specula-
ton on the possibilities of the situa-
ton is of the keenest. The faVorlte
hypothesis of the newspapers this
morning is that his six battleships
slipped past Singapore some night
with the lights out
The Daily Telegraph's Singapore
correspondent, cabling under date OF
April II, says:
Cali reports to the contrary notWlth-
standing, only one battleship, the
Sissoi Velil.y, passed here Saturday.
No ships of the Tsarevitch type we're
with the squadron.
Want Chinese Port.
The correspondent at Kobe Of the
Daily Telegraph says;
"a telegram from Pekin states that
Russian Minister Lessar asked China
to lend Russia a port in Pokieen re
kiang). but China absolutely refused.
Headed for Vadvostok.
Gunshu Pass, April 10. = Chinese
state with great positiveness that
Gen. Kawamura's army, supported by
Gen. Nogi's army, is moving in
northeasterly direction to cut Russian
communications with Vladivostok.
According to the same sources, So
900 japanese landed at Dalny MaTch
% and it is reported that six addi-
tional divisions are forming IN Japan
to operate against Vladivostok ana
Sakhalin.
The Manchurian Chinese have
adopted an attitude OF positive hostlll-
ty to the Russians.
Chinese Side With Japs.
A body of 500 native horsemen
fred on Russian troops at the village
of Chendi, and Manchurian militia is
said to be taking the field on the side
of the Japanese on the Hun river.
The leader, Fulingo, has been appoint
ed a commander of the militia at
Kaiyuan, but force of Chinese regu-
lars is stationed along the border OF
Mongolia with the object of preserv.-
ing neutrality.
The Japanese now occupy the line
Of Styzyatj;, Changtufu and katpan-
gomu, and the impression preValls
here that the direct advance from the
South has halted for the present at
that line.
There were number of skirmishes
last week between Russian and Jap
anese scouting parties, but no action
of serious consequence.