Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-03
PAN[S[ WIN
A BIC VICTORY
Fifteen Warships Again Attach
Port Arthur lnflicting
Much Damage.
RUSSIAN BOATS INJURED
a Cruiser, the Novik. Is Badly
Crippled and Torpedo
Boat Sunk.
JAPs LEFT lin GOOD ORDER
Old Not Remain Long Enough Off tn.
Harbor to Enable the Gunners
at the Shore Batteries to
Get Range.

London, March "A dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Yin Kow, dated
February 20, says:
Fifteen Japanese warships furiously
bombarded Port Arthur from 10 o'clocla
until II o'clock this morning. The Rus
sian cruisers Novik, Asllold and Bayan,
accompanied by four torpedoboats,
steamed out to meet the attack. They
We're, however, forced to retire. The
-Asllold was in a sinking condition. The
Novik was badly damaged and a tor
pedoboat was sunk. The Russian bat
tleship Retvizan was again damaged
The Japanese withdrew in good order"
The pause in the war operations in
the far east has been broken by an
other Japanese attack on Port Arthur
after which only the foregoing brief ac
count is yet 10 hand. This report how
ever, shows repetition of the now
familiar tactics of Japan, and 1t Is pre-
sumed that this attack was made in
bad weather, previous Geographic adj
vices having reported a severe gale rag
ing at Port Arthur AS usual, the
Japanese did not remain long enough in
the harbor to enable the gunners at the
forts TO get their range. Again, also,
the same three cruisers. the Bayan, the
Askold and the Novik, came out to
meet the attack, and this suggests that
either they We're the only effective
ships there, or that the larger battle
ships were unable to get out.
No news is published here today of
operations or movements other than
at Port Arthur
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Express says 1t has been Off
cially announced that the Japanese
mail boat Service between Shanghai
and Japan Will be resumed Saturday
under naval escort.
Many alleged dispositions of the OPP
posing military forces are published
this morning, but they differ too much
in detail to be of any great value.
A dispatch from Shanghai to the
Daily Chronicle says the Russians are
transferring the guns from the dis
abled ships at Port Arthur to the forts
there.
A dispatch from Chefoo to the
Standard. dated February 30. says a
Japanese cruiser and torpedo boat en-
,.tered that harbor without lights at
"a clock on the morning of the 10Th. and
CONS believed they embarked the Japa-
wy who took refuge there after the
,+ing,hpt to bottle up Port Art .h1Hgrs :.
Wei Hal Wei, cabling under date of
February 20, says
"A Japanese fleet was seen off the
Shan Tung coast this morning"
A Toxic correspondent of the Times
cables that the steamers sunk by the
Japanese on either side of the Russian
battlesilip RetviZan at Port Arthur
partially obstruct the entrance to the
harbor.
Port Arthur, Feb. 29.--General Stoes-
sci, commander of the garrison here,
has issued a general order directing the
attention of the troops and inhabitants
to the fact that the Japanese intend
to lano and seize the fortress. The
the seizure CT Fort Arthur to be a
question of national nonor. and from
their obstinate attacks and lombard
ments he can only conclude that the
enemy will make every effort to cap
ture the fortress, failing in which the
Japanese will destroy the railroad and
| withdraw. The general calls upon all
TO fight to the death, and says there
| is no other means of escape.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 29.-The Novoe
| Vremya today publishes a remarkable
editorial on the parallel between Port
Arthur and Selmstopol, pointing out
| that the ports are identicallly situated.
| The paper, however, warns Russians
| TO abjure fatalistic beliefs.
4 Although written without knowledge
| of General Stoessels remark able gen
| eral order issued at Port Arthur yes
| terday, the Novoe Vremya's editorial
| comes as Il strong reinformecent of its
| purport that Port Arthur must in no
| case be surrendered. Both seem to
| foreshadow the siege of Port Arthur
and its bombardment, which dispatch
| from Iaio Yang says it is runored at
New Chwang will occur tomorrow.