New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-02
RUSSIANS SUFFER
another Defeat.
JAPANESE FLEET TOLD TO CAP
TURE RUSSIAN STRONGHOLD
AT ALL COSTS.
RUSSIAN SCOUTS ARE
DRIVEN BACK BY JAPS
Clash Reported on CoreAn Territory
reported Loss Of Two japanese
Boats Confrmed-Reques Of tho
United States Granted.

Novik. Askold and Bayan, with four
torpedo boats, steamed out to meet the
attack. but they were forced to retire.
The Askold was in sinking condition
and the Novik was badly damaged A
torpedo boat was sank and the Retvi-
zan again was damaged. The bonn
bardment lasted two hours. The Ja-
panese feet then withdrew in perfect
order, and without loss. Much dam
age in the city is reported to have been
done by shells from the japanese war
ships.
| Two Jap Boats Destroyed.
St. Petersburg, March An official
news agency Monday published the
following dispatch:
Port Arthur, Feb. 29-It is con-
, firmed that Japanese torpedo boat de-
stroyer was blown up and another
sunk during the recent fighting. The
! wreck Of the latter was subsequently
washed ashore"
Prepare to Defend Port Arthur.
Port Arthur, Sunday, Feb. 28.-Gen.
here, has issued a general order direct
ing the attention of the troops and IN
habitants to the fact that the Japanese
intend to land and seize the fortress.
The general declares the Japanese con-
slider the seizure of Port Arthur to be
a question of national honor, and from
their obstinate attacks and bomb bard
TO of% ho -hox ho
only conclude that the enemy will
make every effort to capture the
fortress, failing which the Japanese
will destroy the railroad and withdraw.
1.-THE enemy, however" proceeds the
general order, sis mistaken. Our
troops know and the inhabitants are
herewith informed by me that we will
not yield. We must fight to the finish,
as l, the commandant, will never give
an order to surrender. bring this to
the notice of those less daring and call
on all to become convinced OF the
necessity of fighting to the death.
Those who leave without fighting will
not save themselves. There is no way
out On three sides there is the sea
and ON the fourth will be the enemy
There is no means of escape except by
fighting"
Notwithstanding the heavy gale
which is blowing the lights Of Japanese
scouting vessels were visible in the
of1ing during the night
Grants the Request.
Washington, March 1.-The Rus
sian army formally has granted the re-
quest of the United States that certain
officers of the American army be per-
mitted to accompany the Russian
| troops and witness their operations in
the war with Japan. Ambassador Nc
| Cormick, in a cablegram informing
Secretary Hay OF this fact, states that
| the officers cannot join the Russian
army before April Is, of the Russian
calendar.
The officers who have been designat-
ed for this service are Col. J. B. Kerr,
| of the general staff; Capt. Carl Reich
| man, Seventeenth infantry, Capt. George
| Galley, and Capt. William D. Judson,
of the engineer corps. All of the above
| are in Manila except Capt. Judson,
| who is in this city and who will leave
| at once for st. Petersburg.
| st. Petersburg, March 1.-The Novoe
! Vremya Monday publishes remark
able editorial on the parallel between
Port Arthur and Sebastopol pointing
out that the ports are identically stu
ated, Golden Hill corresponding to the
| lol Inv fo "A I,e,, n
| AleXieff to Admiral Nachimoff, and the
Retyizan to the Tria Sviatitella. The
| editorial however, warns the Russians
to abjure fatalistic beliefs Although
written without knowledge of Gen
| Stoessels equally remarkable general
order, issued at Port Arthur Sunday
| the Novoe Vremya's editorial comes as
a strong reinforcement Of its purport
that Port Arthur must in no case be
| surrendered. Both seem to foreshadow
| a siege of Port Arthur and a lombard
| ment, which a dispatch from Lao
| Yang says it is rumored at NeWchwang
will occur Tuesday Official opinion
continues to be that the japanese will
| make no attempt to invest Port Ar.
| thur Immediately, although it is added
| that they evidently are determined te
i force matters as rapidly as possible
! In 1894 they landed on the northern
| part of the peninsula and the Chinese
made no resistance, still it took *
| days before Port Arthur was really in
| vested. The object of the japanese
!. | now may be to avoid this preliminary
delay by disem barking their troops a
Pigeon bay
/ If they do said a naval expert
i ''they will meet with opposition which
will render their plan impracticable.
China Japan's Ally.
i ST. Petersburg, March Discussing
the attitude of China the Syiet says i
considers China is secret ally o
Japan, and that like America ant
Great Britain she will do everything
4 possible to iniure Russia. The Syie