Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-12-22
Claim That They Are in the En-.
p|oy Of the Russians and
Threaten to Execute
Offenders.
LAYING FOR SQUADRON
Fleet Near Singapore Waiting For
Rojestvensky...SIavs Claim Re-
capture Of 203 Meter Hill.

Geucrdl Oku 5 I10duQudI lClS, AC>
%, via Fusan.-It is believed by tn
Japanese that the Russians are EN-
ploying the Chinese to damage the Jap
anese lines of communication, ant
they have no doubt that the Chinest
were employed by the Russians t
burn the magazines at LiaO Yang. The
Japanese say that ii they arrest any
Chinese engaged in SO fulfilling theil
obligations to their employer they will
execute them as warning to other Chin.
ese against repetition of the offense
The Japanese believe that heroic meas
ures are required to wipe out the Rus
sian system of employing the Chinese
for such work. They say that they
know the Russians are spending enor-
nous sums for this purpose.
A Japanese supply train yesterday
was struck by three Chinese carts
which obstructed the track, the hors-
es having been cut loose. The Jap
anese believe that the drivers of the
carts were in the pay of the Russians.
The track was not injured, but traffic
was delayed for few hours. The Off
cials of the Intelligence Department
are using every effort to discover the
perpetrators of this and similar acts.
Looking for Rojestvensky.
Shanghai, Dec. PA squadron OF
powerful cruisers under Admiral KAN
imura has gone south to the China Sea
to meet the Russian second Pacific
squadron.
Singapore, Dec. 22.-Two Japanese
auxiliary cruisers are patrolling off this
port.
Two Japanese cruisers called here
this morning and left at noon. They
reported two Japanese battleships, two
first-class cruisers, two second -class
cruisers and twelve torpedo boat de-
stroyers were nearby steaming west.
Claim Capture Of Meter Hill.
London, Dec. PA dispatch from
the Exchange Telegraph Company
from st. Petersburg, says that Kuro-
patkin has telegraphed the general
staff that he has received report from
Chinese sources to the effect that the
Russians have re-captured 203 Meter
Hill at Port Arthur, together with the
guns mounted there by the Japanese.
Still eombarding Russian Warships.
Report Not Confirmed.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 22.-The war |
Office has no additional information |
Kuropatkin's report that the !
Russians have recaptured 203 Meter
Hill, but officials consider it certain
that the Commander-in-Chief would
not have sent the report unless it
came through exceptionally reliable
channels.
Headquarters Third Japanese Army,
Before Port Arthur, via Fusan, Dec.
22.-During the morning of December
18th the Russian turret ship Sevasto-
pol was torpedoed by the Japanese
feet and Immediately listed ten de-
grees to the right, remaining fast on
shallow shore at the foot of Liaot1
Mountain. The vessel is considered
absolutely useless for further offens.
I've operations. The Japanese bonn
bardment Of the Russian gunboats and
torpedo craft in the harbor still con-
tinues.
Japs Capture Important Positions.
Toxic, Dec. 22-The Japanese
troops have captured some important
positions on Pigeon Bay.
Che Foo Hears No News.
Che Foo, Dec. 22.-No news from
Port Arthur or elsewhere was receiv-
I'd here today.
To Be Supreme Commander.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 22.-Inquiries
made at the admiralty all tend to con-
lrm the report that Admiral Rojest-
yensky will succeed Admiral Sluydloff
in supreme command of the Second
Pacific fleet, the latter returning here
u a member Of the Admiralty Coun-
Ill.