The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-03-16

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Not much Importance is attached
to the later bombardment on account
Of the great distance Of the enemy
from the batteries. Their cruisers
took refuge behind the Lao Tishin
promontory, fearing to expose them
selves to the direct fire of the forts.
On the ships which participated in
the night attack one officer was seri-
ously and three others were slightly
wounded, two soldiers were killed and
is were wounded.
Port Arthur Badly Pounded.
According to the st. Petersburg cor
respondent of the London Telegraph
vague rumors are current there that
later kilograms describe the bonn
bardment of Port Arthur as much
more serious than has been admitted
officially.
Special dispatches from Toxic and
Yin Kow also give reports of heavy
Russian casualties at Port Arthur,
amounting to 40 men killed and 100
wounded, but they are so conflicting
in details that it is not wise to give
them much credit.
In a dispatch from Toxic dated
March 13, correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph says that in the la
test attack on Port Arthur two Rus
sian torpedo boat destroyers were
sunk and great damage was done to
the docks, forts and arsenals, including
the explosion of a powder magazine.
Dalny is reported to have been al
most entirely destroyed; several guns
there were dismounted and the crews
of four torpedo boats in the inside
harbor are said to have deserted.
The Daily Telegraph publishes
dispatch from a correspondent at Yin
Kow who reports that the Russian
battleship Retvizan, at Port Arthur,
was hit five times by Japanese projec-
tiles, and that there were 20 casual
ties on board.
This correspondent declares further
that the presence of the Japanese at
Feng Huan Cheng (the Manchuriau
town about As miles northwest Of
Wiju) has been confirmed.
In a dispatch from Chefoo, dated
March 12, a correspondent of the
Daily Mail describes an inspection Of
Port Arthur made on the 18th inst.
from boat. The new city seemed to
be on fire; three columns Of smoke
were ascending from it. The Bread
Hill fort appeared to have suffered ter
ribly; the defences were shattered
and the earthworks torn up. No guns
were visible. The line of forts on the
Tigers Tail also appeared to have suf-
fered damage. At sunrise no sign of
life could be seen anywhere and Port
Arthur looked like city of death.
Japanese Flanked the Russians.
According to the Tien Tsin CORES
pondent of tie London Telegraph the
Japanese advanced from the Yalu riv-
er, captured Fung Wang Chang and
drove out the Russians in the vicinity
to the Tau Ling eastern pass, and are
in force 20 miles east of New Chwang.
The Russians with $4,000 men are
entrenched strongly at Lao Yang and
Hal Cheng, where fighting is imminent.
Some small engagements already have
been fought, the Russians retiring
with losses.
This correspondent says further
that the Japanese are using the same
tactics and advancing along the same
route they had followed during the
Chinese war.
The Yin Kow correspondent of the
Paris edition of the New York Herald
also vaguely reports the Japanese to
be so miles northwest of Antung and
we'll to the westward of the Yalu river.
To some of the military critics it is
inconceivable that Japan can really
have executed such an unexpected
and successful turning of the Russian
position on the Yalu river, which it is
thought would have necessitated the
employment of a much larger force
shan it is believed Japan can possibly
have at this point.
The Daily Telegraph says that If
the news of this strange and marvel
ous collapse of Russian power on land
Is true, there is nothing to prevent
the Japanese from sei2ing Mukden and
the railroad. There has been nothing
to compare with this move since Ma
Doleon staggerd Europe by appearing
in the plains of Italy from the Alps
It's effect throughout the East will be
stupendous.
Lynching In Ohio Town.
Richard Dixon, a negro, was taken