The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-05-11
PORT ARTHUR BESIEGED
The japanese Cut Off All Russian
Communication.
THEIR SECOND ARMY IS LANDED.
Now Occupy Railroad Which Connects Port
Arthur with The Russian Military Base,
Having seized II at Points About Forty Niles
From the Port About $4,000 japanese
Landed and more TO follow.

st. Petersburg, (By able).-Jap-
anese troops swarmng across the
narrow neck Of the Liaotung Pennsu-
la, the railroad and telegraph COM
munications cut, and Port Arthur, the
Russian Gibraltary isolated and left TO
ITS own resources. All this the Rus
SANS seem to accept with great
stoicism
Vice Admiral Skrydloff, who is en-
route to Port Arthur to take command
OF the naval forces in the Far East.
will be unable to reach his destina-
ton.
Viceroy Alexcff and the Grand
Duke Boris, who left Port Arthur
friday, just got away in time. The
Niceroy mas joined General Kuropat-
kin near Mukden.
At the Russian War Office it is
stated that no strong opposition was
made to the Japanese landing at Pit
sewo, on the east coast of the Lao
tung Peninsula, about 30 miles from
Port Arthur. Pitsewo is a suburb OF
Kinchau
1t is supposed that there was a
sharp engagement at the railroad be-
tore the Japanese succeeded in cutting
OFT communication and seizing the
railroad, which runs from Port Arthur
10 Mukden and llarbin, the Russian
military base in Manchuria. The seiz-
ure OF the railroad is a most important
gain for the japanese. According to
official information, the landing OF
troops from 60 transports began sim
ultaneously at Ptscwo and Cape
Terminal.
Not much seems to be known of
another reported successful landing
OF the Japanese at Port Adams, which
is situated on an arm of Society Bay,
on the west coast of the peninsula,
directly opposite and about 20 miles
from Pitsewo. The railroad also pas
ses close 10 Port Adams.
1t is understood that 90 transports
disembarkcd two divisions OF japanese
troops, part OF that mysterious sec
ond army concerning the whereabouts
of which there has been so much
speculation. Ten thousand men were
landed in the evening and some 10000
more next morning.
Vice Admiral Togo has undoubtedly
sealed the harbor of Port Arthur,
and the seige Of the great Russian
fortress both by land and sea forces
has practically begun.
The Russian military authorities
seem reconciled to the cutting off of
their stronghold, but they are con-
vinced that the fortress is impregnable
against attack by land or sea. Though
the enemy may invest the place, the
authorities here do not believe the
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position. 1t is believed that the
greater number Of the troops have
been withdrawn and that Lieutenant
the garrison OF Port Arthur, numbers
place them at only 5000. Further
operations on the peninsula on large
scale are dependent upon the develop
mept OF the campaign on the main
land.
1t is understood that the landing at
Pitsewo was preceded by a bonn
bardment of the shore and was ef-
fected under the guns OF Japanese
warships, but it was practically unop-
posed by the Russians.
The Ministry OF War received the
following telegram from Major Gen
eral Plug, chief OF the military staff
According to the information !
have received, seven OF the enemy's
transports, and afterwards about 40,
appeared opposite Ptsewo on the
evening OF May !.
"On the morning OF May 5, the
Japanese began to land at Pitsewo and
on the coast near Cape Terminal
(about IS miles southwest of Pitsewo)
under cover OF artillery FIRE.
AT this moment about 90 trans
ports were observed bearing down up
on the whole front and our posts re-
tired from the shore.
"All papers in the postofice at Pit
sewo were removed ind the Ri sian
inhabitants abandoned the town.
According to Chinese reports, by
the evening OF May 5 about 10000 Of
the enemy's troops had landed and
taken up quarters in the Chinese VII
lagos near the point Of debarkation."