Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-19
UNDER TWO YEARS.
Believed laps Cannot Reduce
Port Arthur.
Russian Admiral Says that War Will
Last Long.
Soldiers of tic Gear Not Freezing to
Death.

New ChwanG. March 1S.-The work
of unlocking the Russian Sunbolt
Sivoutch has begun. so as to enable
her to enter the Lao river at the ear
liest pccsibe moment
Three small boats from Port Arthur
have been disentrained at the railway
station.
The above facts. together with the
Russian demands for a market here for
lumber and grain bags. is taken to in
dictate the proposed execution of plans
to fcrtify the cast bank OF the Lao riv-
er from the railway station to the forts
and the coast lire to Kinchau.
Official dcnials have been made of
the reports prevailing in Japan that
Vice Admiral Makuroff fears the loss
of his feet If he remains at Port Ar
thur and he therefore contemplatcs
an attempt to escape. Competant au
OF the Japanese reducing Port Arthur
under two years.
London. March 1S.-Again there is
little news from the Far East printed
in this mornings papers with the OK
ccntion of vague runors of unsucccss-
full attempts of the Port Arthur and
Vladivostol fleets to join hands.
The Standard Tien Tsin correspond
cnt Says that Paul Lessar. Russian
minister to China, has renewed his
protest against the despatch of Chinese
forces outside the Great Wall and in
Inmates that unless they are with
drawn Russia may be compelled to act
on the assumption that China is aban-
dOning her neutrality i'll favor of japan.
The minister Is also reported to have
renewed his threat that on the slight
est movement on China's part Russian
troops will march on Pekip. 1t is nm
dcrstool that in :cply to this the cor
respondent. adds. China refused to re-
call ner troops.
The New Chwang CORRESPONDENT: Of
the Times. cabling under yesterdays;
date. asserts that there are no Japan
esq north Of thu Ialu river and that
tire since the BEGINNING of March,
On the other hand the correspondent.
says the Russians are reported 10 have
crossed the Yalu TO the south leaving
Il small force to guard the river.
st. Petersburg, March ia CORE
spo:itic!t of the Associated Press who
HIS just v':'itcd Port Arthur tnlcgraphs
today from Mukden as follows:
Despite the various bombardIncnts
at Port Arthur the cXternay aspect cf
hto city remains unchanged. although
the enemy fired an enormous nuinber
ot projcctilcH. The marine monsters
in tho harEnr look like enormous black
bulls and the ba.tlcships ami cruisers
hear m@,Es cf the lighting. The black
CLOUDS. of smoke vomitcd from their
stacks; ovcrhanG the town. The criiiscr
Pallalh stands almost ready in the
doc!
Near the entrance Of tho har5nr can
y" sec,I the c:larrad wrecks OF the Jap
ancSe Grcships. Aboard one If tho far
thcst out WAS found tho body Il Japan
c"r officer who had shot himself. Be
side him lay Il chart showing the course
OF the fircahiJs and the spot where
they sank.
six hours of firing by the heaviest
guns during tn" last hombardmcat dill
not dcmoiish Il single building but cost
I f"W lives.
The enemy in cnGcavorinG to stand
10 far as possible outside the range OF
tho i.ussiTn batteries rendered their
oAn fire ineffective. The people are
getting used to the bor'.ardmcnts ana
the .Iapan"S" Squadron cruising in the
nfinc causes little alarm. OccIp.!-
tionS are rcsuming their wontcd course
ana many stores have been opened
Not 4 few women hcroically refuse
t. leave Port Arthur.
branch OF tho Eusso-Chncsc bank
is doing business, and many wives Of
officers ana soldiers are returning as
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