Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-10
JARS SINK
RUSSIAN FLEET

LONDON, march y. lnOuRn tnC
ramon is persistent here that the Rus
sian NladivOstok squadron has been
! destroyed by the Japanese there has
been DO confirmation The news first
came from Toxic. Tho dispatch says
the Jap3 engaged the Russians on the
high seas
Toxic, March 8. 9.-Japanese warships
yesterday eveninR bomhardcd the forts
of Talienwan. i'll the Korean bay.
Later they proceeded to Port Arthur
and hombsrded the fortress there.
London, March 9.-Tbe Port Arthur
correspondent wires that Admiral
MsrakoT, in charge of the Russian
naval forces in the far east, arrived at
Port Arthur today. The bsttleship
Retvizsn, which WAS damaged by Jap
anese torpedoes on Feb 9, according
to this dispatch has been repaired and
Is now afloat.
Berlin. March "a local newsps-
per today asserts that Russia refused
permission 10 America TO send mil
itary attaches with the Russian forces,
while permission TO tine continental
power was freely given. This paper
states that it is considered a grave
affront, implying that American ofiic-
e-s are not to be trusted with mill
! tary secrets.
Washington, March 9.--The war de-
partment fatty denies the statement
in Berlin paper that Russia refuses
permission TO the United States to
have military attaches with her army,
Ambassador McCornick, a few days
ago, cabled that permission had been
granted.
Berlin, March ga telegram from
st. Petersburg confirms the statement
that the Russian squadron left Vladi-
vostok. 1t is believed. according to
the National Zeitung correspondent.
that the new enterprising chief OF
squadron, Captain ReItzensteiD, has
gone in search of the three cruisers
which Japan is said to have recently
purchased from Chile, and which are
now reported to be i'll the Pacific
ocean. Russian naval officers are con-
fideut that ReitzensteIn will achieve
his object. Foreign naval attaches in
st. Petersburg, on the her hand. ex-
IL l,n
eG too far from the coast RoitZensteiu
wilt sal the fate of his squadron,
which infallibly will he overwhelmed.
Two fast cruisers were dispatched
from Japan in middle February for
the purpose of watching movements in
the Faldivostok fleet Ia German naval
circles it is bslieyed the japanese have
prepared surprise in the shape Of a
number of mines across Ussuri bay for
Russian ships. should they ever at
tempt 10 return TO Vladivostok.
The whereabouts of Captain Reitz-
eustein's Viadivo.tok squadron is care
fully guarded by the military author
tiles; but there is strong impression
here that when the seven Japanese
war ships appeared oil the harbOr on
sunday and Monday the Russian
squadron was outside, perhaps down
III, coast, cooperating with the Rus
sian land forces near the moth of the
Tumen river. If the Russians were
outside, and the japanese definitely
ascer.ained that fact, big sea fight
is probably imminent. rs it is con-
siderod certain that the Japanese III
that case will lie on and of VladivOs-
tuk 10 prevent the return Of the Rus
slams, giving battle if they are caught
in the open sea.
The harbors along the coast in which
he Russians might seek refuge are
frozen, and the squadron mlst event
ually be forced to return 70 Vladivo-
stok for coal. Although the Japanese
squadron is superior in Numbers and
guns, consisting of battleship and
four armored cruisers, two of which
are believed TO be the Idsumo and
the Yakumo, and two unarmored cruis-
ers, the four armored cruisers under
Captain Rietzenstein, the Rosia,
Gromoboi, Rurik and Bogatyr, ale
among the finest vessels in the Rus
sian navy, and experts here are not
certain that they could not take the
measure of Rear Admiral Trims ships.