Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-02-19
jAPS SABERED BY COSSACKS
THEY LANDED 500 SOLDIERS AND
HAD 40 KILLED.
Remainder Of Japanese Escaped 10
Their shlps-Japs Land Large Force
at DaIny, Center of Russia's Com
nerce in Manchuria-Port Arthur
Sealed Up by Japs.

London, Feb. l5.-Ine OaiiJ
Port Arthur correspondent says:
"Oficial advices state that the Jap
anese landed 600 soldiers near Tallen-
wan with disastrous results, 4lo peine
sabered by Cossacks. The remainder
escaped to their ships. 1t is 1urtnel
stated that the Japanese landed at
Dove bay, where 30 of them were Kill
ed and the remainder retreated'
The Daily Telegraph's Shanghai cor
respondent says it is reported that tne
Japapese have bombarded Dalny ana
landed marines.
Hand to Hand Fight.
Chefoo, Feb. 15.-It is reported tnat
$4,000 Japaneses troops were lanueu
at Dove bay last Wednesday morning.
and that they were met by the Rus
slams, who engaged them in hand 10
hand fight. The report says the jap
anese were driven back. 1t is also re-
ported that Japanese troops have peen
landed 40 miles further west.
Landing Troops Near Dalny.
Pekin, Feb. 15.-It is reported mere
that the Japanese have been success
full in their efforts to destroy the rail-
way communication of the Russians
between Port Arthur and Vladivostock,
and have landed 5000 troops near Dali
nv to the eastward of Port Arthur. The
railway from Port Arthur to VladlVo'
stok has been dynamited, rendering 1t
useless. It is the evident intention OF
the troops landing near Dalny to blow
up the small line connecting the lat
ter place with Port Arthur. If this is
successfully accomplished it will be
severe blow to Russian interests II
Manchuria, as Dalny has been laid Out
with idea of making it the center Of
Russian commercial activity in Man
churia. All telegraph wires between
Vladivostok and Port Arthur have beer
cut by the Japanese.
Pigeon Bay Engagement.
London, Feb. 15.-The Times We
Hal Wei correspondent says that OF
! the morning of February 10 the Jap
anese occupied Ching Haia Wen, a Rus
, sian coaling station, close to Masam
pho.
, Eleven Ships Damaged.
Chefoo, Feb. 16.-It is stated that 1
Russian ships were damaged in the re
cent engagement at Port Arthur. Tn
whole fleet has moved into the inne
; harbor.
The American steamer Pleiades
: which was detained several days a
Port Arthur by the Russian authorities
8 has arrived here, having left quietl
during storm.
3 Third Attack on Port Arthur.
Tientsin, Feb. 13.-Reports hav
7 reached here of further naval actio
off Port Arthur. Before dawn Thurs
day two Japanese warships- appeare
off Port Arthur and opened fire wit
shells. The Russian batteries con
+ menced a reply and the squadro
: moved out and also opened fire. TIL
L Japanese vessels retired, fighting a
= they went, but one, the name Of whic
is unknown, was sunk. The Japanes
feet arrived in time to reinforce tn
remaining vessel, and general actio
began in which the Russian squadro
s suffered serious damage and wa
: forced to retreat into the harbor. R.
l. ports vary some in detail. 1t is b.
n lieved, however, that several Russia
q ships are ashore or sunk.
. Jap Scouts off lnkau.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 15.-Major Gel
:, eral Plug wires that according
:, private advice the Japanese, after til
y battle of Chemulpo, landed 1890
Il troops. Communication by wireless
: telegraphy has been established wit
= Chemulpo and Chefoo by ships st
:. toned between these two places.
All is quiet at Port Arthur.