Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-13
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES RECEIVED
AT LONDON INDICATE THAT.
|, THE END OF WAR WILL
COME IN JULY.
TO PAROLE RUSSIAN
PRISONERS SOON
iToday's Dispatches Mention the Cap.
ture of the Russian Transport Sun.
gari- Occupation of Masampho a
Most Important Achievement.

London, Feb. IL. - The British gov
ernment has information which leads
1t to believe that Japan is likely to be
in possession of Port Arthur week
from now.
In the best informed Japanese cir
! cles here it is privately thought that
the war will be over by July.
Those British officials who are cog.
infant of the extraordinary thorough.
ness with which Japan was prepared
for war are inclined to share the Jap
anese view regarding the duration of
the struggle.
y London, Feb. 12.-Advices Of the
Japanese minister. announce that the
Russian minister at Seoul and the
Russian legation guard have departed
for chiha. so, IA
The Russian officers and sailors who
surrent ed to the Japanese after the
battle Aousht off chemuIupo will be
sent to Shanghai under parole on the
first neutral vessel available.
The official telegram adds the In.
formation that all the survivors of the
Variag, korietz and the transport Sun.
sari were taken on board the British,
French and Italian Warships off Che.
mulpo. |
This is the first reference made in
the eastern dispatches to the loss of
the sungari, the Russian transport.
London. Feb. 12. - In the house of
lords today Foreign Minister Lans.
doWne declared the report that Great
Britain had given Wei-Hai-Wei as a
base for Japanese operations against
Port Arthur was entirely unfounded.
London, Feb. 12.-There is marked
lull in war news. No confirmation has
been received here of the reported at
tempts of the Japanese to land troops
near Port Arthur.
Japanese Official Talks,
Captain Tamari, Japanese naval at
tache, discredits the rumors. He said:
Z 1.-THE Jauanese will never attempt to
take Port Arthur from the sea alone"
Masampho Important Point.
The captain attaches the greatest
Importance to the seizure of Masam-
pho, as giving Japan command of the
straits of Corea, and preventing the
Ajunction of the two, Russian squadrons.
Che Foo, Feb: 12.--The Japanese
fleet has not been seen here since
noon on Tuesday. The injured battle
ships, Czarewitch and Retvisan, have
been f1oated but the cruiser Pallada is
still on the beach. 1890
Town Not Injured.
It has been ascertained that the Jap.
anese shells did not injure the forts at
Port Arthur in Tuesdays engagement
, The shells which were directed at. the
forts struck the houses on the hill.
information is Meaere.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 12.-It is posi-
lively asserted by the government that
no kilograms have been received from
Viceroy Alexieff except those already
given out 1t is understood that even
the czar is expectantly awaiting for
the complete and direct official infor-
nation.
Z Cables Are Cut.
The explanation by the admiralty of
the non-receipt here of direct news of
the naval battle off Chemulpo is lack
of cable connections.
News Scarce at Toxic.
London, Feb. 1.-THE Japanese min
lister here has received dispatch from
the government at Toxic, announcing
that the later has not yet received an
official report of the battle fought off
Port Arthur.
Japanese Are Landing.
It adds that apparently the disem-
barlkation of Japanese troops is pro-
ceeding satisfactorily and without dis
order at Chemulpo, the port of Seoul,
: and elsewhere.
Denies Baltic Fleet Movements.
Berlin, Feb. 12.It is officially an
nounced here that nothing is known
! of the alleged passage or impending
passage of the Russian Baltic fleet
through the Baltic North sea canal.
1t was unofficially announced last
night that the feet would be rushed
to the orient to take the places of the