Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-27
ON SAKHAL|N ISLAND
The Japanese Continue to
Land Troops.
NO HEAVY RESISTANCE
DEBARKATION NEAR ALKoVA.
NORTH OF ALEXANDRovsK.
Japan's Flag Hoisted at Latter Place
Without Any Losses to Forces
Towns Burned.
NO HEAVY RESISTANCE

Iohf July 21--It is announced al army
headquarters that the Japanese army on
sakhalin Island. on the morning of July
"a without meeting heavy resistance from
the Russians commenced landing on tho
Siberian coast IN the neghborhood OF Al
kova' eight miles north OF Aiexandrovsk.
and that Alexandrcvsk was seized Tups-
day.
Local military critics, in discussing The
situation in north Korea. predict that the
Russians Will vigorously defend Kyone-
Cheung. TO the south of the Tumen river
This town is regarded as most important
from a strategical standpoint as it con-
trolls Possiet bay. kyong- -Cheung is also
regarded as the outer line OF the de.enses
of Nladivostok
Rear Admiral Kataoka I'm renorting the
successful landing OF Japanese forces In
the vicinity of Alexandrovsk o. Slkhalin
Island, says tina; the PIERS at Alex ,ndrovsk
Niyomi and Mul<ake were found undeatroy-
ed, but the enemy had set fire 30 Munika
and Aikova was stiI burning
The town of Alexaudrovsk was not
burned.
The admirars report. which WAS received
at 30 pm. on July ~. says that the Japa-
nese flag was hoiste,i over the government
buildings at Alexandrovsk without any loss
on the part of the Japanese forces
The following Official announcement was
made this afternoon
THE detachment detailed to protect the
landing on the Siberian coast Of Chinese
troops from the Island of SakhaIin dis
lodged the enemy from the vicinity of AL
koya July II. The eneny's strength CON
sisted of one battalion Of infantry newly
dispatched there. besides several hundred
volunteers. with eight field pieces. from
Alexandrovsk, placed In the hills in the
direction of Luikof.
Before this one detachment of infantry,
which had been dispatched under the pro-
lection of torpedo boats toward the pier at
Alexandrovsk, dispersed a body OF the
enemy, which attempting to burn the
pier, which the japanese captured intact.
detachment landed at Mugati, assisted
by the torpedo boats, dislodeed the enemy
and captured 5000 tons of coal and light
railway materials. Another detachment oc-
cupied third line at Alkoya the same
afternoon, continuing the advance. Alex
androvsk was taken and entered the same
evening after some resistance.
The enemy continued his resistance I'm
redoubts west of the town and on an emf
nence northeast of Alexandrovsk a stub
born resistance was offered. The fighting
had not ceased at sundown. AT dawn July
- the enemy, holding the position east OF
AleXandroVsk. was attacked and our troops
pressed him toward Novoe- Micha elkoye
We completely occupied Novoe- Michaelkoye
July p. That place and AleXandrovsk
escaped conhagration.
Two hundred prisoners We're taken, and
our detachment also captured gun car
riages, ammunition and provisions.
Japanese Advance.
KUANCHANGTSU, Manchuria. July 2T-
According to reports from Korea the Japa-
nese continue advancing along a forty-mile
front Their vanguard IS now about eighty
miles from the mouth of the Tumen river
The Koreans estimate the strength of the
Japanese at about 10000 men. Their main
force is concentrated at Kenchen.
Barry Received by Linevitch.
HARDIN, Manchuria Saturday July o.
Lieut.. Gen. Linevitch today received
Brig. Gen Thomas II. Barry. y. S. A. and
the other American attaches
The rank and file of the army welcome
the United States mediation evidence of
good will and sympathy with Russia. Some
of the higher ranks, however, are not so