Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-03-17


acie Admiral Aiakaroff shall be able
to escape from the closely beleagured
harbor with majority OF his war YES
sells He will make the best and long
est defense he possibly can and Will
not surrender until there Is no re-
course. Russia has In the harbor war
ships that cost over 100000. 900. and
there Is no chance for them to escape
from the Japanese hiockading fleet. so
Russia cannot afford to abandon Port
Arthur
PARIS, March IA ST. Petersburg
dispatch contains curious particulars
of the turn taken by Russian officials
on anti-Semitism in the war prepara-
tons. It says the minister of the in
terror has claimed the privilege OF
partly revising the list of reservists
called up to stop the enormous per
centnge of Jews being sent to the front
including most of the doctors of Jew
ish persuasion In ST. Petersburg Out
of 1870 medical men who left at the
beginning of the month 10 We're Jews.
This measure is taken for two rea-
sons. although against the wish of the
minister of war. One. reason Is that
the Jewish savants are supposed to be
liberals. whose presence in Russia
during critical times is considered un-
desirable, The other reason is that
reprehensible influences have been
brought TO bear on behalf OF certain
non-Jewish practitioners, who were
only too glad to get their Jewish rivals
ont of the way The families of the
Jewish reserylsts object to the vexa-
tious measures on the part of the au-
tborties. who expel them from the
large towns and oblige them to seek
refuge in the ghettos reserved for
Jews
The Jewish doctors sent to the East
are deprived of part of the emolu-
mcnts and receive only 900 rubles
travelling expenses, whereas Christ
ians get 1850 Pressure is brought TO
bear ON those Jews whose presence is
tolerated outside the Ghettos by sub
ordinate officials and police agents who
claim voluntary contributions for the
Red Cross naval fund and other insti-
Iutions. The general opinion is that
Minister Plehwe's power amounts to
an irresponsible dictatorship. which is
hardly of nature to pacify public
feeling
TOXIC March 15.--It is generally
believed here and in best informed
Japanese circles that the Russian fleet
has quietly abandoned Port Arthur
after the last attack by the Japanese
and is making a Cussack dash for
Nladivostok. hoping to make juno
tion with the armored cruiser squad
ron and be prepared for a big battle
with the Japanese fleet.
Russians everywhere admit the
hopelessncss of continuing at Port Ar
thur.
TOXIC, March 15.7STen wounded
and nine dead japanese victims of the
torpedo fight on Port Arthur were
brought ashore there. One of the
wounded men says the Japanese sail
ors all give unstInted praise to the
Russian attacking force for their val
orous conduct. Al one time during
the fight the japanese boat touched
bows with the Steregushtchi which the
japanese boarded Running along the
deck they encountered the captain of
the Russian vessel, whom the Japan
ese felled with a cutlass and then
pushed him overheard.
ST. PETERSBURG, March l5.-
Alexieff has ordered the release of all
convicts on Saghalien island who are
willing TO help repel the Japanese in
vasion which is thought to be immi
nent. The government will arm them
LONDON, March 15.-Tre Cossack
and Japanese cavalry met again on
the banks of Yalu Several Japanese
horses We're killed and the troopers
forced to flee afoot Another skirmish
occurred near Anju which also result
ed in Japanese repulse.
MUkDEN, March 15-The back
bone of winter is apparently broken
and the troops are in fine spirits due
TO the succession of fine days. Rus
sian families are being sent away and
large bodies of troops are beginning
to arrive from Harbln.
KlNHOW, March l5-lt is reported
here that an engagement occurred of
Port Arthur SUNDAY in which the Rus
sian cruiser DIANA was injured
TOXIC. March l5.-Persistent re-
ports are current here that the Rus
sian fleet has left Port Arthur for the
purpose of effecting a junction with
the Nladivostok squadron.
ST PETERSBURG, March 15.-The
report that the Russians have sunk
four merchant steamers in the Port
Arthur harbor entrance to make tie
channel narrower is officially denied.
No further news of fighting has been
received here officially, but it is ad
mitied that important strategic moves
are being made.
CHEFoO, March 15.-The impress
sion produced on the minds of the Kor
cans by the completeness of the Japa-
nese organization has resulted in a
change Of attitude on the part of the
lower classes. A fortnight ago there
was a scarcity of native labor. but now
the supply is equal 10 the demand.
The Decentralization of troops at
chemulpo and places to the north of
that port have been proceeding with
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