Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-31
p,r.c, Frontal Attack

umn in the Gulf of Lao Tung to d.
vide the attention of the Russians
and, IL possible, to seize the railway
and cut off Port Arthur. The ground
about Neuchwang is perfectly famil-
lar to the Japanese. who occupied 1t
for a year during the Chino-Japanese
war.
Some experts even go so far as to
express the belief that Vice Admiral
Togo was covering the movement of
transports In the Gulf of Lao Tung'
yesterday morning and that, there
fore he was compelled TO
Exercise Great Caution
and to decline the Russian offer OF
an engagement. Another view of the
Japanese admiral's purpose, which Is
not so generally entertained, is that
he believed that bombardments from
Pigeon bay would be disastrous to
the Russian feet il II were com
PEELED to remain in the harbor. he
having ascertained from observation
that the Russian ships always pass
out during the high angle lombard
ments, and that a big shell dropped
on a battleship could easily pierce the
deck, and, exploding, might complete
ly destroy it.
Makaroff Reports IL.
vice Admiral Makaroff. command
ing the Russian naval forces at o
Arthur. has sent the following tele-
gram to the emperor:
ar - - .AIt tA rAnnFf maj
at 2 o'clock this morning the enemy
made a second attempt to bloc the
entrance TO the inner roadstead. For
this purpose they dispatched your
large merchant steamers. conveyed
by six torpedo boats. to the entrance
The enemy's ships were promptly
discovered by the ~searchlights and
were bombarded by the batteries and
by the guardships Bohr and OtvaJny.
Attacked the Enemy.
Fearing the enemy's ships might
break through. Lieut.. kriniZki. COM
handing the guard torpedo boat Sill
ma. attacked the enemy and &c
stroyed the bow of the FOREMOST Jap
anese steamer with a torpedo. This
steamer turned to the right and was
followed by two others, with the re-
suit that the three we're stranded 10
the right of the entrance. A fourth
steamer went to the right OF the en-
emy's ships and likewise sank to the
side of the far way. The Silna then
battled with the eneny's six torpedo
boats. Engineer Artificier Swyeref
and
Six Seamen Were Killed
and the commander and twelve sea-
men were wounded. .
"At daybreak the enemy's battle
ship and cruiser squadrons appeared
and I proceeded with the fleet under
my charge to meet the enemy.
"The second attempt o fthe Japan
ese to block the entrance to Port Ar
thur has failed, thanks to h ener-
getic defense by the e and land
forces. who acted as they did during
the first attempt.
1.-The harbor remains perfectly
clear"
st. Petersburg, March "a report
from Vladivostok says hat a mine
has been discovered under the fort
ress with wires leading to a Chinese
house in the town.
Fleet Of Japanese Transports.
Chefu, March 20. = The steamer
Active has arrived here from Kobe,
Japan. She reports that on the 10Th
inst. she passed a feet Of Japanese
transports conveyed by cruisers in
the Inland sea. They were bound for
Korea.
Russian Warship Aground.
Algiers, March 20. - The Russian
torpedo boat destroyer Buina, while
entering this port yesterday, went
aground and sustained extensive dam
age The vessel must be locked.
Yankees Must Keep Mum.
Seoul March 20. - The American
miners in North Korea find them
selves in a most difficult position.
Their ability to continue work not
withstanding the outbreak of hostili-
ties is dependent upon their strictly
minding their own business and exer-
cising great caution to avoid offend
ing either of the c~ombatants. They
have practically ceased sending out
any private correspondence in fear
that some chance expressions there
in might be construed into evidence
OF Partially.
United States Minister Allen Is ex-
erting pressure to secure the. release
of their special train, as the delay is
causing embarrassment.
Jap Shells Do Damage.
Wing Kow. March 29.-In the course
of the bo~mbardment Of Port Arthur
on the 22d the Japanese dropped
more than 200 shells among the Rus
sian warships lying in the harbor.
The Retvizan, Pallada and Bayan
again were damaged. The guns in the
fort appear to have been outranged
by the guns Of the Japanese fleet.
The Russians report. however. that a
Japanese battleship vas damaged by
the guns of the Retvizan. The
steamer Europa was sunk in a col
lision in the harbor of Port Arthur.
The repeated bombardment by the
Japanese is gadrually doing damage
to the Russian feet. but there is no
evidence Of Port Arthur having been
In I'M way weakened as q fortress.
Tien-tsin. March 28.-At noon yes
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