The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-02-26

ed--lf True, Russia Hasn't Even a
Toy Boat in the Far East--other
Alleged" War News.
Toxic, Feb. 22.--Adyices received
fIom NagasaN announce another
sweeping Japanese naval victory as the
result of which four Russian torpedo
boat destroycrs part Of the Port Ar
thur defence squadron have been cap
tured by the japanese fleet under Ad-
miral Uriu.
The announcement has created in
tense excitement IN Toxic although de-
tails are lacking. One report states
that the Japanese commander success
fnlly used the Russian signals and by
that means was enabled to approach
close TO the Russian scouting squadron
lafore being detected.
While The report is generally credit
Cd here. no confirmation can be OBJ
ta ned at the navy department where
il Is stated that no word has been re-
CCived from Admiral UTiu in two days
It is believed that the capture took
place some time Sunday as ii is gen
orally thought a fourth attack on Port
Arthur had been planned for that day
# the Russian forces have lost four
Of their destroyers it can be stated
as a fact that the Port Arthur squad
ron Of the Russian navy is practically
thing of the past.
only three of he larger vessels are
intact ard the main reliance of the
Russians had been placed on their de-
strOyer fleet. In fact naval strateSists
here had been expecting that the Rus
sian destroyers would make a bold at
tack on the japanese feet and endeav-
or TO cripple some Of the larger vessels
If possible.
AMERICAN CRUISER IN 1T.
London. Feb. 22-The Nagasaki cor
respondent of the London Daily Tele-
graph cables that dispatch has been
received from Che Foo announcing tha;
the American cruiser New Orleans and
the gunboat Wilmington have left
there under command of Rear Admir-
al Cooper to make a demonstration at
the mouth of the Yalu river. The cor
respondent does not state what the
nature Of the demonstration will be,
but il is believed that word has been
received that American interests are
threatened
II is stated that the New Orleans ar
rived at Che Foo early Monday morn
ing and that Admiral Cooper found
hurry orders awaiting him there and
sailed at once. The nature of these or
ders could not be asCertaiued.
KUROPATKIN.
London. Feb. 23.-The Vienna cor.
respondent of the London Times
states that the announcement of the
appointment of General Kuropatllin to
the supreme command OF the Russian
army in Manchuria is accepted there
as indicating that Russia recognizes
the gravity OF the situation, While ad-
mitting that General Kuropatkin is by
all odds the best OF the Russian com
manders and admittedly the one man
of all others to handle the situation,
Austrian military experts declare
that he has assumed a well nigh i'm
possible task. He cannot do more
than any one else, they declare, as he
is handicapped by the mistakes that
have been made in ST. Petersburg in
not placing the army in Manchuria
on a war footing long ago.
Manchuria, experts declare, is like
South Africa in that great military
regulations are bound to be lost there.
IL remains therefore to be seen wheth-
er General Kuropatllin, who has not
had an organized foe to deal with
since Pleyna will demonstrate that he
comprehends the changes in modes OF
warfare that the past quarter century
has brought forth.
JAPS IN KOREA.
London, Feb. 23.--The London Times
has received from its correspondent in
Korea, via dispatch boat from Chem
ulpo to Wei-Hai-Wei long dispatch in
which he tells of the Japanese opera
tlons in Korea. On February 10 the
Times dispatch steamer Haimun arriv-
cd at Chemulpo and started for a pri-
vate anchorage that had been arranged
for. She was The first private owned
vessel 10 arrive there since the Variag
and KoIietz were sunk and her cap
tain was ordered to heave to by Jap
ancse cruiser, Immediately japanese
officer boarded the Haimun and exam
ined her papers. She was then per-
mitted to proceed by long and deyi-
Gus route to her anchorage. The port
presented very busy appearance. Nu-
nerous transports were entering and
departing while every available post
of anchorage was occupied by craft OF
every description
Conspicuous at the entrance OF the
harbor were the wrecks of the Russian
vessels that had been sunk after the
engagement with the Japanese Sal
wage operations had already been be
fun on the Varlag and the divers were
iIt work on the sunken cruiser.
A Japanese army corps was being
landed In three divisions, The Twelfth