Show MOVEMENT ANTICIPATED Russians Prep Prepared to Contest the Landing of Japanese St Pet Petersburg April Petersburg J is flooded with rumors from aU all tiong regarding the plans of the JApan Japanese I e ese no now that th the Russian fleet at Port Arthur is 18 unable longer to menace their troop fOrts The Associated Press In It a dispatch from Port Arthur Sunday Jast gave gae twenty as the number ot of Japanese transports I reported as having been seen Slen steaming In the direction of oC Yin Ko Kow the seaport or of New Chuang Officials or of the gee fen Oral eral Staff having no information I in this respect would surprised I if the number should turn out to be cor correct i or even een that a larger number is 1 steaming there The They anticipated this movement at the time ot of the breaking 5 out or 01 the war but the activity ot of Vice I t Admiral fleet an and the large I S arm arany itt In the vicinity of Non New Chuang Imp imposed ed caution and it Is believed made tIme the Japanese abandon on or at least post pone lone the and caused thorn them to continue their advance toward Man Manchuria lan churla churia through Korea and consider die embarkation and a flank movement at atTak 5 Tak shan I Vice Admiral Immense superior It enables him to hold the Russian I squadron In Port Arthur and Japan Japanese I I transports therefore IU fly Cly pass paiS I I through the Straits of oC and at attempt attempt tempt to land at the Ule head bread of tile the Gulf of Llao Liao Tung under the guns Juns of the war warships ships hips as did General army at I Daiquiri Cuba Should this succeed the Japanese wiil be In an excellent position to execute a lank flank movement on Llao LIao Yan Yang or cut oft off Port Arthur I General Kuropatkin recent recently inspected New ew Chuang Ifs He hc 18 familiar with the strate Strategic lc positIon there and disposed a J strong stong force to contest a Japanese move moe t meat ment at that poInt and if such a move I Is made it ft is h will be 00 able to chock chACk It 1 Prince minister of railroads I left St Petersburg tonight for tor where h lie will supervise the completion of oC the railroad around Lake Baikal and expedite the despatch of troops and suP lUes to Manchuria |