The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-05-12
Story of jap Landings.


Toxic, May 6, Noon.-The report o.
Admiral Hosoya. received today, gives
details of the landing of Japanese
troops on the Lao Tung peninsula.
suppressing the location of the landing
place. The admiral says:
Our Seventh division, with the tor
pedo boats and the Hongkong Maru
and Nippon Maru, arrived from the adj
vance base off the Lac Tung penin-
sula at $50, May s. Discovering a
number of the enemies patrols, we
bombarded them for a short time, and
then a landing party Of sailors was or
dered shore. 1t being ow tide, 1T was
impossible to use the boats, and the
sailors plunged into the water and
waded breast deep for about 1000
yards and reached the beach at 1920
p. m.
Took a Strong Position.
Immediately advancing. they took
possession of q range Of hills, n
without firing a shot planted our flag
on the hills. Three gunboats were en-
ployed to distract the enemy's atten-
ton. They ~disceNered 100 of the enemy
and shelled ther.1, killing several. The
first fleet Of transports began landing
troops at 8 p. m. The troops were
forced to wade ashore. In order to
fEc!litate further landing of troops
piers are being erected"
.. SSal N.Y. O.
The report OF Admiral Katacka, com.
mander OF the third squadron, gives ad-
ditional details of the landing. The
admiral reports that his squadron con-
yoyed the first batch Of the second
army to the Lao Vung base. and adds
that the Karu-Maru grounded yester-
day afternoon. She was assisted by the
protected cruiser Akitsushima, which
succeeded in floating the transport, and
she reached her destination safely at
8 o'clock the same evening.
Russians Get MIXED Up.
Washington, May 6.-The japanese
legation has received the following
from Toxic:
General Kuroki, commander Of the
first army corps, reports that on May
8 our mounted scouts, after a severe
hand to hand fight near Feng Huang
Cheng, drove back the Russians toward
Feng Huang Cheng. The Chinese say
that on May l about 1000 Russian in
fantry posted on q hill east of Feng
Huang Cheng fired upon 300 Of their
comrades who were retreating from the
Yalu, mistaking them for the enemy.
They wounded 100 and killed seventy.
The rest of the body fed In disorder,
abandoning their comm1ssary carts. A
Russian officer captured there stated
that the only bodies which retreated in
order May / were five or six Infantry
b%attalions and two artillery companies.
Two hundred more Russians killed or
wounded were found In the field. and
others are being discovered.
Port Arthur Is Doomed.
St. Petersburg, May 6.-The Japan
ese landing at PitzeSyo is expected to
be followed almost Immediately by the
isolation Of Port Arthur. Landings on
the west coast Of the peninsula are also
anticipated. The Russian military au-
thorities seem reconciled to the cutting
off Of their stronghold, but they are
convinced that the fortress is impreg-
nable against attacks by land and sea.
Though the enemy may invest the place
the authorities here do not believe the
Japanese will undertake to storm the
position.
The garrison of Port Arthur Toes not
exceed $4,000 men, and the fortress Is
provisioned for a year. 1t is understood
the landing at Pltzewo was preceded
by a bombardment of the shore, and
was affected under the guns Of the Jap
anese warshlps, but 1t was practically
u]nopposed by the Russians.
No direct information has been re-
ceived here as to whether General
Kuropatkin's army has advanced from
its position on the Yalu river, but 1t
is known hat the Japanese are re-
COlllOllellllS So"th . L eng " dlS
Cheng'and along the littoral.
1t Is reported that General Kuropat-
kin has asked the emperor to dismiss
General Sassalitch. for disobedience OF
orders. such action would not be sur
prising.
Among the many rumors which are
not confrmable, is one that the en-
peror intends to proclaim the mobiliza-
ton Of the entire Russian army on he
occasion Of the grand review at st.
Petersburg May IL.
Big Battle Tomorrow.
News Of very heavy firing near Feng
Wang Chen Is expected within SO hours.
Large reinforcements nave reached the
Russian position. An imperial order has
been issued attaching three batteries
of artillery to each OF the nine rife div
isions.