The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1904-05-20
THE IAP ANESE TROOPS
Are Practically Masters in South
End Of Peninsula.
Port Arthur and Vicinity Alone is Ex-
epted-Cause Given For the De-
struction of Dalny by the Rus
sian Soldiers.

OI. PETERSBURG, May 10 uhlC6S re-
ceived by the general staff show that
the japanese are practically masters
of all of-the southern end of the Lao
Tung peninsula, save Port Arthur and
the territory commanded by its guns.
This result, so promptly brought about,
is due to the failure of the Russians to
make opposition of any consequence
to the Japanese advance.
A member of the general staff said
to a press representative that the re-
moval of the guns from the fOrtifica-
tions erected at Kin Chau and the de-
struction of Port Dalny were primar-
lily for the purpose of concentrating
the entire Russian force at Port Ar
thur If the men and guns were scat
tered the effect would have been to
distribute the means of defense of the
fortress over number of points
strategically weak The destruction of
Dalny was the result Of no sudden de-
termination, but was due to the prob
ability that force attempting to hold
this place could be separated from
Port Arthur and captured, thus inf1ict-
ing further loss of prestige to the Rus
SLAMS which could not be permitted at
this time. To defend the whole of the
southern end of the Lao Yang PENN
sula it would have been necessary to
have an army equal to that which the
Japanese could have landed.
Chicago, May ia special to the
Daily News from Che Foo, says: The
Daily News dispatch boat Fawan while
passing Port Arthur about 10 a. m.
Wednesday heard six heavy explo-
sions. They appeared to proceed from
the inner harbor and suggested the
idea that the Russians were blowing
up their ships and docks.
London, May 19.-The Daily Tele-
graphs New Chwang correspondent,
under date of May 10, says: after
driving out 1900 Russians and destroy
ing the railway the Japanese re-em-
barked from eKai-Chau, the combined
fleet heading southwark.
"The Russians re-entered New
Chwang with 1000 infantry and two
batteries of artillery but all prepare
tions are made for another hasty evac-
uatiOn"
Che Foo, May 19.-Russian refugees
who arrived here Thursday on a junk
from Port Dalny say that the Japanese
bombarded Port Arthur last Monday
Russian officers who were on Golden
Hill declared, according to the refu-
gees, that during the bombardment a
Japanese battleship and a cruiser
struck mines and sank.
The warships reported to have been
sunk off Port Arthur are the battle
ship Shikishima and the armored
cruiser Asama. The story is not be-
lieved here, but the Russians who
brought the news insist that it is true
The Shikishima is a first-class bat
tleship of 1850 tons displacement
She is 400 feet in length, rs feet beam
and has draught of q feet and an
indicated horse power of 14,5O0.
Her armor belt is nine and four
tenth inches thick and her turret ar
NOR is sixteenth inches thick Her
deck armor is of three and five-tenth
inches. She carries four 12-inch guns,
IA 6-inch guns and 20 quick-frers She
has five torpedo tubes. Her speed is
reckoned at Is $40 knots and she car
ries complement of TAI men. The
Shikishima was built on the Thames
in 1898.
According to a recent list of Japan
csc navy officers 1. Toragaki was in
command of the Shikishima.
According to the same list S. Vat
suhiro was in command of the armored
cruiser Asama. This vessel is of $3.50
tons displacement. Her length is 408
feet, beam 67 feet and her draught "a
feet. Her indicated horse power is
10000 and her speed is % knots. Her
armOr belt is $40 inches thick She
carries four S-inch guns, IA 6-inch guns
and 10 smaller ones. She was built
IN 1898.
LABOR LEADER ARRESTED.