Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-05-04
CONTRADICTORY REPORTS AS TO
LOCATION MAKES SITUATION
PULLING.
HAINAN is RUSSIAN BASE
HONGKONG HEARS REPORT THAT
NAVAL eATTELE HAS BEEN
FOUGHT.

sumption OF nSnClnS III MdnCHuIld 10
supposed here to show that the Jap
anese have now decided not to await
the issue of the impending naval con-
test, but to utilize the few weeks In
tervering between the drying up of
the thawed winter roads and the az
rival of summer rains in June for the
resumption of the land campaign.
The completion of the railway to
Mukden will greatly simplify Field
Marshal Oyama's task of provisioning
his vast army and will thus facilitate
the renewal of hostilities.
No further news has been received
Of either. Rojestvenskys or Neboga-
toffs squadrons The report is con-
firmed that the submarine cable has
been cut at Hainan; but, according to
the Daily Telegraph's correspondent
at Tokion the Japanese authorities
have learned that the Russians are
using Hainan as base.
Rumor of junction.
'Tsingtau, Shantung Peninsula,
China, April ga private telegram
received here says that Admiral Ro-
jestvenskys fleet has joined Neboga-
toff's detachment.
The Russian View.
St. Petersburg, April 29-According
to the calculations of the naval staff,
Vice Admiral NabOgatOff, who left
Jibutil French Somaliland. March rs,
if he has been making 200 knots per
day, should reach Singapore to-day
and could not unite his division with
Vice Admiral Rojestvenskys in Ton
quin bay until May 5. The general
opinion is that their juncture is as
sured, on the theory that Admiral
Togo would not dare risk sailing
south to meet Nebogatoff, since by so
doing he would leave the way to Via
divostok open to Rojestvensky.
Also at kamranh Bay.
Kamranh Bay, via Saigon, April 90
The only ships remaining in KAN
ranh bay are four German transports
All other transports and the Russian
hospital ship Orel and other vessels
left behind by Admiral Rojestvensky
left the bay yesterday morning. This
fleet is now assembled outside the
bay and forms line stretching from
Cape Varela TO the head of the Kan
ranh peninsula. Torpedo boats are
scouting in all directions. The ships
seem to be awaiting Vice Admiral Ne
bogatoff's division.
The French cruiser Descartes, hav
ing on board board Admiral De Jon
quires, the French commander In
these waters. returned to Nha-trang
near Kamranh bay after steaming
around the Russian squadron and sub
sequently returning to Saigon.
The two freight-laden steamers
captured by Admiral Rojestvensky
were under the German flag. 1t is pre-
sumed that they are suspected of hav
ing contraband of war on board.
Rumor of Battle.
Hongkong, April 80. - The wildes
rumors to the effect that an engage
ment has been fought between Japan
| 'ese and Russian ships off Hainan isl
and, at the mouth of TOnquin gulf
| Official reports contain nothing re
garding such a fiGht, but this does no
quiet the rumors.
1t is also reported that the HalnaI
| cable has been cut.
This later information was accept
ed as confirming the first, and though
| in could not be traced directly to an.
| authentic source, the belief gaine'
| ground swiftly in the first mornin;
hour that one of the four divisions o
Rojestvensky' squadron was in &C
ton with one of TogO's squadrons
| probably Kamamura' That belief a
this moment is held by important mel
in the consular service, although the
decline to give their reasons for CRED
iting unsupported rumOrs.