Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-28
Advance Of Nipponsse Toward Kyonl
theung Will Be Resisted.
TOWN IS OF sTRATEGlcAL IMPORTANCE
It Controls Possiet Bay, One Of Outer De-
fenses of the Fortress.
NO FIGHTING ON sAKHAuN ISLAND
islanders Land Forces without Oppo-
sItiOn, but Find Two Towns
Burning from Fires Set
by Russian Troops.


TOXIC. July 27-Local military critics
in discussing the situation in north Corea
predict that the Russians will vigorously
defend Kyong Cheung. to the south Of the
Tumen river. The town is regarded as
most important from a strategical stand
point, as 1t controls Posset bay. Kyong-
Cheung is also regarded as the outer line
of the defense of Vladivostok
1t is announced at army headquarters
that the Japanese army on Sakhalin island
on the morning OF July "a. without meeting
heavy resistance from the Russians, COM
menced landing in the neighborhood of
Alkova, eight miles north OF AleXandTovsk
and that Alexandrovsk was seized Tuesday.
Rear Admiral Kataoka, in reporting the
successful landing of the Japanese forces in
the vicinity of Alexandrovsk says that the
piers al Alexandrovsk. Nyomi and Mukake
were found undestroyed, but the enemy had
set fire to Mukake, and Alkova was still
burning. The town of Alexandrovsk was
not burned.
The admiral's report which was received
at 1880 p. m. on July "a says that the Jap
anese flag was hoisted over the government
buildings and Alexandrovsk without any
loss to the Japanese forces.
This Official announcement was made this
afternoon:
The detachment detailed to protect the
landing, on the Siberian coast. of Japanese
from the island of Sakhalin, dislodged the
enemy from the vicinity of Alkova, July "A.
battalion Of infantry dispatched there
besides several hundred volunteers, with
sight field pieces from Alexandrovsk, placed
In the hills In the direction of Luikon.
Before this enc detachment of infantry,
lection of torpedo boats toward the pier
At Alexandrovsk, dispersed body of the
enemy which was attempting to burn the
pier, which the Japanese captured intact
detachment landed at Mugati, assisted
~ torpedo boats. dislodged the enemy and
captured 10000 tons of coal and light rail-
way materials. Another detachment occu-
Iied third line at Alkova the same after
ioon and continuing the advance, Alexand-
'ovsk was taken and entered the same
evening after some resistance. The enemy
continued their resistance In redoubts west
of the town and on an eminenee northeast east I
deTS. At. dawn. July 25, The enemy, hold
Ing the position east of Alexandrovsk was
attacked and our troops pressed them to-
ward Novoe Michaelkoye. We completely
occupied Novoe MIchaeikoye July 25 That
place and Alexandrovsk escaped coniagra-
ton. Two-hundred prisoners were taken
and our detachment \also captured gun
carriages, ammunition and provisions.
Washington Receives Report.
WASHINGTON, July 2I.-The Japanese
legation has received the following dis
patch from Toxic, dated today, detailing
the operations of the Japanese army on
sakhalin island;
Imperial headquarters reports our SAX
halin army began landing near Alkova
at 8 a. M. July without much ,op-
the squadron dispatched north, reports
squadron left base as prearranged
conveying military troops: PREVIOUSLY 1!d ad-
reconnoitered coast. conducting dragging
operations to predetermine landing place
iandward as dragging operations progress
Marines landed without resistance ana oc'
cupled points near landing & OF troops sot com gp,
to Alkova; Alexandrovsk unburned
Japanese fiags hying from governors oftiet
at AleNandrovsk ana houses In town. M
damage to ships OF crews.
American Attaches with Linevitch
HARDIN, Manchuria, Saturday, July 22.-
Lieutenant General Linevitch today re
ceived Brigadier General Thomas II. Barry
u. s. A., and other American attaches.
The rank and file of the army welcomed
the United States mediation as evldenc'
OF good will and sympathy with Russia
Some OF the higher ranks, however, ar,
rot so appreciative'of the American action
Japs Advance on Tumen River.
KUANCHANGTsU, Manchuria, July a.
According to reports from Corea the Jap
anese cotinue to advance along the forty
mile front Their vanguard is now abou
eighty miles from the mouth of the Tunnel
river. The Coreans estimate the strenet
of the Japanese at about 10000 men. Thei
main force is concentrated at Kenchan.
Japanese Renew Loan.
NEW YORK. July H.-Consul Genera
Uchida has received the following cable
gram from Toxic;
The japanese government viii issu
treasury bills of SO. 10000 tomorrow an
deliver them to the Bank of Japan to reneN
bills falling due for the same amount Is
sued In April last.
JaPs Take Lighthouse.
ST PET ERSBURG, July H.-Genera
I.inevitoh conhrms the report that Japanes
destroyers landed battalion OF infantr
at Castr0es bay July "a occupied the Light
house and hoisted the japanese flag.
BIG WRECK IN LIVERPOOL