The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-29
JAPS CLAIM A
BIG VICTORY!
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commander of the garrison here, yester-
dav issued a general order directing the
attention of the troops and inhabitants
10 the fact that the Japanese inteno 10
land and seize the fortress.
THE general declares the Japanese con"
slider the seizure OF Port Arthur TO De a
question OF national honor ana from thei
obstinate attacks and bombardinehts Oh
the fortress and bays he can only con-
c,,,de that the enemy will make every
enort 10 capture the fortress, failns
which the Japanese will destroy the ral'-
road and withdraw.
FIGHT TO THE FINISH
.~rhe enemy, however," proceeds Inc
r.naral order '1s mistaken. our troops
Lnow and the inhabitants are mere WIN
Informed by me that we Will not Sleiu
we must tight TO the finish as L. me
commandant, will never give an oISel
10 surrender. bring this 70 the Io,'S'
~ those less daring and coll on al 10 pe-
come convinced or the hecsssi'S VI
ing 10 the death.
mo WAY OUT"
: .srbasa who live without fighting Will
-. cove themselves There rs no way
out ON three sides Is the sea ana on
tbe fourth will be the enemy Ihere wiz
ne no means OF escape except % hsh,-
ting Notwithstanding the heaVy saio
which is blowing. the lights OF Japinese
.co,,,ng vessels were visible In the oHHls
during the night
port ARTHUR LIKE sEBAslofob'
CT Petersburg, Feb 2s.-The Novoe
vremya today publishes remarkaole
EDITORIAL on the parallel between fol.
Arthur and Sebastopol, pointing ou'
-. ,be norts are identically situated,
Gniden mn corresponding TO Malakon'
r,oi,v "a Eupatoria, Admiral Alexien 10
Admiral Nachirnoff, and the Retvizan 10
tbo Tria syiatitelia; but the editoriai
warns the Russians TO abJure fatansuc
beliefs. s %
Although written without knowledge or
Gen. Stoeszls equally remarkapie gem
erai order published above)' the NoVoe
yremya's editorial comes as strong .
reinforcement of its purpop. that Port
Arthur must In no case be surrendered.
BoMBARDMENT TOMORROW.
Roth seem TO foreshadow seige of
Port Arthur and a bombardment which'
a dispatch from Liaoyang says II Is ru-
mored at Newchwang will occur tomor-
row. Official opinion continues to oe
that the Japanese will make no attempt
to invest Port Arthur Immediately, al
though Il Is admitted that they are evil
IDENTIFY determined TO force matters as
rapidly as possible.
In 1894 they landed on the northern part
of the peninsula and the Chinese made
no resistance still II took ~ days before
Port Arthur was really invested. The OBJ
feet OF the japanese movement VIII be TO
avoid this preliminary delay by disem-
barking their troops at Pigeon bay.
IF luey do" said a naval expert they
will meet with opposition which will
render their plan impracticable."
BIG FIGHT TOMORROW.
Liaoyang. Manchuria. Feb 2e-Foreign-
ers living at Yinkow say that the Jap
anese fleet has received orders TO attack
and capture Port Arthur March ! at all
events.
ENTERED CANAL
Suez Feb. 29-The Russian cruiser Au-
yora and some OF the Russian torpedo
boat destroyers have entered the canal
MEETING OF OFFICIALS
Moscow, Feb. pa large representa-
tive meeting OF the marshals, nobility and
chief government officials was held here
yesterday 20 discuss the best methods Of
assisting the Russian wounded during the
war in the Far East.
At the close OF the meeting a telegram
was dispatched To the czar, expressing
unbounded loyalty 90 him.
HIS majesty Immediately replied. eX-
pressing his heartfelt gratitude for the
noble thought which Inspired the message
and the sentiment voiced towards himself.
adding:
II see In these expressions new test-
mony OF a determination on the part or
the Russian mobiles 90 serve their em-
peror. as they did I'm former days. and
10 work in common with the sons Of Rus
sla for the welfare Of our dear father
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