The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-24
PRES SING JAP CENTER.
GENERAL LINEvITcH ASSUMES
OFFENSIVE AGAINST FIELD
MARsHAL oYAMA.
RENEWAL or HEAVY FIGHTING LIKELY
BOTH ARMIES APPARENTLY PRE-.
PAREDIFoR HosTlL'TlEs ON
AILAReE SCALE.

st. Petersburg, May 24.The news
| from the front continues to point to
the imminence of a renewal of fight
ing on large scale. General Line
! witch is pressing the japanese center
both on the line of the railway and
on the Mandarin road, but whether he
is simply feeling out Field Marshal
Oyama's strength or has assumed a
genuine offensive is not yet clear.
There is no doubt, however, that Line
witch has made complete preparation
for big battle. All the Russian sick
and wounded who were at Harbin and
places south of there have been trans
ported westward to Irkutsk and orders
have been given to clear the interven-
ing hospitals. The sanitary trains
have also been ordered to the front
General Linevitch, in. dispatch
from the front dated May 2l, an
| nounces that the Russian detachment
east of the railroad which on May IS
approached the village of Shahotse and
was attacked by a considerable force
of Japanese from the coal minee sonth.
of that place, occupied Shahotse Nav
- and continued southwark May 20.
Prince Troubetzkoy's detachment met
the japanese artillery fire May IL near
Changtutu station, but the Japanese
were forced to eyacuate the nosition
and retire southWard. The prince.
May 20, advanced further southward
and another Russian detachment Nav
~ exchanged rife fire with strong
- :; :, san' aDoue ioul nllles west q
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RUSSIAN TROOPS DEFEATED.
Japanese esHeadGuarters Reports Small.
Engagement.
Toxic, May 24.-Imperial army head.
quarters reports as follows:
The Russian cavalry, which de-
toured toward Fakuman from the right
bank Of the I4iao river, was frequently
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miles from, Faknman and m Mo, o.
they. retreated to the right bank of the
Malien river.
in the meantime a few companies
of the enemy's force remaining on the
left bank of the Malien river were de-
feated and retreated northward in dis
order Otherwise the situation is un-
changed"
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week ago.
st. Petersburg, May 24.-The Asso-
c1ated Press was informed at the ad.
miralty during the day that no direct
advices have been received from Vice
1ong - oerea Tba re eet oa' p nls
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1~p'os'o" nesu'.s ~ Daen OF scores
OF Workmen.
Vienna, May 24-According to news
received here from Liesen, in Styrie,
ITO persons have been killed by an
explosion caused by firedamp in the.
Bosruek tunnel. The explosion took
place in the lower galleries on the
southern side Of the tunnel. There
were ITO men in the tunnel at the time
and it is feared all have perished.
Several attempts at rescue were made,
but all failed, the members of the res
cuing party having been overcome by
the fumes of the gas. The completed
portion of the tunnel was not dam
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Triesta TTies1a "''n : seeouu iaii"as =
NUN ''''l' oEf or rEHSoNs NlLIED. Ill.
rore'ons o' lexas experience H' severe
wind storm.
Dallas, Tex, May PA terrific
wind and rain storm swept over por-
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