The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-03-10

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batteries did not reply to the Japanese
bombardment vas due partially to the
slight chance OF hitting the enemy's
warships at such a long range and
partially to a desire not to betray the
position Of the batteries.
1t is now thought that the attacking
squadron consisted Of battleship,,
four armored cruisers and two unpro-
tected cruisers.
The night passed quietly. The
inhabitants and troops are in unusual
" high spirits. A strict search is
being made throughout the town for
japanese. The police have posted
placards on the walls offering a re-
ward for i~nforation as to the where
abouts of Japanese. and threatening
with trial by court-martial any person
found guilty OF c%oncealing them.
Vast Army to Oppose Japan.
st. Petersburg. March S.-Russia's
plan for the campaign in the far east
includes the dispatch of four army
| corps, each made up of two divisions
of infantry. one division Of cavalry,
and one brigade of artillery. The to-
| tai strength Of the four corps will be
74,527 ofacers and men. 67.860 horses
and 496 guns. This immense force does
| not include the army which will be re-
(, ouired to man the fortresses at Port
Arthur, Dalny. Mukden. Hardin and
other strategic points. Neither does it
include the army that will. be detailed
to guard the j, 500 miles Of railway in
Manchuria.
Means Delay Until April.
1t is admitted that this army cannot
all be transported to Manchuria before
the LIST of April, and that serious land
operations cannot begin before the
middle of that month. All the Skin
mishing along the Yalu river is re-
garded as only preliminary and as not
having an important bearing on the
real campaign.
Although the prevailing opinion in
military circles continues to be that
the bombardment Of V%ladivostok Sun
day was for the purpose Of locating
the guns of the Russian batteries and
to. ascertain whether the Russian
squadron was in port, some shrewd OBJ.
servers believe it indicates a 0 by
land and sea against the city.
The Novoe Vremya advances the
theory that the bombardment vas or
dered for political effect on the Japan
, ese diet.
Il. is considered here especially un'
fortunate that the Japanese did not &
, close enough to vladivostok to estab
!. lish the identity Of their ships, leavin,
| the question whether they were a di
, vision OF the Port Arthur fleet II
doubt. 1t Is not believed. however, tn
| Japanese would dare to divide the lat
ter, which would involve the risk o
> / a sortie by the Russians and thei
| playing havoc with the Japanes
transport fotilla. The Japanese flee
8 has not been sighted from Port AT
> thur for over a week and possibly !
trying to lure the Russians outside.
Says Much Damage Was Done.
= Toxic, March S.-Oficial reports G
/ the bombardment Of Vladivostock sa
3 that the Japanese warships wrough
considerable havoc by their shells an
that the Russian forts, which at frs
y brought their big guns into range t
i return the fire, were actually silence
: by the accurate gunnery from th
a cruisers.
Japanese Advancing.
e st. Petersburg, March 8.-Advict
o from Vladivostock say that the 2,5(
Japanese troops who landed at Plal
h sin bay. on the east coast of northe1
Korea, are advancing toward Musa
IS 21S miles from Gensan, with the il
i tention of ultimately reaching HUI
chun, on the left bank Of the Tune
It river about 100 miles west of Vlad
vostock, and threatening the Russis
flank. In order to checkmate this mo
= the Russian outpost. 1900 stron
- which recently crossed the Tumen,
~ advancing to occupy Koyryong, I
- the Tumen river. a walled city col
= handing the trails along which t
=, Japanese must pass.