Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-24
.ROJESTVENSKY
IN THE PACIFIC.
RUSSIAN FLEET BELIEVED TO
HAVE GOTTEN BY THE JAPA-
NESE SQUADRON.
Linevitch Will Try to Drive Back
Oyama's Vast Army-Smail Skin
mishes Take Place.

Toxic, May %, s p. NIT is reported
4, that a junk filled with Russian officers
has been captured. 1t is presumed that
they were making a reconnaissance from
! NladiyoStok.
Hong Kong, May 22.-The latest
steamer to arrive here reports sighting a
| Russian volunteer fleet steamer accompa-
MED by large transport IN the Hannah
straits on the morning of May 20. They
were SteamIng west.
! St Petersburg, May 22-There is an
air of expectancy at the admiralty which
! indicates that news of Importance re-
garding Admiral Rojestvensky' fleet is
awaited at any moment. Officially no
information regarding the admiral S
whereabouts is volunteered, the officers
making no cOncealment of the fact that
they are not in the secret of Rojestven-
! sky's plans, but the majority entertain
the doubt that the Russian fleet is now
steaming towards its ultimate destina-
| ton.
Gives Formosa Wide Berth.
While there is no official confirmation
OF the Hong Kong report that Admiral
Rojestvensky's fleet has passed through
the Bashee channel, it is credited by
those who have insisted from the begin
|
| land of FOrmosa a wide berth to the
westward. The admiral, it is claimed
here, has had ample time to reach the
Pacific since lie left Indo-China waters.
Linevitch Takes Offensive.
Dispatches from the front are meager,
| but there are some indications that Gen.
Llnevitch has taken q leaf out of Field
Marshal Oyama's book at the Shakhe
river and at Mukden and that he is
about to advance himself and undertake
a counter offensive meeting the Japa-
ing his right. 1t is too early, however,
to determine whether the moves thus
far are more than feints.
Oyama Reports Fighting.
Toxic, May %, p. m.--Imperial army
headquarters made the following an
nouncement today:
I'm the direction of Changtu, on May
20, force of the enemy consisting OF
over battalion of infantry, a regiment
or cavalry and two guns, made detoul
to the eastern height at Santaokou, eight
miles east of Changtu, and from the
vicinity of q coal mine ten miles east OF
Changtu, at II 80 o'clock in the morn
ing commenced a bombardment.
subsequently another Russian force
with four guns appeared on the northern
height Of Chinyangpao, and at D. m
two battalions of the enemy advanced
from the eastern side of the village blu,
were repulsed.
Another mixed force of the enemy
entered Erhshihlipao, where they set fire
to the village and retreated
"A body of the enenTs cavalry. dis
mounted, attacked Tangshe. on the right
bank OF tie Lao river, thirteen miles
southwest of Eagumen, on the morning
of May 20. After an enga cement last
ing TWO hours the enemy retreated in
disorder toward the southwest, abandon
ing 300 men, killed and wounded.
Except these collisions between small
forces, the situation is otherwise I'M
changed.
Other Fights Take Place.
The following official report was pub
lished yesterday:
''In the direction of Wei Paomen the
morning of May 10 the enemy with two
companies of infantry and two squadrons
OF cavalry again attacked Chiengtzu
but was repulsed at / o'clock in the aft
ernoon. simultaneously the enemy with
one regiment of infantry and five squad
rons Of cavalry attacked Ching Yang
Fac, but was entirely repulsed at {
O'Clock in the evening.
There has been no material change a
Changtu except collisions with scout:
since we repulsed the enemy May -
On the right bank of the Lao river th'
enemy's cavalry is concentrating, it
eight miles west of Fakoman.
'At noon, May 10, the enemies at
tempted to threaten the rear of ou
camps by making a southwestern detour
but our strong guards disheartened then
and they retreated far in a northwestern
direction without attaining their object.
Paris, May 22.-The reports in circu
lation here to the effect that Golfers be
longing to the Russian fleet intend t.
rendezvous in the Babuyan islands
north of the island of Luzon, Philippine
islands, are not based on precise inform
alton but are the results of figuring OF
the latitude and longitude where q Dor
ton of the fleet was last observed. Til.
course, if continued, it is pointed out
would take the ships into the Balling
tang channel near which the BabuyaI
islands are situated. It is therefore in
terred that the Russians will rendezyou.
in that locality to coal
Linevitch Makes Report
ST Petersburg, May 22.-Gen. Line
witch in a dispatch from the front, datet
May q, announces that two Russian
detachments occupied the valleys of tn
Kank and Khanda rivers, westward O
Nanshentsi, on the Mandarin road. afte
dislodging forces of japanese caviar,
and infantry.
The dispatch adds that Gen. Marti
motifs detachment from Talu also drov,
back the Japanese advanced cavalry out
post.
Gen. Linevitch also reported fightir,
near Shahotse May IS, but did not Civ
the result. He said Russian detach
rhent east of the railroad approached tn
village of Shahotse and was attacked b.
a considerable force of japanese from
the coal mines south of that place.
Russians Leave French Waters.
Saigon, May 22.-Admiral De Jon
quieres, the French naval commander
returned here today after an inspection