The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-12
VARIOUS MOVEMENTS
ON LAND IND SCI

LONDON. March 12.-Although there is
some confusion of dates in the official mes
sages from the far East regarding recent
attacks on Port Arthur and other engage
ments which is probably due to the fact
that those affairs occurred during the night
time, no fresh action is known to have
taken place on Friday.
A correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
at Seoul describes those japanese attacks
on Port Arthur as Successful preparatory
bombardments.' thereby intimating that a
greater attempt TO reduce Port Arthur is
imminent.
The official announcement from Mukden
that the Russian army corps. which has
arrived at Hardin, will be held there be-
cause of the landing of Japanese troops at
different points. and the various reports of
the intentions of the Japanese COMMANDERS
Is an Inintentional tribute from Viceroy
-Alexieh 10 japanese extraordinary success
IN concealing her plan of campaign and
nystifying the enemy as 10 her movements
a correspondent at Chee-FOo of the Daily
Mail gives alleged information of the Jap
anese landing movements ND TO March g.
and says that Decentralization is proceeding
at Chemulpo and points to the nOrthward
with marvellous rapidity. During the last
ten days sixteen transports have landed
1000 men at town the Japanese call Kai-
shoe probably Hwang-Ju, ninety-fOur miles
northwest of Chemulpo on the Tai-Dong
river. twelve miles by sea from Chemulpo
Dispatch boats began TO run on Wednesday
between Chemulpo and Chenampo. The
correspondent calculates that up to the
present O,co japanese have been landed in
northern Korea.
The correspondent says also that a tor
pedo boat destroyer and a transport are
aground of Chemulpo the former is slightly
damaged and the latter. which has the APP
pearance OF cruiser. is completely
wrecked
Cabling from Yin-Kow a correspondent of
the Daily Mail says the British and Amer
lean gunboats at Nieu-Chwang have re-
ceived orders 10 leave Immediately the river
opens. A Liao-Yang correspondent says
there are now 12000 troops working night
and day on the fortihcations. A great fOrti-
fed camp is being formed south of the
town; IL extends three miles in every di-
rection. The Russian force on the Yalu
river now amounts 10 20.0o0 men.
As example OF the terrible power of
the Japanese "ChinosO" powder. a CORE
spondent Of the Standard at Toxic relates
that Russian sailor who was hurt in the
naval Tight OF ChemulpO and who has been
brought To Matsuyama, Japan, has leo
wounds.
The Tien-Tsin correspondent of the
Standard reports that influential Cinnamon
living in the United States have telegraphed
the Chinese Foreign Board urging that the
Emperor be made head of the army and
that China join Japan against Russia. The
Cinnamon IN question offer 10 raise the
funds necessary 20 do this. Refugees from
Nieu-Chwang. this correspondent continues
report that the Japanese are landing at a
snail bay on the Liao-Tung peninsula No
further news has been received OF the re-
ported Japanese movements at Feng-Wang-
Chong, but correspondent OF the Daily
Telegraph, who i now at ChemulpO. main
tains that the most striking DEVELOPMENTS
will take place on the LiaO-Tung peninsula.