New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-16
RUSSIANS ATTACK
JAPANESE fleet
THE TORPEDO BOAT FLoTILLA
LEAVES PORT ARTHUR AND
FIRES ON ENEMY.
Russians Reported to Have Burned
Wiju and Then Reiterated as the
Japanese Advance-Rumor That
Port Arthur Has Fallen.

st. Petersburg, March 12.-Oficial re-
ports from Viceroy Alexieff to En-
peror Nicholas show that a Japanese
torpedo boat and a Russian destroyer
were sunk during naval battle that
began Thursday night and ended yes
terday morning Off Port Arthur. Fol-
lowing the battle at sea the whole
Arthur, but failed to capture the port.
The Russian forts answered the firing
and, it is believed, destroyed a Jap
anese cruiser On the ships which par
ticipated in the night attack one Off
Ger was seriously and three others
slightly wounded, two soldiers were
killed, and Is were wounded.
The Situation.
Seoul, March 1.-THE situation now
is this: The Japanese will have an
army of 10000 men in Korea within
three weeks, including $4,000 already
landed at Chemulpo. The scene here
daily is one of we'll ordered chaos. The
harbor's edge is piled high with 100000
tons of stores, packs of equipment,
light guns, carriages, and bullet proof
shields for 5000 cavalry and pack
horses.
First Battle of Its Kind.
Washington, March 12.-Naval ex-
perts say the battle between torpedo
boats off Port Arthur is the first of it's
kind in naval history. Great interest
| was manifested at the Army and Navy
club by military strategists last night,
and the navy department will ask for
| full particulars as soon as possible.
Burn a Town.
Seoul, March 14-It is reported that
| the Russians have set fire to the town of
Win, on the Korean side of the Yalu
river, and have retreated across the river
| into Manchuria. A complete Russian
evacuation is proceeding, due to the jap
anese advance northward. In cavalry
skirmish at Kasan, north of ANU,
Korea, March s, the Russians were
driven back. Their losses are not
known.
| Russians Abandon Port Arthur.
Tientsin, March 14.-An unconfrmed
report has reached here that Port Ar
| thur has fallen.
London, March IA dispatch to the
Central News from Toxic says: ''It is
asserted here that the Russians virtual
~ have abandoned Port Arthur.
Losses in Naval Attack.
Tientsin, March 14.-Information from
an official who was an eye witness of the
bonn bardment of Port Arthur on Wednes-
| day and Thursday is to the effect that
| the Russians had Is killed on the bat
tleship SevastOpol, 20 on the Retvizan
and 20 in the town. The Russians claim
| to have sunk Japanese cruiser. The
latest reports place the japanese loss at
nine killed, five seriously wounded and
II slightly hurt. The Japanese fleet
was not damaged in the fighting.
Confusion in Manchuria
Picking, March 14.-Private Chinese
reports that are being received here
state that the whole Of Manchuria is in
a state of utter confusion, owing to
the Russians having seized all food sup
plies and other commissariat necessities,
The natives are streaming south toward
the ports and are suffering great hard
ships.
To Protect Americans.
Seoul, March 14-The United States
ship Cincinnati left Chemulpo Satur
day for Chinnampo to bring away the
women and children from the Ameri
can company's mines at Unsan. The
families of American missionarie.
south Of the Yalu are not considered
to be in any danger, but every precau
ton is being taken for their safety.