Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-03
TIE CARS GOODBY
Baltic Fleet Ready to Sail
 For Far East.
RUSSIA 10 TRY FOR COMMAND OF SEA
Manchurian Array to Be Doubled and War Pressed With Vigor--Severe Fighting Near Port
 Arthur.

LONDON, Oct. 3.-Advices from St. Petersburg say that Emperor Nicholas
 will visit Reval tomorrow to bid fare well to the Baltic squadron. After
 months of preparation and several
 false starts, the squadron is at last on the eve of its departure upon it's long
 journey to the far east. A division in the admiralty has existed throughout
 the period of preparation regarding the
 advisability of sending out the squad
 ron, but with the decision to double the size Of the Manchurian army and press
 the war with vigor the logic of those who for months have insisted that every available ship should be dis patched to the far east has finally pre- vailed. The argument that no com plete victory over the Japanese is pos
 sible unless the command of the sea is wrested from them could not be
 overcome, and, though much valuable time has been lost and the moment
 seems inauspicious, it Is officially inti- mated that an irrevocable decision has
 been taken to dispatch the Baltic fleet even if the Port Arthur squadron should be annihilated before its ar
 rival there.
 A Chefu report says that severe
 fighting, the Russians being the az
 gressors, has occurred on the west
 shore of IAaoti promSntory near
 Pigeon bay. The Russians already apparently are attempting to capture the heavy guns which the Japanese
 have mounted in that vicinity. The
 Russians were in considerable force, and they made several sorties, drag
 ging field artillery with them. They were unsuccessful, however.
 Three junks with 160 cooiies have arrived at Chefu. They left Port Ar
 thur because they were forced to car- " the wounded and bury the dead. They also were afraid that eventually they would have no food, although rice is plentiful now, according to their stories. They further say that the Russians lost heavily during the at tacks of Sept. 19 and 9, but the Japa- nese loss was much heavier.
 One of the cooiies who had been water carrier showed wounded hand ] that he sustained when shell burst and killed three of his companions and wounded fourth,
 The Russians ships were silent dur 1 ing the last battle, and the hitherto unused merchant ships have been turn ! ed into hospitals.
 Several of the Chinese who were em- pIoyed in carrying dead say that the dead were so numerous that they
 were unable to form anything like an estimate of the number who fell in at tacking and defending the supplement tary forts near Itz mountain Since the battle both sides continue to Rhell a5 intervals daily. The Russians make mary small sorties against the Japa- nese trenches.
 Small positions frequently change
 hands. The Chinese say they were compelled to bury the dead by stealth at night for the reason that the Japa- nese would fire on them
 A Tokyo dispatch says that the Rus
 sians are desperately endeavoring to retake their lost positions, including Fort Kuropatkin, in the hope of re storing the water supply of Port Ar thur. They have repeatedly assaulted
 the Japanese after smelling from
 neighboring forts and batteries. The
 Japanese continue to hold the posi-
 tions. Both sides are said to have suf- 1 fered severely.
 Advices from Manchuria are to the effect that the Japanese and Russian outposts and scouts continue in close contact, and 1t is believed that the gen eral engagement will take place near Tai pass. General Kuropatkin is hold, 1 ing Mukden and positions along the l Hun river merely to check the Japa-
 nese advance temporarily.
 Snow has fallen in the mountains
 east of Mukden, and there has been l frost in the valleys.