Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-19
BoMBARDMENT EXTENSIVE.
Jap FLEET Shells Twenty-Five Miles Of
the Coast.

NIUCHWANG, May ia courier OF the
| Associated Press. who arrived here shortly
before midnight, reports that the japanese
feet was sighted from Tower Hill, ten
miles north of Kai-Chou. on Monday inc
bombardment of the coast was extensive
covering a distance of twenty-five miles,
Only Japanese marines, 1t was reported,
were landed This, however. is not coz
Timed.
The Japanese force marched several miles
inland, destroyed four miles of railroad
and other property, captured RUSSIAN
ccmmssary train and returned with num-
her of carts, animals and native drivers
The Japanese then re-embarked and left
the vicinity of their landing place.
The transports shortly afterward could
not be seen from Tower Hill. but their
course was southwark. 1t is .beneyed
! new that the landing was feint to cover
| movements elsewhere. !!
Russians Bewildered.
A regiment of Russian infantry returned
here yesterday afternoon. 1t was reported
at 10 o'clock last night that batteries Oh
artillery will reach here today. The Rus
slams seem to be bewildered and dlsneart-
cred and unable to form lasting plans
| officers who left here Though their per
sonal baggage remained at NiuchwansJ,
| after bidding touching farewells 10 Irlenus
| in Niuchwang returned few hours later
| and began directing the work of buiid,ns
entertainments a mile south or mere. but
| this task was abandoned IN rev hours.
| 1t is believed here that the RUSSIAN autnof-
| tiles at Mukden are responsible for TINS
| vacillation.
In addition to the recrudescence of mill
| tary activity, the sailors are refitting the
Russian gunboat Sivouch, whicn hao peer,
| dismantled and loaded with wood and oil
| In order to destroy her, as well as two
| small river boats in the mud dock
The Russian statements in regard to the
1 situation are absolutely unreliable. Many
| Japanese spies are here or in this neigh
| borhool. One spy has been executed. 1t Is
| believed he was an officer in the Japanese
1 army.
Stopped by Russian Scouts.
| The correspondent of the Associated Press
made an attempt to reach Kai-Chou. but
| was stopped by Russian scouts and COM
PEELED to return to Niuchwang.
! The Russian civil authorities here are
making desperate efforts to induce the
| Chinese guilds to take over the municipal
| government of Niuchwang, but the guilds
| do not show any disposition to do so.
| The Chinese here have ceased displaying
| the Russian flag.
Bandits continue capturing rich Chinese,
holding them captives until ransoms are
| paid. The Chinese victims make no COM
| plants, fearing assassination.
| Niuchwang is filed with bandits, armed
with rapid-fire pistols, concealed in their
/ garments.
There are unconfrmed reports that the
| Cossacks continue to harass the rear guard
| of the Japanese army advancing from the
Yalu river.
| Safeguarding Railroads.
| MIANDONHA "a station on the Manchu-
| rian railway May Is delayed in trans
| mission).-The task of safeguarding the
| railroad against the constant and deter
mined attacks of Japanese and Chinese
| agents has caused the Russian military au-
thorities unremitting labor. The line must
be preserved at all hazards, especially fol
| use In case of retreat, and the task Is In
| trusted to separate corps Of frontier
| guards, made up of fifty-five mounted
squadrons. fifty-fve foot companies and SIX
| batteries of artillery, altogether $4,000 men.
| The road, which is /, 400 miles long, is di.
| vided into sections of thirty-three miles
| each guarded by a detachment of troops
| which is expected to constantly patrol.
The smallness of the detachments makes
this duty exceedingly onerous. 1t Is a mat.
ter of comparatively little difficulty for q
| Japanese spy or a Chinese bandit to steal
up to an exposed point and dynamite 1t be-
fore the patrols discover the danger.