Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-28
MUST RETIRE WITHIN FORTRESS
At St. Petersburg There is no Attempt
To Disguise the Actual Condition
OF Affairs.
CApTUREOF GUNS HAS AN EFFECT
Until that News Came 1t Was Felt
The Cars Troops Had Resisted to
Limit Of Human Endurance.

ST. Petersburg, May 2S, p. M
There is no attempt here to disguise
the fact that the successful forcing
az the neck Of Kwan Tung peninsula
proper puts q practical end to resist
ance TO the enemy until he reaches
the actual forthcatlons around Port
Arthur. Although there are many
strong positions In the more than %
miles before the perimeter Of the fort
ress Is reached, the authorities admit
that the Russians can offer little re-
hstance and must now retire within
the fortress and undertake to defend
themselves against a siege. Neither the
admiralty nor the general staff has any
direct Information Like the outside
world. the admiralty and general staff
are dependent entirely upon the enemy
for news, Native reports, which may
be Of some value, are, however, ex-
pected shortly.
While there Is no disposition to ques.
ton the main facts sent out officially
from Toxic, some unofficial reports from
Japanese sources are being received
with caution. The impossibnity Of
holding the advance positions around
Kin Chou in the face OF overwhelming
odds has all along been admitted, but
on account Of the character of the
position as well as It's defenses the
general stan cannot but believe that
the defense must have been heroic, and
that the positions We're only taken by
display Of desperate courage and at Il
fTightful cost. The earlier news was
received In a calm spirit by both the
public and the newspapers, but II the
latest report that the japanese cap
tured so guns is confirmed, II is sure
that the effect win be much deeper ana
is certain 10 be considered a severe
blow Until that report arrived the
leeIns was that the Russians had re-
sisted TO the limit OF human endurance
ana had retired IN good order. but n
ms number of guns was taken Il viii
put different complexion upon things,
though IL Is conceivable here that II the
Japanese operating fleet landed forces
al san Shi II Phu and Talienwan and
got In the rear of the Russian positions
the Abandonment of the guns might
have become necessary This view,
however VIII hardly diminish the ex-
tent Of the disaster.
WORK OF JAPANESE SQUADRON.
Toxic May 2S, on p. m,) The Japan
ese squadron, which was assigned 70 CO.
operate In the attack of the second ar
my ON Kin Chou and Nan shan hill
composed Of the gunboats Thukishi
Amagl lleiyen and Chokai, and the
llrst torpedo boat notllla, entered Kin
chou bay on Wednesday. A heavy sea
prevented its participation IN The fight
ing ot that day The weather cleared
ON Thursday morning. however, and IN
spite of the shallOwness Of the water.
the squadron steamed close to the shore
and hombarded the Russian batteries.
Early In the action a shell passed
over the forward deck Of the Chokal.
HIlng a lieutenant and two petty Off
oeTs and wounding two men. The tor
pelo boat notilla shelled the railroad
hodls took soundings and guided the
laIger ships. The squadron advanced
WIN the Japanese right flank ana
Wo u I'm covering IL Later I'm the day
ior railing tide compelled the With
araNal Of the larger warships.
apt Hnyashi, commander of the
'hDNll was killed by the explosion Of
u smell near one Of the ships guns
Igu other men were wounded.
Ise vessels themselves were not dam