Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-01
JAPS lombard
PORT ARTHUR.
Fifteen Warships We're Engaged,
The Hail Of Iron Lasting for
Two Hours.
RUSSIANS WENT TO MEET THEM
We're Soon Forced to Retire-Gunuers
On the Forts Could Not Get
The Range.

London, March IA dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Ylnkow, dated
Feb. 80 says
Fifteen japanese warshlps furiously
bombarded Port Arthur from 10 until u
o'clock this morning. The Russian
cruisers Noyik. Askold and Bayan, ac-
companied by four torpedo boats,
steamed out to meet the attack. They
we're, however. forced to retire. The
Askold was In sinking condition The
Novik was badly damaged, and a tor
pedo boat sunk. The Russian battle
ship Retvizan was again damaged. The
Japanese withdrew in good order.
The pause In the war operations In
the far east has been broken by another
Japanese attack on Port Arthur, OF
which only the foregoing brief account
Is yet to hand. This report. however,
shows a repetition OF the now familiar
tactics OF Japan and IL Is presumed
that this attack was made In bad
weather, previous telegraphic advices
having reported severe gale raging at
Port Arthur As usual, the japanese
did not remain long enough of the har-
Dor to enable the gunners at the fort
10 get their range. Again the three
cruisers, the Bayan. the Askold and
N0yik came out TO meet the attack. and
this suggests that either they were the
only effective ships there or that the
larger battleshps were unable TO get
out.
FIRST SHOTS OF THE WAR,
Toxic Sunday, Feb. 2S,-The first
shots OF the war on land were ex-
changed today at Ping Yang. A small
detachment of Russian infantry, evil
IDENTIFY scouts, appeared this morning
10 the northward Of the town. The
japanese Outposts opened fire from d
range OF LOO meters, and the Russians
retired.
The telegram reporting the Incident
falls to mention any casualties II Is
presumed there were none. on account
OF the small number OF men engaged
and the distance separating the oppos-
Ing forces.
It is anticipated here that there will
be small engagement soon somewhere
IN northern Korea, where the Russians
are scouting over an extended area
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general engagement Is not expected to
occur for some time.
The Russian force south OF the Yalu
river is inoonslderable, It's greatest
strength seeming to be In the vicinity
Of VIII. North OF the Yalu the Rus
eian army Is constantly increasing In
numbers and Is being mobilized but
the chances OF II assuming the offens-
I've are still slight
Japan IL constantly strengthening Its
position and increasing It's force In Ko-
rea-
CoSsACKs IN KOREA.
Lao, Yang, Feb 2s.--Gen. Mishtchen-
ko, with detachment of mounted Cos
sacks, has reached Kashnja, Korea,
and Is expected to arrive ut lohio Yang |
today. His men and horses are In good |
condition and he is well supplied with
provisions.
The Korean officials are fleeing from
the places trayersed and are informing
the japanese OF the approach OF the
Russians.
The Cossacks have seized the tele-
graph line in northern Korea. A Jap
anese major and Ave men captured by
IoaSdChs at W iJu IllNt DetH UlVubiN
TO Lao Yang
The concentration Of Chinese troops
westward OF Mukden. In the district of
Gubantsa, is not relished by the Rus
slams. War material il being brought
up and the militia posts are being |
strengthened. II Is doubted II the atti-
lude OF the population can be relied |
upon. The people at several points re-
fuse TO sell produce to the Rusaans.
Snowstorms are raging here, and the
frost is intense. The railroad Is work.
Ing perfectly and troops are arriving
uninterruptedly, Their health and spir-
Its are excellent