The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-03-10
RUSSIANS j|S|j'(''IlIA|NI|| ). DRIVEN
BACK By KOREANS
THIRTY INVADERS KILLED AND.
REMAINDER FORCED Be
YoND YALU RIVER.
WHEREABOUTS OF THE
FLEET is DISCOVERED
Yladivostok Squadron Covering
Movement Of Troops-Japs Bonn
bard Russian Stronghold, But Lit
tie Damage Is Reported.

Seoul, March S.-The Russian sol
diers operating in the vicinity of Anju
are committing all manne OF excesses.
maltreating the native women n
p~erpetrating robbery upon every OPP
portunity. Korean soldiers attacked q
body of the invaders OF Friday last,
the 4th instant, and succeeded in kill
ing 80 of them. 1t is reported that as
the result Of a collision between Rus
SLAMS and Korean soldiers at Kang-Ge
the Russians were driven beyond the
Yalu river.
Squadron Discovered.
Toxic, March Sit is believed that
| the Russian Vladivostok squadron Is
now in the vicinity of the mouth OF the
Tumen river, engaged in covering the
movensest of troops from Possiet bay
to the valley of Tumen. Russian
scouts are reliably reported to have
penetrated south as far as Kiung-Sung.
The earlier Russian movement into
northeastern Korea was regarded as q
diversion, but it o appears that 9
considerable force participated. 1t is
L IQOuHlJ ludI IuS IsuSS1uAS "ay OSSN@S
and fOrtify some strong position on
the Tun,en river. Reports regarding
Russian movements in northwestern
Korea are meager and unreliable. The
force north OF the Yalu is being in
creased, but it is doubted If any con-
siderable number of Russians have
crossed the river.
Vladivostok Bombarded.
Vladiyostok, March 8.-A fleet of five
Japanese battleships and two cruisers
appeared off this place at 1:25 o'clock
Sunday afternoon and bombarded the
town and shore batteries for 80 minutes
The fleet approached from the direction
of Askold island, at the east entrance
to Ussuri bay and about 80 miles south
east of Vladivostock. Entering Ussur
bay the enemy formed in line of battle
but did not approach to a closer rang'
than a mile and one-third, They directed
their fire against the shore batteries ant
the town, but no damage resulted, q!
most Of the 200 lyddite shells failed t,
burst.
Russians Remain Silent.
The Russian batteries, commanded b.
Gems. Veronetz and Artamonoff, did no
reply, awaiting a closer approach of tn
enemy. The Japanese fire ceased at 2:2
p. m. and the enemy retired in the direc
ton of Askold island. Simultaneous.
two torpedo boat .d~estroyers appeare
near Askold island and two more nea
Cape Maidel. The Japanese ships wer
|, covered with ice.
The attack resulted in no loss to tn
Russians, but cost the enemy 100000
roubles ($100, 000) in ammunition. Mos
of the projectiles were six and 1e-inc
: shells.
: The population of Vladivostock va
t warned of the presence on the horizon G
: the presence of a hostile fleet and tn
prospect Of attack during the day, but
remained tranquil.
f One Woman Killed.
\ Outside of killing a woman an
, wounding a few men the bombardme1
of Vladivostok by the Japanese flet
: did nc material damage. The woode
: cottage of an artisan was the onl
{ building wholly destroyed. It WE
' F.. -. m
+ pierced by a shell from a 12-inch gu
Y which after traversing the roof an
b wall fell in the yard. killing the won
an previously referred to.
= In the quarter Of the city called IL
! "Dirty Corner" a shell fell on ii
house of Col. Shukoff without explo'
: ing. It traversed a bedroom, destro.
ing a stove, and penetrated the wa
1t finally burst near the regiment
safe. which was standing in the cour
yard.
Five sailors were slightly wound,
by the explosion of a shell in II
courtyard of the Siberian naval ba
racks. Outside Of these casualties !
one a killed or injured and the
was no outbreak of fire arvuh-re