The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-05

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London May 5--Ihe Toxic cor >
. respondents of both of the Daily =
Telegraph and the Daily Chr0liCle ?
assert that Port Arthur is efieC- =
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4 ONDON. May 5.-The opinion gains
ground here that the Japanese
have at last ehectuauy blocked
Port Arthur. No official japanese re-
ports have been received. but. the Toxic
correspondents are very positive re-
garding the matter and describe the
determination with which the enter
prise was undertaken
The Daily TelegTaph's correspondent
declares that the entrance TO Port Ar
tHur ls absolutely sealed and adds
that The japanese fleet i'm effecting it's
purpose steamed into the entrance at
1ui speed, and that the naval officers
who made the two previous attempts
oes8ed permission 20 carry out the next
attempt by daylight that beiug easier,
and their request was grauted
$50 determined were they To sue
coed adds the correspondents that
they decided, If necessary. TO lose half
their men, The number of casualties
sustained by the japanese has not vet
been announced"
Arguments in Favor.
In favor of the suppositiou of Japan-
csc success I'm blocking Port Arthur it
IS pointed out that the previous ate
ieupts had left the channel so narrow
That couple of vessels sunk iu the
Iair way would probably suffice 10 seal
mp the entrance. while there is a no.
ueeable evasion and half heartedness
I'm The Russian deniaIs of the euemy's
success.
There ls no confirmation here of the
Paris rumor that aH engagement be-
tween Russian and japanese squadrons
lad taken place Off NladivOst0k and
81, Petersburg knows nothing of The
1umored capture of New ChuHug III
is said the Japanese have advanced TO
Within eighteen miles of Feng Wag
theugs and that another engagement
is expected almost Immediately.
Shifting the Blame.
Major General Kashtalinsky's insist
eHce OF the fact that he was ordered to
accept battle by Lieutenant General
Iassalitch is Interpreted as showing
his intention no throw. the RESPONSIBLE
lily upon thar officer for rislling a fight
with his inferior forces. and 10 confirm
the reports that General ZassaIitch had
been CeusUTed.
Reports have been received here that
The Japanese captured d quantity of
railroad material after Sundays battle.
This is supposed 90 indicate that the
russians had made great prOgress with
the railroad from the main Manchurian
line to the Ialu. If this is So it would
Zoe a simple matter for the japanese to
repair this line, which would material
ly assist them in their advance through
q difficult country.
English correspondents with the jap
auesc forces on the Yalu are permitted
IG send the most ample descriptions of
The people and the country traveTsgd. +
out not word about the lighting.
Russian Position Weak.
The Standards Tieu Tsiu correspond :
eut says me IS convinced that the Rus .
sian position iu southern MauChuria is .
exceedingly weak, as a. consequence of +
the enormous number of men detached /.
I1 guaTd the railway and to obtain .
provisions. lie believes that the forces .
at Hal CheuE and LAO CheuE are
greatly overestimated The camps. ne 4
says. are numerous. but there are few
men in them. There are several for
uHrariona ian the hills between FeuE
Wang CheUE and Hal CheuE. but the .
line of communication is weak and
straEEIiuE.
the Japanese loan viii be $4,000. GOO az +
@ per cent and viii bee issued stimuli
taueuusly boa London ANA New York.