The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-10
RUSSIA PLANS TO
SAVE Her FLEET
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established by the Russian Red Cross
society, under the presidency OF Prof.
DeMartens, professor OF international
law at the university OF st. petersburg,
and recently president of the Hague court
which decided the Pious fund claims
The Move Vremya edtorially scouts the
idea fostered by n section or the british
press that the fall OF Port Arthur VIII
end the war.
The government is considering the ques-
ton OF increasing the scale OF pensions
for soldiers and sailors widows.
CoAL-LADEN STEAMER SEIZED.
Nagasaki. June TO- noon.-The Norwe-
gian steamer Aggi which arrived at Ma
easaN June 4. from Cardiff with coal
and was arrested for unknown reasons by
the Japanese June Z, has been taken 10
Sasebo for the decision Of the prize court.
The apparent reason for her seizure Is
that she cleared from Cardiff for Sfnga-
pore for orders but her cargo is said 10
have been secretly destined for the Rus-
SLAMS. owing 10 the Aggis inability to de-
liver the coal at Port Arthur 1t IL added
her cargo was brought to Japan Tor sale
RUSSIANS IN CoREA-
Seoul Corea, June 10. 10 a. ma force
OF Russian troops. the strength or which
IL not known. Is reported 10 have arrived
A Japanese merchant who has returned
here from the north says small merchants
who have been following the army are
practically bankrupt owing TO the chi
nese underselling them, and that the ma
jority are returning to Japan.
EXPECTS REINFoRCEMENTs
Russian Headquarters. Lao Yang
Thursday. June 9.-Gen. Kuropatkin Is ex-
pecting reinforcements which as soon as
they arrive will advance from Lao Yang
and important developments are expected
| Persistent reports are In circulation of q
battle at Port Arthur, that place being at
| tackled both by land and sea.
| Nothing definite is known, however
except that an attack made by the japan
| ese did not succeed.
CHINESE GUARD PUNISHED.
Cheefoo, June 10, 3 p. m.-The Associa
| ted Press correspondent at Tengchou
| Shantung promontory, reports that tn
| Chinese guard there has been punishe'
by the officials OF Tengchou for failing t
| report the presence OF Russian vesse
laying mines among the Miaotao islands.
JAPs REPULsE RUSSIANS.
Toxic. June 10-5 p. m.-Gen. Kurok
reports that a detachment OF Japanes
troops on Tuesday routed a battalion o
Russian infantry with two guns at Hal
machi. the Japanese losing three me
killed and "a wounded The Japanese cap
tured two officers and hvo rnsn- Tn
Russians left on the field IS men dea
or wounded, and probably lost 70 mer
A Japanese detachment, dispatched !
the direction OF Tung Yuan Pu. repulse
Go or 20 OF tho enemy's infantry a
Linchatai Monday, and on Tuesday er
oountered six companies of Russian ir
fantry and 800 cavalry at Chanchiahsii
After two hours engagement the Japanes
drove the Russians of in the direction {
Tung Yuan Pu The Russian casualdt
we're 20 or so men killed or wounded. II
Japenese lost four men killed and
wounded.
on Wednesday japanese detachmer
cooperating with another Japanese d.
tachment from the force landed at TAXI
shan, encountered a Russian force
1000 cavalry with six guns near Stu We
! and drove them back toward Chimuchar
and Kaichou. losing three men killed ar
two officers and 2s men wounded.
READY TO ACT.
Lao Yang. June i0-The suddenly II
) creased Japanese activity in the nsigl
borhood OF Stu Yen, west OF Feng War
) Cheng, II believed to be rather In u
nature Of feints tn distract attentiS
from Port Arthur whittier IL is believ,
more than half the enemy's forces ha'
gone rather than a serious forward NOV
ment.
Kurokrs bombardment OF the coast
the vicinity OF Kaichou probably had Il
same end I'm view, but the development
are closely watched at headquarters. Gei
eral Kuropatkin Is In n position TO a
promptly I'm the event OF development
OF real Importance.
| mar nfN.- ~, nITcGfANs0
Fusan. Korea. June ie.-rhs first ia
anese army has recently been engaged
most important operations. For two ia
past. four columns have been reconnC
( tring the roads towards Ileo Yang "
Cheng. Ssimatsza and Stu Yen and ha
occupied towns on those roads. dislodgii
the Russians numbering several hundr
from each after sharp fightlns. The Ja
anese casualties we're sixty-flve men kill
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