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/ Russian sailors. putting them on DOard
the British and Italian vessels. The
Nariag remained afloat over five hours,
filling slowly. our boats were instruct
ed not to bring the Russian sailors 10
Vicksburg, Offering the Iairo temper
arily. but offer was declined"
The news that the United States had
assented TO the extension of the Pacihc
cable TO Japan with the reasons there
for assigned In the dispatches from
Washington, 81 further aggravates
the popular belief that the United
States is siding with Japan against
Russia The few Americans in ST.
Petersburg have all remarked upon the
changed demeanor of their Russian
FRIENDS. Formerly they were treated
with the greatest cordiality, but now
the Russians greet them with the
question: us America our secret en-
envy and Will we have to fight her.
also, before the war comes TO an endF'
In a dispatch from St Petersburg,
the correspondent of the Echo de Par
is quotes a high officer Of the Rus
sian general staff as saying that COM
plete reports of the latest Port Ar.
thur attacks have not yet been re-
ceivcd but that a consideration OF the
information already i'm possession OF
the government shows that In the
bOmbardment OF the night OF Feb
ruary 1921, three japanese vessels
were sunk in addition TO the tran
sports. an official dispatch shows that
one Japanese torpedo boat destroyer
was sunk, and the best information at
Chcfoo indicates that three such YES
sells were lost
The st. Petersburg correspondent Of
the Figaro telegrapns that the Russian
cruiser Dmitri Donskoi has captured
three steamers flying the British flag
which were conveying $4,000 tons of
coal 10 Nagasakl.
The correspondent further asserts
that RusSia's plan of campaign con
templates the retirement Of Russian
troops without opposing the Japanese
landings, and when sufficient reinforce
mepts arrive. the offensive viii be
taken and Port Arthur Will be re-
/ lieved.
The cruiser DmItri Donskoi and 9th
or Russian warships under the com.
mand of Admiral Wirenius have been
In the Red sea since the war began.
The British steamer Kwang Ping
l mas dlilNfl 1T aNh-Shhl l''lA A7hAh
Wang Tao on the gulf of Lao Tung
with G30 Japanese refugees, mostly
women. from Manchuria Many ot the
freenH7claiJ tRfsIyy y were ,is aaltrested Ly
The ofiicitl report Of th1ee nihi, asval OF
Ulcers who attempted TO block the en-.
trance to the harbor Of Port Arthur
on the incoming Of February - differs
In some respects from the accounts al
ready printed. From this report IL ap-
pears that the Russian Searchlights
discovered The approach OF the FIVE
japanese steamers before they had
reached the point where It was pro
posed 10 sink them. aud that tie Rus
sian gurus disabled three Of the five.
Another now feature is that portion
OF the crews OF the suuken steamers
were not picked Up until the afternoon
Of the 18th
The feeling in Russia that the Unit
cd States IS gnfriendly to her seems. 10
become daily more prominent. espe
cialiy since the Vicksburg incident at
Chemulpo when the commander of
American gunboat is said to have re-
fused II unite with the commanders
of other foreign warships at Chamulpo j
10 protest against the fighting which
resulted in the loss Of the Russian war
ships Nariag and Korietz. and the fact |
that the Nicksburg did not take ON |
board survivors of the Russian ships |
American business men are alarmed |
concerning the possible effect upon |
American trade. Within the last few
days orders for american goods
nave been countcrmanded. the
only explanation given being that
the prospective purchasers dld
not desire To buy American
goods under the present circum.
stances. The sincere hone is expressed
that the United States will not EN-.
harrass Russia further by pressing the
question Of consular representation ~
this time
The fact that the Japanese have re-
neNed the attack on Port Arthur &c
Interpreted in St Petersburg to moan
that they are determined TO bottle M
or destroy the Russian fleet in order
to give themselves freedom for ma.
neuvers to cut off or invest the city o.
as feint TO cover q movement elsa.
where.
reliable reports from northern
Korea Indicate that the Russians have
1ot yet crossed the Yalu river Their
scouts have. IL is rumored. penetrated
nto the country south Of Win. but
he main force. estimated at 10000 10
o,OOo men. remains north Of the river.
rom Seoul Il is reported that the
russians are keeping communication
between Win and AnJu, Korea. open. :
otherwise no advance to the south
ward has yet been made. Russian
pies. however. are reported to be IN
he vicinity OF Plng.Yang.
Mr. Hale declared in the senate Fri.
ny that for this session. at least. the ,
'sue of general ship subsidy was I
cad. Z
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