The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-03-10
KOREAN TROOPS
WHIP RUSSIANS
ATTACK INVADERS AND KILL
THIRTY OF THEM.
REMAINDER DRIVEN BACK
Unconfrmed Report of Another Bonn
bardment Of Vladivostok-Rus-
sian Squadron Thought to Be
in Critical Position.

Seoul, March S.--The Russian sol
diers operating in the vicinity of Anju
are committing all manner of excesses,
maltreating the native women and
robbery upon every OPP
portunity. Korean soldiers attacked a
body of the invaders on Friday last,
the 4th instant, and succeeded'in kill
ing 80 of them. 1t is reported that as
the result of a collision between Rus
slams and Korean soldiers at Kang-Ge
the Russians were driven beyond the
Yalu river.
Russian Cavalry in Retreat.
London, March S-Cabling from
Ping Yang, Korea, under date of March
6, correspondent of the Daily Mail says
that 1000 Russian cavalrymen, with
seven guns, retreated last Wednesday
through Kusong and Sonchon towards
Wiju. They destroyed the telegraph
lines.
Lacks Confirmation.
Yin Kow, March S.-An official dis
patch received here says the Japanese
are again bombarding Vladivostok.
This news lacks confirmation from 9TH
er sources.
Alexieff's Latest Report.
St. Petersburg, March S.-Viceroy AL
eXieff has telegraphed the car from
Mukden under Mondays date as follows,
"Supplementing my telegram Of March
6, most humbly report that at T:25 p.
m. five out of seven of the enemy's slips
opened fire on Forts Suvaroff and Line
witch, on the town on the roadstead and
along the valley of the river Obyassnen-
i've. The firing lasted until 2:15 p. M,
at (which hour the Japanese squadron be-
gan to steam to the southwark, disap-
pearing out of sight at 5: 80 p. m. There
were no losses on the batteries or the
Notifications. In the town one seaman
was wounded and one woman was
killed. According to information just
received, the enemy's squadron again ap-
peared in sight of the fortress at eight
o'clock this morning"
A later message from the viceroy says:
"The commandant at Vladivostok re-
ports that yesterdays bombardment re-
suited in no serious damage to the port.
The fortress did not return the enemy's
fire. To-day, at midday, the enemy
again entered Ussuri bay and APP
preached the point from which they
bombarded the harbor on March 6. They
left again, making for the open sea-"
One Woman Killed.
Vladivostok, March s. Outside
of killing a woman and wound
ing a few men the bombardment
Of Vladivostok by the Japanese fleet
did no material damage. The wooden
cottage of an artisan was the only
building wholly destroyed. 1t was
pierced by shell from a 12-inch gun,
which after traversing the roof and
wall fell in the yard, killing the wom-
an previously referred to.
In the quarter of the city called the
"Dirty Corner a shell fell on the
house of Col Shukoff without explod-
ing. 1t traversed a bedroom, Destroy
ing a stove, and penetrated the wall
1t finally burst near the regimental
safe which was standing in the court
yard.
Five sailors were slightly wounded
by the explosion of a she'll in the
courtyard of the Siberian naval bar
racks Outside of these casualties no
one was killed or injured and there
was no outbreak of fire anywhere in
the city. The fact that the Russian
batteries did not reply to the japanese
bombardment was due partially to the
slight chance of hitting the enemy's
warships at such long range and
partially to desire not to betray the
position of the batteries
Russian Fleet in Critical Position.
London, March Sup to a late hour
the japanese legation here had received
no official confirmation regarding the
bombardment of Vladiyostok. It is be-
lieyed at the legation, however, that the
Japanese are now between the Russian
cruiser squadron and Vladivostok, and
there is reason to believe that the Rus
sian squadron is in the vicinity of Pos
siet bay. Russian official dispatches do
not mention this squadron, and this fact
lends color to the belief that the Jap
anese warships have shut it out OF
Vladivostok 1t is pointed out at the ie-
cation that if this is true, the Russian
vessels are in a critical position, since
they must run the gauntlet of the Jap
anese squadron off Port Arthur before
reaching Russian port.
Squadron Discovered.
Toxic, March Sit is believed that
the Russian vladivostok squadron is
now in the vicinity OF the mouth of the
Tumen river. engaged in covering the
movement of troops from Possiet bay
to the valley of Tumen. Russian
scouts are reliably reported to have
penetrated south as far as Kinng-Sung-
The earlier Russian movement into
northeastern Korea was regarded as a
diversion, but 1t now appears that a
considerable force participated. 1t is
thought that the Russians may occupy
and fortify some strong position OF
the Tumen river. Reports regarding
Russian movements in northwestern
Korea are meager and unreliable. The
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