Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-27
JAPANESE SURVIVORS OF FIGHT NEAR PORT
 ARTHUR AT CHEFOO
They Crossed the Gulf in Open BoaStory of the Last Attack As Told by Russian Authority Special Design Cars Being Sent to Siberian Line-Red Cross Workers Leave for the Front.

Maru was sunk outside beyond the Hokoku Maru. The Tenshin Maru, the Buyo Maru and Jinsen Maru were sunk at the foot of Laotche hill almost side by side. All the above mentioned steamers were sunk by their own crews, who were all safely rescued. The torpedo fotilla was unharmed. The torpedo 1otilla also reported that it discovered the Russian cruisers Bayan and Novik, togeluer with few destroyers, in the inner harbor.
 After the fotilla rejoined the main fleet it advanced slowly on Port Ar thur, where the Russian cruisers Bayan. Askold and Novik were slowly moving about the outer harbor under cover of the batteries. A lombard ment began at long range and at II :45 a. m. all the ships and batteries were responding vigorously. Shortly after noon the Novik retreated into the in- ner harbor. The Askol and Bayan quickly followed, demonstrating that the sinking of the steamers had not blockaded the entrance of the harbor. A bombardment of the inner harbor was then ordered and for fifteen min utes all the heavy guns of the Japan ese fleet threw shells over the hills into the harbor.
 The Japanese were unable to deter mine the effect of, the bombardment, but saw huge columns of smoke arls- ing from time to time. In the mean time the Japanese cruiser squadron discovered two Russian torpedo de- stroyers at the foot of Laotche hill and gave chase. One of the destroyers escaped, but the other was pursued into Pigeon bay, where it was sunk. ce-Admiral Kamimura reports that the Japanese fleet sustained no dam age and did not lose single man.
 St Petersburg, Feb. 27.-Two thous- and cars from the Russian European system, especially fitted for the trans portation of troops, are being sent to the Siberian line.
 M. Alexanrdovski, who is to take charge of the Red Cross field work in the far east, left for the front to- day.
 The Novoe Vremya says the Slay pro-Russian demonstrations indicate the willingness of the Slays to come under the Russian standard, adding: ''Their hesitation would finally be overcome if Russia would be less un- compromising on the questions of or thodoxy and autOcracy as the Slavs enjoy constitutional government and in many cases do not belong to the Greek church"
 The Novo Vdennya hopes the Panst lavist union will settle the near east question once for all in favor of Rus sian aspirations.
 Prince Arsene Karagaorgevitch, Orother of the king of Seryia) has been gazetted a captain of trans-Bai- kal Cossacks.
 The desperate manner in which the Japanese are returning to the attack at Port Arthur in spite of their re- peated repulses has convinced the military authorities here that their main objective for the present is to hopelessly cripple the Russian fleet, in order to secure absolute freedom in the disembarkation of troops For this reason the Russian commander is carefully guarding against exposing his ships, keeping them in the har- bor under the guns of the fortifca hons.
 A doubt exists as to whether the Japanese really design to land near Port Arthur and infest the city. The authorities admit that they are con- siderably mystfed, but the prevailing