The Irish standard., 1904-03-12
THE JAPANESE WIN
IN MANCHUR|A,
JAPANESE FLEET SHELLS RUS
SIAN STRONGHOLD UNDER
COVER OF DARKNESS.
FORMER CLAIM A
BIG NAVAL VICTORY
Gikado's Vessels Said to Have En-
gagged Vladivostok Squadron and
AL of Cars Ships Reported De-
stroyed-Fighting in Korea.

Tien Tsin, March 1o.-The first inn
portant encounter between the land
forces occurred Yesterday. The Japan
csc were victorious. Advancing from
the Yalu river, they occupied Feng-
wangoheng, in Manchuria, drove out
the Russians and occupied the eastern
pass in the mountains to the northwest
OF the Yalu, high strategic position.
The Japanese are now in force seven.
ty miles to the east of Niuchwang, in
a position most threatening to Port Ar
thur and the railway.
The Russians have 35, 900 men strong
ly entrenched at Hal Cheng and Liau
Yang, and on the railway to the north
east of Niuchwang. At any moment a
most important battle may occur
London, March 10.-The Standards
Yin kow correspondent says:
Russians, with $4,000 men, are en-.
trenched at Liau Yang and Hal Cheng,
where fighting is imminent. Some
small engagements already have been
fought, the Russians retiring with
losses.
The Japanese are using the same
tactics and advancing along the same
route they followed during the Chinese
war.
The Yin Row correspondent of the
Paais edition of the New York Herald
also reports the Japanese to be fifty
miles northwest of Antung, and we'll
to the westward of the Yalu.
Toxic, March 1O.-Japanese warships
bombarded the forts at Talien- Wan
port Dalny) on the night Of March .
and then attacked Port Arthur.
Attack Covers Land Movements,
Washington, March 1O.-The govern
, ment here has received advices by cable
from Chefoo, opposite Port Arthur, to
the effect that Japanese land forces have
appeared at Flung Wang Chang and at
Tashan. No details are furnished. The
| first-named place Is about As miles north
OF Antung, in Manchuria, and the latter
is few miles inland from the mouth
OF the Yalu river, according to the CAL
culations of the naval officers here.
They believe that this movement has
placed the Japanese on the Russian
| flank and perhaps in the rear and on
their line of communication. 1t is be-
lieved that Tuesdays attack upon Port
! Arthur and Talien-W Wan was adversion,
perhaps to cover the expeditions land
movement of the Japanese forces, WHO
were propably landed from transports
at some point west of the Yalu river.
Russian Fleet Reported Sunk.
London, March 10.-The Daily Tele-
graph this morning publishes dispatch
from Toxic dated March Z, and saying:
ut is reported that the Japanese fleet
engaged the Russian Vladivostok squad
ron at sea yesterday. The result of the
engagement is not announced, but it ID
believed that the Russian ships were de-
stroyed or captured.
1T is also reported that news has
reached Osaka, Japan. of an engagement
between Japanese and Russians at q
point 100 miles from vladivostok. in
which the Russians fed"
The Vladivostok squadron consisted
offour of the most formidable warships in
the cars navy. 1t was made up of three
armored cruisers, each equal to a bat.
tleship In armor and guns, and q steel
protected cruiser.
No News Of Naval Battle.
st. Petersburg, March 10.-It is re-
ported on the highest authority that up
to five o'clock Wednesday afternoon no