Omaha daily bee., 1905-05-07
Advance that May Be Beginning Of An
other Great Land Battle.
BOTH WINGS PUSHED FORWARD
Japanese Vanguard in Touch with Russians
at Several Points.
WADNosToK SQUADRON is BUSY
Torpedo Boats Attack and Destrsy Sailing
and Fishing Vessels.
IONcTIoS OF soUAOSoNs EXPECTED soon
st. PetersburE omcinIs Believe that
Ro5estvensky and NsbosatOn Have
outKeneraied Togo ana
Kamimura.

TOXIC, May 6--According to advices from
Manchuria, Field Marshal Oyama's extreme
right and extreme left have been materially
advanced.
FENGHUsHfENG, (or MaimmalkaD.
AdanchurIa, May I.--Field marshal Oyama
seems ready to assume the Offensive on
large scale and activity already has begun
against General Linevitch's left. This may
be the prelude to a general battle. The
Japanese have concentrated heavy columns
on the Lao river and their advance divi-
stons have been In contact with the Rus
slams who are holding the main road from
Fakornan to Bashiencnsn.
On Thursday the Japanese cavalry sud
denly attacked the Cossacks In overwhelm-
ing force, forcing the latter to retire. Then,
supported, by infantry, the Japanese ad-
vapced and drove the Russian infantry
out of the village OF Paiitoun
| A Russian accommodating party twenty
miles further west ran into an ambush and
all the party except five were killed.
Russian Torpedo Boats Busy.
TOXIC. May 6--C4 a. m.)-Four Russian
torpedo boat destroyers from viadivostok
appeared westward of Hokkaido on Subj
yesterday. They seized and burned a
small sailing vessel and imprisoned the
captain and disappeared to the northwest
They were evidently returning to Vladi-
vostok. There is a possibility that they
have destroyed other small craft. although
no reports to that effect nave been re-
cesved.
The object CT their visit is not clear. II
is thought that probably they hoped e
torpedo the Japanese patrol at night and
1t is also suggested that the vladivostoh
vessels plan diversion to assist this
beet Of Admiral Rojestvensiky
| Noon.--Although none has been sighted
1t is believed the larger vessels Of th'
1 viadivostok squadron accompanied th'
torpedo boats which appeared west o.
| Eokkaido yesterday. 1t Is doubted tina
the torpedo boats would venture across un
escorted in the heavy sea which was run
ming when they burned the sailing ves
.ssl.
All OF the crew OF this vessel except tn
captain. who was captured succeeded II
landing but a steamer dispatched to tn
rescue of the burning derelict was force'
to return on account of the storm. TIL
Russians poured kerosene on the deck o
the sailing vessel and withdrew after hav
ing burned the surface of the OIL The tor
pedo boats have not been reported to
day.
Russian OmciaIs Are Confident.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 6.-11:45 D. M
Admiral Nebogatoff's junction with Vic
Admiral Rojestvensky is now considered b
the Admiralty as pretty assured. and for
successful issue in the approaching strug
gle for mastery OF the sea is greatly en-
couraged thereby. Nebogatoff is regarde
as the Blucher of the situation and, indeed
he is said to resemble him greatly in ten
permanent. He may lack his strategy an
finesse, but like the Prussian he has bull
dog courage and is born fighter who goe
: straight for the enemy.
If Vice Admiral Kamimura, like Crouch
at Waterloo, fails to prevent juncture q
} the Russian fleets. as the Admiralty here bt
J leves he has, the impression is strong tha
Vice Admiral Togo will not dare risk a
: open battle against the united divisions
Rojestvensky and Nebogatoff, but will cor
| tent himself with torpedo attacks and pos
siby a long-range action, being prepare
} to draw off in the event that he is unab
to make an impression.
Naval officers are prepared to see Roles
vensky lose half his convoy, but in face
I the united divisions. it Ia believed that Toe
: will accomplish little or nothing in the wa
: of opposition to the advance to Vladivostol
> There is a strong intimation that Rojes
vensky has something up his sleeve whic
i may prove a surprise. This possibility is
diversion in the shape of the dispatch
} some fast converted cruisers OF the convo
into the Pacific ocean to raid upon Japal
: ese commerce.
The rumors Of the approaching return
! General Kouropatkin from the front no
seem to be definitely confirmed and 1t
said that General Zaroubaieff, command
of the Fourth East Siberian corps, W
succeed him. Failing health is assigned
y the cause for Kouropatkin's coming ba,
9 to st. Petersburg
Secretary of the American Embas
: Spencer Eddy left on the Nord express la
: night for Bad Nauheim, where he is goii
= for a confidential consultation with Seer
l. tary Hay on behalf OF Ambassador Meyt
n The situation in Russia and possible futu
d developments probably will form the su
. ject OF the conference. Mr.. Eddy will
e man at Bad Nauheim only twenty-fo
e hours
10 Russians at VanfonR.
lie HONG KONG, May 6-6:05 p. ma d
e. patch from Tsingtau says that twenty-fi
le Russian warships have been sighted
Vanfong and that fourteen cruisers we
of the Three Kings. May 8. French bs
r. tleships have been observed leaving Va
sr fong.