Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-19
JAPANESE ARE CLOSING IN AND
A BIG BATTLE is EXPECT.
ED SOON.
RUSSIANS DESTROY PORT DAlNY
BLOW UP DOCKS AND PIERS TO
PREVENT THEIR USE BY
THE JAPS.

Shanghai, May IA. - The Japanese
are closing in on Port Arthur. The
Russians have begun to leave Sung
yang for Tienling. They are commit
ting depredations west of the Yalu,
forcing the villagers to supply them
with cattle and foodstuffs and commit
ting outrages. The Japanese troops
are marching on Hsuyen, with the OBJ
ject of eventually proceeding to Tasch-
ichiao. It is expected that the third
Japanese army will land at Kaichau
and meet the first army.
Joint Attack Nearly Due.
Chefu, May 14.-After a cruise along
the eastern coast of the Liaotung Pc
ninsula the Daily News dispatch boat
Fawan returned to port this morning.
The whole of the coast in the vicinity
of Port Arthur is carefully patrolled by
the Japanese fleet. Torpedo boats are
protecting the landing of troops.
Transports are still engaged in
landing the details of the second army
near Pitsewo. 1t is estimated that A.
600 men have already disembarked
The Fawan was forbidden to approach
the coast and warned against floating
mines. Six of these dangerous neigh
borse were sighted.
Fighting is in progress daily on the
peninsula, but the details are kept
secret. 1t is said, however, that the
Russians are offering very ineffective
resistance. One of the Japanese Off
GERS who boarded the Fawan said that
he understood from some of the army
men that the Russians showed up
poorly as fighters. 1--WE are amazed at
the Russian army" he said. 1T is no
better than the Chinese"
A joint naval and militar yattack on
Port Arthur is expected about May 16.
Russians Destroy DaIny.
st. Petersburg, May IA. - Viceroy
Alexieff has telegraphed to tn eczar,
announcing that the Russians have
blown up the docks and piers of Port
Dalny, Liao-Tung peninsula, presuma-
bly, to render more difficult Japanese
landing at that point.
Later kilograms received here indi-
cate that the whole of Port Dalny has
been destroyed by the Russians.
Port Dalny was intended by Russia
to be the chief commercial emporium
OF its Eastern dominions An edict
providing for its construction was is
sued by the Russian emperor July 80.
1899, and Port Dalny, fully equipped
with all modern improvements. docks,
warehouses and railroad facilities, was
opened to commerce in December,
1901.
Talienwan bay is one of the finest
deep water harbors on the Pacific.
VIadivostok In a Bad Way.
Berlin, May 14-Although dispatches
from Vladivostok reports no Japanese
in sight, private advices assert that the
fortress is in state of siege and that
the section of the civil population not
driven out by fear of the famine prices
of necessities has received official no
tice. from the commandant as follows:
"All the strength and resources, not
only of the army, but also of every
resident of ,Vladivostok. will hence
forth be used first of all in carrying
out the military tasks confronting us.
No resident, therefore, should any
longer depend on the resources of the
fortress for individual subsistence.
but must prepart at any moment to de-
prive himself of his own supplies,
which may be confiscated by the mill
tary authorities"
Niuchwang Practically Evacuated.
Shanghai, May IA. - The Russians
virtually have evacuated Niuchwang.
They are dismantling the forts and OBJ
literating the intrenchments and are
preparing to destroy the siege guns.
The majority of the troops have al
ready withdrawn toward Liaoyang.
The Russians asked the Chinese to
Police Niuchwang. The Chinese re-
fused on the ground that they have
not enough men.
To Harrass the Japs.
Niuchwang, May IA. - Numerous !
bodies Of Russian cavalry and infantry
have been disposed in the vicinity of
Niuchwang and north of Tashihohao in
order to harrass, if not arrest, the ,,
overland movement of the Japanese
The nature of the country is favorable