The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-15
JAPANESE
DEFEATED
Two Land Attacks We're Not
Successful.
JAPS LOST HEAVILY
All the Russians Have already
Left The COrean
Capital.
JAPS LOST HEAVILY

LONDON, Feb. ia Chefu report
says that 12,OC0 Japanese troops have
been landed at Dove bay, Korea, and
that they We're met there by the Rus
slams, who engaged them in a hand
TO hand fight The report says the
japanese were driven back. 1t is also
said that japanese trocps have been
landed forty miles farther west.
A report from Port Arthur says the
Russian cruiser Askod was damaged
I'm the roads outside that harbor and
sank in thirty fathoms.
\ cable from Nagasaki says six Nor
wegian steamers chartered by IA Rus
sian naval contractor have been cap
tured by the Japanese. The vessels
are the Lena, Activ, Sentls, Seirstadt
ArgO and Hermis They carried coal
cargoes. The Hermis has arrived here
under convoy Of a cruiser. 1t is ru-
mored that 1,SOO japanese soldiers
have been killed. presumably by the
sinking Of a transport.
Seoul advices say that 1000 Japa-
nese troops have entered the capital
and that in addition to NJ pavloh, the
Russian minister. the stan Of the lcga-
ton and tiHa Russian legation guard all
the other Russians at Seoul have left
the Korean capital by train, bound for
China via Chemulpo, guarded by Jgpa-
nese troops and gendarmes.
1t is reported from Tientsin that the
Siberian railroad has been wrecked in
six places, covering a distance Of sew
enty miles.
A Peklng dispatch says that Viceroy
AleNeien is practically isolated at Port
Arthur; that the railroad behind Port
Arthur has been blown up, and that
6,000 Japanese troops have been land.
ed near Dalny.
A Berlin dispatch says Emperor Will
liam, in conversation with Ambassador
Tower, suggested that it would be an
excellent thing if China were to be
made inviolate in the war. The Unit
ed States ambassador agreed with his
majesty, and the suggestion was wired
to Washington, where it was at once
adopted Then United States Secreta-
ry of State Hay, with the knowledge
Of Baron Speck Won Sternburg the
German ambassador at Washington,
sent his now celebrated note to the
powers.
The japanese minister has advised
the emperor of Korea to arrest VI
Yong Tx, who has been practical die
tator and who was very friendly to
Russia until there was danger Of Jap
anese predominance. Two thousand
Russians have arrived at Kapsad, at
the head waters of the Yalu river
The japanese are constructing a tel
egraph line from Seoul,
A Nngasaki report says the survivors
from the Variag and the Korietz, the
Russian cruisers that were sunk by
the japanese fleet at ChemulpO, still
remain on board the British cruiser
Talbot, the Italian cruiser Elba and
the French cruiser Pascal The situa-
ton is becoming acute, as the Japa-
nese have twice made demands of the
commanders of the three foreign ves-
sells that the Russians be surrendered
as prisoners of war. The captain OF
the Talbot, being the senior naval otii-
Ger, each time replied that he was
awaiting instructions from his govern
ment None OF the Russians are aboard
the American gunboat Vicksburg,
whose commander considers that the
japanese are right in their demand, as
the Russians took advantage Of the
clemency of the japanese in returning
to the harbor and then taking refuge
on the foreign vessels and refusing to
surrender, whereas the japanese feet
refrained from sinking them in the
open sea, as they could have done.
A magnificent episode in the battle
was the second sortie Of the two Rus
sian cruisers. With bands playing the
national anthem, the international feet
loudly cheering the Sravery and gal
lantry of the Russians. the Variag and
Koreitz faced the japanese feet in
what was certain death.
The positions OF the wrecks appear
to be such that it will be easy to re-
cover the guns. The Russian losses
were ! officer and 40 men killed and