Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-08
Armies and Fleets Ex-
pected to Clash at
Same Time.
OYAMA is MOVING
Must Drive Linevitch Back and
Seize Lines to the
East.

st. Petersburg. May S.-Interest is
once more directed to Manchuria. news
from the front indicating that Field
Marshal Oyama is pressing Gen. Line
vitch's advance posts east and west of
the railroad with considerable force
as if about TO undertake a general of
fensive movement. The Russians are
Offering slight resistance and are fall
ing back upon their first line of de-
fense
Front of no Miles.
The Russians advance post covers
front of about 100 miles extending
from Singtmantsu on Lao river in a
sOutheasterly direction across the rail
road above Changtu TO the Mandarin
road. leading to Kirin. to Kamal pass
about 20 miles due east of Tie pass.
Russian cavalry protects both wings,
small bodies being probably beyond
Lao river in Mongolia TO guard
against a surprise turning movement
in that direction.
Aims at NIaGIiVOstOk.
Experts believe, however, Oyamas
purpose is TO thrust in from the east
turn Kirin and interpose himself be
tween Harbin and Vladivostok prepar-
atOry To the investment of the latter
place. Linevitch's dispositions seem
especially taken 10 meet such plan.
would Gradually Retire.
He would not give battle along his
present line but would gradually re-
nyo g
strategy develops, to the main Rus
sian positions which extend due east
and west from Kirin. through Kuan-
Changtsu to Huaitaihsien.
A considerable force of troops is
also reported to be due east of Kirin
as far south as Tumen river to con
test the Japanese advance northeast
ward toward Vladivostok. 1t is not
regarded as certain the Japanese
vance will really be serious.
Has New Troops.
Oyama is known TO have received
large reinforcements which have filled
ND the japanese ranks and he brought
up immense quantities of supplies and
ammunition after the battle of Muk-
den. But at the war office here there
Oyama is yet ready and it is said II
he is in ernest probably almost fort
night will elapse before the issue isl
decided, the preliminaries of each bat
tie of the present war, in view OF the
fact that the armies cover such large
area. having always been long and
tedious
Go Bnck ~ Miles.
Up TO yesterday the Russian ad-
vance posts generally had retired
about Is miles. If Oyama's offensive
is pressed the climax should be reach
ed about the time of the sea night be
tween Rojestvensky and Togo is anti
cinated. Iinevitchs headquarters are
af Gunshu Pass.
I.ineVitch Reports
St. Petersburg. May S.-Gen. Line
witch telegraphs that the Japanese cav
airy on Thursday drove back the Rus
sian mounted outposts. The foreign
office authorizes the following state
ment:
..Erance has not transmitted TO Rus
sia the new japanese protest against
the violation of French neutrality A
General revolutionary movement has
occurred among the peasants OF the
nrovince OF Bessarabia. They have
burned several estates.
BeEIns Advance.
St. Petersburg, May S.-The Japan
ese armies apparently have begun the
advance on Kirin. The forward move
ment began April 29. and as a result
the Russian lines. which formerly held
to the form of a crescent, with the left
resting on Erdagon, 125 miles south
east of Kirin, and the right west OF
Shahedzi. on the railroad 60 miles
northwest of Tie pass. have been
Strengthened.
The Japanese occupied Erdagon May
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