The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-02

| ron OF III SHIPS and eight torpedo DOatS.
Our squadron left tho roadsted to meet
| the enemy. At nine o'clock the enemy's
battleships opened FIRE on Liaotishin,
after which they took up position be-
hind the rocky eminence of Liaotishin
and bombarded Port Arthur"
Five Killed.
A later dispatch from the viceroy to
the emperor says: According to sup
| Elementary report from Lieut.. Gen.
| Stoessel. the enemy's fleet consisted Of
six battleships and IL cruisers. About
| nine o'clock in the morning the feet
| divided, the battleships and torpedo
| boats taking up position between Lao
| tishin and Golubinaia bay pigeon bay),
while the cruisers formed up in two d.
visions to the south and southeast of
Port Arthur. At 900 the battleship
Retvizan opened fire over the crest of
Liaotishin against the enemy's battle
ships, which replied by firing on the town.
Meanwhile our fleet formed up in line
in the outer roadsted. About II o'clock
in the morning the cannonade slack
ened, and the Japanese fleet re-
uniting, drew of slowly to the
southeast, and, at 1890, had disap-
peared. During the bombardment five
soldiers were killed and nine were
wounded. One soldier on the shore was
bruised"
Makaroff's Report.
Another telegram from Viceroy
Alexieff to the emperor gives Vice Ad-
miral Makaroff's report as follows:
"At midnight of March Fl two Of the enc
my's torpedo boats approached the outer
roadsted, but were discovered by the
searchlights of the batteries and fred
upon by the forts and by the gunboats
Bobr and Otvazuy. They were obliged
to retire. A second attack was made at
four o'clock In the morning by three tor
pedo boats, which also were repulsed.
At daybreak three detachments of the
enemy's feet, consisting of six battle
ships, six armored cruisers, six second
and third class cruisers and eight tor
pedo boats. approached from all sides.
At seven o'clock our squadron COM
menced to leave the inner harbor, the
cruisers leading with the Askold flying
my flag at their head, and the battle
ships following. The enemy's battle
ships approached Liaotishin and fired
100 shells from their 12-inch guns at
Port Arthur and 10S shells at the en-
virons of the town. Our shells, fired at
range of so cables, were well placed.
About ten o'clock japanese battleship
was struck by shell and retired. We
lost 10 men during the bombardment,
which ceased at IL o'clock, when the enc
my's ships reassembled and after pass
, ing along the outer roadsted drew off
without attacking our fleet
Forces Ready to Move.
London, March 24.-If to-day's news
paper dispatches are reliable, the ad-
vance of the japanese army northward
may be expected soon. The Nagasaki
correspondent Of the Express says the
: censorship allows him TO state the war
department now has completed all de-
! tails for the movement of the main
: columns Of invasion into Marchuria. 1t
t is stated great force has been massed
: for an advance on Hardin, starting from
the mouth of the Tumen river, below
Possiet bay. Heavy columns also are
concentrated rorth Of Ping-Yang for an
2 offensive move on the ,Ya!u river. The
: Toxic correspondent Of the Daily Mail
: says he understands operations will be-
gin about week hence with an advance
On the Yaluriver.
Japs Ready to Invade Manchuria.
: Nagasaki, March 25.-Japan has com
pleted all details for the invasion OF
Manchuria. A great force has been
massed, it is said, for an advance upon
Hardin, starting from the mouth Of the
Tumen river below Possiet bay.
Many columns also have been concen-
trated north of Ping-Yang for an Of
fensive movement against the line Of the
Yalu river. The foremost Japanese
force in northern Korea occupies q
front from ANU toward Mokiosan
some so miles south of the Yalu.
Japs Preparing to Land in China.
st. Petersburg. March 25.-The wal
Office is in receipt of persistent reports
that the japanese are preparing to lane
on neutral Chinese territory, on the
,, west coast of the Gulf of Liao-Tung
either at Tien-Kian-C heng, in Kin
,, Chau bay, or at Saskatchewan.
Although slow to believe that JapaI
deliberately contemplates a violation
:" of her pledge in respect to neutral Chi
nese territory, the reports received a
the ministry Of war are so specific tina
: they compel consideration.
: Is Rejected.
London. March 26.-The Daily Tele
graph prints dispatch from its cor
) respondent at Shanghai which say
. that the empress dowager has mega
3 lived a proposal made by Gen. Yual
Shi Kai and Gen. Ma that China con
, clude an open alliance with japan II
. view of Russia's repeated violations o
r Chinese territory west Of the La'
0 river.