The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-11
SMELLING
ONCE MORE
Admiral Togo Continues the
BOmbardment.
WITH HIGH ANGLE FIRING
Russians Again Establish Rail-
road Line TO Port
Arthur.
WITH HIGH ANGLE FIRING

LONDON, May ia Tokyo dis
patch says that high angle lombard
ment of Port Arthur by the feet under
Admiral Togo proceeded for several
hours yesterday.
A Shanhaikwan report says the Jap
anese First army, vigorously following
up its victory at the Yalu, is already
threatening the Russian position at
Haicheng.
The Second army has pushed quickly
forward and helped TO defeat the Rus
slams near Wafungtlen yesterday.
The japanese artillery was splendid
ly handled. The japanese dragged
their guns up heights the Russians
thought insurmountable.
After the fight the Russians resumed
their retreat north.
A St Petersburg report says railroad
and telegraphic communication with
Port Arthur has been re-established.
Two trains have come through to Muk.
den from Port Arthur.
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telling Of the complete re-establish-
ment of railroad and telegraphic com
munication with Port Arthur, though
how 1t was brought about and whether
a battle WAS necessary TO accomplish 1t
are mysteries which Viceroy Alexeieff
failed to clear up.
The elation of the authorities, q nat
ural consequence of this achievement,
is sobered by official dispatches show
ing the activity of the japanese.
The territory between the main road
TO Fengwangcheng and the river Ia
yang has been penetrated by such a
strong force OF japanese as to lead to
the suggestion that another army has
landed at Takushan, of which the out
side world has not before heard.
According to Information received by
the general staff the bridge blown up
by the japanese near Port Adams has
been repaired, and the permanent way
is unnjured.
1t is reported that Lieutenant Gener-
al Stoessel, commander of the military
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engaged and driven off the enemy. The
general staff explains the withdrawal
of the Japanese from the railroad as
being either due to pressure from Gen
eral Stoessel or to the forces left by
General Kuropatkin at Kaiping and
other points on the railroad.
The strength of the Japanese force
landed at Pitsewo, it seems, was over
estimated, and either it was not strong
enough to take charge of the railroad
or It moved eastward along the littoral
to effect a junction with the Yalu
army.
A steamship that has arrived at Che
mulpo reports seeing twentyfour Jap
anese transports loaded with soldiers
off that port, which is about eighty
miles south of the mouth of the Yalu.
The troops were not going to disem-
bark at Chemulpo, but were bound for
some other point. The steamship also
passed four other transports off the
western coast of Korea.
Persons who have arrived at Chefu
from Newchwang say that the Rus
SLAMS probably evacuated the place
Monday night, Many of the ihhabit-
ants had already departed, and those
who remained intended to go. The
forts were inactive, though guns were
still left mounted In them.
Three thousand bandits were camped
outside the city walls, ready TO begin
looting as soon as the soldiers had |
gone. There were also many foreign
camp followers waiting for the evaoua-
ton of the town.