The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-05-19
The First One Scored on the
Sea Since the Beginning
of the War.
JAPANESE CRUISER IORPEDOEU.
The Big Armored War Vessel Was
Badly Crippled But Did Not
Go to the Bottom.
Two Thousand japanese Have Reoc-
eupled the Read 20 S~anehiiipu.
Again Cutting or communi-
cation With Port Arthur.

Lao Yang. May 1.-the advance
guard Of the first japanese army has
appeared six miles below Lien Chen
Kuan on tho road 20 Lao Yang. II is
not making any further advance. but
fl. erecting strong f-orti6cations. The
Japanese movements were made with
the greatest care.
Col. Eishen. who has returned from
n reconnaissance OF the district nea-
the River Taitsi. was attacked May .
by Chinese bandits. One Cossack and
two portcrs were killed by the bandits
who were driven OF.
ST Petersburg. May if.-Grave fears
have been aroused in official circles by
the second dispatch from Niceroy
klo1icn announcing that after the err
Finocrs had blown up the docks and
warehouses In Dalny the entire town
was destroyed. This action IS taken
20 indicate a desperate situation. as 70
Is held no ordinary danger could have
induced tho destruction OF the mag
nidcent city built On the order Of the
ear at heavy expense.
London. May 1.-THE Daily Mail
Saturday morning published a dis
ratch from Constautinople according
20 which Russia is concentrating
troops just beyond the Caucasus. Tho
most reliable information. the dispatch
says. fixes the present total number OF
troops at l25.O0O.
a dispatch 20 the Reuter- Telegram
Co from Toxic says the japanese tor
rcio boat No IS was destroyed Thurs
day while removing mines in Kerr bay.
north 81 fallen Wan. The casualties
were scven killed and seven injured.
This. adds the correspondent. is thu
hrst war vessel Japan has lost
Shan Hal Kwan. May IA parcel
which ioft Port Arthur May 10 arrived
here Saturday apparently confirming
the report that communication with
Port Arthur had been restored. There
Is only vague rumors here OF Japanese
movements.
70 Is stated that the heavy loss sue.
taincd by the Russians in the battle
OF the Nalu was due 90 the inability 20
control the soldiers. They were or
dcred merely TO develop the encmy's
strength. but they rushed headlong
against a superior force and were
crushed back by a sheer weight Of
numbers.
Vancouver. b c.. May lf-Advices
received from Japan by the steamer
Empress OF India indicate that the bot
Ting up Of the harbor ar Port Arthur
has cost the Japanese government ST..
2il.ooo for tramp steamers alone. be.
side enormous sums for ammunition.
repairs. etc. Up TO the time OF tho
departure OF the Empress OF India
nine tramp steamers have been used
In the b%ottling up process.
Lao Yang. Nay l6.-rhe Russian
Feet scored its FIRST distinct naval sue
cess OF the war OF Nay 10 by the tor.
pedoing n crippllng. though not
sinking. Of an armored Japanese cruis-
tr In Talienwan bay.
The Russian attack was carefully
planned on May 10 while the japanese
squadron was concentrated outside
Dalny, devoting its whole attention to
the Talienwan bay, and was carried
out the same night
The attacking force was not a regu.
lar torpedo boat. but was only q small
naphtha launch in command Of a
Young naval officer who had with him
three jackies. The launch mounted a
small machine sun and carried three
torpedoes.
When darkness fell the launch crept
out OF Port Arthur. hugging the shore
q with no lights aboard and no glow
from the engines 10 betray her pres
ehce II was late when she gained
the outer line Of the Japanese squad
ron Slipping through the torpedo
boat pickets and selecting tae nearest
Warship. a big armored cruiser. she
stole towards her and succeeded in
exploding against her side a single
torpedo. A deafening roar followed
q t"e explosion which echoed far ashore.
q immediately flames e~nveloped the
cruiser which evidently was badly
crippled.
81 The crew Of the cruiser was seen to
+ De lighting the fire. which they at last
succeeded in extinguishing. A sister
S snip took the damaged vessel In tow
Aha disappeared to the southeast
me launch escaped the hot FIRE d.
Ieoted against her by the Japanese
r"'ps' but being unable to return to
Io't Arthur or to get into Dalny she
was oeached not far from DaIny.
Only a few Of the higher officers
were aware Of the plan. the success OF
N1ich depended upon secrecy. The
ne'ement raised the spirits Of tins
russians anoat and ashore. and the
yo"ns naval ofncer who was the hero
VI nc exploit was feted and recon-.
"snoed Tor the Cross OF st. George.
me Russians, on May II. a~pprehena.
- mat the presence OF a Japanese
Slsacfon meant ., attempt to capture
ANY blew " the piers and quietly
evacuated sae place.
~ thousand japanese have reoe
sup'ed the sS1@ to Sanchsi.pu. again
s-1nhs on Port Arthur. A. strong
Is advancing against PoEandsen