The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11
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V%LADlvOSTOK
CAR GETS REPORT THAT JAPs
BOMBARDED TIE TOWN
ALL DAY.
TWO JAP CRUISERS WERE SUNK
RUMOR TELLS OF LOSS TO JAPS
AND sIYS RUSSIANS SUI
FERED LITTLE LOSS.
ASSAM LAND FORCE DEFEATED
REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSS
ON NORTH BANK OF RIV-
Err AT ANU.

LONDON, MhrCn y. - IN a ulSpdlCH
from St. Petersburg a correspondent
Of the Standard gives a umo that
the czar has received a telegram to
the effect that the Japanese fleet
oombarded Vladivostok all day Mon
day. According to this rumor. only
triling damage was inflicted to the
Russians, but one or two Japanese
cruisers were sunk.
No word confirming this story has
been received in any other quarter,
and although there is nothing to show
that there was not another lombard
ment at Vladivostok on Monday, this
report is most likely an exaggerated
version Of Sundays bombardment.
Again Bernard VIadivcstok.
Yinkow, March AN official dis
patch received here says the Japanese
are again bombarding V~ladivostok.
This news lacks confirmation from
other sources.
Russian Land Force Defeated.
Cheful, March 9. - There is excel
lent ground for believing that a Rus
sian land force has been defeated
with much loss on the north bank Of
the river at ANU.
The Japanese military authorities
at Pingyang have suppressed all in
formation as to the Russian repulse,
but Korean natives coming down to
Chennampo on Saturday night say
that more than 1000 Russian cavalry
~~~~ uo.~ 0tnr1ynd frovo fhn worth
side of the river by infantry that de-
scended from Yong Wong, and from
the south by artillerymen.
The Russians were reported in full
flight toward Kusong and Chon Ju.
This is confirmed also from Kasan.
It is said that seventy of the Cossacks
were killed and forty others taken
prisoners.
Aiexieff Gives More Details.
St. Petersburg, March 9. Viceroy
Alexieff has telegraphed the czar from
Mukden under yesterdays date, as
follows:
"Supplementing my telegram of
March 6, I most humbly report that at
l:25 p. m. five out of seven of the
enemy's ships opened fire on Forts
Suvaroff and Linevitch, on the town,
on the roadstead and along the valley
of the River O~byassneniye.
"The firing lasted until 2:15 p. m,
at which hour the Japanese squad
ron began to steam to the southwark,
disappearing out of sight at $50 p. m.
There were no losses on the batteries
or the Notifications. In the town one
seaman was wounded and
One Woman Killed.
According to information just re-
the enemy's squadron again ap-
peared in sight of the fortress at 8
this morning"
A later message from the viceroy
says:
"The commandant at V~ladivostok
that yesterdays bombardment
resulted in no serious damage to the
,ort. The fortress did not return the
,nemy's fire.
To-day at midday the enemy again
Ussuri bay and approached
he point from which they bombarded
he harbOr on March 6. They left
again. making for the open sea-"
Seized by japanese.
London, March "a Toxic cores
,ondent of the Times says a Japanese
squadron took possession OF Hal
Yang Tao. n of the Elliot group OF
on Feb. 20. They found only
stores of coal and signalling flags
there, the Russians having evacuated
the island on Feb. %.
The Russians continue to push
along the coast from Pos
siet bay toward Song Ching, the cor
respondent continues, and the Via
divostok squadron apparently is cov-
ering their communication with Via
divostok.
Russian Fleet in a Bad rix.
London, March 9. - Up to a late
hour last night the Japanese legation
had received no official information of
the bombardment of V~ladivostok. 1t
is believed here at the legation that
the Japanese are between the Russian
cruiser squadron and Vladivostok, and
there is reason to believe that the
Russian squadron is in the vicinity of
Possiet bay.