The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-03-10
TOWN UNDER FIRE
The City or Vadivostoek Heavily
boRharded
THE SHELLS FAILED TO BURST
They Directed Their Fire Against the
Shore Batteries and the Town-ihe
Russisus Did Not Reply.

Vladivostock. BY Cablc.-A feet o: !
| hvc battleshlps and two cruisers ap-
| peared off this place at l:25 Sunday
| afternoon and bombarded the town
| and shore batteries for flfty-hre min
| u,es.
The feet approached from the d.
| recton of Askold Island. at the east
| entrance of Usuii Bay, and about -
miles southeast of Eladivostock Eli
tering Usuri Bay the enemy formed
| in line OF battle, bat did not approach
| to a closer range than i've and one
| third miles They directed their fire
against the shore batteries and the
town. but no damage resulted as most
of their 200 lydite shells failed to
burst.
The Russian batteries commanded
by Generals NeTonetz and Artamoh
did not reply, awaiting a closer ap
preach Of the enemy.
The Japanese fire ceased at 2:2o
d. m, and tn enemy retired in the
direction of Askold Island. Simui
taneously two torpedo boat desroyers
appeared near Askold Island and two
more near Cape Maide!. The Japan
csc ships were covered with ice.
, The attack resulted in no loss to
the Russians but cost the enemy 200,
, on0 roublcs, tsl0O,000l in ammunition.
Most OF the projectiles were six ana
: tweIveinch shells.
The population of Nladivostock
. was warned this morning OF the pres
: ence of a hostile fleet and OF the pros
G pect of an attack during the day, but
il remained tranquil.
Japanese Advancing.
a st. Petersburg. BY Cable.-Advices
from NIaIivostock say that the 2.ooo
| Japanese troops who landed az Seia-
kin Bay, ton the cast coast OF northern
= kOrea) are advancing toward MuSah
n f2l8 miles from General SAM with the
:. | intention of ultimately reaching Hun
~ hcun ton the left bank Of the Tumen
q river about 100 miles west OF Fladivo-
!. stock and threatening the Russian
Y flank.
d T., order TO checkmate this move a
= Russian outpost. 500 strong, is ad
q yancing 10 occupy koyryong. on the
g Tumen river walled city command
y ing the trails along which the Jap
n ancsc must pass. The naval mObIltZa
y tion fOrealtadowed in these dispatches
"a was partially decided On today. Thret
;, eastern provinces OF European Russia
O Eyatka. Perm and Ufa, are included
a in the plan, the purpose stated oelns
n the Strengthening OF the crews OF the
=, Pacific squadron. The Novosti prints
:. significant editorial article which Is
~ Very concilatOry toward Great Britain
~ The paper argues that the understand
ing between the countries with regard
toan Asiatic policy will assure peace
in Asia, without which the normal de
Is velopmcnt Of Russian and British in
~. terests there would be impossible. !
Great Britain. The Novosti says. woni'
io agree to an outlet for Russia to tn
in Indian ocean. Great Britain posses
nj sions in India would be unconditional
:. ly guaranteed by Russia.
:" The Novoe Vrema also discusses tn
~ ~ offers of British friendship but wit!
%, bad grace. saying: John Bull believe
:. he has better chance OF reaching tn
81 winning post with Great Britain an
, Japan in double harness than with
II troika. including the American mus
=, tang"
n The wife of naval officer gives
'iS | graphic account Of the bombarGmen
" Of Port Arthur Feb. 3 and the figh
RS, Of women and children the next da,
She was awakened in the middle {
es the night by the heavy reports of tn
'm guns and her first thought was tha
l,,o HtnC limo ion
at the COCK yard, but when the gun
of the fortress began to boom Sin
ne awoke the servants who were PAM
= stricken. She went out on the ba
cOny and saw the searchlights wildl
III swirlipg. The town was deserted e.
De- cept in front of the residence OF Vic
ia. roy Alexieff.
be The officers wife, with an infan
ill took a train from Port Arthur in til
Ia morning and she describes the a~f'
he crush at the station and also at Daln
ON Great hardsnips were suffered by tt
travellers for eighteen days. The trair
-, and stations were crowded and II
-. woman found it impossible even to Ia
'- her baby doyn On the floor of the ca
ere which was covered with baggage. 81
ca says that mothers fought TO get foe
en. for their children. Direct throue
lus communication Is now established b
lis. tween Viceroy Alcxief's headguarte
the at Mukden aid ST. Petersburg. TIL
inc is believed to be the longest ciTcu
arg in the world. being over 5000 mile
has whereas direct communication b
ro- tween London and Teheran. distan
the Of only 5000 miles. hitherto has bet
lr. the longest.
in Prince Louis Napoleon. who hi
foI been in command OF grenadier b
lus gade in the Caucasus. has arrived he
vas and the understanding is that he "
art receive an important command on Il
ep. frontier.
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