Eureka Reporter | 1904-06-17 | Page 2 | Russians Mystified

RUSSIANS MYSTIFIED japanese may be feinting or may be in earnest the japanese advance of columns north and south of feng wang cheng Is causing considerable inesti fi catlon to the russians the preponderance of military opinions still inclines to the belief that the movements in both directions are feints although the opinion that general kuroki has begun a serious advance by both flanks against llao yang does not lack supporters renewed skirmishing is reported in the neigh boyhood of siu yen 1 l aptt DIVISION U u saen M WJ W J C clan 4 NISHI 1 s MS AN lit 1 clr the map shows fighting lines of the japanese and russian pen insular armies the left wing of the japanese I 1 ne indicated by the flags with the central sun has swung to the southeast and taken possession of dalny on van bay the flags marked by the russian crow in d cate the muscovite forts that he be tween the mikado s army and port arthur the becis ve conflict Is ex pecked to take place at the outer forti of the stronghold which the japs are rapidly approaching