Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-18
INDICATE SOMETHING WILL
DROP INSIDE NEXT
FEW DAYS

LONDON, Feb ia cable re.
ceived mere today from the far East
says $4,000 veteran soldiers, the pick
ol the Japanese army We're yesterday
and this morning embarked ON trans
ports Tor a great and probabl, decis-
I've movement against the Russians.
The destination OF these three splend-
id divisions is kept a secret even in
Japan, bat there is excellent reason
10 believe they viii land on the Lao
Iung peninsula and viii flank Port
Arthur
lhe Russian fleet at Port Arthur
appears TO be demoralized, and it is
not likely to interfere with The trans
ports. ior the Japanese torpedo boats
keep the Russian squadron practically
inactive.
PARIS. Feb. l7-Oncial news from
Toxic announces an army OF three di-
visions, inciuuins one division of the
imperial guards. are now going
aboard Transports Their destination
Is believed 10 be the mouth of the
y alu river, or a point on Tia Tung
peninsula Tor the purpose OF banking
Eort Arthur
LONDON. Feb. l7-An uncensored
Nagasah dispatch dated the 10Th. says
5000 troops are embarking there. ana
that two damaged warshps are wait
ing to 90 into dry dock
BERLIN, Feb. 1.-THE landing OF
Japanese army from the Island OF
AeZo at hunstantinovsk, Siberia, is re
ported by the German newspaper Der
Tag. The pian is to seize the Kha-
barovka railway junction and vladi.
vostok IRON The north
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. IA dis
patch from Port Arthur says the Jap
anese are landing in great force at
Ching Wang Tao. Manchurian port
The sea there is covered with ice
distance OF fourteen miles from the
shore. No Japanese have been seen
on the Lalu river
LONDON. Feb, IA dispatch to
the st. James Gazette from Kobe, ia
anese having mnde naval attack on
Sprt Arthur and says the Russian
guard ships and warships, lying just
outside the harbor were torpedoed,
and the Japanese fleet retired without
sustaining any injury.
O.
PORT ARTHUR, Feb 17.-General
Steessel has issued reassuring pro
ciamdtlou to the population, saying
thai The defense of the town is excel
lent Labor is scarce and the Chi
nuse snow dislike to work for the
Russians The Russian squadron has
returned to Viadlvostok.
TOXIC, Fb. IA heavy snow
storm spared the Russians from
desperate torpedo attack by the Jap
anese at Port Arthur on the morning
of sunday the 1lth inst
.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. Vice
roy AleXieff has issued an address to
his troops, in which he said.
"A heroic army and fleet has been
entrusted TO me by the emperor and
Nt must remember II Is our
duty to protect the fatherland. Rus
sia is strong, and If our foe is strong
er. this must give us additional
strength TO fight and every man must
perform his task, remembering that
prayers to God and your service to
the emperor will never be wasted"
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TOXIC, Japan. Feb. 17-Admiral
Togo reports that the second torpedo
boat attack on Port Arthur was made
on the 14th. Heavy weather and a
severe snow storm separated the at.
tacking fleet so that only two of the
Japanese ships succeeded In reaching
the waters OF the Russian stronghold
and wene therefore frustrated in the
attempt to a certain extent. An Off.
Ger on one of these two boats reports
that one Russian ship was torpedoed
and that the moral effect upon the en-
emy was good. The guns of Port Ar
thur fired on the two boats until they
retired
LONDON, Feb 17.-British .sympa
Thy is manifested In the astonishing
response Tor fund to aid widows anc
families OF Japanese soldiers Money
is pouring in and all kinds of peopl,
are sending their offerings.
LONDON. Feb. 17.--Additional stor
les of Russian brutalItles continue [,
reach here from the Orient and the,
are adding to the resentment Of tn,