The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-02-10
Port Arthur Scene of Conflict in
Which Japanese Hit Three
Russian War Ships
TWO RUSSIAN SHIPS CAPTURED
Japan Landing Troops for The 0ccupoiOn OF SeouRussian
Being Sent South in Divisions Russia Means TO
Crush Japan With Many Troops

/ Russians left one cruiser outside to
watch the Japanese ships. The crul'
ser was fred upon by the Japanese,
and other Russian vessels took mp their
anchors and cruised around the road
stead
The Japanese fleet came up within
three miles and the battle commenced.
The Japanese fired on the ships and
forts which replied Two Russian
ships were struck by shells, but were
only Slightly damaged. The Russian
lire fell short"
The Columbia steamed away while
the battle was in prorgess, but later
saw the Japanese fleet leave. One
Japanese cruiser with torpedo boats is
reported north Of Che Foo.
The ColoIpQIa IapagIG ,saAnrhH1 Va
EaafftsH Ssc' 4llllIse sllsis
1 going out of the roads at Port Arthnr,
the Russian cruiser Noyik got be
| tween the Colombia and the Japanese
! fleet. Shells which passed over the
Noyik struck the Columbia. Her flag
gas cut into shreds and one shell
| fell ON her deck The faces of those
IN deck were blackened with powder
tmolte.
A naval officer who was recently
Il Port Arthur says the Russians
we're not prepared for an attack on
heir ships and had an Insufficient
mount Of steam up A boat patrolled
he straits of Pc Chi Iii continuously
,ut apparently the Japanese torpedo
| )oats were not noticed until after the
lrst torpedo had been fred. The
iusans fred but the Japanese did
! not return fire and backed off. An
| lour later. the discharge of torpedo
vas reported after which six torpedo
boats withdrew some distance Al
/ 70 O'Clock Tuesday morning the Japa.
nesc fast cruisers eircled within view
of the whole Russian feet bnt they
were not engaged.
The Japanese continuing came with.
in three miles. Battle then began with
! In three miles Battle then be
gan with Russian forts and fourteen
ships against sixteen Japanese YES
sells A few Japanese shells were cf
fectiye, but az far as seen the Russian
/ shots fell sort The Japanese lleei
vas steaming toward Dalny When last
,een The Japanese are reported to
be in possession of the southern por-
ton of the Korean peninsula
The battleships disabled arc the
Poltvia and the Toasarevitch The dis.
abled cruiser Bogatyr and the ground
cd battleships block entrance 10 the
harbor, preventing gunboats going
out. and battleshinps and cruisers go
ing in to get coal.
Besides this Japan has Russian
gunboats Variak and Koretz caught
at Chemulpo When seen Ivy steamer
Foo Chow Tuesday morning, the Japa
4 nese cruisers were circling In a radius
of six miles No torpedo boats were
seen and Il is probable they left the
vicinity after the torpedo attack Mon.
/ day night.
4 The Russian fleet outside of the
I harbor consisted of battleships Pet
ropalaswka. the flagship Peresiviet the
sub nagships pobietla. Poltayia. Tsar
avitch. Retyizan. and Sebastope, and
cruisers Novik. Boyarin. Bayard, Dia
ma. Palada. Askolda and Angara. The
disabled battleships are inside forts
Huan Ching shan and Chi Kwan Shan
The cruiser is out side, but within
range Of the forts.