Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-07
MANY JAPANESE
REPORTED KILLED.
Continuous Skirmishing Said
to Be Going On in
Korea.
LAND FORCES ARE CLOSING IN
Japanese Reported to Have Executed
a Korean Spy - Vivid Account of
the Japanese to Block Port Arthur
Harbor.

London, April 1.-The correspond
dent of the Daily Telegraph at Seoul
reports that there is continues Skin
mishing between Ping Yang and Wiju
and that many Japanese have been
killed.
The correspondent adds that Ko-
rean spy at Ping Yang has been shot
by the Japanese.
London April IA correspondent
of the Times at sea in a wireless tele-
gram via wei Hal Wen, describing the
last attempt of the Japanese to bottle
up Port Arthur, says:
Tho moon disappeared at midnight
and the sea was like glass when the
desperate enterprise was begun. When
within two miles If the goal, the fren-
Zied motions of a searchlight showed
that suspicion had been awakened and
suddenly solitary gun announced
that the Japanese had been discov-
cred. The Russians sprang to their
guns of the batteries and in three min.
utes the Japanese craft were in a
seE1i-circle of gun flashes. The sea
was churned to turmoil by falling
shells, but there was no hesitation
The torpedo boats opened out and
the transports with men standing at
the life boats steered directly into
the inferno. There was only mile
to travel and the safety fuses were
ready.
1T was just at $3.50 in the morning
when the Chiyo Maru, led-with
searchlight trained upon her and she
was target for a hundred guns-to.
wards the east side of the entrance
The fuses were set and the crew push.
ed off just in time. 1t was a moment
of suspense. The charge exploded,
sinking her one hundred yards from a
point off the east side of the entrance.
"rhe Fukui Maru next passed on
the port side of the Chiyo Maru and
dropped anchor. Just as the officers
and crew pushed clear there was a
dull explosion. She had been struck
and sunk in the exact place which
the Japanese desired by torpedo
from within the harbor.
$50 close were the defending de-
stroyers that the Yeneyama Maru was
fouled by Russian destroyer and her
crew was scorched by the flames of
the discharge from Russian six
FOUNDER.
1T was a horrible melee, but the
Japanese kept their presence of mind
throughout and their steadiness was
shown by the fact that before she had
been fouled by the destroyer, the
Yeneyama Maru passed to starboard
of the Chiyo Maru and then between
her and the Fukui Maru and reached
the center of the channel, where she
was hit by torpedo, which sank her
on the west side of the channel, her
bow pointing toward the shore. Not
man of the transport crews was
drowned.
"The attempt failed to block the
channel completely because there
were only four transports. 1t is prob
able, however. that the channel has
been rendered impracticable for the
large battleships and it is certain tnat
the Japanese will not rest until the
channel has been closed.
THE maneuver was covered by
torpedo division which, running in
close endeavored to draw the fire of
the land batteries from the main en-
terprise. This division remained in
action until all the crews were res
Cueu ana just Delore udyDTedh was Ell
gaging Russian destroyer which re-
manned at the entrance line firing tor
pedoes during the night. The screams
of escaping steam, proclaimed that the
Russian boat had been damaged in her
vitals.
cat daybreak the f1otilla drew off
under cover of the fleet, which was
waiting ten miles outside"