Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-29
JAPANESE ARE SAID TO HAVE
CUT OFF ALL coMMUNI-
CATIONS.
RUSSIANS PREPARE RETREAT
LINEVITCH IN MORE DANGER
Gus POSITION THAN WAS
KUROPATkIN.

and diplomatic circles the return or
the president is. awaited with great in
terest because of the understanding
that in case there has been any new,
definite step in the peace negotiations,
it would be announced in statement
from the White House.
Secretary Hay has number of
cablegrams from Toxic and St. Peters
burg which he will take to the White
House to-day, and conference on the
general situation and the outlook for
an armistice will follow. In the alb
sence of the president Secretary Hay
has been in charge of the negotiations,
but all information on the subject has
been withheld at the state department.
Must Have Definite Assurances.
Despite their strong belief that it
would greatly further the case of
peace if the belligerents would avoid
a clash between their armies pending
the Washington conference, the presi-
dent and Secretary Hay are aware of
the wish of the Japanese that, before
asserting to an armistice, she receive
more definite assurances regarding
Russia's intentions.
Mr.. Takahira, the Japanese minis
ter, is expected to return to Washing
ton to-day, and Sir Mortimer Durand,
the British ambassador. will be in
Washington by the end Of the week.
VIadivostok Cut of.
Odessa, June PA persistent ru-
NOR is current here that the Japanese
have cut off communication from Via
d.vostok.
Linevitch Is Nervous.
Moi, June "a. - Gen. Linevitch's
position at the present moment is
more dangerous than that of Gen.
Kuropatkin before the ba:jle of Muk-
den. He is bewildered by his failure
to unmask the Japanese plans, and,
according to person who has escaped
from Hardin, he is intensely nervous
over the safety of the railway.
Linevitch believes that the japanese
in the next battle will aim to isolate
VladivostOk. He has, therefore, de-
cided to defend Hardin at all costs.
He has received the customary order
from st. Petersburg that no Japanese
must be allowed to enter Russian ter
ritory.
Official reports show that the Jap
anese front line captured on June 16
the most important positions neces.
sary for the success of a general en-
gagement. The Russians, after one
days fighting, were placed in de-
plorable predicament
Russians Prepare Retreat.
Chicago, June 24.-The Daily News
publishes a cablegram from it's cores
pondent with Gen. Nogi's army in
Manchuria as follows:
Gen. Linevitch is drawing in the
troops on the extreme west of his line
toward the railway. Apparently the
Russians are preparing to retreat.
Only a few thousand Muscovites are
still south of the Tumen river.
Gen. Misctchenko, who, with his
Cossack command, was recently drlv-
en- out of Liaoyangwopeng, has reoc-
cupied that position, having been re-
inforced by eighteen sInadrons OF
mixed cavalry and some fresh batter
les. There is really no 81 eat change
in the military situation. General &C.
tivity is not possible until after the
rainy season. The japanese vanguard,
however, is already north of Kuon.
song.
Rain May Stop Battle.
London, June 24.-Dispatches to the
Daily Telegraph from the seat OF
war indicate that it is not unlikely
the heavy rains will stop the progress
| of the great battle. The Mail Japan,
| correspondent of the paper says that
| the operations are being greatly i'm
| peded by the rains.