The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-06-17
PORT ARTHUR HAS BEEN BoM-
RARDED INcEssANTLY FOR
SEVEN DAYS.
JAPANESE SUFFER HEAVY LOSS
RUSSIANS CLAIM THAT TWO
JAP RATTALloNs WERE AN.
INITIATED.

St. Petersburg, June IA. -. Rumors
are in circulation here that great
naval battle has taken place off Port
Arthur in which two Russian and four
Japanese battleships were sunk. No
confirmation of the rumor can be OBJ
tanned.
Climax Near at Port Arthur.
London, June 14.-According to the
Rome Tribunals Chefu correspondent,
Port Arthur has been bombarded in
sessantly for the last seven days.
All the western portions of the
town, it is stated, have been de-
stroyed. Several Russian warships
have been damaged, the Japanese
squadron backing up the land as
saults, but keeping out of range of the
fort guns. People arriving at Chefu
from Port Arthur are convinced that
to-day
Will Be the Decisive Day.
Dispatches from St. Petersburg, by
way of Paris announce that, despite
the emi-oflcial assurances that moth
ing of exceptional gravity has occur
red at Port Arthur in the last few
days, the widest rumors continue to
circulate at the Russian capital.
According to these rumors. the Japan
csc already have occupied the advance
defense works. The Russians are re-
ported to have blown up the battle
ships Retvisan, Czarevitch and Pal
lada to prevent their capture.
Japanese Lose Heavily.
Haicheng, Manchuria, June IA. - A
RANKING movement of the Japanese
around the Russian left from Feng
Wang Cheng June 9 was repulsed
with loss of two whole battalions.
A large Japanese force moved out
in the morning along the Geng Wang
Cheng and Haicheng road. The Rus
SLAMS had force strongly posted in a
ravine thirty miles southeast of Hal
cheng. The Japanese were preceded
by two battalians, who walked into the
Russian Ambuscade.
They received a murderous rifle and
artillery fire at close range and were
wiped out, only one or two escaping.
The main Japanese force, which
was greatly superior to the Russian
force, tried to outfank the Russians,
who drew off without losing man.
The Japanese, closing in found the ra-
vine vacant, save for their own dead.
There are three battalfons in each
Japanese infantry regiment, except
the bodyguard regiments, which have
two each. A Japanese regiment ordi-
narily consists of seven officers, 154
subofficers and LAO privates-1.664
men in all. Therefore it is probable
that in the two battalions reported
wiped out there were at least LOO
men.
skrydIoff Near Port Arthur.
London, June IA. - The Standards
correspondent at St. Petersburg tele-
graphs that dispatches have been re-
ceived from Admiral Skrydlcff, stating
that on Tuesday last he moved with
the Vladivostok squadron toward
Port Arthur and arrived within thirty
miles of that place. There he ran
into fog and found several Japanese
torpedo boats and two battleships
confronting him. The Japanese at
tackled fiercely, inflicting some dam
age. The Russians returned the Jap
anese fire, but as none of the Port Ar
thur ships appeared as Skrydloff ex-
pected, they returned to Vladivastok,
which they reached 8 o'clock yester-
day morning.
Military Train Bombarded.
Toxic, June 14.-Rear Admiral Togo
reports that on Tuesday part Of the
fleet bombarded the west coast of the
Liaotung peninsula near Kaichou and
drove back a military train that was
approaching southwark. No trains
have been seen since.
The enemy was driving in troops
and throwing up works, evidently ex-
pecting landing of the Japanese on
that point and making all prepare
tons to prevent it.
Small gunboats sent close In by
Rear Admiral Togo bombarded the
Russians at work, and it is believed
caused considerable damage. 5ts
Russians Fight Bandits,
Haicheng, June 14.Ten COssacks
along the railway south Of here on
June 8 came in contact with nifty
Chinese bandits. Fifteen OF the ban.
dts were killed or wounded md eight
were captured. The cossacks lost ons
killed and two wounded & 3 si
Buried ~ Japansss.
Toxic. Juns ~ ~ The military CON
nsissions asstsnsd e. bury no aussIaa
,asad ~ the. battle Of Nanshan hin q
Kinchou. May n, has presented ~