Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1904 — JAPS BURN POWDER [ARTICLE]

JAPS BURN POWDER

They Devote an Hour and Eight Warships, to Disturbing Port Arthur’s Serenity. WAR RUMORS ARE ABUNDANT Nothing Official That Tells of An j Notable* Fighting—Kuropatkin Ke ports the Japanese Advancing Cautiously. Toklo, May 25. —General Kuroki reports that a section of Japanese Infantry encountered and defeated 200 Cossacks at Toutao-Kou. eight miles northeast of Kuang-TTon. The Cossacks fled to AI-Yuang-Pienmen, leaving twenty dead. The Japanese sustained no losses. Liao Yang, May 26. —There are further rumors of heavy lighting at the advanced positions of General Fock’s forces on the Llao-Tung peninsula, but the correspondent of The Associated Press has been unable to officially confirm the reports. Paris, May 24.—The St. Petersburg correspondent of The Matin says: “It is*persistently rumored that the Vladivostok squadron has captured three cruisers bought by Japan from Chile.” St Petersburg, May 24.—1 tis reported that Foreign Minister Lamsdorff has received a message from the Russian consul at Che-Foo saying that the Japanese have made a land attack on Port Arthur, and that in doing so they lost 15,000 men killed or wounded. The Russian loss is placed at 3,000 men. The ultimate outcome of the fighting Is not stated. Chefoo, May 26. —Heavy firing was heard In the direction of Port Arthur Tuesday, Indicating that a land attack had begun, as the Japanese fleet was not thought to be off Port Arthur. This may be a mistake, however, as a Frenchman who left Dalny the night of the 22nd has arrived here, and says that eight large warships circled before the entrance or Port Arthur harbor for one hour, firing broadsides at Intervals of ten minutes. He also says that the attempt made about a fortnight ago to destroy the docks and piers at Dalny was not successful. The Japanese are in force at Pitsewo and Kiu-Chou, and are ready to march down either side of the peninsula toward Port Arthur. Kuropatkin Makes His Report. 8L Petersburg, May 20. Emperor Nicholas has received the following telegram from General Kuropatkin, date May 24: “There has been no change in the general situation in the direction of Feng-Wang-Cheng or the gulf of Llao-Tung with regard to the position of the enemy. It is established that 40,000 Japanese troops have been concentrated at Feng-Wang-Cheng, and that there are fobr line regiments and fifty- guns at Flan-Min. The advance of small detachments of Japanese towards Siu-Yen has been observed. It was carried out very slowly and with great precaution. Another Japanese Advance Noted. “A force of 3,000, including Infantry of the line and guards and three squadrons of cavalry, advanced May 22 along the Siu-Yen road between Sedzehogeand Salitzaipudzn, on the left bank of the Tuyang river. At the same time there was .t simultaneous advance of the enemy from Feng-Wang-Cheng and Pian-Min towards the lower course of the Tayang river on the way to Lung-Wang-Mia. The advance guards of these columns crossed to the right bank on May 22, and one column of three companies and one squadron occupied the LiaoTial pass, ten miles from Siu-Yen on the Takushan road, and the neighboring villages of Onalassl and Kwankafu. On May 22 an intermediate detachment, comprising a battalion of foot soldiers and one squadron of cavalry, occupied Pikemlro, on the right bank of the Tayang river, on the Takushan road seven and a half miles from Sudiaputse.” No Official New* of Fighting. St. Petersburg, May 20.—While the war office does not discredit the persistent rumors of it has no Information flrany collision since May 16, when General Fock made a reconnaissance in force to determine the strength of the enemy. The general staff is Inclined to believe that it will require some time for General Oku to prepare for active operations against Port Arthur. NEWS BY CHINESE JUNK toy* Thera Wu a Hot Fight May 22 at Sansurlpo. Chefoo, May 26, 11 a. m.— A junk which left Dalny on the night of the 23d, and which arrived here today, reports that the Japanese army had then reached Sansuripo, which Is north of Dalny and southwest of Nangallen. The Russians offered a stubborn resistance to the advance of the Japanese and a battle was fought at noon on the 22d at Sanßuripo. The result of the battle was not learned by the bearers of the news. The advance of the Japanese indicates that they have recovered from the reported reverse at Kincbau. The Russians at Talienwan have prepared to destroy the town upon the arrival of the Japanese. The Russian plan is to have the troops on the Llao-Tung

frenlnsula fall back to Port Arthur after harassing the invaders. From the best Information obtainable it Is learned that the Japanese have landed near KlnChau, and are advancing along the railway to Port Arthur. Those that landed at Pitsewo are traveling down the east side of the peninsula to Dalny, and those that landed at Takushan are going to reinfore the Feng-Wang-Cheng army. SHELL HITS A DESTROYER Kills One Officer and Twenty-Four Men— Russians Reoccapy New Chwang. Toklo, May 23.—During the reconnaissance of Port Arthur made by Admiral Togo on Friday of Inst week a shell hit the torpedo boat destroyer Akatsuki, killing one officer and twen-ty-four men. New Chwang, May 23.—The Russians are reoecupying this place with a fair force of artillery and mounted infantry, and are constructing light entrenchments south of the town. Rnsslans Blow Up a Cruiser. London, May 23.—A dispatch to The St. James’ Gazette from Kobe, Japan, after confirming the report of the stranding of the Russian protected cruiser Bogatyr on the rocks near the entrance to Vladivostok, adds that the Bogatyr subsequently was blown up by the Russians to prevent her falling into the hands of the Japanese.