Little Falls herald., 1904-02-19
RUSSIANS SINK !
THEIR own Ships.
Three Torpedo Boats Mistaken for
Those Of Enemy Are
Fired On.
JAPS FEAR Loss OF 1900 hen
BY SINKING OF 1 TRANSPORT

Reavy Fighting Reported Along Yalu
River-Jspanese Attempt to Invest
Port Arthur ID Repulsed-Over 400
Slain by Cossacks-Information At
Washington.
Chefoo, Feb. 16.-A reliable authority
says that three Russian torpedo boats
have been sunk by guns from the forts
They were mistaken for Japanese ves-
sels.
A Startling Rumor.
Nagasaki, Feb. 16.-It is rumored
that 1900 Japanese soldiers have been
killed, presumably by the sinking Of q
transport. Disturbances are reported in
Seoul.
Fighting ON Yalu River.
London, Feb. 16.-Heavy fighting~is is
in progress between Russian and jap
anese troops along the Yalu river. This
fact is confirmed by official kilograms
received in st. Petersburg from Vice.
roy Alexieff, who, however, does not give
details.
Japanese troops apparently have
made an attempt to land troops at Dali
ny under cover of the guns of
powerful squadron. The Russian en-
bassy at Paris claims to have informa-
tion that the Japanese attack on Dalny
was repulsed with heavy loss to the
mikado's forces.
News of the fighting along the Yalu
comes in roundabout way. The Chinese
legation at Paris has received an official
message stating that fighting is pro-
crossing on the Yalu river between Rus
slams are said to have captured 80 JAP
anese officers and men.
Japanese Repulse.
London, Feb. 16.-Japan's campaign
to invest Port Arthur by land and sea
began last Wednesday, and the first at
tempt has resulted in apparent defeat
with heavy loss. Japanese troops at
tempted to land at Talienwan and
Pigeon bay, on the east and west side
of the Liaotung peninsula. These
points are opposite each other on the
marrow neck of land above Port Ar
thur. If they are held the Japanese
will have cut off Port Arthur from all
the rest of Manchuria and Russia.
Over 400 Killed.
The Daily Mails Port Arthur cor
respondent, under date of February II,
says:
Official advices state that the Jap
anese landed 600 soldiers near Talien-
wan with disastrous results, 40 being
sabered by Cossacks. The remainder
escaped to their ships.
1T is further stated that the Jap
anese landed at Dove bay, where 80 Of
them were killed and the remainder
retreated.
Attempted Landing Tuesday.
A dispatch from Chefoo, dated Febru-
ary 12, 1885 p. M, eastern time, says:
During the second bombardment of
Port Arthur last Tuesday, February 9,
while the Japanese fleet engaged the
Russian ships, the Japanese party land
ed four transports of soldiers, $500 in
all, at Bidusuoo. The Russians allowed
them to land, then made grand charge
with artillery, infantry and cavalry,
principally Cossacks, and almost ami
hilated the Japanese, who were unpre-
pared for the attack, seeing no Russian
defenses at the place Of landing. The
ports were too far away from shore to
render assistance"
Alexielf Isolated.
London, Feb 16.-The correspondent
of the Daily Express, at Peking, in a
cablegram dated February IL, reports
that Viceroy Alexieff is practically iso-
lated, direct communication between
Port Arthur and Vladivostock being
suspended. He adds thatthe railroad be-
hind Port Arthur has been blown up
and that 5000 Japanese troops have
landed near Dalny.
Troops Landed at ChemulpO.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 16.-A communi-
cation from Viceroy Alexieff just re-
ceived confirms the report of the landing
of 10000 Japanese troops at Chemulpo.
Maj. Gen. Plug wires that according
to private advices the japanese, after
the battle of Chemulpo, landed 10000
troops.
Japanese Aanu Troops
- Washington, Feb. 16.-1nformation
has reached here that nearly 10000
Japanese troops were landed at Che
mulpo Sunday, the first division OF a
large number which will he thrown
into Corea as rapidly as possible, in the
effort thoroughly to occupy the stra-
tegic points in the hermit kingdom
while the Russian fleet is bottled up in
Port Arthur. BY one conversant with
the Japanese plans it is stated that the
repeated attacks on Port Arthur are
not for the purpose of seizing that
place at present unless an unexpected
weakness in the Notifications there
should develop. They are part of q
we'll defined plan for the harassing OF
the Russian fleet until Corea can be
occupied. The bottling up of the feet
there enables the landing of troops on