Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-10
TO FIGHT
Japs Cruisers Hoverine About Vladivostok and
 Shooting Occasionally

ment of Nladivostok on March 6. says the attack commenced at 10 minutes ot i'll the afternoon and the firing was ckpt up about forty minutes. He believes the bomabrdment was effect i've and demoraliizng to the enemy. Ihe Russian forts did not reply to the Japanese fire. Japanese cruisers sub- seuuently reconnoitred several ad- jacent places on the coast, but found no trace of the enemy.
 The full report of Vice Admiral kamikura, who commands the sec ond Japanese squadron, says:
 "As prearranged, we reached the east entrance to Vladivostok on the morning of March through a frozen sea. The enemy's ships were not not seen outside the narbor. We ap- preached the batteries on the north east coast from point beyond the range of the batteries on the Balkan promontory and Bosphorus strait. After bombarding the inner harbor forty minutes, from l.3O o'clock in the afternoon, we retired. I belfve the bombardment effected considerable damage. Soldiers were seen, but the land batteries did not reply to our fire. Black smoke was observed at the east entrance to the harbor about 5 o'clock D.. m., and was thought to be from the enemy's ships, but this smoke gradually disappeared.
 "On the morning of March ' we re- connoitred America bay and Strelok bay, but saw nothing unusual. We reapproached the east entrance to Vladivostok at noon. The enemy's ships were invisible and the batteries did not fire. We turned toward Pos siet bay, but not seeing the enemy, retired.'
 St Petersburg, March 10.--An im- perial ukase has been issued prohib- ting the exportation of horses from Russia until further notice.l Even for the exportation of single horses with pedigrees permission from the head of the remount department must be obtained.
 Port Arthur, March 1O.--A mes sage from the signal station at Il o'clock last night announced the ap- pearance of a Japanese squadron on the horizon. Fifty minutes later the shore batteries opened fire on the Japanese vessels. A gale sprang up and the attacking fleet soon withdrew.
 Canea, Island of Crete, March 1O.- A Russian transport from Port Said has arrived here. Members Of her crew say that the Russian torpedo boat No 221 was lost while on her way to this port. The crew of the torpedo boat was rescued by the transport.
 1n .~~-vThn Rms sian armored cruiser Dmitri Donsker has entered the canal, bound for the Mediterranean.
 Port Arthur. March 1O.-The Japan ese fleet appeared off this city at mid night and bombarded it intermittently until o'clock this morning.
 St Petersburg, March 10.-The com mandefs of the Russian Warsh1ps Variag and Korietz have had conferred upon them the decoration of the mili- tary order of St George of the fourth class on account of their heroic con- duct in the engagement with the Jap anese at Chemulpo. The other officers and crews of the vessels have been given minor decorations, including crosses of the Order of St George.
 Salt Lake, Utah, March 1O.-The Japanese in Utah have been asked to contribute $1OO0O toward the Japanese war fund being collected in this coun- try by the Fokugikai (patriotic soci- ety), i branch of which is being organ ized here. According to the organizer, similar assessments have been made on the Japanese in Nevada, Wyoming, Montana and Colorado. In San Fran cisco alone $2S0,0O0 has been collected.
 Nagasaki, March 10.-The crews Of the merchant vessels captured by Jap anese warships since the war began have just been released and 400 Rus- sians. Chinese and Germans have been turned over to their respective consuls to be sent back to their own countries. Forty of the officers taken at the same time still remain at Sasebo. The coal cargo of the Norwegian steamer Hermes has been released.
 SUNDAY SCHOOL DELEGATES.