Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-03-31

Japs to Land in China.
st. Petersburg, March 25.-The war
Office is in receipt of persistent reports
that the Japanese are preparing to
land on neutral Chinese territory on
the west coast of the gulf of Liaotung,
either at Tiankiancheng in Kinchan
bay, or at Shanhaikwan.
Admiral Togo Reports.
Toxic, March 25.-Vice Admiral T..
go's report of the fifth attack on Port
Arthur, which was made on March %,
reached Toxic yesterday, and is as fol-
lows:
The combined feet acted according
to the plan arranged. Two fiotillas OF
destroyers were outside Port Arthur
as instructed, from the night of the
21st until the morning of the 22d. AL,
though during this time our destroy ers
were under the fire of the enemy, they
sustained no damage The main feet
arrived off Port Arthur az s O'Clock on
the morning of the 22d.
Il dispatched part of the feet in
the direction of Pigeon bay and order
ed the battleships Full and Yashima
to make an indirect bombardment
against the inner side of the port. Dur.
ing the bombardment the enemys
ships gradually came out of the harbor
and at the time when the indirect bonn
bardment stopped, which was about 2
O'Clock, the number of Russian ships
was five battleships, four cruisers and
several destroyers.
we believed the enemy was trying
by making movement of their fleet
to draw us near the forts.
The enemy's ships shelled us indi.
rectly and many of their shots fell
near the battleship Full, but our ships
sustained no damage. About O'Clock
our vessels withdrew off the port"
Armies Drawing Nearer.
London, March 25.-News begins to
come through regarding the activity OF
the Japanese in Corea and the prepare
tons for actual fighting in the vicinity
of Pingyang and Anju, but absolute 81
lence reigns regarding the naval situa.
ton both at Port Arthur and Vladiyos-
tok
Outpost skirmishes in Corea are re-
ported, but none of them of a really
serious character, but they serve to in
dicate that the Japanese and Russian
armies are drawing nearer to each
other.
The Vladivostok feet is said TO be in
the harbor there and not out looking
for fight as has been rumored at var,
ious times.
Admiral Togo is believed to be stin
close to Port Arthur and keeping in
touch with the land forces and the
transport service of his own army.
Feel Uneasy over China.
Berlin and Paris began to show a
feeling of uneasiness over the attitude
of the Chinese, who, it is feared, will
take part with Japan. 1t is said that
China's replies to threats and ques-
tons from Russia have not been salts
factory, and it is further asserted that
the four Chinese cruisers on the way
! to New Chwang were provisioned by
the Japanese.
LIttlS bOUS.
st. Petersburg, March 25.-As no
further dispatches. official or other.
wise, have arrived here from Port Ar
thur, the officials have come to the con-
clusion that the bombardment by the
Japanese feet on the night of March
Il and the morning of March % failed
to cause any damage worthy to be re.
ported to the emperor. In consequence
considerable satisfaction at the contin-
ued fruitlessness of the Japanese as.
saults on Port Arthur prevails in high
circles.
Prepared for Siege.
The feeling here is that the Japanese
tactics are preliminary TO a landing on
the peninsula in an attempt to cut off
Port Arthur simultaneously with gem
eral bombardment and commence,
ment OF a siege. For this the Russians
declare they are fully prepared
The Russians are being massed in
force along their first line from Feng-
huangeheng northward for thirty
miles, while their second line extends
iiout MuhuSil " ffdlCneHS.
All the rolling stock required for use
in the far east has now crossed Lake
Baikal The last locomotive has been
taken over Prince Khilkoff, the min
lister Of public works and railroads,
who has been personally superintend.
ing this work, lea~as Baikal in few
days.
Japanese Well Placed.
Gen. Meschenkos' report shows that
Japanese have taken the precaution to
erect earthworks at Anju, which can be
held by a single division until the re,
mainder of the first army corps ar.
rives from Pingyang, forty miles away.
/ The Russians have no intention TO at
/ tack Anju but it will be the duty of
Gen. Mescheukos, with 5000 or 5000
cavalry, to harass the Japanese ana
! retard their advance as much as pos,
sible.