Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-12

with the pointed intimation of the de.
fensive stand Russia may be com.
PEELED to adopt.
Rome, March 10.-The Agenzia II.
bera has dispatch from Toxic saying
Japan has won great victory off Via
divostok, but with heavy sacrifices.
st. Petersburg, March 10. - Up to
4:45 this afternoon the only important
news from the seat of war was the
Associated Press dispatch from Port
Arthur announcing another attack on
that place by the Japanese fleet. A tel
egram from Vladivostok received to-
days makes no mention of fighting
there. It is presumed that all is quiet
there.
The report that the Japanese have
entered Manchuria west of the Yalu
river cannot be confirmed.
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Nagasaki March 10.-The crews of
the merchant vessels captured by the
Japanese warships since the war be-
gan have just been released, and in all
400 Russians, Chinese and Germans
have been turned over to their various
consuls to be sent back to their own
countries.
Officers Are Detained.
Forty officers, taken at the same
time, still remain at Sasebo.
The coal cargo of the Norwegian
steamer Hermes has been released.
Reports vIadivostok Fight.
Toxic, March 10.-vice Admiral Ka-
mimura, reporting the bombardment
of Vladivostok on February 6, says the
attack commenced at 1850 o'clock in
the afternoon and the firing was kept
up for about forty minutes. He be-
lieves the bombardment was effective
and demoralizing to the enemy.
The Russian forces did not reply to
the Japanese fire.
The Japanese cruisers subsequently
reconnoitered at several adjacent
places on the coast but found no trace
of the enemy's ships.
Russians Lose Torpedo Boat.
Canea, Island of Crete March TO-
Members of the crew of a Russian
! transport which has arrived here from
Port Said, say that the Russian torpe-
do boat No. 221 was lost while on the
way to this port. The crew of the tor
| pedo boat was rescued by the trans
| port.
Neutrality At End.
Yinkow, March 10-The family of
the United States consul, Mr.. Miller,
will leave today. 1t is understood
that the neutral powers will not en-
barrass Japan by the presence of war
ships in the river here and therefore
neutral interests at Newchwang will
be officially abandoned.
| The tension among Russians also
continues. There are circumstantial
native reports of fighting east of the
railroad and there is strong evidence
of Japanese advance.
Newehwans Wholly Russian.
1t is reported that the action of the
Russians in ordering Newchwang to be
fortified was due to the withdrawal of
the foreign warships, thus removing
the last possibility of the naturalization
| of this port.
Japanese on the Advance.
Tien-Tsin, March 10. = Japanese
forces have advanced west from the
Yalu river. captured Fung Wang
Cheng and FenShu-Ling and are in
force seventy miles east of New
chwang A battle is imminent.
Land Victory for Japs.
Wei-Hai-Wei, March 10. It is re-
ported on good authority that there
has been a collision between the jap.
anese and Russians near Haiha, result
ing in the retreat Of the Russians.
vIadivostok Story Credited.
Toxic, March 10. = japanese war
ships bombarded Port Arthur and Dial.
| ny on the night of March 8. 1t is re-
ported that Russian torpedo boat de-
stroyer struck mine at Port Arthur
and sank on February a. 1t is be-
lieved that there has been a decisive
naval engagement in the vicinity of
| Vladivostok.
Guitar E,an.