The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-02-26
ANOTHER FIGHT
At PORT ARTHUR
Report That Admiral Togo Has
Again Attacked the Rus
sian Stronghold.
Capture RUSSIAN BOATS
Japanese, by Using the Enemy's Sig
nails, Seize Upon Torpedo Boats OF
the Harbor Of Port Arthur
Report Is Confirmed.

Toxic. Feo. 24.-It is reported
here that Vice Admiral Togo has
again attacked Port Arthur, 1t Is
impossible to confirm the statement,
but the navy department says IL mas
had no news from Togo today. 1t Is
considered very probable that the vice
admiral has made another attack on
the Russians, as he Is gag III
Iblockading Port Arthur.
London, Feb. 24.-The Nagasakl cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph, ca
bling under date of February ", re-
ports tina the japanese squadron mas
captured four Russian torpedo Doats az
Port Arthur by using Russian signals.
This dispatch appears to con1fln re-
! ports from various quarters OF d fresh
attack on Port Arthur by the Japanese.
The report reached Nagasak1 from
Che Foo, and it adds that the Russian
| crews Of the four topedo boats have
been transferred.
No other news Of this attack mas
been received in London, but the enc
| Foo correspondent Of the Morning POST,
in a dispatch dated February ~, says
the statement Is current there that the
| Japanese torpedo boat destroyers In
the attack on Port Arthur on Febru-
| airy IA sunk or damaged w Russian
battleships, in addition to the torpedo
boat already reported. 1t is possible,
therefore,, that the report Of the Tele-
graphs Nagasaki correspondent also
refers to the earlier attack.
Viceroy AleXieff's retirement to Har-
! bin is now an accomplished fact, and a
correspondent of the Associated Press
cables that Port Arthur is now strictly
a naval stronghold, and the forts are
being manned by naval gunners. Only
twenty foreigners are now at FORT Ar
thur, and they are traders, disposing of
their merchandise. s Some of them are
under suspicion, and there Is likeli-
hood Of their being arrested. There are
many complaints Of unwarranted ar
rests, unexplained expulsion and dsfa-
nation Of character by the Port Ar
thur police.
The report that large bodies of Cos
sacks and other troops are occupying
New Chwang and Pull Ming Ting are
u%nfounded.
Movements of Foreign Squadrons.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Hong Kong says a British squadron is
concentrating there, and that a CORE
spending French concentration OF war
ships is occurring at Saigon. Indo-
China. This is supposedly a result OF
the A~nglo-French understanding.
According to the Nagasaki CORE
spondent of the Daily Telegraph the
American squadron, the vessels OF
which are variously reported at Che
Foo and Shanghai, is going to make a
demonstration at the mouth Of the Yalu
river.
Indefinite reports of the movements
OF troops in the vicinity of the Yalu
river and attempts to cut the Siberian
railroad are also published.
The Wei-Hai-Wei correspondent of
the Times describes a visit to Che
~.,,1~-| w FL an INa1,rt,ary 1 @ aud fho
japanese landing operations there.
which he says demonstrated that the
Japanese military organization Is SUI
perior to that of any European power.
A general Japanese advance, along the
Pek1n roa to Ping Yang, Korea, the
correspondent continues, is expected
shortly. The original plan was to land
at Masampho, but the naval successes
enabled the Japanese to begin opera
tons at Chemulpo, and a further
change Of base to Chinnampo is highly
probable. AS soon as the ice breaks up
troops will be established at Ping Yang
in sufficient strength to guard against
sudden Russian descent. It Is believed
hat while the power Of Russia at
Vladivostok is intact the Japanese will
not attempt to land on the eastern
coast Of Korea. AS an evidence of ia
pans intention it is worthy Of note that
her cruisers are busy patroling to-
wards the northwest Of Korea and that
she is not landing artillery at Che
mulpo.
Everything suggests an immediate
dash for a strategic position in north
ern Korea, the correspondent con-
cludes, and it is possible the Russians
are considerably further south than is
supposed.
Toxic, Feb. 22.-Russian w,arships are
reported between Japan and Korea.
Transports carrying troops across are
heavily conveyed in
Japs in No Hurry.
London, Feb. 24.-The latest advices
Of Japanese Minister Hayashi cad him
to believe the Japanese troops may now
wait possibly TWO or three months be-
fore undertaking aggressive operations
in Manchuria. Baron Hayashi does not
credit the report that $500 Russian SOL
diers have been killed in an outpost en-
gaCement at the Yalu river. He saws
there is no Japanese force in that v!cin-
ity large enough to inflict such a loss.
The only naval development Baron
! Hayashi expects in the near future is
a possible attack on the Japanese fleet
by the powerful Russian torpedo fotilla
at Port Arthur, hitherto unused. On
the Japanese side. except possible ac-
tions against the Russian Vl%adivostok
squadron, the minister does not look
for developments at present. believing
Admiral Togo will be satisfied to keen
the disabled Russian squadron prison.
ers at Port Arthur. The minister cred
its Russia with having barely 100, OOQ
troops in Manchuria.
Awfully Easy.
The minister SAID: w have fount
that Russia is SO unexpectedly unpre-
pared that I should not be surpried if
the Japanese land forces contented
themselves with establishing a thor
ough organization and advancing as
the construction of a railroad towards
the Yalu river progresses. Russia an
pears to be less prepared than was
China in 1895. l believe only three
trains a day can be run through Man
churia. Surprising these are equally
divided between troops and supplies.
as would be necessary. Russia could
not perceptibly strengthen her land
forces before April. Japan's naval cour
has been SO Unexpectedly successful
h a ! rather think our troops will take
their time. The shallow inlets are now
frozen over, retarding disembarkatior
Of our forces. This is especially true
at Port Arthur, where landing Of troops
Is nearly impossible owing to the ice.n
English Ship Taken.
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