Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-03-17
JAPS MAY HAVE
PORT ARTHUR
POUR SHOT AND SHELL INTO
TOWN AND FORTS FOR
EIGHT HOURS.
CITY HAS PROBABLY FALLEN
STRONG BELIEF THAT LAST AS
sAULT BY JAPs WAS
SUCCESSFUL.
JAP FORCES ENTER MANCHURlA
LAND ENGAGEMENT OF SOME
MAGNITUDE CANNOT LONG
BE DELAYED.
JAP FORCES ENTER MANCnURIA

London, March IL, a. m. - Has
Port Arthur fallen? This question is
being asked in an anxious manner in
official and diplomatic circles. The
fact that no news has been received
direct from Port Arthur for over TWEEN
ty-four hours leads to the belief that
the Japanese have made a final and
successful assault by sea and possibly
also by land upon the Russian strong.
hold.
The lat dispatch was sent out from
Port Arthur at 10 a. m. Thursday, re.
porting the renewal of the lombard.
ment by fourteen Japanese warships.
It now is about midnight Friday at
Port Arthur. and it is felt that in the
event of a Japanese repulse or even a
discontinuance Of the bombardment
would have been reported before this.
Rain Of Shot and Shell.
Toxic, March II. - Vice Admiral
yesterday, and for eight hours poured
shot and shell into the town and at
the Notifications. The latter replied to
the attack. but it is not thought that
any Japanese ships were struck.
The fleet appeared off Port Arthur
at II o'clock Wednesday night. The
signal station evidently sighted the
warships, for fifty minutes later, when
the fleet was within firing distance,
the forts opened fire on them.
Soon after this first approach, dur
ing which many shells were thrown
into the town, gale sprung up, and
the Japanese moved further off shore.
The weather soon moderated. how
ever. and the squadron renewed its at
tack. From then until o'clock in the
morning shells were hurled at the
fortress.
No mention of the damage done was
made in the report received here,
which probably came from Chefu
When the Japanese were first sighted
several torpedo boats were sent out by
the Russians to locate them. They
soon returned, and, although fired on
were not hit.
Reported by AIexieff.
st. Petersburg, March 12.-The car
has received the following message
from Viceroy Alexieff, dated Mukden.
March 10:
''The commandant of the fortress at
Port Arthur reports that about l
o'clock this morning Thursday the
outlines of vessels, apparently torpedo
boats. were seen at sea. within the
area swept by our searchlights. Our
batteries opened fire on these vessels.
Our torpedo boats put to sea at 2:40
a. M, and at about 4 o'clock met the
enemy west of the Liaothieshin light
house ION the point of the Liaotung
peninsula, between Port Arthur and
Pigeon bay). After firing several shots
the enemy retired to the south. Our
torpedo boats returned to the harbor
at 6 o'clock.
Later torpedo boats were again sent
to sea to reconnoiter. They returned
in half an hour, having learned that an
enemy's squadron was approaching.
Eat o'clock the Japanese opened
fire on our cruisers and the fortress.
The enemy had fourteen ships, and
fired the entire time from behind
Yiaothieshin promontory.
Il have the honor to report the fore
going to your majesty.
-"Alexieff"
Japs After Vladivostok.
Toxic, March IL. - Information OBJ
tanned from private Korean sources is
that the Japanese squadron has bonn
barded Vladivostok twice since March
s (Sunday).
st. Petersburg, March IA tele-
gram to the Associated Press from
Vladivostok has been received. 1t
makes no mention of fighting, and it
is assumed that all is quiet there.
Vladivostok, March 12.--The actins
chief of the staff yesterday officially
announced that the reports of a sea
fight between the Russian and Japan
csc squadrons on Sunday last are alb
solutely unfounded.
Land Battle Imminent.
st. Petersburg. March 1.-THE re-
ports that the Japanese have entered
Manchuria west Of the Yalu river, and
have reached Feng Huan Cheng, on
the Pekin road, which is the Russian
line Of communication to the Yalu,
cannot be confirmed. If the informa.