The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-05-11
FORTRESS IS ISOLATED.
Japanese Hold Neck of Liao
Tung Peninsula.

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Factory - Cabinet Members viii
Make Speeches.
Japanese troops swarming across
the narrow neck Of the Lao Tung
peninsula, the railroad and telegraph
communications cut and Port Arthur,
the Russian Gibraltar, isolated AMI
left to its own resources-all this the
Russians seem to accept with great
stoicism.
It was because he was convinced
that Port Arthur was about to be cut
off that Viceroy Alexieff, accompanied
by his staff and Grand Duke Boris.
left hastily. On Thursday several
train loads of sick and wounded and
other ineffectives were despatched
northward.
The strength of the garrison at Port
Arthur is not revealed by the authorl
ties, who will only say that 1t is ade
quate for defensive purposes. 1t Is
not believed that the force there eX
ceeds 10000 soldiers. A larger force
is not considered necessary, as was
shown from the recent withdrawal cf
some of the troops who were simply
drain on the resources of the garrison
The feet must now take second
airy position and the sailors will be
used to man the shore guns, if neces
sary.
Despite the greater number of Japa
nese the general staff believes theii
formidable Notifications still leave the
defensive superiority with the Rus
slams, whose staying qualities, 1t is
confident, will insure their holding out
as long as necessary.
Port Arthur Harbor Sealed.
The London Telegraph's correspond
ent declares that the entrance to Port
Arthur is absolutely sealed and
adds the Japanese feet in effecting its
purpose steamed into the entrance at
full speed and that the naval officers
who made the two previous attempts
begged permission to carry ont the
next attack by daylight, that BEING
easier, and their request was granted.
80 determined were they to sue
ceed," adds the correspondent that
they decided If necessary to lose hall
their men. The number of casualties
sustained by the Japanese has not
yet been announced"
In favor of the supposition of Japa'
nese success in blocking Port Arthur
it is pointed out that the previous at
tempts had left the channel so mar
row that couple Of vessels sunk ir
the fairway would probably suffice to
seal up the entrance, while there is q
noticeable evasion and halfhearted'
ness in the Russian denials of the
enemy's success,
Japanese Occupy Feng Wang Chenc
The Japanese legation at Wash
ington has received the following
official dispatch dated Toxic, May 8:
General Kuroki, commandant of the
First army corps, reports that on May
our cavalry detachment dispersed
the enemy at Feng Wang Cheng
which was Immediately occupied by
our infantry detachment. The enemy
burnt ammunition before evacuatine
the stronghold. Refugees of the enc
my who have been hiding in the ad
joining forests and villages continue
to come and surrender.
Natives say that the number ol
Russians who were carried on litters
through Feng Wang Cheng on May
amounted to 800. 1t is believed that
the total casualties of the enemy ex
ceeded 5000
"Our army which landed on Liac
Tung reports that detachment after
repulsing a small body of the enen.
occupied Pulantien on May 6 and de
stroyed the railway and cut off tele
graphic communication of Port Ar
thur"
Deaths During Toxic Celebration.
During the popular demonstration
at Toxic in honor of victories
achieved by the Japanese forces q
people were killed and 40 injured.