Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-26
NEBOCATOFF
DISCOVERED
Fleets Expected to Pass
Into Straits of Ma
Iacca Today.
LITTLE OTHER NEWS
Opposing Sides Tell Varying
Stories of Minor Land
Engagements.
LITTLE OTHER NEWS

Islan1 Penang Straits Settlements.
April 26.-The fourth division Of the
Russian second Pacific squadron. com
manded by Admiral Nebogatoff, is ex-
pected to pass Penang and enter the
Straits of Malacca today.
British authorities are on the alert
Guards boats are patrolling the ap-
proaches to Penang.
Martini Law I'm FOrmoaa.
Toxic. April 2G.-The privy coun-
ell today decided martial law shall be
proclaimed throughout the island of
Formosa
RussInns Reported Near HongkOng.
Hongkong. April 2G.-The British
steamer Calchas which arrived today.
reports having sighted three Russian
battleships and two cruisers this morn
ing steaming southeast off Linding ISL
land. about 100 miles southwest of
Hongk ong
Were BrItIshers.
Hongkong. April 2G.-It now trans
pirts that the warships sighted off Lin
ting island by the steamer Calchas
were DGlllSils not INuHoldii " az sup
Clash ON Lnnd.
Toxic. April 26.-The official an
nouncement was made today that Mon
day a Russian force consisting of fivg
battalions of infantry. 1G sotnias of
cavalry. and one battery of artillery
attacked the Japanese advance cavalry
in the vicinity of Kaiyun. but the en-
cmy were defeated and pursued north
To Mienhuachieh The japanese cas-
ualties were SS. The enemy left 200 on
the fed
Two other Russian forces attacked
Changtu and S;aotatzu, respectively,
hut retreatcd north when the Russian
force was defeated at Kaiyuan.
other side of story.
St. Petersburg. April 2G.-Gen. Line
witch. in a dispatch to the emperor.
dated April %. says:
Our advanced posts the 22nd forced
the enemy successfully to evacuate the
fortified villages of Manchenzou and
Nemanpaomeng. The Japanese re-
treated hastily towards Kayancheng,
after burning their provision depot.
Our troops the 23rd compelled the en-
emy to retire to Kayencheng. Our cav
airy destroyed the telegraph line be
tween Kayancheng and Changtu.'
England Ready to Aid:
London. April %. a m.-The Toxic
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
says that during the latter stage of
the neutrality crisis Great Britain in
tmated her intention of supporting
Japan Two British warships left
Hongkung on April 10 at full speed foI
Kamranh bay. II Is expected that
Rear Admiral Nebogatoff will ship sup
plies in Dutch waters
DO Not Expect Battle.
st Petersburg. April %. a. m.-Ad
miraltv circles are coming to accept
the view that there will be no great or
general action between the fleets OF
Russia and Japan for some time. bas-
ing their belief on strategetic and tao
tical reasons. which incline Admiral
Togo % avoid a decisive action until
he has made every effort 10 demoralize
the Russian fleet by torpedo attacks
and interference with transports by
his cruiser division.
The admiralty last evening secuted
the reports that engagements have al
ready occurred. pointing out the great
distance separating the places where
the dispatches originated; and naval
staff captain declared that the reports
from English sources should not only
be doubted. but even mistrusted.