Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-02-19
RUSSIA AND JAPAN
HAVE LOCKED HORNS.

in Tuesdays battle in the roads out
side of Port Arthur but was kept
afloat until Saturday when it sank
Nagasaki, Feb. 15.-The survivors
from the Variag and the Korietz, the
Russian cruisers that were sunk by
the Japanese at Chemulpo last Tues
day still remain on BOARD the British
cruiser Talbot, the italian cruiser
Elba and the French cruiser Pascal.
The situation is becoming acute as
the Japanese have twice made de-
mands of the commanders of tho
three foreign vessels that the Rus
slams be surrendered as prisoners of
war.
Seoul, Tuesday, Feb. 9.-AThe Japan
ese fleet which entered Chemulpo last
night escorting transports captured
one Russian volunteer warship and
two steamers in the open sea.
Nagasaki, Feb. 15.-According to
advices received, the engagement at
Port Arthur commenced at o'clock
on the morning of the 9th. Alto
gether ~ vessels were destroyed and
eight captured.
London, Feb. 15.-The Daily Nails
Port Arthur correspondent under
date of February IL, says: "Ofiicial
advices state that the Japanese land
ed 600 soldiers near Talienhawen with
disastrous results, 410 being sabred
| by Cossacks. The remainder escaped
to their ships. 1t is further stately
that the japanese landed at Dove
Bay, where 30 of them were killed
and the remainder retreated.
st. Petersburg, Feb. ia COM
munication from Niceroy Alexieff
just received confirms the report of
the landing of $4,000 Japanese troops
at Chemulpo.
London. Feb. 15.-The correspon-
dent of the Daily Express at Pekin,
in cablegram dated February 12,
reports that Viceroy Alexietf is prac-
! tically isolated, direct communication
between Port Arthur and Vladivi-
stok being suspended. He adds that
the railroad behind Port Arthur has
been blown up and that 5000 Japan
ese troops have landed near Dalny.
London, Feb. l5.-The Toxic cores
pondent of the Times cabling under
date of February 10, says: 1t is said
that the Japanese squadron has seal.
ed Port Arthur.
| Paris, Feb. 1J.-The Journals Yeng-
Chau correspondent under date of
| CYL uti L. iNuSSidh NIlCs Dt~
! ing absolutely forbidden / am OBJ
liged to leave Port Arthur. Mondays
surprise was absolute. The squadron
anchored, only one vessel using n
searchlight. When firing began the
officials and several naval officers
| thought that only manouevres were
intended, as the Japanese had hugged
the coast with lights veiled. The
Czarevitch, Retvizan and Pallada wero
not destroyed and the two former
are floating in port with repairable
breaches. Complete repairs will be
difficult at Port Arthur, but the ves-
sells are utiliZable in the roadstead.
All three took part in the second en-
gagement."
Che Foo, Feb. 15.-It is stated that
IL Russian ships were damaged in
the recent engagement ut Port Ar
thur
I Toxic, Sunday, Feb. 14.-Goro Ia
kahira, the japanese minister at
Washington, has officially advised his
government that he is receiving
numerous offers of large contribu-
tions to the war fund from Ameri-
cans and requests instructions as to
the policy of the government in the
matter. 1t is considered probable !
that Japan will refuse to accept thiSi
proffered aid, while stating that thei
government is deeply gratified at this
and other expressions of American
sympathy.
The cabinet will consider the ques-
tion and instruct Minister Takahira
shortly.
No further news of the Russian
Vladivostock squadron has been re-
ceived here. 1t is thought to have
returned to Vladivostock in prefer
ence to risking fight or exhausting
it's fuel.
Enormous military activity con.
tinues, but the government carefully
conceals it's plans and does not indi-
cate the date of any projected move
ment. Although every moment of de-
lay enables the Russians to become
better prepared for the conflict, the
Japanese apparently are unconcerned,
and confident. They realize that tho
umited capacity of the trans-Siberian
railway and the distance from their
base of supplies, places limitations on
the proposed accomplishments of
Russia in Manchuria and Siberia.
They feel that no danger attaches in
that quarter, and are awaiting the
completion of Japan's naval program.
London, Feb. 16.-The vouminous
dispatches from the far east publish
ed here this morning are again char
acterized by absence of real light on
the situation. Numerous unconfirm-
ed and conflicting rumors are given,
and among them is report of an
other engagement at Port Arthur IN
which the Russians lost eight vessels
sunk and ten captured.
A correspondent of the Daily Mail
who witnessed the engagement Off
Port Arthur confirms his previous ac-
counts of the fight and asserts again
that one Japanese torpedo boat was
sunk and another deserted by it's
crew in a sinking condition and SUBJ
sequently captured by the Russians.
He SAYS also that the ,Innanese losh