The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-18
Reported Japanese Were Attack
ed and Defeated With Heavy
Loss at Port Arthur.
ENGAGED INAAAND TO HAND fight
There Is No Official Confirmation o
the Landing of japanese Troops
at Shan Kai Kwan.
In the Engagement at Port Arthur o,
the 9th Altogether t2 Russian ves-
sells Were Destroyed and
Eight Captured.

has been received from Viceroy Alex
ioff. II is dated February 8, and says.
"A Japanese squadron of Is battle
ships and cruisers to-day began tt
lombard Port Arthur. The fortress
replied and the squadron weighed an
chor in order to participate in the
battle"
Another telegram from the viceroy
says that after a bombardment lasting
one hour the Japanese squadron ceas
ed its fire and steamed southwark.
"Our losses" the viceroy continues
care two naval officers and 81 met
wounded and nine men killed. and or
the coast batteries one man killed anc
three wounded.
During the engagement the battle
ship POltava and the cruisers Diana
Aslold and Novik were each damaged
on the water line. The damage to the
fortress was not important"
The Japanese have captured at least
five Russian commercial steamers. in
cluding the Ekaterintoslav, Moukden
Russia, Argun and Alexander. They
were captured by the Japanese in Co
rean and adjacent waters at various
times since Saturday by small cruis
ers. Some of the steamers are rich
prizes. The small steamer Koeik is
detained at Yokohama, its status moi
being clear.
LondonSYeb. 11.-Special dispatches
from Toxic Thursday morning an
nounce the arrival of Japanese troops
at Seoul. but beyond this the dis
patches published in the newspapers
here Thursday morning add practi
cally nothing to the knowledge of the
actual situation.
London. Feb. 12.-In a dispatch from
Shanghai dated February IL. a. m,
a correspondent OF the Daily Tele
graph says:
THE bombardment OF Port Arthur
continues. Three Russian cruisers
have been sunk. The Russian bank
building has been destroyed"
In a dispatch from Nagasaki dated
February 10 a correspondent Of the
Daily Telegraph says
o There has been a renewed attack
on Port Arthur. The Japanese cap
tured seven Russian ships and chased
others
There have been disturbances at
Port Arthur in which number Of Jap.
anese civilians were killed or impris,
oned"
Vienna. Feb. 12.-Disquieting re,
ports have been received here from
Peking regarding the attitude, Of Chi
M In ha Dncun- To
The Neuese Wiener Tageblatt says
II Is believed in well informed circles
that the reported destruction of rail.
road bridge in Manchuria is possibly
the work of an advance party of box.
ers." who, it Is said, China is organic,
ing foe the invasion of Manchuria.
It is understood that the reports OF
several Of the powers at Peking have
Informed their governments of China's
intention to send 10000 boxers" to
Manchuria
Washington, Feb. l3.--The Japanese
legation Friday evening received the
following dispatch under date Of To
kio, February Il: Two small Japan,
ese merchant ships, Zensho-Maru and
Nakon Oura Maru, while on their way
to Otaru Ia port on the western coast
Of Yezo island). from Sakata To- port
on the northern coast Of the m 8.
land of Japan, were fired on Fe "
IL by four Russian men-of-war on ne
coast of Aomori prefecture and the
latter was sunk, while the former had
. narrow escape. The Russian men.
of-war are still seen of the western
coast of Yezo island. They are sup.
posed To be the frst.class cruisers
which have been shut up at yladivo.
stock and tried some time ago to join
the main squadron at Port Arthur"
Toxic. Feb. 13.-About 200 OF the
Var,ag's crew lost their lives when
the vessel was destroyed Monday by
the japanese, of ChemulpO. The crew
Of the Russian cruiser numbered $40.
Many lost their lives under fire, but
large number drowned in attempting
to escape. No officer was drowned.
Many swan to the foreign men-of-war,
which lowered boats and went to their
rescue.
London. Feb. 15.-The Daily Mails
New Chwang correspondent, under
date of February II, cables
According to official Port Arthur
kilograms. the Japanese landed force
yesterday at Pigeon bay. West Port
Arthur. They were then attacked by
troops and by the batteries and were
defeated with heavy loss"
Che Foo. Feb. 12.-(Fridsy)-It Is
reported that 10000 Japanese troops
were landed at Dove bay last Wednes.
day morning and that they were met
by the Russians who engaged them In
q hand-to-hand fight. The reports say
the Japanese were driven back. It is
also reported that Japanese troops have
been landed 40 miles further west.
St Petersburg, Feb 15.-There Is
no official confirmation OF the rumor
from Port Arthur OF the landing OF
Japanese troops at Shan Kai Kwan.
II the rumor should prove to be cor.
rect. II will mean that the Japanese
are trying to get in the rear OF the
Russians from both fanks, with the
object OF cutting communications.
In military circles confidence is ex-
pressed that the forward Japanese
movement from Corea will be checked
as soon as the Russian advance is en-
,countered
The retirement OF the families oi
Russian ofilcials across the Yalu riveb
from Y0ngampho Is interpreted as an
fu0ic akaAu TINT the uovua NJ tho 6rof