The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-05-18


Death Of Explorer stanley-Unfavor-
able Crop Reports-Wentz Accident
ally Shot - Judge Gray to Succeed
Hanna-Bath Canteen to Close.
The Japanese torpedo boat No. As
pas destroyed while removing mines
from Kerr bay, north of Talienwar
Port Dalny)
Seven men were killed and seven
were wounded.
This is the first warship Japan has
lost in the war.
The torpedo boat was lost during a
series of bombardments and survey
ing operations at Talienwan, Deep and
Kerr bays by Admiral Kataoka, COM
mander of the third squadron.
First Russian Naval Success.
The Russian fleet scored it's first dis
tinct naval success May 10 by the tor
pedoing and Gripping, though not the
sinking, of an armored Japanese cruis
Ell in Talienwan bay
The attacking force was not regu-
lar torpedo boat. but was only small
naphtha launch in command of young
naval officer, who had with him three
jaclies. The launch mounted a small
machine gun and carried three tor
pedoes.
When darkness fell the launch crep'
out of Port Arthur with no lights
aboard and no glow from the engines
to betray her presence. 1t was late
when the launch gained the outer line
of the Japanese squadron. She slipped
through the torpedo boat pickets and
selecting the nearest warship, a big
armored cruiser, stole toward her and
succeeded in exploding against her
side single torpedo. A deafening
roar followed the explosion which
echoed far in shore. Immediately
flames enveloped the cruiser, which
evidently was badly crippled.
The crew of the cruiser was seen to
be fighting the fire, which they at last
succeeded in extinguishing. A sister
ship took the damaged vessel in tow
and disappeared to the southeast.
The launch escaped the hot fire d.
rected against her by the Japanese
ships, but being unable to return 70
Port Arthur or to get into Dalny, She
was beached not far from Dalny.
Dor& Artbur Iponra1pahIe
1t is evident from a private letter
written by an officer at Port Arthur da-
ted April 20 that General Stoessel, the
Russian commander there, was theu
daily expecting the cutting off of his
communications.
The officer reported that everything
was ready to withstand a siege and
said the fortress was practically i'm
pregnable, adding that there was
triple row of forts around the Port
Arthur glacis, each position being
fronted by moat with hedge of
barbed wire beyond with bombproofs
behind all the batteries.
The officer further declared that
they had plenty of supplies and am
and that the garrison was in
excellent spirits and confident of hold
ing out for nine months or year
against any number of the enemy even
If they possessed siege guns.
Russia's Sudden Change of Plan.
No confirmation has been received
of the rumors Of a great battle at Stu
Yen and no credence should be given
to the wild reports of the fall of Port
Arthur.
The Times correspondent on board |
the Haimun, the dispatch boat of that |
paper, explains that his long silence |
is due to his having been warned not |
to proceed north of the Chefoo-Chem |
ulpo line until further notice. He at |
tributes the fiasco on the Yalu to Rus |
sias sudden change of plan, the de-
cision to hold the river and the fren |
Zied efforts then made at the eleventh |
hour, to improve the defective posi-
tions, with the result that the Japanese
caught the Russians in a state Of |
transition.
Cavalry Got Behind Japanese.
The advance guard of the first Jap
anese army appeared on Saturday
morning six miles below Lien Chen
Kuan on the road to Lao Yam. 1t is |
not making any further advance but is
strong Notifications. The
Japanese movements were made with
the greatest care.
A persistent report is current here
that a Russian squadron of cavalry |
succeeded in getting behind the Japa
rese who were several squadrons |
strong and in occupying Kuan Dian
San. The unexpected appearance of |
the Russians caused the Japanese to
evacuate the town and re-
tire toward the Yalu. The report is
believed to be correct.
Partial Destruction of Dalny.
1t is impossible to identify many of
the Russianized Chinese names given
in the Russian staff accounts of the
Japanese advance in Manchuria.
The partial destruction of Dalny is
regarded as showing that the Russians
anticipate the Japanese will make
determined attempt to capture Port
Arthur, while, owing to the moral eff
feet the fall of the stronghold woulj
have on Russian prestige, an equally
resistance will be made
Much Fall SoWn Wheat Abandoned.
Bradstreets summary of the state
of trade says:
Weather conditions have been fa-
vorable, crop planting and growth have
made fair progress, and retail trade
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