The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-19
The First One Scored on the
Sea Since the Beginning
of the War.
JAPANESE CRUISER TORpEOOtD.
The Big ArmOred War Vessel Was
Badly Crippled But Did Not
GO to the Bottom.
Two Thousand Japanese Have Reoc.
cupied the Road to Sanchilipu,
Again Cutting OF commun.
cation With Port Arthur.

riao Yang, May 1.-THE advance
guard of the first Japanese army has
appeared six miles below Lien Chen
kuan on the road to Lao Yang. 1t is
not making any further advance, but
is erecting strong fortifications. The
Japanese movements were made with
the greatest care.
Col Elshen, who has returned from
a reconnaissance of the district near
the River Taitsi was attacked May .
by Chinese bandits One Cossack and
two porters were killed by the bandits
who were driven off
ST Petersburg, May 14-Grave fears
have been aroused in official circles by
the second dispatch from Viceroy
AleNiCff announcing that after the en-
gineers had blown up the docks and
warehouses in Dalny the entire town
was destroyed. This action is taken
to indicate a desperate situation. as II
is held no ordinary danger could have
induced the destruction of the mag.
nificent city built on the order Of the
C2ar at heavy expense.
Saturday morning published dis
patch from Constantinople according
to which Russia is concentrating
troops just beyond the Caucasus. The
most reliable information. the dispatch
says, fixes the present total number of
troops at 125,0O0.
A dispatch TO the Reuter- Telegram
Co from Toxic says the Japanese tor.
pedo boat No. As was destroyed Thurs
day while removing mines in Kerr bay.
north of Talien Wan. The casualties
were seven killed and seven injured.
This adds the correspondent, is the
first war vessel Japan has lost.
shan Hal Kwan, May IA parcel
which left 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.
II is stated that the heavy loss sug.
tained by the Russians in the battle
OF the Nalu was due to the inability to
control the soldiers. They were or.
dored merely 70 develop the enemy's
strength, but they rushed headlong
against a superior force and were
crushed back by a sheer weight Of
numbers.
Vancouver, B. c., May 14.-Advices
received from Japan by the steamer
Empress of India indicate that the bot.
tling up of the harbor at Port Arthur
has cost the japanese government ST..
24l 600 for tramp steamers alone, be.
side enormous sums for ammunition.
repairs. etc. Up TO the time of the
departure of the Empress of India
nine tramp steamers have been used
In the botting up process,
Liao Yang. May 16.-The Russian
feet scored its first distinct naval sue
cess Of the war on May 10 by the tor
redoing and Gripping, though not
sinking, of an armored Japanese cruis-
er 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 a small
naphtha launch in command of a
young naval officer who had with him
three jackies. The launch mounted a
small machine gun aud carried three
torpedoes.
When darkness fell the launch crept
out OF Port Arthur. hugging the shore
from the engines to betray her pres
ence 1t was late when she gained
the outer line of the Japanese squad
ron. Slipping through the torpedo
boat pickets and selecting the nearest
warship, big armored cruiser, she
stole towards her and succeeded in
exploding against her side a single
torpedo A deafening roar followed
the explosion which echoed far ashore.
Immediately flames enveloped the
cruiser which evidently was badly
crippled.
The crew of the cruiser was seen to
be fighting the fire. which they at last
succeeded in extnguishng. A sister
ship took the damaged vessel in tow
and disappeared TO the southeast.
The launch escaped the hot fire d.
rected against her by the Japanese
ships, but being unable to return to
Port Arthur or TO get into Dalny, she
was beached not far from Dalny.
only a few of the higher officers
were aware of the plan. the success OF
which depended upon secrecy. The
achievement raised the spirits OF the
Russians afioat and ashore, and the
young naval officer who was the hero
of the exploit was feted and recon-
mended for the Cross of St George
The Russians. on May II, apprehend
Ing that the presence Of japanese
squadron meant an attempt to capture
Dalny, blew up the piers and quietly
evacuated the place.
Two thousand Japanese have reoc
cupied the road to Sanchiipu, again
cutting off Port Arthur strong
force Is advancing against Polandien
Double Track will Be Laid.
Berlin, May ia leading German
steel firm has received a very larg
order from the Russian government
for steel rails, 10 be used in laying {
double track all along the Siberian
railroad. The work is TO be completed
in IS months.
Thirty Miles Of the Railroad Crippled
New Chwang. May 16.-A Chines'