The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
Port Arthur Russians Are Sow.
ing the Whole Gulf of Pc
Chi Iii With Them.
MINES DRIFT TO the HIGA SEAS.
They Constitute Grave Danger to
Neutral Shipping and Violate
the Laws of Nations.
Russians Are Scouting in All Diree.
tions But are Disinclined to
Fight Urless They Are in
Superior Numbers.

Washington, May 20-Advices re.
ceived at Tire Japanese legation from
Toxic conf ming the press account of
the sinking Ut The cruiser Yoshino and
the battlesl lla,suse. state that aft.
or the llatsuac had been struck by
Russian me, HdniCul mines "A Russian
flotilla of 16 rpCdO boats and destroy.
ers appearc hui were rcpulscd by the
japanese ciglg'rs, which saved 800 of
the Iiatsuse crew. including Adm.
Mashiba and Capt. Nakao.
London. May 2O.-The Standards
while the Japanese feet was covering
the landing of troops near Kai Chau
on Monday, fierce engagement oc.
Cured at Ilien Yen Cheng. Two thou
sand Russians were killed or wounded
st. Petersburg. May 2l.-So changed
Is the naval situation at Port Arthur
by the Japanese disasters, naval Off
GERS say, that the officials would. not
be surprised should Rr. Adm. Witt.
soeft, as soon as his lame ducks" are
repaired, make frequent trips to sea,
as the late Vice Adm. Makarof did, In
order to harrass the enemy's opera.
tions along the western coast of the
Lao Tung peninsula. They assert
that the latest advices show the chan
mel to Port Arthur is free, despite the
japanese claim to the contrary
London, May 23.--The correspond.
ent of the Times, on board that papers
steamer Haimun. which Is still ex-
cluded from the real theater of war,
gives a review of the present position
Of affairs and says:
Reserves from Japan are being
brought to reinforce Gen. Kuroki's
lines of communication which are be-
Ing harrassed by Cossacks.
Gen, Kuroki appears to be waiting
for the landing and cooperation Of a
third army. II was while holding the
Mao Tao straits against torpedo at,
tacks from Port Arthur for the pas.
sage of transports with the third army
that the Hatsuse met with disaster
Realizing that they were effectually
Isolated. the Port Arthur Russians
made their desperation an excuse for
sowing the whole gulf of Pc Chi Ii
with floating blockade mines
1T is reported that they sent
launches and junks TO drop mines in
the paths of the Japanese warships
Pnd transports The mines drifted to
the high seas and to Chinese waters,
constituting the gravest danger to neu.
traI shipping.
Sunday the Haimun passed two
floating mines within six miles of Wei
Hal Wei. Even as the act of a desper.
ate garrison this must be in violation
Of the law of nations"
Fusan. Korea, May 23-From Chi.
nese sources it is rumored that 1000
Russians have reoccupied Hsiu Yen.
Cossacks have been seen near Kaoli.
man and 13 miles west none have
been observed on the main road to
Laio Cheng.
The Russians are scouting on all
sides, but are disinclined to fight un.
less they are in far superior numbers,
The recent landing of the Japanese
forces al Takushan guarantees the ia.
pan lines of communication.
London, May 23,-The Daily Tele-
graph Monday morning prints the fol-
lowing dispatch, dated may 10, from
its correspondent at the Japanese
headquarters, which the dispatch does
not locate:
There has been no change in the
position here for the past ten days.
Our advanced division is in touch with
the enemy near Mao.Tienz Pass. where
the Lao Yang road traverses the de-
file. The Russian line extends from
Hal Cheng to the west of Mao.Tien
Pass"