New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-20
GLARS LAND BATTERIES FORCE
TORPEDO BOAT FLoTIL-
LA TO RETIRE.
MIKADo'S ARMY READY
TO LAND IN MANcHURIA
Big Fleet Of Transports Sighted Near
Port Arthur, Which City Has Not
Yet Fallen-Late Details Of Five
Days Bombardment.


ed landing by Japanese troops on the
shores of Korea bay, between Port Ar
thur and the Yalu river, April IL, was
frustrated by the Russians. A Japanese
torpedo boat fotilla secuted the shores
OF the bay but was received with such
a heavy fire from land batteries at
Taku Shan, Ching Tai Use, Tchanhe and
Bedtime that it retired
Vice Admiral Togo's flagship then re-
called nine transports which were on
the way to land troops A squadron of
ten warships protecting the transports
withdrew with them. The Russians
have 10000 troops concentrated at
Taku Shan.
Fleet Headed for Kinchou.
Tientsin, April 19.-From several
sources reports have been received here
saying that a Japanese fleet of over 70
transports is heading for Kinchou,
north of Port Arthur
Port Arthur Has Not Fallen.
Port Arthur, April 19-Since the
bombardment of Friday all has been
quiet here. Viceroy Alexieff has hoisted
his flag on the battleship Sevastopol.
The above dispatch indicates the
falsity of dispatches received on Satdr-
day that the battleship Sevastopol had
been destroyed, and that Port Arthur
had fallen.
Says Japanese Cruiser Was Lost.
ST. Petersburg, April ia dispatch
from Port Arthur says several eyewit-
nesses assert that Japanese cruiser
was lost outside Port Arthur April - by
striking one of it's own floating mines.
Recovering from Depression.
st. Petersburg, April 19.-The au-
thorlt1es here are recovering from the
depression which followed the last
weeks disaster. They seem imbued
with new and feverish energy. The
greatest activity prevails. The public
Is more aroused than at any time since
the war began and now is thirsting for
revenge. Russ extra bulletin boards
are constantly surrounded, although
little fresh news is posted
The vivid eyewitness picture of the
torpedo-boat fight and the Petropav-
lovsk disaster transmitted from Rus
sian correspondent of the press under
date of Liaoyang, Manchuria, Sunday
night is reprinted here and is the talk OF
St. Petersburg and of official and private
circles, being the first connected account
published. 1t also contained the first
definite information that Vice Admira]
Makaroff was at his post on the bridge
when the explosion occurred. Besides
it put at rest all doubts as to where the
ship was struck. She went down bow
first, as the Victoria did, and exactly as
Makaroff's own model did when during a
demonstrated the instability of heav.
ily-armored ships and the impossibility
at the time of disaster, by collision
| mats or otherwise, of restoring The
equilibrium of such steel monsters.
The admiralty still lacks definite data a.
to the cause of the catastrophe, although
the talk of a boiler explosion and sub
marine boats continues. The publ,
shows an indisposition to accept Vic,
Admiral Togo's version that his mine
were responsible. Members of the nava
staff frankly admit that they do no
| know the cause of the disaster, but som
of them already are inclined to admi
the probability that the enemy sayowa
is true.
Five Days Bombardment.
Tolyio Anril 10 Tho official ronor