Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-10
JAPS lombard
NADIVOSI0K
DIRECT THEIR FIRE AGAINST
THE SHORE BATTERIES AND
THE TOWN.
lNfllCT NO DAMAGE ON Town
MOST OF THE JAPS' TWO HUN
DRIED LYpDiTE SHELLS DID
NOT BURST.
RUSt ON PART or THE JAPANESE
WANTED TO COMPEL RUSSIANS
TO DISCLOSE POSITION AND
CALDER OF GUNS.

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five Japanese battleships and two
cruisers appeared of this place at
LIS yesterday afternoon and bonn
barded the town and shore batteries
fer afty-Gye minutes.
The fleet approached from the di-
rection Of Askold island, at the east
entrance to Usuri bay and about thir-
ty.two miles southeast of Vladivostok.
Entering Usuri bay, the enemy
formed in line of battle, but did not
approach to a closer range than a
mile and %one-third. They directed
their fire against the shore batteries
and the town, but no damage resulted
as most of their 200 lyddite shells
failed to burst.
The Russian batteries, commanded
by Generals VeInotz and Artomanoff,
did not respond.
Japanese Fleet Retires.
The Japanese fire ceased at 2:20
and the enemy retired In the direction
of Askold island.
simultaneously two torpedo boat
destroyers appeared near Askold isl
and and two more near Cape Madel.
The Japanese ships were covered
with ice. The attack resulted in no
loss TO the Russians, but cost the
enemy zoe, 900 roubles ts10O, O00) in
ammunition.
Most of the projectiles were six and
twelve-inch shells. The population of
Vladivostok was warned yesterday
morning Of the presence on the hori-
zon of a hostile feet and the prospect
of an attack during the day, but it re-
NAMED tranquil.
Aiexieff Reports II.
st. Petersburg, March g.. - A ccm-
m~unication from Viceroy Alexieff to
the z from Mukden bearing on yes
terday's attack on Vladivostok, says
II most humbly infor myour males
ty hat the commandant at the tort
ress at Vladivostok reports that 1t
$50 this morning seven vessels were
sighted south of Askold island. At
9:45 they were seen to be warships
making for Askold island. About noon
the enemy's squadron was midway
between the coast and Askold island,
making for Ussuri bay. They were
out of reach of the shore batteries.
At 1880 the enemy opened fire. Two
vessels in the squadron were prob
ably the first-class cruisers Idzum and
Yakumo, but the anne Of the other
vessels are unknown.
No Mention Of Russian Losses.
'Oficial dispatches received here
concerning the bombardment of Via
divostok by a Japanese feet yester-
day afternoon do not mention any
Russian losses, but private advices
say that five were killed, four sailors
and the wife Of an engineer. 1t Is APP
parent the Japanese were afraid to
risk exposing their ships to the
plunging fire of the land batteries,
and it is considered probable here
that the attack was really for the pur-
pose of drawing the fire OF the Rus
sian forts, compelling the Russians
to disclose the position and caliber Of
their guns and also for the purpose OF
ascertaining whether the Russian
squadron was. in port. II this was the
object Of the Japanese 1t is believed
to have failed signally, as the bat
teries did not fire a shot, and of the
squadron Is in port is could not be
seen from the Japanese position In
the Bay of Usuri on account OF the
high land which rises fromrthe coast
on that side, ~obstructing the view OF
the harbor.
Threaten Russian Flank.
st. Petersburg, March 2. - Adviees
from vladivostok say that the $500
Japanese troops who landed at Plak-
sin bay ION the east coast Of North
ern Korea) are advancing toward
MusanL (21S miles from G~ensan) with
the intention Of ultimately reaching
Hunchun ION the left bank of the
Tumen river, about 100 miles west Of
v~ladivoetok) and threatening the
Russian fank. In order to checkmate
this move the Russian outpost, 1900
strong, which recently crossed the
Tumen, is advancing to occupy Koy-
ryong. on the Tumen river. a walled
city commanding the trails along
which the Japanese must pass.