Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-02-19

| The summary of the losses sus
tanned by Russia in the first twenty
four hours of the war with Japar
shows that ten Russian warshipl
were placed out of action in one wa,
or another and that the Japanese die
not lose ship. The losses were al
follows:
Battleship Retvizen, torpedoed anC
beached at Port Arthur.
Battleship Czsrevitch, torpedoed
and beached at Port Arthur.
Battleship Poltsva, hole below
water-line at Port Arthur.
Armored cruiser Boyarin, disabled
by Japanese fire at Port Arthur.
Cruiser Pollada, torpedoed at PORT
Arthur and beached.
Cruiser Novik, hole below water,
line, at Port Arthur.
Cruiser Askold, hole below water.
line, at Port Arthur.
Cruiser Diana, hole below water
line, at Port Arthur.
First-clsss armored cruiser Variag
destroyed at Chemulpo, Korea.
Torpedo gun vessel Korietz, de.
stroyed at Chemulpo, Korea.
In addition to this three Russian
Transports and 1000 men were cap
tured, the Manchurian bridge blown
up and Russian communication
broken.
Japan seized Masampho and dis.
patched heavy force there. She
will fortify the port and establish a
naval and military base there. Ma
sampho controls the Korean channel
and is an excellent base for future
operations.
The Russians last week sunk q
Japanese merchant ship. This, with
the exception of casual damage to
the Japanese warships in the fights
at Port Arthur and Chemulpo, was
all the damage Russia had done ia.
pan by sea up to Monday night last
--one week Of war.
PORT ARTHUR's FATE SEALED.
The Japs attempted to land small
parties in several places around Port
Arthur, but we're repulsed by Rus.
SLAMS.
This temporary repnlse might
have been expected, but it will not
effect the final result of the campaign.
The japanese forces will land and
their skillful generals will be able to
bssiege Port Arthur, cut of its sup
plies and ultimately capture the fort
ress, together with the Russian troops
which defend it. The japanese
Navy has Pigeon bay sealed and the
remnant Of the Russian Navy in the
harbor of Port Arthur is securely
bottled up there.
Later information says that Ia
pans demonstration against Port
Arthur was done to concentrate
Russian attention to that part of
Manchuria, while Japan was landing
her troops to overrun Korea, the
peninsula just across the Yellow Sea,
which is probably to be the principal
fighting ground. Japan's plans
have been we'll and secretly laid and
are being carried opt successfully.
1t is estimated that 100000 troops
are now ready to be placed in the
field without impairing the rational
defenses. The movements of the
troops are surrounded 10y secrecy.
They are being moved at night
toward their basis. Members Of the
reserve force Immediately step into
the places of the outgoing regulars.
FOUR HUNDRED JAPs sABERED.
A brilliant land and naval maneu-
yer by the japanese met with severe
losses and the temporary defeat of
the troops which attempted to land a
force on the neck of the peninsula of
Port Arthur to cut of the Russian
stronghold.
OF 600 Japanese troops landed
near Dalny, above Port Arthur. only
100 came back. Four hundred and
ten were sabered by Cossack cavalry
in q fierce hand-to- hand conflict.
The attack was so sudden and severe
that the japanese were completely
routed.
RUSSIANS BLUNDRR.
Three Russian torpedo boats were
sunk Monday by mistake by the guns
OF the fort at the entrance to Port
Arthur. They were mistaken for
japanese vessels. The Russian tor
pedo boats displayed the regular
lights. The japanese torpedo boats
which made the first deadly attack
on the Port Arthur squadron also
displayed Russian lights. The gun
ners In the fortress believed another
ruse was on, and thinking they were
japanese boats, trained their guns
and dred on them, The Russian
torpedo transport Yeniesi was blown
up Saturday by striking one of the
submarine mines it had planted in
the entrance to Port Arthur. The
captain. three officers and OIL men
were killed.
CRUELTY TO JAPANESE.
About so Japanese men on their
way to Tientsin, China, were arrest
ed with their women, by Russian SOL
diers.
The American Consul, Henry E.
Miller, procured the release of the
women, but Russian Viee-roy Alexiefr
ordered their rearrest and trsnspor-
tation, together with all the Japanese
in Manchuris, to Port Arthur.
There are numerous Japanese COM
plants of Russian Ill treatment. 1t
is said that 400 Japanese refugees
were arrested and many of them
severely beaten and detained until
they purchased their release. When
they were liberated the Japanese
were again maltreated at Tai Hin
Chou and sent on to Port Arthur.
Some of their women were sent to
Niuchwang. Consul Miller took the