Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-03-11
FORCE FIGHT ON
LAND AND SEA
Sturdy Soldiers and Sailors
Of the Mikado Are
Active.
LAND ENGAGEMENT REPORTED
Rumored That Russians Have Been
Defeated-Japanese Admiral Bonn
bards Forts at Dainy and Attacks
Port Arthur.

London, March 10.-A dispatch t
the Times from Wei Hal Wei, date
March 8. says:
1T is reported on good authorit
that collision between japanese an
Russian troops has occurred near Ha
Ju, Korea, fifty-four miles northwes
of Chemulpo. which resulted in the de
feat of the Russians
Toxic, March 10.-Japanese war
ships bombarded the forts at Tayiel
Wan Port Dalny) on the night o
March s. and then attacked Port Ar
thur.
Seoul. March 10.-A party of nine
Russians seized the Korean telegraph
station at Yung-Won yesterday 1t is
reported that a fight has occurred be
tween Koreans and Russians on the
kenyan side OF the Tumen river.
London, March 10.-No further news
has reached London Of the reported
fighting at Port Arthur, or of the fate
of the Russian Vladivostok squadron.
Up to late hour last night the JAP
anese legation had heard nothing OF
these reported occurrences, but it Is
regarded as significant that none of
the Russian official dispatches make
any mention Of the Vladivostok cruis-
efs.
The news from Washington of the
Flung Wang, about forty-fve miles
northwest Of Antung in Manchuria,
and Tassan. few miles inland from
the mouth OF the Yalu river, is re-
garded as important. According to a
Tien Tsin correspondent OF the Daily
Telegraph, the Japanese advanced
from the Yalu river, captured Fung
Wang, and drove out the Russians to
the Takuliug eastern pass, and are in
force seventy miles east of Much.
wang. The Russians, with $4,000 men
are eDtrenched strongly at Lao Yang
and Hal Cheng. where fighting is i'm
minent. Small Engagements already
have been fought, the Russians retir.
ing with losses.
This correspondent says further
that the Japanese are using the same
tactics and advancing along the same
route they followed during the Chinese
war.
A Yin Kow correspondent of the
Paris edition of the New York Herald
also reports the Japanese to be fifty
miles northwest of Antung, and well
to the westward of the Yalu river.
This Is the only news on this sub
iect yet received in London, and to
some Of the military critics it is In
conceivable that Japan really can have |
executed such sudden, unexpected
and successful turning of the Russian |
position on the Yalu river, which is
thought would have required the en-
3loyment of much larger force than |
t is believed Japan can possibly have |
1t this point.
London, March Sup to a late
TOUR last evening the Japanese lega-
ion here had received no official in
ormation regarding the bombardment
# Vladivostok. 1t Is believed at the
egation, however, that the Japanese
re now between the Russian cruiser
quadron and Vladivostok and there
s reason to believe that the Russian
quadron is IN the vicinity OF Possiet
ay.
Russian official dispatches do not
MENTION this squadron, and this fact
ends color to the belief that the jap
aese warships have shut 1t out OF
'ladivostok. 1t Is pointed out at the
agation that If this is true the Rus II
ian vessels are IN critical position
ince they must run the gauntlet OF
ofT 1o
Ok or the Japanese squadron off Port
.rthur before reaching Russian
ort- /.
st. Petersburg, March S.-Although
le~ prevailing opinion in military
.rcies continues to be that the bonn
ardment of Vladivostok Sunday was
IT the purpose Of locating the guns
the Russian batteries and to ascer-
lin whether the Russian squadron
as in port, some shrewd observers
eheve it indicates a move by land
nd sea against the city.
The Novoe Vremya advances the
leory that the bombardment was or
cred for political effect on the Jap
1ese diet. 1t is considered here es-
ecially unfortunate that the japanese
d not 60 close enough to Vladiyos-
X to establish the identity of their
lips, leaving the question whether
icy were a division of the Port Ar
Lur feet in doubt. 1t is not believed,
,wsyer, the Japanese would dare to
vide the latter, which would involve
e risk OF sortie by the Russians
I'd their playing havoc with the Jap
iese torpedo fotilla. The Japanese
~ has not been sighted from Port
rthur for over a week, and possibly
wing TO lure the Russians outside.
Paris, March s.-Tbe st. Petersburg1
respondent Of the Echo de Paris
res:
by the 18th Of March there will be
1000 Russian troops in Manchuria.
,ts Information was given me by a
lIary authority and it shows that
e transport system is working per-
city"