Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-05-11
War News of the Week.

Toxic, May 6.-The report of Ad-
miral HosOya in giving the details OF
the landing of japanese troops at Lilac
lung peninsula, but suppressing the
landing place has been received.
He states that the seventh division,
with the torpedo boats escorting the
transports arrived at the selected
landing place at $50 p. m. May 5th.
He first bombarded the enemy's pa
troll and drove them back, when
the soldiers rushed ashore, wad-
ing breast deep in the water and
reaching land safely. Immediately
advancing they took possession of a
range of hills without firing a single
shot, and planted the flag on the
hills. The gunboats discovered one
hundred of the enemy and lombard
ed them, killing several. The troops
are in high spirits.
Piers are being erected to facilitate
the further landing of troops.
Rome, May According to a tel
egram received here from Che Foo,
the garrison at Port Arthur has been
reduced to only four thousand men.
All important documents, money and
all the field guns have been removed
to Mukden. This action on the part
of the Russians was taken in anticina-
ton of the japanese cutting off COM
munication by rail.
st. Petersburg, May 6.--News of
very heavy fighing near Feng Wang
Cheng is expected within thirty six
hours. Heavy reinforcements have
reached the Russian position. An i'm
perial order has been issued attaching
three batteries of artillery to each
rifle division.
st. Petersburg, May 6.-The general
staff this afternoon are in receipt of
the details of the japanese landing at
Pitzwo. 1t says that only few hun
red cossacks were on the bench when
the japanese appeared.
They fired a few rounds and then
retired to the rear.
At the present hour the landing is
proceeding uninterruptedly. The rail-
road and telegraph to Port Arthur is
still working.
While it is not officially admitted,
it is generally believed here that the
entrance to Port Arthur is effectively
sealed, at lest, for the large war ships
and the japanese landing at Pitzwo
is expected to be followed almost i'm
mediately with the isolation of Port
Arthur.
The landing on the west coast Of the
peninsula was also anticipated by the
Russians who are reconciIed to the
cutting off of their stronghold. They
are convinced that the fortress is i'm
pregnable against attacks either from
land or sea.
1t is believed that General Stoessels
forces, including the garrison does
not exceed 5000 men. The fortress
it is claimed is proyisioned for year.
1t is reported that General Kouro-
patkin has asked the emperor to dis
miss General ZassaIitch for disobed-
fence of order.
New Chwang, May cit is reported
here that the japanese force landed
yesterday at Pitzwo numbered ten
thousand men. Port Arthur, accord
ing to reliable information received
here, is still we'll supplied with provis-
ions.
Toxic, May Admiral Togo re-
ports that the entrance to Port Arthur
is blockaded completely to all vessels
except very small boats. He adds that
the japanese did not lose a single war
vessel, although the attack resulted in
considerable loss of life.
Toxic, May Admiral Togo's off,
cial recital of the latest engagement
off Port Arthur shows that the Japan
ese have effectively blocked the en-
trance to the harbor. Five out OF
the eight japanese blockading ships
were damned into the inner channel
and are now preventing egress from
the barbor to all craft excepting very
small boats.
st. Petersburg, May THE calm
ness with which the Russians accept
the isolation of Port Arthur which
has always been regarded as the Rus.
sian Gibraltar of the far east, is most
remarkable. The utmost confidence i;
expressed in their ability to withstand
the siege. The total force there i:
about $1,000 men. There are practi.
cally no non combatants either there
or at Port Dalny.