The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-06-10
As to the Situation Around
Port Arthur.
REPORT OF AN ASSAULT
On the Land Side of the Town
Seems to be Premature.
COSSACKS KILL KOREANS.
Russians are Said to be SIauphterIno
and Looting in the Hermit Kingdom
Movements of kuropatkin's Army
are Shrouded in Mystery.

St Petersburg, June S.@The gov.
ernment, ii is authoritatively said, has
no more information than the public
of happenings in the neighborhood Of
Port Arthur. The lack of official news
from southern Lao Tung was re-
sponsible for the usual number Of
rumors yesterday, among them the re-
ports from Che Foo and elsewhere
that the Russian squadron had made
a sortie from Port Arthur and that
upon the fortress. The general star
could neither confirm nor deny these
stories.
However, it was pointed out that
while a preliminary shelling Of the
land defences of Port Arthur was
not improbable, it is too early to ex-
pect news of serious assault which
could not be pressed with any
prospect of success until siege guns
have been landed at Dalny, brought
overland 20 miles, emplaced, and all
the arduous preliminary work OF Q
systematic advance against the outer
works of Port Arthur completed.
The Grand Duke Alexis, command
er-in-chief of the navy, according to
an apparently reliable report which.
however, is not officially confirmed
has obtained the permission of the
emperor to create a third Pacific
squadron from the ships Of the Black
sea fleet, and permission has already
been obtained from Turkey to take
the ships through the Dardanelles, on
the condition that they will not re-
turn.
While it is undoubtedly true that Q
very active Russian force is operating
on the Liao-Tung peninsula in the
hope of impeding and possibly Grip
peling the Japanese army commanded
by Gen. Oku, the number and charac-
ter of this force are shrouded in mys-
terry. Figures are freely banded about,
but it is impossible to ascertain the
exact facts. 1t is doubtful even II the
general staff is fully advised of Gen.
Kuropatkin's intentions, According
to accepted stories here, Viceroy
Alexieff insisted that Kuropatkin
should not leave Port Arthur to its
fate and the advance of troops, the
strength of which is not known here.
may be due to his pressure.
Seoul, June S.-Information has
been received here from Ping Yang to
| the effect that Cossacks between An1u
| and Kai-Chou are reported to be kill
| ing the Korean natives and looting
their homes.
| Lao Yang, June S.!The japanese
have drawn in their advance guards
| from vafangow. They blew up part
| of the railway and the telegraph sta
| ton on the night of June 3. The DAM
age was soon repaired.
| Cossacks are harrassing the Japa-
nese towards Port Arthur. Cossacks
searching the hills occasionally catch
detached parties unawares. In the
clothing of a Japanese officer who was
killed documents were found showing
that the Japanese had lost heavily In
the fighting on May 80. Many Of the
japanese killed wear tattered Chinese
clothes such as spies use-
London, June S.@The correspond.
ent of the Daily Telegraph in Toxic
cables:
THE commander of the fourth
Japanese fiotilla, who has returned tf
the rendezvous of the feet from q re
connoisance in the vicinity of Por'
Arthur, mentions the loss OF the Rus
sian gunboat Giliak and the blowing
up of another Russian gunboat aboui
the same time"