Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-14
Hundreds Are Reported
Killed in Fight at
hsiu Yen.
DETAILS ARE SCARCE
WarShipS Bombard Da1-
ny to Cover a
Landing.

Shan Hal Kwan, May IA report
of Il severe engagement in the hills
around Hsiu Yen last Thursday has
been received. 1t lacks verification,
but according to it the Russians lost
1900 men killed and wounded. The
japanese occupied the town of Hsiu
Yen. The Japanese loss is not given.
Landing at DaIny.
Chicago, May IA cable to the
Daily News from Chefoo says Admiral
Katacka's fleet, the third Japanese
squadron, began Il fierce lombard
ment of the defenses of Dalny this
morning. The land batteries were
speedily silenced under a severe fire
from the ships. The troops landed
and Il combined attack on the city
was undertaken. There is every indi-
cation the town is now in possession
of the japanese.
Port Arthur Again Cut or.
Mulder. May l4.-Pu-La-Tien (near
again been occupied by the Japanese.
Communication with Port Arthur is
interrupted.
KuroDatkIn May Strike.
Paris, May IA dispatch to The
Temps from st. Petersburg says it is
expected that General Kuropatkin will
take the offensive on the Yalu river,
even abandoning Liao-Yang for the
purpose, in order to cut off the Japa-
nese from their base of supplies.
Another Port Arthur RumOr.
London, May IA telegram from
Paris says rumor is current there
that Port Arthur has fallen and that
10000 men were killed during the en-
Nothing confirmatory is
obtainabIe in London.
The above runner is probably false,
as neither st. Petersburg nor Toxic
had any intimation of the beginning
of an attack on Port Arthur.
Small Russian Reverse.
Toxic. May 14.-Japanese troops
have occupied Kwan Tien Sien, 60
miles northeast of Feng Wang Cheng.
Thursday a detachment of japanese
attacked and disposed of 300 Russian
cavalry men. retiring from Tuch Ii
Chan, and captured and wounded an
officer and two men.
Japs Take Another Town.
Shan Hal Kwan. May 14.-Japanese
troops occupied Suo Yin. 60 miles east
Of Lao Yang on the mail road Thurs
day.
Details of Loss of Torpedo Boat.
Toxic, May 1.-THE torpedo boat
No. 4S. OF the Japanese navy, was lost
during u series of bombardments and
surveying operations at Talien-Wan,
Deep and Kerr bays, by Admiral Ka-
taoka, commander of the Third SQUAD
roll. This is the first and only war
ship lost by the Japanese so far. The
admiral arrived at Kerr bay early in
the morning and detached the cruisers
Itsukushima, Nisshin and Miyako, or
dering them to lombard the land bat |
NNAHS W Alil' a hOtlfitt VI lOIp ptlO DOGlS
swept the harbor for mines.
Japs Scale the Heights.
a second flotilla of torpedo boats, |
which had been engaged in guarding |
Port Arthur the previous night, Joined |
the squadron and began the work of |
the harbor The survey was J
completed at o'clock in the after |
noon. Two torpedo boats that were re-
coDnoitering and removing mines on |
the west shore of Kerr bay discovered |
a telegraph line running along the Ia
kushan peninsula. In order to destroy |
it Lieutenant Hotta and four sailors |
landed and scaled the heights under |
the protection of the guns of the tor
pedo boats and cut the line.
Mine ExpIOdes and Plays Havoc.
Torpedo boats Nos. IS and 40 dis
covered a large mechanical mine in
Kerr bay. Their various attempts to |
blow it up failed, and it suddenly ex-
plOded of itself, cutting No. As in two. |
The torpedo boat sank in seven min |
utes. The squadron hurried boats to |
the rescue and picked up the wound |
ed Seven men We're killed and seven /
Three other mines were dis |
covered and exploded. The squadron |
colppleted its ODeratiOns at 9 o,cIGck