Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-10
A GENERAL ASSAULT
Japanese Contemplate Storm
ing Port Arthur Today.
TOGO BOMBARDS ALL ALONG COAST
Russians Driven Out From Fortified
Position at ~Snimatze With Heavy
LOss-KurO2i's Strategy May
He u Eeint.

LONDON, June 10. Advices from
Chefu say that Chinese arriving from
Port Arthur report the Japanese fleet
bombarding Port Arthur daily from a
considerable distance offshore, fearing
to attempt a closer range of fire on ac-
count of danger from Russian mines.
The Chinese, both merchants and
coolies, are leaving Port Arthur with
the permission of the Russian authori-
ties. Fifty junks with Chinese passen-
| gers have arrived at Chefu.
The reports of the latest arrivals
vary in minor details, but agree in a
| general statement that a battle had
been raging for four days within ten
miles of Port Arthur. All the Russian
soldiers have, it is said, left Port Ar
thur for the front, and only three large
ships and some small ones remain i'll
the harbor.
1t is reported that Japanese plans
contemplated Il general attack on Port
Arthur today.
A st. Petersburg dispatch says all
Japanese movements are interpreted
there as caused by anxiety to hamper
rs much as possible whatever move
ment General K%uropatkin may be
making to help Port Arthur. Not only
have the Japanese bombarded the west
coast of Liautong peninsula, where the
railway runs close to the shore, max
Ing feints of d~cbarkation, but General
Kuroki has assumed the offensive cast
ward. he has sent an overpoweringly
strong column that drove out the Rus
slams from a fortified position at Sal
matte, twenty miles northwest of
Fengwangcheng, inf1icting Il loss of
100 men.
Military critics profess to be not al
together certain whether General Ku-
roki's movement means Il real advance
or is simply a fetnt to distract Rus
sian attention from Port Arthur, but
they incline to the latter view.
General Kuropatkin has telegraphed
to the emperor as follows:
"a Japanese brigade has attacked
the Russian detachment occupying Sal
matte. The Russians retired slowly
| because Of the encmy's great SUPERIOR
ty toward Fenchulin pass. Our losses
| were two officers wounded and 100 SOL
diers killed or wounded"
1t is announced mt st. Petersburg that
no negotiations are taking place be-
| tween Russia and Turkey concerning
| the. passage of the Black sea fleet
through the D~ardanelles. The Turkish
government has affirmed positively its
intention to maintain neutrality and to
| observe strictly the obligations of the
Berlin treaty.
While diplomatic circles disbelieve in
the existence of danger in the Balkans,
yet it is not thought that Russia would
consider a reduction of the Black sea
feet at this time.
A Tientsin report says that 10000
Russian infantry, with several bat
teries of artillery, are %intrenched in a
strong position at Pochichia, twelve
miles south of Kaichau and thirty-five
miles from Newchwang.
The Russians, apparently taking the
offensive, have reached Suihaling and
are advancing along the railway. They
are being heavily REINFORCED.
a Shanghai telegram AYERS that the
Japanese Third army, under General
Nogi, will assault Port Arthur, while
the Second army, under General Oku,
will cooperate with General Kuroki.