Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-03-31
RUSSIANS REFUSED.
Cossacks Engage Japanese at chong
Ju and Then Fail Back.
THE DOTTLIyC UP OF PORT ARTHUR.
whe size OF the Japanese Army In Korsa--
Russians Order an American Flag to ne
Hauled Down--A Land Battle Ex-
pected on April ..

III
St Petersburg, March 80. Gen
Kuropatkin, In his first report to tn,
emperor from the scene OF war, an
nounced that offensive land operations
had taken place against the Japanese
upon the sixth anniversary Of the oc
cupatIon OF Port Arthur bx the Rus
sians. These operations took thu
form OF cavalry attack Monday b.
nix companies Of CossaclSs, led person.
ally by Gen. Mishtchenko, against -four
! sQuadrons OF Japanese cavalry, which
the general believed to be beyond
Chong Ju, but which he found In oc-
cIpation Of that town, Further jap
mnese reinforcemehts arrived an hour
later and In view Of the superiority Of
tho enemy Gen. Mishtchenko de-
xermined to retire, doing so without
embarrassment, although he carried
with him three killed and 16 wounded.
The skirmish Of yesterday will have
the effect Of encouraging the Russians
to retard as much as possible the adj
vance Of the Japanese army.
"A st. Petersburg special says that
Russian division Of $4,000 men from
southern Ussuri Is advancing in two
columns through Korea. The main
column, coming along the coast road,
reached Puk-Chang, 1870 miles from
the Tumen river, and the fanking col
umn, consisting Of Cossacks and
mountain artillery, coming along the
valley Of the Tumen river toward It's
source, has reached the coast at Lake
Tadjl. This column reports that the
Japanese are advancing north from
Gensan and that their advance guard
A encamped at Chong Ping.
me Attempt 10 Hottie "" Port Arthur.
Washington, March 30.--The Jap
anese legation has received from Toxic
the, following official report made by
Togo respecting the second
attempt to 6"bottle up the Port Ar
thur squadron:
The steamer Chlyo Maru anchored
ut q position about half cable from
The Golden hill, blew UP itself and
sunk. The E'ukui Maru passed a lit
Tie ahead Of the Chiyo Maru by It's
left side and at the moment when she
was lowering her anchor was shot by
i torpedo from the enemy's destroyers
and sunk In that position. Hachi-
Hike Maru anchored to the left OF |
Fukui Maru and blew up itself and
sunk. yoneyama Maru, colliding with
The stern Of one OF the enemy's tor
pedo boat destroyers, passed between
chiyo Maru and Fukui Maru and an
chored In the middle Of the roadstead.
At this moment the ship was shot by |
! torpedo from the enemy and conse-
zuently by reason Of that torpedo. was
,arried toward the left side shore and
Junk sideways.
The result Of the action being as
Ibove DESERT ery there rs some space
eft between Hachi-IIiko and fYone-
yama Maru. It is q matter of regret
hat the roadstead could not be COM
ttSt1Ay VtVp0u upu NN j
no size OF che Japanese Army IN Korea
London, March 30.--No Japanese re-
,0rt OF the land operations In Korea
las yet been received here, and there
3 much speculation as TO the size Of
he opposing armies, regarding which
here is no reliable information. The
Shanghai correspondent
sserts that practically the whole Jap
nese army in Korea. consisting Of
10000 men, Is concentrated at Pak-
hen and Anju, only small detachs
nents being left In southern Korea to
communication.
lunalans Order an American Flag Down.
London, March 30.---A correspondent
( the Times at Niuchwang, cabling
Inder yesterdays date, says: THE |
to-day ordered the American
ag on the correspondents mess to be II
auled down. The proclamation OF /
martial law completely paralyzes the
Mole commerce Of this port" II
a Land battle Expected on Aprn ..
st. Petersburg March s0--A corre-
pendent Of the Novosti at Llaoyang, i,
nder yesterdays date, reports that I
be Japanese have moved on the Yalu !
liver and that q conflict between them /
nd the Russians Is expected about /
.pril q Ii