Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-29
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
Berlin. July 29.-The foreign office
today informed the Associated Press
that Russia has agreed to fully indem-
Nifty the German shippers and their
|consignees for any losses sustained by
seizures of German ships and detention
of the Prinz Heinrich's mail.
BULLETIN.
ST. Petersburg, July EFT Is an
nounced that the Baltic sea squadron's
departure for the far east will be de-
layed two weeks. The general staff de-
MES the report of the wounding of
Kuropatkin at the battle of Tatchekiao.
The general is perfectly well.
BULLETIN.
Lao Yang, July 29.-Further details
of the fighting below Tatchekiao on
the 2Sd and oath Indicate that the Jap
anese losses will reach 5.oee. The
Russian losses are officially given at
700
The Russian front was much
extended. The Japanese concen-
trated their attack against the
Russian left. but were repeat
edly repulsed The Russians made
several brilliant bayonet charges. and
for the first time the Russian artillery
was used in high angle fire from be-
hind hill, the fire being directed by
telephone from an eninence and at
hn NJ
did not retire until it was established
that the Japanese had seven divisions.
The Russian forces are concentrated at
Haicheng, and probably will not retire
further 1t is expected the Japanese
will now advance against the left flank
of the Russian southern army.
London. July 29.-Russia has filed
formal protest at the foreign office
against British shipments of contra
band to Japan.
yladivostok, July 29.-Naval men
here can not understand why British
and American papers should be quest
ioniug the legality of the actions of the
vladivostok squadron in the Pacific.
The cruisers, it is asserted, are acting
under the rules formulated and i'm
perially confirmed in March 1895, to
which no power has heretofore pro-
tested. A paragraph of these rules
reads:
"In extreme cases, where retention
of ship is impossible, owing to their
bad condition, when they are OF small
value or in danger of recapture by the
enemy; when at great distance 1roih
a home port. or when there is danger
for the ship which has taken the
prize. the commander, upon MS person
AL responsibility, may burn or sink the
captured vessel after having previous
ly taken off all passengers and crew
and as far as possible her cargo. Her
documents must be preserved.
Destruction of the knight Comman-
der is held to have been justitiable un-
der the above rule.
ST. Petersburg, July 29.-The state
ment of the Associated Press Niadi-
yostok correspondent is extremely M
po,.tant as giving for the hrst time
the text of the Russian rules under
which the Vladivostok squadron is
acting. The dispatch bears internal
evidence that it was directly inspired
bv Vice Admiral Skrydloff, who is now
with the squadron as an answer TO
the foreign criticism.
The Associated Press learns the
Russian government, since the begin
ming of the war, has carefully watched |
the manufacture of goods intended for
use of the Japanese government. ana
as soon as it WAS established such |
goods were about to be shipped TO a
hostile destination, the facts were OFF,
eially communicated to the British
government With the request that
measures be taken to put a stop to It.
II is understood when the war ends
Russia proposes to present bills for
damages TO the British government
which will offset indemnity claimed
FOR seizures of British steamers. It is
also learned Russia does not intend
10 hasten settlement of the question