Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-03-05
PORT ARTHUR BONBARDED

Fifteen japanese warships furiously
bombar Port Arthur from 10 TO -
O'Clock Tuesday morning. The Russian
cruisers Novik, Askold and Bayan, ac-
companied by four torped boats,
steamed out to meet the attack. They
/ were, however, forced to retire.
The Askold was in a sinking oondi-
ton. The Novik was badly damaged
and torpedo boat was sunk. The
Russian battleship Retvizan was again
damaged.
The japanese withdrew in good or
/ der.
This report, however, shows repe-
tition of the now familiar tactics of
/ Japan, and it is presumed that this at
/ tack was made in bad weather, pre-
vious telegraphic advices having re-
ported a severe gale raging at Port Ar
! thur. AS usual, the japanese did not
remain long enough off the harbor to
enable the gunners at the forts to get
their range. Again the three cruisers,
the Bayan, Askold and Novik came
out to meet the attack, and this sug-
gests that either they We're only effect
i've ships there or that the larger bat
tleships were unable to get out Ac-
cording to n report from st. Peters
burg, body of Cossacks from the
south Ussuri province, with quick fir
ing guns, is advancing along the east
coast OF Korea to prevent the landing
OF the main japanese army, and the
comment is made that possibly the
landing at Possiet bay may have been
made with the intention Of attacking
this force A dispatch from Shanghai
to the Daily Chronicle says the Rus
slams are transferring the guns from
the disabled ships at Port Arthur to the
forts there.
A dispatch from Chefoo to the STAN
dard, says japanese cruiser and tor
pedo boat entered that harbor without
lights, and it is believed they embarked
the Japanese who took refuge there at
ter the attempt to bottle up Port Ar
thur.
cables that the stemears sunk by the
japanese on either side of the Russian
battleship Retvizan at Port Arthur
practically obltruct the entrance to the
harbor.
The Russian army has formerly
granted the request of the United
States that certain officers of the
American army be PERMITTED to ac-
company the Russian troops and wit.
ness their operations IL the war with
. Japan.
Russia has attacked the Korean army
near Win killing number and caus-
ing the remainder to flee panic
stricken.
A well known French merchant of
Paris, who has done a large amount Of
business with Port Arthur, declares
that should the Russian line of com
munication be cut off between that
point and Mukden there is not suifi.
cieut provisions in the town to last a
fortnight. He declares that a shrotage
of ammunition in the forts can con-
fidently be expected very soon. The
viceroy has planned to rep enish the
supply by means of the transport feet,
but they can not now reach their des-
tination.
The Vienna Zoit, published at ST
Petersburg mentioning the rumor that
the emperor of Russia desired to go to
the far east, is against the wish of
General Kouropatkin.
The Morales government has decid-
ed to buy from Venezuela the gunbo0t
Miradna for 5000, 600 to be paid in
six installments, as well as 5000 Maui
ser rifles and 100000 cartridges
This offer of war material was made
by President Castro through the Do
minican minister at Caracas, Senior
Lopez
News expected momentarily of fight
ing in the neighborhood Of the Yalu.
The japanese are advancing northward.
1t is reported none of the inhabitants
of Pingyang have fled
While no confirmation of the report
published in the London Daily Tee
graph that the japanese had bombardtd
Port Arthur has been received from
any point, the wires from the scene of
war have been practically silent for
the past "a hours, and i'll some qurters
this silence is supposed to indicate that
Japau's great attack on Port Arthur is
actually in progress and that conse-
quently the use of the wires has been
discontinued.
1t is said that the japanese military