Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-23
1.-THE LAST ! BATTLE
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IRussian Authorities Say Japan is Only Wasting Ammunition in Its Attacks-Another Rus. sian Battleship Lost.
St Petersburg March 3 q:17 p. n

St Petersburg. March 3 1:17 D. m.) Further details of yesterdays attack on Port Arthur are expected during the day, but nothing in the way of pri- Eate or newspaper dispatches supple menting the official accounts has been received up to the present. According ito tAe information here there now ex- ists complete embargo upon news paper dispatches direct from Port Ar thur.
 The military authorities seem to manifest no displeasure at che Japan csc tactics yesterday. On the contra ny, they declare that such lombard ments only wear out the guns and ma chinery of the ships and waste am nunition without compensation. They point to the comparative insigniicance done by the bOmbardments of santiago by the American fleet as proof of their futility. From the positions taken by the Japanese the latter could not see either the town or the batteries. The range was from six to eight miles, with a high angle of fire, and precision was impossible. Although the general target was large only a lucky chance could really damage theS batteries of ships. On the other hand, the Rus sians had better luck, shell from the battleship Retvizan, which was firing over the hill, landed on one of the Jap-s anese battleships. Of course. it is ad-i mitted that these pot shots are trying to the garrison.
 Vice-AdmiraI Makaroff is being com mended for his self-restraint in not risking his ships in an engagement with the enemy. A prominent Rus sian admiral explained to the cor respondent of the Associated Press how absolutely essential conservatism on the part of the Russian naval com mander at Port Arthur was at present He said: If Admiral Makaroff, whose disposition would be to go out land meet the enemy, should give battle upon the approach of the Japanese and defeat them, his victory would be fruitless as necessarily it would be purchased by some injuries to ships, and our lack of adequate docking facil- ities at Port hur would render it impossible to refit them, whereas the Japanese have ample docking facilities dn which to repair their vessels
 The feeling here is that the Japanese tactics are preliminary to landing on the peninsula in an attempt to cut off Port Arthur simultaneously with the general bombardment and commence ment of siege. For this the Rus sians declare they are fully prepared. OuTluS tue ldSL I6u udyS td Seuerdl shutting down upon newspaper tele- grams from the far east has been no- ticeable. This is owing to increased precautions to prevent the enemy from obtaining news of the Russian troops.
 The Russians are being massed in force along their first line from Feng- Huang- Cheng northward for thirty miles. while their second line extends from Mukden to Hai-Cheng.
 All the rolling stock required for use in the far east has now crossed --dke BaikaL. The last locomotive was taken over yesterday. Prince Khilkoff, the minister of public works and railroads, who has been personally superintend- ing this work, will leave BaikaI in a few days. Forty trucks of grain reach Port Arthur daily.
 Tokio, March 23.-A special dis patch from Moji, opposite Shimonoseki Japan, says the Japanese fleet made another attack on Port Arthur March IS, bombarded the city and its de- fences and fought a furious engagt ment with the Russian fleet, outside the harbor, destroying one Russian battleship. Seven Jananese casualties are reported. There is no information concerning the Japanese fleets condi- ton.
 The navy department has not been advised of this engagement but evi- dently expects news.