Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-26
SSO-JAPANESE WAR

boats and destroJers appeared, but
they were repulsed by the Japanese
cruisers, which saved 800 of the Hat
suses crew, including Admiral Ma
shiba and Capt Nakao.
Port Arthur Bombarded. ).
Shanghai, May 81. = The Japanes.
fleet bombarded Port Arthur for two
hours on Sunday, May Is. In the
course of the operations Japanese
battleship was sunk and two others
were damaged by striking mines.
The damaged vessels were >towed
away. The large Russian warships
did not pursue, because strict orders
had arrived from St. Petersburg that
the vessels were to remain in the har-
Dor The ships sunk by the Japanese
that blocked the entrance of the har'
Der have been removed.
Russians to the Rescue.
London, May PA. G. Hales, the
Daily News correspondent at Tien.
tsin, wires:
1T is reported here. that 10000 Rus
SLAMS are marching to the relief of
Port Arthur, and that the Japanese in
consequence are fastening their Of
offensive operations. Forty-f1ve thou
sand have already landed in Kinchau
and Talienwan bays, thus entirely in
vesting Port Arthur. The advance
lines of the Japanese are seven miles
from the Russian batteries. Skirm-
ishes are taking place daily along the
railway line, and it is believed that
the Japanese intend to attack with
their whole force when it numbers So,
OOO."
Japanese Lose Two Warships.
Chefu, May TO- - Russian refugees
who arrived here to-day on junk from
Dalny say that the Japanese lombard:
ed Port Arthur last Monday. Russian
officers who were on Golden Hill de-
clared, according to the refugees, that
during the bombardment Japanese
battleship and cruiser struck mines
and sank.
The warships reported to have been
sund 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.
To Cut OF kuropatkin's Retreat.
Rome, May 2O.-According to the tel.
egram received here from Toxic two
Japanese divisions have arrived near
Mukden with the object of cutting
Gen. Kuropatkin's line of retreat north.
ward.
In Tight Place.
London, May 2Q.-Gen. .Kuropatkin' :.
position must be one of great danger
that a Japanese force has appeared
thirty miles to the northeast of Muk-
den, which is considered the strategic
center of Southern Manchuria, since
upon it all roads converge.
The Japanese, by gaining position
well to the Russian flank and rear,
threaten the Russian force at Lao
yang with development.
Drive Russians Out Of Kai Chau.
London, May 20. - The Daily Tele,
graphs Niuchwang correspondent, un
der date of May Is, says:
after driving out 1900 Russians
and destroying the railway the Japan.
ese re-embarked from Kai Chau, the
combined fleet heading southwark.
"The Russians re-entered Niuchwans
with 1000 infantry and two batteries
of artillery, but all preparations are
made for another hasty evacuation"
Russians Fall Back.
Washington, May 20.-The Japanese
legation has received the following
cablegram from Toxic:
1.-THE commander of the landing
forces in the Liaotung peninsula re,
ports that between the 18th and 10Th
instances there have been daily
skirmishes, Japanese detachments sue.
cessfully driving the enemy back and
destroying the telegraph and railway
At Pulantien and vicinity on the 18th
after serious fighting, the Japanese &C.
cupied the heights three and one-hal1
miles from Kin Chow. The Japanese
casualties were LAG. including nine Of
f1cers killed"
Brushes With cossacks.
Chefu, May 20.-The land reconnais
sance by the Japanese near Vladivos
tok was Intellectual Four thousand
Cossacks in scattered squadrons are
harrassing the rear of Gen. Kiroke's
army as it advances. The Cossacks