The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-03-04
PORT ARTHUR BOMBARDED

A dispatch from Yinkow to the Lon.
don Daily Telegraph says:
Fifteen Japanese warships furiously
bombarded Port Arthur from 10 to 10
O'Clock Tuesday morning. The Russian
cruisers Novik, Askold and Bayan, &C.
companied by four torped boats,
steamed out to meet the attack. They
were, however, forced to retire.
The Askold was in a sinking condi-
ton. The Novik was badly damaged
and torpedo boat was sunk. The
Russian battleship Retvizan was again
damaged.
The Japanese withdrew in good or.
der. :.
This report, however, shows repe-
tition of the now familiar tactics Of
Japan, and it is presumed that this at.
tack was made in bad weather, pre-.
vious telegraphic advices having re-
ported severe gale raging at Port Ar.
thur. As usual, the Japanese did not
remain long enough off the harbor to
enable the gunners at the forts to get
their range. Again the three cruisers,
the Bay an, Askold and Novik came
out to meet the attack, and this sug-
gests that either they were only effect
i've ships there or that the larger bat
tleships were unable to get out. Ac.
cording to report from st. Peters
burg, body of Cossacks from the
south Ussuri province, with quick fir.
ing guns, is advancing along the east
coast of Korea to prevent the landing
of the main Japanese army, and the
comment is made that possibly the
landing at Possiet bay may have been
made with the intention of attacking
this force. A dispatch from Shanghai
to the Daily Chronicle says the Rus
SLAMS are transferring the guns from
the disabled ships at Port Arthur to the
forts there.
A dispatch from Chefoo to the Stan
dard, says a Japanese cruiser and tor
pedo boat entered that harbor without
lights, and it is believed they embark G
the Japanese who took refuge there af
ter the attempt to bottle up Port Ar
thur.
Toxic correspondent Of the Times
cables that the stemears sunk by tn,
japanese on either side of the Russian
battleship Retvizan at Port Arthur
practically obEtruct the entrance to tn,
harbor.
The Russian army has formerly
granted the request of the United
States that certain officers of tn
American army be PERMITTED to &C
company the Russian troops and wit
ness their operations in the war will
Japan.
Russia has attacked the Korean arm,
near Win killing number and caus
ing the remainder to fec panic
stricken.
A we'll known French merchant Of
Paris, who has done large amount O.
business with Port Arthur, declares
that should the Russian line of com
munication be cut off between tina
point and Mukden there is not suffi
Gent provisions in the town to last {
fortnight. He declares that shrotag'
of ammunition in the forts can con
fidently be expected very soon. TIL,
viceroy has planned to replenish tn,
supply by means Of the transport fleet
but they can not now reach their des.
tination.
The Vienna Zeit, published at St
Petersburg mentioning the rumor tina
the emperor Of Russia desired to go tx
the far east, is against the wish Of
General Kouropatkin.
The Morales government has decid
ed to buy from Venezuela the grnboa
Miradna for 100000, to be paid il
six installments, as well as 5000 Mau
ser rifles and 100000 cartridges
This offer of war material was made
by President Castro through the Do
minican minister at Caracas, Senol
Lopez
News expected momentarily of fight
ing in the neighborhood of the Yalu
The Japanese are advancing northward
1t is reported none of the inhabitantl
of Pingyang have fled.
While no confirmation of the repor
published in the London Daily Tele
graph that the Japanese had bombardet
Port Arthur has been received from
any point, the wires from the scene O
war have been practically silent TO-
the past "a hours, and in some qurter
this silence is supposed to indicate tina
Japau's great attack on Port Arthur i
actually in progress and that conse
quently the use of the wires has beef
discontinued.