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Show 8oops of Czar and Warrior Legions of the Mikado Nearing Each II Other in Korea, and Must Soon Meet for the First Try-Out--Dis-M patches From Moscow Tell of Movements of Russian Hosts and 3 Indirectly Indicate That Conflict Is Imminent--Viceroy Alexieff if Sends in a New Version of the Latest Fight at Port Arthur. jjjjjpjT, Feb. 27. Cablo advices last night and this morning telling o 'rerosnt of Russian and Japanese land forces leads to a belief that an icnt can bo looked for almost any day. Yesterday's dispatches an-!rf an-!rf that the Japanese forces were massing in the vicinity o Plngyang tjt parties of Russian and Jap scouts had come -within stent of each i n0 cifl5h had occurred. It is assumed from the dispatches that tho Pf wmewbore in the vicinity of Plngyang will be the theater of the first I eljgemcnt of any consequence and that onco tho belligerents get in there will be continuous fighting all along the line. F&ratch dated today at Moscow and received hero tht3 evening tells of Lament of the Russian forces. It says that, according to the latest ln-In ln-In nigh military circles, Russian Infantry has occupied the road be- ghUauyang, on tho railroad from Mukden to Port Arthur and the Yalu I'tj front and flanks beings strongly supported, terlcht flank Is at Tokushan and the left near the town of "WIJu. b Russian cavalry crossed tho Yalu between Antung and Yingahmpho rtupled the road toward Sukchon, and Cossack scouts advanced along rtatcr and lesser caravan routes. &3t3 are now ten miles cast of Plngyang. The cavalry Is 355 miles kasd the Infantry 125 miles northwest of Plngyang. sl Petersburg dispatch of today says the desperate manner In which imese are returning to the attack of Port Arthur, In spite of their tj repulses, has convinced the military authorities that their main ob-bfor ob-bfor the present Is hopelessly to cripple the Russian fleet. In order to Ktteolute freedom In the disembarkation of troops. For this reason yBgjjslin commander is carefully guarding against exposing his ships, ih'Kpthem in the harbor, under the guns of the fortifications. fjH 4444 4 4-4 44 -4 4-4 4- 44---4-4 4-44-4 Mil PROPHECY ON RESULT 8F THE WAR BY A FAMOUS RUSSIAN OFFICER Til WUS. Feb. 23. Col. Mouravioff Amoursky, v.'ho was recalled from Paris . a! cte ires military attacho at tho Russian Embassy becauso of reflcc- 1 aest on the French army, has written a letter to tho Gaulols In which 4" Hp the war In tho far East will be tcrriblo but short. It will be a pre- lj its ethers wars between tho white and yellow races. The victory In this -t- 7 rudoubtedly will bo for Russia, but Russia will havo to have somo dls- 4 jg it!o surprises similar to tho Port Arthur and Chemulpo affairs. 4 'is to tho rolo of tho various powers," tho Colonel continues, "it will be flfes passive, with the exception of tho bravo Anglo-Saxons on tho two -Scres. These two powers will attempt to compass slyly nil posslblo DW$j) Russia, but without daring to participate in the struggle, " Xi$rtnany has everything to gain by preserving her frlondly neutrality 4 Swj ?Ejjla, and when peace Is concluded sho will not be forgotten in connec- 4 Ig erth tho compensation in tho extreme Orient. j lit Interest of all tho countries of Europo lies in putting themselves as siispossiblo upon the Russian side. Tho Czar is worthy of tho. highest 4 fchdon. and ho has the prayers and good wishes of all his people. With .KHS tecs and Blmpllclty and with Immense faith in tho all-powerful, he in- bvlth his personality and hl3 words conlldcnco In all classes; ho fur- 4 ezst unites tho entire country In a slnglo and great effort." 4 J fn) PvOYAL FAMILY STILL AT DEVOTIONS. PETERSBURG, Feb. 27. After ti&t& the Czar drove today to fithioS palace to partake of the net He was accompanied by the aad his daughter Olga', who Ltsstd In white in honor of tho iKcasion. His majesty was clad Ittlform, The congregation in-I in-I tiw Dowager Empress; the ii&sr, Grand Duchess Olga, and W, iho Duke of Oldenburg. Jjuty took the consecrated bread ft from Court Chaplain Yany-fisfl Yany-fisfl afterward bestowed the i slteped' in wjne, upon the P Empress, the Czarina and the iDxhtts. The rules of the ortho-tosh ortho-tosh forbid the administration t.&raents separately except to ft! customary mutual congratu-' congratu-' Allowed the partaking of the K-jli and the Imperial party then at the winter palace. Later r thoy dined at the Anitchkoff fTbs crowds along the Nevsky ARMY HOSTS OF BELLIGERENTS (Continued From Pago 1.) prospect heartily greeted their majesties as they drovo through the streets. JAPANESE ADMIRAL TELLS OF BATTLE TOKIO, Fob. 27. The official report of tho attempt made last Tuesday night to block tho entrance of tho harbor of Port Arthur reached Toklo last night Coitday). Tho report was written by Vloe-Admiral Kamlmura, division commander com-mander under Admiral Togo. Xhc report recites that at a certain point near Port Arthur Tuesday evening even-ing a number of merchant steamers, escorted by a torpedo flotilla, were dispatched dis-patched for the purpose of closing the entrance to tho harbor. The torpedo flotilla rejoined tho fleet at 10 a. m. Wednesday at sea at a rendezvous previously pre-viously agreed upon, and reported that the steamer Hokogu Maru had been sunk at the foot of the lighthouse on the left side of tho entrance. Tho Buchlu Maru was sunk outside, beyond the Kokoku Maru. The Tenshln Maru, the Buoy Maru and Jlnacn Maru wcro sunk at the foot of Laotcho hill, almost al-most aide by side. All tho above-mentioned steamers wore sunk by their own crows, who wero all safely rescued. Tho torpedo flotilla was unharmed. The torpedo flotilla also reported that It discovered tho Russian cruisers, Bayan and Novlk, together with a few destroyers, In the outer harbor. After the flotilla rejoined it the main fleet advanced ad-vanced slowly on Port Arthur, whero It found the Russian cruisers Bayan, Ask-old Ask-old and Novlk, slowly moving about the outer harbor under cover of the batteries. A bombardment began at long range, and at 11;45 a. m. all the ships and batteries wero responding vigorously. Shortly after noon the Novlk retreated retreat-ed into the inner harbor. The Askold and Bayan, quickly following, demonstrated demon-strated that the sinking of the steamers steam-ers had not blocked the entrance of tho harbor. A bombardment of the inner harbor was then ordered, and for fifteen minutes min-utes nil the heavy guns of the Japanese Japan-ese fleet threw shells over the hills Into the harbor. Tho Japanese were unablo to determine tho effect of the bombardment, bombard-ment, but saw huge columns of smoko arising from time to time. In tho meantime the Japanese cruiser cruis-er squadron discovered two Russian torpedo destroyers at tho foot of Laotche hill, and gave chase. One of the destroyers escaped, but the other was pursued into Pigeon bay, whoro it was sunk. Vice-Admiral Kamlmura reports that the Japanese fleet sustained no damage and did not lose a single man. |