The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-02-12

Was Evidently Taken Cnawares-SeSen
Russians Reported Killed and Many
Wounded-Port Arthur in Flames.
St Petersburg, Feb. 10.-An official
despatch received here says that Jap
anese torpedo boats have attacked the
Russian squadron in the outer roads at
Port Arthur and that three Russian
ships were damaged Admiral Alex
ieff's official report of the attack by tho
japanese is as follows: Il most re-
specially inform your majesty that
at or about midnight of February 8,
nine Japanese torpedo boats made
sudden attack by means of mines upon
the Russian squadron in the outer
roads Of the fortress of Port Arthur, in
which the battleships Retvisian and
Ozarvitch and the cruiser Pallada were
damaged. An inspection is being made
to ascertain the character Of the dam
age. Details are following for your
majesty"
Intense Excitement Among Russians.
St Petersburg, Feb. 10.-The news
that Japan had duplicated her tactics
at the opening of the ChinO-Japanese
war by a torpedo attack on the Rus
sian ships off Port Arthur, created in
tense excitement Details of the at
tack are anxiously awaited. The car
and his ministers, who had been in
formed Immediately on the receipt OF
Viceroy Alexieff's telegram, accepted
the gage and prepared to face the
reality of war. Feverish activity
reigned at all the ministries and war
preparations were pushed in all direc-
tens.
The temper of the people which was
indicated in the great personal dem
onstration accorded to their majesties
at the imperial opera house Monday
evening, the audience rising and sing
ing God Save the Car and Give Him
Victory" was further manifested after
the arrival of the news from Port
Arthur in the crowds of volunteers who
besieged the general staff offices. The
naval reserves have been called out.
The action of the Japanese in at
lacking the Russian fleet without a
declaration of war Is denounced as an
outrage by the Russians generally and
the result, instead of discouraging
them, seems to have been to furnish
the spark necessary to fire Russian pa
triotism. From the larger centers
throughout European Russia comes in
formation that the country is already
aroused by the Japanese action in
breaking off the negotiations.
The latest returns of Russian war
ships in the far east total "a, including
battleships, 16 cruisers, gunboats
and Sc torpedo boat destroyers and tor
pedo boats. Three more battleships
and nine torpedo boats are to go to the
Tar east in the spring.
Japanese Fleet to Yellow Sea.
London, Feb 10.-Baron -Iayashi, the
Japanese minister, received cable de-
Spatch announcing the departure of the
Japanese feet for the Yellow sea.
While he had no news of the engage
ment off Port Arthur, the minister was
aware that the Japanese intended
throughout this war to employ torpedo
boats to the fullest possnble extent
Baron Hayashi says the Japanese
aeet is not likely to blockade Port Ar
thur. His knowledge of the japanese
naval plans, as tentatively prepared.
leads him and others here to believe
that the Japanese fleet is now lying
between Che Flu and the Yalu river
screening the landing of troops, one
army corps at Flu San and two at Pen
Yang. Korea.
Night torpedo attacks on the part of
the Japanese fleet, will. it is believed.
be kept UP so long as the Russian fleet
maintains it's necessarily open position
outside of Port Arthur. This will be
done in the hope of breaking up the
Russians nerve.
The troops landing at Pen Yang will
be pushed towards the MaL~Aurian
frontier Those at FuSen will proceed
to Seoul.
Unless Viceroy Alexieff assumes the
aggressive no serious naval battle is
expected until the disembarkment OF
the Japanese troops is completed.
Cable to vladivostock Cut.
Paris, Feb. 10.-It is announced al
the French foreign Office that the Rus
sian cruiser. Pallada, was sunk in the
torpedo attack made by the japanese
on the Russian fleet off Port Arthur
The injuries sustained by the Retvizar
and Czaravitch are not known.
1t is reported on the same authority
that the cable from Vladivostock haG
been cut.
Martial Law Proclaimed.
Port Arthur, Feb. 10.-Japanese tor
pedo boats attacked the Russian flee
here during the night and three of thu
Russian ships were badly damaged
The Japanese who thus scored the frs
success of the war, escaped unchanged
In consequence of the attack by thu
japanese torpedo boats. martial Law
has been proclaimed here.
Russian Nall Steamer Captured.
London, Feb. 10.-A dispatch from
Shanghai says it is credibly reporte'
that the Rursian mali steamer Mon