Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-18
RUSSIA WINS
CLASH ON LAND
Reported to Have Taken
Eighty Prisoners in Land
Engagement.
ON BANKS OF THE YALU RIVER
Outposts Met In the First Skirmish
Of the Eastern War-First Great
Test Of Soldiery of Opposing
Powers Expected Soon.

London, Feb. 14.-News was re.
ceived here last evening of battle
between the Japanese forces and the
Russians along the Yalu river. The
Russian forces moving south from the
Yalu encountered the outposts of the
Japanese army on their march north
from Ping Yang.
A sharp encounter followed In which
eighty officers and men of the Japan
ese were made prisoners. The main
army of the Japanese is now closing
in and within few hours 1t Is ex.
pected that two large corps will be
plunged into a terrific battle upon
which may turn the outcome OF the
war.
ne Japanese for some time have
had large army in northern Korea
! winch has been steadily increased by
achievements. The Russian army
along the Yalu is the largest the car
has in the east, numbering $4,000 men
The Japanese have $4,000 in Korea
10000 of whom are north of Seoul
and are either near TIE scene of bat
tie or can be hurried thither. In both
armies are cavalry and light artillery
but the Russians have decidedly the
better of it in both these branches.
London, Feb. IA report original
ing with Japanese firm having cor
respondents in Toxic was circulated
! in London last night to the effect tina,
! three Russian cruisers, presumably
! the Vladivostock squadron, mad been
! torpedoed in the straits of TsugarC
Friday. The straits of Tsugaro are be
| tween the island Of HOkkaldo, the
! northern of the three Japanese is
lands, and Nippon, the central island
! Hakodate is on the northern side Of
| the strait.
The Japanese legation has heard
nothing confirmatory of this report
| though it has come to 1t from several
/ sources. The legation officials .o
| ceived the report with considerable
, reserve, it being considered too
good to be true"
The Japanese have a strong naval
base at Kotomari, at the northern
end of Nippon and on the south side
Oh the straits, and 1t rs considered pos
sible, should the Vladivostock squad
ron attempt to harass the coast about
Hakodate they would be met by, tor
pedo boats from Kotomarl.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 14.--It was OF
f1cially announced last night that
Viceroy Alexieff yesterday Photographed
the car that there had been nc
change in the far eastern situation
In the last few days. .........
Paris, Feb. 12.-The foreign office
received a dispatch yesterday dated
Wednesday, reporting that 5000 Jap
anese troops are encamped neal
Seoul, Korea, some of which have en-
tered the town. 1t Is added that quiet
prevails there. No mention Is made
in the dispatch of the presence oi
the Korean emperor at the French lie
CATION. where he has been reported
TO have sought refuge, and therefore
the authorities here place no credence
in the report.
London, Feb. 1.-THE Reuter- Tele
gram company's correspondent at To
kio, in a dispatch timed 9:l5 p. IN
Wednesday, says: "Details OF the
Chemulpo engagement received here
say that the captain of the Variag re
NAMED on board his ship and blew
her up after the crew escaped. Par
Of the crew swan to French shit
and others got ashore. One report
says that the French ship notified the
Russians of the Japanese approach
The Korietz engaged the japanese
4 cruisers first, while the yariag pro
tected the transports. The Korleti
was soon destroyed"
London, Feb. 12.--In dispatch from
Shanghai dated February IL, 2 a. m.
correspondent OF the Daily Tele
graph says: THE bombardment o.
Port Arthur continues. Three Russian
cruisers have been sunk. The Russian
bank building has been destroyed.
London, Feb. 1.-THE st. Peters
burg correspondent OF Reuters Teie
gram company cables that the nava
headquarters staff there announce thai
in the fight at Port Arthur six Jap
anese ships were slightly damagee
and fifty Japanese were killed and l5'
wounded.