The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-31
A LAND Dat Tie WAS
FOUGHT
And Resulted Rather Disas-
trousIy to the Japanese
ForCes-Idte News

The war news of the next few days
promises to be more sensational than
any that has been received for some
time A land battle has taken place
between the Japs and Russians, ac-
cordlng to a late official dispatch from
General Mischtchenko.. who reports
that on the autho ity of the inhabit-
ants of Chong Ju, Korea. the japanese
lost 40 infantrymen killed, 100 mounted
soldiers and a number of horses dur
ing the fight there Mondey. The Jap
anese employed 500 Korean bearers to
carry their wounded to Anju.
General Mischtchenko adds tht Cap
tain Stopanoff. who was among the
Russian wounded. died yesterday.
The above which was dated March
2s, was forwarded to the emperor by
General -Kuropatkin.
The japanese legation In London has
received the following report from
Toxic of the fighting between Japan
ese and Russian forces at Chong Ju,
Korea, Monday:
ION March a portion of our cav
airy and infantry forces occupied
Chong Ju after defeating the enemy.
The enemy, who numbered about 900
men, 1etreated in the direction of
Wiju.
"The Russians were seen conveying
in an ambulance two dead men. ap-
bandages were found scattered
around. The enemy must have sus-
tained losses at least equal to our
own"
The japanese legation in Washing
ton is in receipt of the following re-
port made by Admiral Togo respecting
the second attempt to bottle up the
Port Arthur squadron:
about $3.50 a. m. of the 9th of
March, the bottling-up squadron,
composed of four ships. escorted by
torpedo boat destroyer fiotlla and
torpedo BOAT fiotilla, reacfed the out
side of Port Arthur. and without
minding the searchlights of the enc
my. steered straight toward the en-
trance of the harbor.
AT about two marine leagues from
the entrance the bottling-up squadron
was discovered by the enemy. There
upon the sho. batteries and guard
ships shove ed a hot fire on the
squadron. but, in spite of the terrific
fire. the ships made their way into the
interior roadstead, one after the
other.
THE Chiyo Maru, anchored at po-
sition about half a cable from the
Golden Hill. blew up itself and sank.
The Fukui Maru passed a little ahead
of the Chiyo Maru by its left side.
and, at the moment when she was lay
ing her anchor. was shot by a torpedo
from the enemy's destroyers and sank
in that position. The Hachi- Hike
Maru anchored to the left of the Fuki
Maru and blew up itself and sank.
The Yoneyama Maru, colliding with
the stern of one Of the enemy's torpedo
boat destroyers. passed by the others
and anchored in the roadstead Al
this moment the ship was shot by a
torpedo from the enemy and. conse-
quently by reason of that torpedo,
was carried iowa the left side shore
and sank sideways.
THE result of the action being as
above described. there is some space
left between the Hacki- Hiko and the
Yoneyama Maru. 1t is a matter of re-
gret that the roadstead could not be
completely closed up.
THE casualties were as follows:
KILLED: Commander Hirose Takeo
one under officer and two sailors: Sc
riously wounded: Sub Lieut.. Shimaga:
slightly wounded: Lieut.. Masaki, En-
gineer Kurita and six sailors. The
remainder were safely taken in by
torpedo boat 1otilla.
"Of the torpedo fotila the Oadaka
and the Tsubame, while escorting the
bottling-up squadron, and at about
one mile from the entrance of Port
Arthur, engaged i'm a fight with one
destroyer of the enemy and inflicted
serious damage on her. The enemy's
ship retteated. raising an enormous
column of steam. as If her boiler were
broken.
when all the members of the bot
tling-up squadron had been taken in,
ard our boats withdrew to the outside
of the harbor a ship, which appeared
like one of the enemy's. was seen at
the foot of Golden Hin. utterly inca
pable Of action.
Although both our destroyer fio-
tilla and torpedo boat aotilla We're
subjected to terrific firing from the
enemy until the dawn. not the slight
est damage was done to any of the
| boats"