The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-24
NEWSPAPERS SHUT OUT.
Complete Embargo Upon Press Dis
patches From Port Arthur.

PeNNNAAt5 4 4DAu EOIL arthur.
~. Petersburg, March %. 1:17 p. m
further details of yesterdays attack
on Port Arthur are expected during the
day, but nothing i'm the way of private
OF newspaper dispatches suppIementfng
the official accounts has been received
up to the present time.
According 90 the information here
there now exists a complete embargo
upon newspaper dispatches direct from
Port Arthur.
The military authorities seem TO
manifest no displeasure al the Japan
csc tactics yesterday. on the contrary.
they declare that such b0mbardments
only wear out the guns and machinery
OF The ships and waste ammunition
without compensating advantages.
They point to the comparatively insig-
nlucant damage done by the lombard
ments Of Santiago by the American
fleet as proof of their futility. From
the positions taken by the japanese. the
latter could not see either the town
or the batteries. The range was from
SIX TO eight miles with high angle of
lre. and precision was impossible AL
though the general target was large
only a lucky chance could really dam
age the batteries or ships So far as
known the Japanese accomplished
nothing yesterday. On the other hand
the Russians had better luck, a shell
from the battleship Retvizan, which
was firing over the hill. landing on one
Of the japanese battleships. OF course.
II Is admitted that these pot shots are
trying 10 the garrison.
SELF Restraint Essential.
Vice Admiral Makaroff. the naval
commander al Port Arthur. is being
commended for his self-restraint in not
Ilsking his ships in an engag cement
with the enemy.
\ prominent Russian admiral ex-
planned TO The correspondent Of the As
socldted Press how absolutely essen
tlal conservatism on the part of the
Russian naval commander at Port Ar
thur was at present. He said:
IF Admiral Makaroff. whose dispo- /
siuon would be To- go out and meet the
enemy should give battle upon the ap-
preach Of the Japanese and defeat
them his victory would be Ruthless, as
necessarily it would be purchased by
some injuries 10 ships. and our lack Of
adequate docking facilities at Port Ar
thur would render il impossible TO reht
them. whereas the japanese have am
pie docks in which 10 repair their yes
sels
Tho feeling here is that the japanese
tactics are preliminary to a landing on
the peninsula i'm an attempt To cut of
Port Arthur simultaneously with an
other bOmbardment and commence
mCnt of a siege. For this the Rus
slams declare they are fully prepared ]
During the last ten days a general (
shutting down upon newspaper teIe- /
grams from the far east has been no /.
ticeable. This is owing TO increas /
precautions TO the enemy from obtain /
ing news of the movements Of Russian I
troors.
Russians Massed in Force.
The Russians are being massed in /
force along their first line. from Feng
HuanS ChenR northward for thirty
miles while their second line extends ,
from Mukden TO Hal Cheng.
All the rolling stock required for use I
in the far east has now crossed Lake /
Bailzal. The last locomotive was taken
over Yesterday. Prince Khilkon. the /
minister Of public works and railroads.
who has been personally superintend-
ing this work. leaves Baikal i'm a few
days Forty trucks OF grain reaches
Port Arthur daily