Show JAPANESE DISLODGE THE RUSSIANS carry russian position and entire japanese army enters manchuria estimates of casualties not yet given out baetje was watched by thousands of spectators may 1 vla seoul slay 8 phan tho early mists drifted from the balu yalu river this morning the japanese infantry was disclosed lined up for battle on the low sandy island of to which Is la front ot the walls and towers of the city on the hill rising abruptly from the south bank of the river were crowded with spectators the infantry lay with stacked arms across the island awaiting their work the sold lera were spread out la their black lines three miles long from a point on the island i the extremity of the tigers head on the east tho division of the imperial Im pertal guards occupied the center of the line another division was on th 0 west and a third on the east of the line the tigers head forms a peninsula projecting into the river almost parallel to the south bank the japanese division which executed the flanking movement from up stream yesterday with almost its full force present was now on the sands north of the tigers head four field batteries were behind ane infantry on its extreme flanks concealed by the shrubbery two batteries began the action by throwing shells to the manchurian Manc hurlan elje of the river tor half an hour while the sun was rising they sprinkled with shells the embankments whence the russian guns had been firing for the past week but no response to their fire was forthcoming and it looked as it the russians had removed their batteries during the night it seemed as if the enemy tad wh drawn entirely as no signs of life seen on their works 1 soon after T the japanese t began to advance tahe distance tron r the to the manchurian Manc hurlan bank of the balu yalu la about two allea the japanese troops spread cit in extended formation aa they went forward when they were a few hundred yards from the hills on the manchurian Manc hurlan side they threw themselves prone on the ground and began volleying in he meantime the Japa neso batt teries searched the hills with shrapnel the russians now could be seen at intervals where the road was exposed hurrying in small squads along th hills these exposed stretches of the road made fine targets for the jagau ase gunners A fierce fire was oon on an open space halt ano shrapnel thrown bursting over a email area with wonderful precision there was a perfect shower of puffs of white smoke at this place and the observers could see the work 0 an occasional shell as it dug a great hole in the earth and scattered quantities of rock still the russians remained silent there was no answering alre from them until the japanese line a few hundred yarda of the river bank then sharp volleys burst almost simultaneously from several trenches and the attacking japanese found themselves under a heavy and continuous alre at easy range from covered po high above them they lay behind the sand hillocks replying bravely and hotly to the fire while their threw shalla over their heads the japanese officers sat on their horses or walked along their lines they were in no way sheltered or protected A few stretcher ner bearese coming back to the field hospital indicated that men were being wounded the russian smokeless powder was excellent ts use made it impossible for the japanese to discover the exact positions of their enemy or to estimate their numbers soon after 8 the russian alre was largely silenced by the combine artillery and infantry attack of the japanese and parties of the troops could be seen hurrying over the mountain roads in retreat two regiments of japanese troops one directly opposite and another near a village on the west ran to tho river stopping to fire now and then as they progressed and giving shrill cheers as they hurried forward which echoed clearly over the plain their formation was closer than that kept by british or american troops and it looked as though their losses must be great they waded the river ran on across the sands and climbed up the steep rocky hillsides hill sides like a swarm of ants their red and yellow cap bands in the sun one japanese euliller eo liller in one of these regiments carried something white with him this was seen and it caused a shout to go up that the russians had surrendered but upon reaching ahe top of the first russian trench a hun dred yards up the hillside this man shook out a japanese flag and waved it to and fro A storming party on the west side of the advance mounted a hall commanding the russian retreat just as the men were bunched thickly on tho crest of the hill two japanese shells burst among them they had fallen short when the smoke cleared away a dozen bodies could be seen lying where the shells had exploded and the remainder of the storming party clambering down the hill lo 10 unexpected anro from their rear the sound of the rifle firing soon passed on over the hills as the japanese pursued the retreating enemy one column of weary soldiers who had been almost two days without rest was trudging down the river lo 10 ward aftung where the japanese gim boats were shelling te russian works at 9 a solitary soldier climbing ahead of his comrades unfurled a huge japanese flag on the face of the topmost russian fort on a ridge a thousand feet above the plain he marched back and forth along the parapet waving the banner and then tor the first alm the japanese on the walls of broke the impassive silence with which they had watched the battle and shouted banzai already foot soldiers batteries and pack trains were streaming on to the island and by every road and tonight the entire japanese army will be in manchuria official estimates of le japanese casualties are not given out but the reports say there are 70 russian wounded la one field h JACKPOT CAUSES DEATH S quarreling lUng over a 30 jackpot in a penny ante poker game harry alro mons a circus aeronaut has shot L B a waiter through the heart killing him instantly sammons escaped but later surrendered to the police was 22 years old and was once it is said a walking delegate tor the waiters union he was a native of germany and reported to belong to a titled family apprehension FELT st petersburg may 9 p m the swift trend of events at the theater ot war and the retreat ot the russians has created a feeling 0 apprehension among the people which the authorities contend is unwarranted by a calm consideration of the situation while not attempting to minimize tatt importance ot the advantage gained by the enemy in the occupation of the llao tung peninsula and the advance from the balu yalu river tho general staff nevertheless claims that it it had not been for gen rash stand at the balu yalu the retreat and concentration of army upon its normal line of defense would have been regarded as a masterly piece of strategy the equanimity of the government Is chown by the free publication li of all news telegrams from abroad some being of a roost sensational character at the general the one dominant idea la that the departments part ments of the last few days make it certain that tho war win be bitter and long there it Is said that halt a million men would have been required to hold southern manchuria the real truth seems to be that general kuropatkin has not much over men south of harbin and he la determined to pursue the plan which he mapped out at first to allow the enemy to follow him back into the heart of manchuria until strong enough to assume the offensive the associated press Is informed that while the russian garrison is still at new chwang the of the position is fully realized and preparations for dismantling forts and removing the garrison have been completed the russian gunboat here will be destroyed the same thing applies to hal cheng 25 miles southeast of new chwang the question of holding the russian position at llao yang depends upon circum atances ct ances the russians hold the pass which commands the westerly approaches pro aches but it la realized that the position there also will bo rendered untenable it the enemy succeeds in bringing up a superior force along the road to mukden an ultimate retirement to harbin might incur the danger of ing which increases with tha japanese successes and must be taken into consideration should the news of the victories inflame the chinese residents in manchuria against the russians the batters lat withdrawal north of the zone of their hostility might be more imperative the possibility of active operations against vladivostok also have to bo reckoned with the general staff points out that japanese must land another army before they can hope to make a strong advance movement which will require time in the meantime the strength of gen army and bis position will dally increase the general staff repeats the words of the commander ln calef patience patience patience they also insist thai the full extent of the russian losses on the balu yalu river has been published it la no guess work of our losses eald a member of tho general every man has been accounted tor let the enemy publish theirs IGNORANT OF JAP TERRITORY st petersburg may 9 p m the russian authorities are completely in the dark as to what is happening in the territory occupied by the enemy except such news as comes from the newspapers abroad and originating igina ting from japanese sources the reports of a japanese landing at taku shan and the investment of port dalny etc while not here officially fici ally are not denied the novo this morning la greatly excited over the action of alie swedish authorities in mining the entrance of ahe harbor of salte on the island of guthland Goth land demanding that the foreign office ascertain the cause seemingly forgetting that salte was occupied as a base by the british fleet operating against st petersburg at the time of the crimean war viceroy refuses to receive any more foreign war correspondents ente MEAT PRICES AFFECTED moscow may 9 the price of meat has risen 25 per cent owing to tho heavy shipments to the far east A B YALU seoul may S noon the japanese consul at gen san telegraphs that a force of russians number unknown by manchurian Manc hurlan mounted bindl ts crossed the balu yalu far above advanced to and occupied cheng i ju miles west of song jang may ath continued on 6 continued from pago one TRANSPORT REFUGEES washington may 9 tho department part ment has received a cablegram from its commercial agent greener at vladivostok elating that the british merchant ship had sailed from vladivostok saturday for a jap anese port with 32 japanese refugees which were picked apat Saka hallen tho cablegram does not give tho name of the port at which the will land headquarters TO HARBIN st petersburg may 9 6 p m viceroy alexieff Alex leff has telegrapher to iho emperor announcing the transfer of his headquarters to harbin it lg expected that gen kuropatkin will remove to mukden the admiralty reports that rear admiral dessens Jes sens squadron is at vladivostok OFFICIAL REPORT OF JAPS boklo may 9 3 p m abe official report of the japanese casualties at the battle of the balu yalu may ath shows that the guards lost one officer and twenty men killed and hau seven officers and men wounded the second division lost one officer and 84 men killed and 13 officers and men wounded the division had three and 76 men wounded NEXT engagement london may 9 the japanese minister here looks for the next engagement of the war to take place at llao yang he said today gen kuroki probably Is on the march to that place and gen kuropat aln should give battle there indeed from the signs of his concentration he may assume the offensive but for his defeat at the balu yalu alyer this might be very dangerous under the exist ing conditions however gen kuroki ought to be able to drive back gen kuropatkin at llao yang the russians have a central position and can strike cither to the left or right an advantage they did not enjoy when new chwang had to be defeated in the event of our occupation of new chwang we shall immediately appoint a civil administrator as we did at the time of the war china and open the port to all nations vice admiral togo I 1 think Is now likely to dock part of his fleet and give the men a rest from the ceaseless vigil they have kept up since the beginning of the war our land advance and part of the impending engagements gage ments must largely depend on the commissariat this I 1 hardly think Is yet able to cope with a forward movement say on mukden harbin or vladivostok PREPARING SECOND PACIFIC SQUADRON new york may 9 renewed energy Is being expended on the preparations of the second pacific squadron which wilt consist of 11 iron clafus and 17 cruisers says a herald dispatch from idt petersburg orders are out for the commanders f the and the und admiral immediately to take aboard armaments and prepare to start for the far east according to the last however the fleet Is not expected to gall until some time in july going by the outside route mobilization ORDER CAUSES SENSATION sunday may 8 the order for the mobilization 0 the reserve s which is to take place tomorrow has caused a sensation here WHAT AMERICA OWES TO SEA new york may 9 ane anniversary of the american friend society has been observed hero at the cohorts donau sae eky 1 i pre tr y w in als annual 1 rort th bev 0 la 14 the past year the att 1 loan libraries of ia t new and re fitted 1104 the total 0 was altom S new books v abo number of libraries abent oun 11 society and now on various in places easily accessible TC toi number and are volume on naval cointo 1 in marine hospitals 1074 N been placed and in the life stations there aro t |