The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-05-28
JAPS TRAIN GUNS
ON PORT ARTHUR
FLEET OF EIGHT SHIPS ATTACK
THE STRONGHOLD WITH
BRoADsIDE FIRE,
REPORTS OF BLOODY
LAND ENGAGEMENT

Mikado's Forces Defeated with Heavy
Loss Near Kinchou - Kuropatkin
Preparing for Important Move
Against Enemy.
Chefoo, May ga portion of the
japanese 1leet bombarded Port Arthur
at II o'clock Tuesday morning The
attack was witnessed by French
man, who left Dalny on the night of
the 22nd, arriving here Wednesday
night. He says that eight large war;
ships circled before the entrance Of
Port Arthur harbor for one hour, fir
ing broadsides at intervals of ten min
utes. Up to the time this Frenchman
left Dalny everything was quiet there.
but an attack on the part of the Japan
csc was expected hourly. The Mill
tary and civil officials of Dalny were
ready to leave. Only few civilians
remain there.
The attempt made about a fortnight
ago to destroy the docks and piers At
Dalny was not successful and after
the receipt of the news of the loss of
the japanese battleship Hatsuse, Lieut..
Gen. Stoessel, commander of the mill
tary forces at Port Arthur, ordered
that the docks and piers be not de-
stroyed. The Japanese are in force at
Pitsewo and Ikinchou, and are ready
to march down either side of the pen
insula toward Port Arthur The Ger
man steamer Chefoo was fired on by
Japanese cruiser in Pechili gulf
Wednesday. She misunderstood the
signals of the cruiser. The Swedish
steamer Karin also was fired. on dur
ing Tuesday night while off Liaotie-
whence this fire came.
Rumor of Bloody Battle.
Mukden, May 26.-According to the
latest information obtainable, the Jap
anese have resumed their forward
movement. Several columns are adj
vancing, though the bulk of the in
vading army is still near Fengwang-
cheng. There are persistent reports
of bloody battle having taken place
between the Japanese army advancing
along the railroad from Pulantien and
the Russians, near Kinchou, Liaotung
peninsula, resulting in the defeat Of
the japanese with great loss. Small
parties of Japanese scouts have been
seen northeast of Mukden, at a con-
siderable distance, but no important
body of the enemy has been located in
this vicinity.
Liaoyong, May 26.-There are fur
Their rumors of heavy fighting at tho
advanced positions of Gen. Focll's
forces on the Liaotung peninsula. but
correspondents of the press have been
unable to officially confirm the reports.
Kuropatkin Planning Attack.
st. Petersburg, May 2G.-There are
indications that Gen. Kuropatlin is
preparing to make a very important
move against the enemy. One Of the
reasons for this belief is the sudden
increased restrictions upon the war
correspondents at the front The pre-
vailing belief here is that Gen. Kuro-
ki's army is in difficulties.
Communications Cut.
Paris, May ga dispatch to the
Temps from st. Petersburg says Gen.
kuropatkin has cut the land COM
munications between the armies Of
Gems. Kuroki and Oku
5000 Japs Landed.
Chefoo, May 2G.-Chinese junks ar
irving from Takushan, a port lying
southwest Of Antung, report the land
ing of 5000 japanese troops at
Takushan on the 21st inst Another
junk from Pitsewo reports the Japan
csc landing small number of troops
there every day and building temper
ary barracks on Elliot island, where
100 ships, including men-of-war and
transports, have made a rendezvous,
Only small sllirmishes are reported
along the western shore Of the Lao.
tung peninsula up to the 22nd inst.
Heavy firing was heard in the direc-
ton of Port Arthur Tuesday, indicat-
ing that land attack had commenced,
as the Japanese fleet is not to be seen
eff Port Arthur.
There are two Takushans on the
Liaotung peninsula. One lies about
40 miles southwest of Antung and the
other is situated midway between Pit
sewo and Talienwan bay. The for
mcr is the point at which the Japan
ese have been landing their troops
and it is the one referred to above.
Almost 800 Drowned.
Toxic, May 26.-Of the complement
of the protected cruiser Yoshino, sunk
recently in collision with the cruiser
Kasuga, GO non-commissioned officers
and 22O buejackets were drowned and
4s non-ccmmissioned officers and men
were rescued. No details of the disas-
ter have as yet been received. The
navy department is awaiting a de-
tailed report of The loss of the battle
ship Hatsuse, destroyed by coming in
contact with mine while cruising of
Port Arthur on the morning OF May
10. which it expects hourly. A nava!
constructor has been di dispatched by