The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-12
1t is Reported That There Was
Severe Fighting at Feng
Wang Cheng.
MANY PRISONERS WERE TAKEN,
The Russians Are Retreating Toward
Hal Cheng, 82 Miles East by
North Of New Chwang.
Heavy Firing Was Heard In the Drec-
ton Of kai.Chau-The Isolation
Of Port Arthur Is Now
Complete.

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troops swarming across the narrow
neck of the Lao Tung peninsula. the
railroad and telegraph communications
cut and the Russian Gibraltar isolated
and LETT to its own resources-all this
the Russians seem to accept with
great stOicism. These events have
been anticipated since the outbreak Of
the war and the authorities. in sense,
appear to be relieved now that the
blow has fallen. They assert that the
fortress Is impregnable and amply pro-
SisiOned TO stand a siege for a year,
and that It can hold out until the time
comes to relieve it.
II was because he was convinced
that Port Arthur was about TO be cut
on that Niceroy AleXieff. accompanied
by his staff and Grand Duke Boris. left
hastily On Thursday several train
loads Of sick and wounded and other
lneffectives We're dispatched north.
ward.
II IS reported here that the Japanese
ships hombarded Port Arthur early on
the morning OF May 8. and succeeded
al last in closing the entrance. but no
official confirmation of the latter state.
mont can be obtained.
The strength of the garrison at Port
Arthur is not revealed by the author.
ties who will only say that it is ade.
quate for defensive purposes. 1t IS
not believed the force there exceeds
10000 soldiers. The fleet must now
take secondary position and the sail.
ors will be used to man the shore guns
If necessary.
Paris, May THE St Petersburg
correspondent of the Echo de Paris
sends the following under date of May
6. The general staff believes that
the Japanese landed at Pitsewo mum.
Der not less than 10000 and says that
the bulk of Gen. Kuroki's army was
Friday morning about nine and a half
miles from Feng Wang Cheng. The
army was advancing in three columns,
the third column following the coast.
probably in order to communicate
with the troops landed at Pitsewo. All
the reserves, provisions and ammuni.
tion were landed on Elliot islands"
Shan Hal Kwan, May 9.-It is re.
ported here that there has been Sc.
we're lighting at Feng Wang Chang. in
which the Japanese were victorious
They took many prisoners
The Russians are retreating toward
Hal Cheng (S2 miles east by north Of
New Chang. and are evacuating the
western side of the Liao Tung PENN
suIa. On Thursday and Saturday of
last week the Japanese landed 10000
men at kinchau hoy. 10000 at Foo
Chau bay and 1000 at Pitsevo. They
occupied the towns of Wa-Fung.Tie
and Pu'Lan-TieP and destroyed sew.
eral miles Of the railroad.
Heavy firing has been heard in the
direction Of Kai.Chau. where Japanese
troops have been seen recently.
The isolation Of Port Arthur is com.
plete, Sixteen japanese warships pro-
tcCted the landing of troops at Kin /.
Chau bay, directing a sweeping fire |
over the narrow isthmus before the |
soldiers disembarked Seventy.five .
Russians who We're wounded in this |
fighting were brought on the last train |
TO arrive there. Food is scarce at .
Nlukden; the troops are eating bean
cakes
The Russians are preparing TO evac-
nate New Chwang and that city Is IN
a turmoil of hurried flight.
Che Foo, May "a private telegram
has been received here confirming the
report that the Japanese have occu.
pied Feng Wang Chang. The date Of
The occupation is given as May g. Ey.
prything was quiet here Sunday.
Toxic. May "a detachment of the
Japanese army operating on the Lao
lung peninsula, dispersed small bands
lt Russian troops on Friday and cap.
.ured Pu-Lan-Tien, a railroad station.
The Japanese destroyed the railway
md telegraph, thus severlng the Rus.
sion Communication with Port Arthur.
81 Petersburg, May 9.-Two official
dispatches calculated to increase the
depression existing among all circles
n Russia were given out Sunday
light. From the point OF view of the
progress of the campaign the most i'm
'ortant is that regarding the capture
~ the Japanese without opposition of
'ens Wang Cheng. on May g. The
econd gives details concerning the
;illed, wounded and missing among
he troops under the command of
lieut.. Gen. Sassalitch as the result OF
he fighting on the Yalu, the number
II which totals 1897 officers and
nen
DURING A DEMONSTRATION.