The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-03-12
TWO JAP CRUISERS WERE SUNK
RUMOR TELLS OF LOSS TO JAP6
AND SAYS RUSSIANS SUI.
FERED LITTLE LOSS.
RsssIAN LAND FORCE DEFEATED
REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSS
ON NORTH BANK OF Rlv-
Err At ANU.

London, March 8. In a dispatch
from st. Petersburg a correspondent
of the Standard gives a rumor that
the car has received a telegram tO
the effect that the Japanese feet
bombarded Vladivostok all day Mon
day. According to this rumor, only
trifling damage was inflicted to the
Russians, but one or two Japanese
cruisers were sunk.
No word confirming this story has
been received in any other quarter,
and although there is nothing to show
that there was not another lombard
ment at V%ladivostok on Monday, this
report is most likely an exaggerated
version of Sundays bombardment.
Again Bernard vIadlvostok.
Yinkow, March 9.-An official dis
patch received here says the japanese
are again bombarding Vladivostok.
This news lacks confirmation from
other sources.
Russian Land Force Defeated.
Cheful, March 8. - There is excel
lent ground for believing that q R1-
sian land force has been defeated
with much loss bn the north bank Of
the river at ANU.
The Japanese military authorities
at Pingyang have suppressed all h.
formation as to the Russian repulse.
but Korean natives coming down b
Chennampo on Saturday night say
that more than 1000 Russian cavalry
men were attacked from the north
side of the river by infantry that d.
scended from Yong Wong, and from
the south by artillerymen.
The Russians were reported in fun
fight toward Kusong and Chon Ju.
This is confirmed also from Kasan.
1t is said that seventy of the Cossacks
we're killed and forty others taken
prisoners.
AIexieff Gives More Details.
st. Petersburg, March 9. Viceroy
Alexieff has telegraphed the czar from
Mukden under yesterdays date, az
follows:
"supplementing my telegram Of
March 6, l most humbly report that at
1925 p. m. five out Of seven of the
enemy's ships opened fire on Forts
Suvaroff and Linevitch, on the town,
on the roadstead and along the valley
of the River O~byassneniye.
"The firing lasted until 2:15 p. m,
at which hour the Japanese squad
ron began to steam to the southwark.
disappearing out of sight at $3.50 p. m.
There were no losses on the batteries
or the Notifications. In the town one
seaman was wounded and
One Woman Killed.
According to information Just re-
ceived the enemy's squadron again ap-
peared in sight of the fortress at 8
o'clock this morning."
A later message from the viceroy
says:
1.-THE commandant at V~ladivostok
reports that yesterdays bombardment
resulted in no serious damage to the
port. The fortress did not return the
enemy's fire.
To-day at midday the enemy again
entered Ussuri bay and approached
the point from which they bombardeA
the harbor On March 8. They left
again, making for the open sea-" !
Seized by Japanese. /.
London, March "a Toxic cores.
pondent Of the Times says q Japaness
squadron took possession Of Hal.
Yang Tao, one Of the Elliot group Of
islands, on Feb. 20. They found only
stores Of coal and signalling days
there, the Russians having evacuated
the island on Feb. %.
The Russians continue to push
southwark along the coast from Pos.
siet bay toward Song Ching. the DOR
respondent continues, and the Wa
divostok squadron apparently 10 GOV.
ering their communication with Va
divostok.
Russian Fleet In = Bad rix.
London, March 9. Up to Q late
hour last night the Japanese legation
had received no official information 1T
the bonbardment of Vladivostok. It
ts believed here at the legation that
the Japanese are between the Russian
cruiser squadron and V~ladivostok. and
there is reason to believe that the
1tu66ldu S4udOIOu 10 III luO tlCI01Iy OI
POssiet bay.
Russian official dispatches do not
mention this squadron, and this omis.
sion lends color to the belief that the
japanese war vessels have shut It out
of Vladivostok. It is pointed out ut
the legation that If this is true the
Russian vessels are in a critical posi-.
ton, since they must run the gauntlet
of the Japanese squadron of Vladi-
vostok Or the Japanese squadron OF
Port Arthur before reaching q Russian
port.
Koreans XIII Russians.
Seoul, March 9.-The Russian sol.
diers operating in the vicinity Of
Anju are committing all manner Of ex-
cesses. m~altreating the native women