Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-02-26

was gwen OuJ yesterday, TeCOuHllHB
details of the fight of February .
at Port Arthur. 1t says it is
known that number of Japanese
ships suffered severely, which ac-
counts for their not following up the
attack.
After giving list of the ships en-
gagged, with the names of their com
manders, Admiral AleXieff says:
"Our losses were: OF the squad
ron-five officers wounded, IA men
killed and 50 men wounded.
"Of the fortress and garrison: One
man killed, one man severely wound
ed and five men slightly wounded"
Port Arthur, Feb. 10.-The repairs
to the Russian warships damaged
during the bombardment of February
are rapidly proceeding. The
Czarevitch, Ritvizan and Pallada will
being carried on with the aid of
caissons.
The railroad is unchanged and
Port Arthur is calm. All the troops
are eagerly awaiting an opportunity
to meet the Japanese in an open
fight.
Paris, Feb. 19.-An eminent mill
tary authority connected with one of
the embassies said yesterday that
Port Arthur was practically besieged
and it was serious question whether
this would not compel either the
abandonment or the surrender of the
fortress with its men and material.
London, Feb. 19.-The Japanese le-
cation here received an official dis
patch from TokiS last night saying
it was not true that any Japanese
vessels had been destroyed, so far,
in any of the various naval engage
ments, and that all necessary re-
pairs had already been made.
This message also denies the re-
port that the Japanese were driven
from the neighborhood of Kin-Chhu,
after Il skirmish in which $50 Japan
ese were taken prisoners, and de-
clares that the Japanese made no at
tempt to land at Pigeon Bay.
Toxic, Feb. 20.-The responses of
Japan to the request of China for n
statement of its position in regard
to the neutrality of the latter coun-
try was made public Friday. Its text
is as follows:
THE imperial government, desiring
to avoid as far as possible IA disturb
arce OF the peaceful condition of af
fairs which prevails in China, will in
all parts of Chinese territory except
ing the regions now occupied by Rus
sia, respect the neutrality of China
sa long as Russia does the same.
Furthermore, the rights of Chi
nese officials and inha bitants within
the zone of military operations will
be fully protected by the imperial
forces, so far as military necessity
permits. In the event. however, that
they should extend aid to the enemy
of Japan, the imperial government
reserve to themselves the right to
take such action as the circumstances
require
1t says in conclusion that the war
is not being waged by the Japanese
for the purpose of conquest, but sole
ly in defense of her legitimate inter-
ests, and consequently the imperial
government has no intention to ac-
qure territory at the expense of
China a~as a result of the conflict.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 2O.-War Min
lister Kuropatkin, who is going to the
far east, will be appointed comman-
der-in-chief of the army operations
there and Vice Admiral Makaroff,
who is now on his way east OH a
train which is expected to reach Port
Arthur in ten days, is to be comman-
der-in-chief of the navy.
The Russian government yesterday
abolished the censorship on all news
and other kilograms going abroad.
The international censorship is to
be retained, but foreign dispatches
are to be entirely free. Inasmuch as
n state of war exists, kilograms
from the theatre of hostilities will
be subject to the same kind of mill
tary censorship enforced in all coun-
tries under similar circumstances.
Paris, Feb. 20.-A representative of
the Matin who has reached the CEN
ter of the Russian military concen-
tration at Harbin after great hard
ships, due to the trans-Siberian rail
way trains being crowded with thou
sands of soldiers, in dispatch from
Harbin confirms the announcement
that that place will be the main base
cf the Russian land operations. Thus
far the base has succeeded in main
tanning it's communication with Port
Arthur. The concentration of
troops proceeds Systematically and
provision has been made for the
speedy arrival of 100000 men from
Moscow, Kieff and Warsaw.
Che Foo, Feb. 22.-The United
States cruiser New Orleans and the
guhboats Wilmington and Annapolis,
which sailed from Manila on Febru-
ary 10, under command of Rear Ad-
miral Cooper, upon arriving here re-
ceived orders from the secretary of
the navy to return to Shanghai.
When the outbreak of hostilities be-
tween Russia and Japan occurred
Admiral Evans, commanding the
hsiatic feet, sent cruiser squadron
to Shanghai and Cooper's squadron
to Che Foo. Secretary Moody has or
dered all the ships to Shanghai. They
left Immediately after coaling with
out giving any reason
A Patriotic Jap's Offer.
Toxic, Feb. 23.-Kehachiro Okla
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