Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-25


correspondent of the Times, cabling
from New Chwang, says that mes
isenger has arrived there from the Yalu
river with information that the Rus
SLAMS are fleeing north across the river
lin overcrowded boats and are losin9
hundreds 10y drowning.
Jap Mines Credited.
st. Petersburg. April 22.-All doubt
as to the cause of the destruction OF
the battleship Petropavlovsk and the
damage to the battieship Pebieda at
Port Arthur is Gissipated by a report
submitted by telegraph TO the en-
Deror April 81 Viceroy Alexieff's
report was sent only after thorough
investigation. ordered by the empct-
or. had been made. II was publishes
yesterday morning through the val
commission. IL explicitly states that
under the starboard side of the Pet
ronavlovsk there was an explosion,
nnd specifically declares that a mine
exploded under the Pebieda- That
the Russian ships did not run on
IRE Of the viceroy TO. mention any
thing Of the kind and hv the positive
statement of the port admiralty that
Vice Admiral Makarofi was familiar
with the location of the torpedoes de-
Tending the port. The Russian Off
Gals also fail to understand the sur
prising blunder caused by the mis-
take of the Russian torpedo boat dc
stroyers i'm taking the Japanese tor
pedo boats for the Russian flotilla
which resulted i'm the loss OF the
Stsashni
Russia to Strike Jap Commerce.
st. Petersburg. April 22.-The ad-
miralty. it is announced, intends to
fit atTt two ships purchased from Ger
many. which formerly were in the
transatlantic service. together with
a number of ships of the volunteer
feet, with rapid fire guns and send
them TO the Pacific coast to prey mp
on Japanese commerce. The admir-
atty believes that by this means IL
can prevent the resumption of opera
tons by the Japanese commercial
feet and strike a hard blow against
Japan's hope of maintaining her re
sources for the prosecution OF the
war
Japanese OFFICERS to Die as Spies.
Hardin, Manchuria, April 22.-Two |
officers of the Japanese general staff, |
a colonel and a captain, arrested by |
the railroad guard is miles from this /
place April 16 have been found guilty |
by court martial and sentenced to be /
hanged. They listened quietly to the
sentence of the court, but subsequent !
~ asked that their lives be spared. |
General Kuropatlin confirmed the
findings of the court, but, taking into
the fact that the accused |
were soldiers. ordered that they should |
be shot instead of being hanged.
Kuropatkin Orders advance.
Paris, April 22.-The st. Petersburg
of the Petit Parisien
says that he has learned that General |
Kuropatkin has ordered an advance oil
the Russian forces which are massed !
in northeastern Corea, and a brigade of
with 5000 Cossacls, is within
100 versts of the Tumen River.
Japs Leaving corea.
London, April 22.-The correspond. |
ent of the Standard at Tientsin says
that Japanese troops are now embark
ing from Corea and possibly are being
reinforced by forces on the Vain river
from which the Russians have practi |
cally withdrawn.
Port Arthur Doomed.
London, April 22.-The Toxic CORE
spondent of the Telegraph says that
Port Arthur undoubtedly is effectually
blocked and that events are culminat-
ing around the doomed fortress.