The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-12
TRAIN GOT
THROUGH
Port Arthur Not Yet Cut Off
from st. Petersburg.
JAP GORDON BROKEN
Gen. Kuropatkin Sends Supplies
and Ammunition 10 Beseieed
Garrison.

LONDON, May i. - Advices from
st. Petersburg say General Kuropatkin
has reported to the emperor as fol
lows:
"Reconnoissances between Salitszai-
pudza and Fengwungcheng have failed
to discover Japanese troops
"A japanese column Of considerable
strength has advanced from Feng-
wangcheng in the direction of Hal
cheng.
"Pulancheng station is occupied ny
our frontier guards, and all damage to
the railway by the japanese as far as
Sanchilipu has been repaired. The
work was carried out under the super
vision of Lieutenant Colonel Spirido-
non. This gallant officer undertook to
get through to Port Arthur a train of
ammunition which had arrived at Lao
yang after the landing Of the Japanese
at Pitsewo. Every preparation was
made to blow up the train in case of
necessity in order to prevent its falling
into the hands of the japanese.
The tgs,k was carried out and the
self'sacriice of the men OF the Fourth
railway battalion was crowned with
complete success.
The train arrived at Jinchau sta
ton. forty miles from Port Arthur,
safely. where it was handed over to
General Jokof. who Immediately dis
patched it under proper protection to
Port Arthur. Lieutenant Colonel Spiri-
donoff returned on n locomotive.
after landing at Pitsewo the Japa-
nese began marching toward Kinchuu.
On the night of Tuesday their advance
guard, consisting of about two regi-
ments of infantry passed the night on
the heights above Sanchilipu, about
sixty miles from Port Arthur.
about thirty japanese transports
are lying north of Cape Terminal, be-
low Pitsewo."
A Paris dispatch says 1t is rumored
that there has been big fight near
Molten pass between the Russians and
General Kurokrs army.
The Russians lost heavily, Heuten-
the killed.
Vice Admiral Skrydloff and Vice Ad-
miral Bezobrazoff have been notified of
the resumption of communication with
Port Arthur, so that they may attempt
to reach that place.
A St. Petersburg dispatch says inn
pending events of great Importance to
the military situation in Manchuria are
foreshadowed in official dispatches Civ
en- out late last night by the war com
mission.
The japanese forces have moved
from Fsngwangcheng toward Hal
cheng, which is thirty-two miles east
by north of Newchwang, and 1t is the
opinion of the general staff that they
should certainly reach their destina-
ton within two days. II the japanese
occupy Haicheng, with Port Arthur
thus effectually cut of, Newchwang
which the Russians have already dis
mantled, would pass into their hands.
The entire Laotung peninsula in fact,
save Port Arthur and perhaps Kaiping,
would he commanded by them.
A ShRnhaikwan report says that be-
sides acting energetically in southern
Manehuria and moving on Haicheng
General Kuroki has kept in mind the
necessity of outhanking General Ku-
ropatkin at LAaoyang, as Is shown In
the fact that he has started divi
sion consisting Of forty guns and
1900 cavalry toward Saimadza. In
view of General Kuropatkin's state
ment that an examination Of the line
between Saimatsi and Fengwangcheng
failed to show the presence Of Japa-
nese, the Russians are puzzled as to
where they came from.
A japanese detachment is reported
officially to have occupied Kwantein
sien, but It iG believed likely to be a
small scouting party belonging to Gen
eral Kurokps army,
From Tokyo comes the information
thnt Vice Admiral Togo, having heard
many mysterious explosions in Port
Arthur, has reached the conclusion
that possibly the Russians were de-
.stroying their warships te prevent
their capture by the Japanese
Weather Forecast.