The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-07
ACCEPT THE INEVITABLE.
Russia Prepared to Face the Crisis
at Port Arthur.

Russia Prepared TO Face the Crisis
at Port Arthur.
ST. Petersburg. May 7.-2.2S a. ny
japanese troops sWaTming across the
narrow neck Of the Lao Tung PENN
suIa the railroad and telegraph COM
municatiOns cut and Port Arthur lso-
41ted and left 20 its own resources, are
conditions which the Russians seem 70
accept with great stOicism.
These events have been anticipated
since the outbreak Of the war, and the
authorities i'm a sense appear TO be re-
lieved now that the blow has fallen.
They assert that the fortress is inn
pregnable and amply pTOEisIOned 20
stand a siege for a year. and that il
can hold out until the time comes TO
relieve it.
According to official information, the
landing of troops from sixty transports
began simultaneously at PiJZwO and
Cape Terminal on the morning Of May
g. it is also reported that troops are
landing at KmchOw, but this Is not
credited. as the Russians are known
90 have Notifications there, and IL is
not believed that the Japanese had the
daring 10 laDd Immediately under the
enJrenched position from which the
Russians could indict severe injury ou
Details are Lacking.
Complete details of the landing are
lacking. owing TO the interruption Of
C0mmuuicat No resistance was
made. the few C0ssacks who observed
the movement retiring when the war
ships shelled the shore preparatory to
debarkati0u.
Ten thousand were put ashore on
Thursday, and the debarkatiou was
proceeding yesterday at the time that
. B.. rF..H rr#H "
that there are more than 10000 men
now OH land preparing for q forward
movement,
Two japanese regiments were hur-
Tied westward yesterday morning To
cut the railroad and telegraph COM
muuicatiOn. one of these, 30 Is said.
fired 0u a train conveying wounded
from Port Arthur
Demonstration Oft Port Arthur.
While the landing was proceeding on
Thursday the japanese battleships Mi-
HASA, Hatsuse, Shikishima- 4ashima
and Full the cruisers IWate. Idsumo,
Alsuma and Asama0 made demon
srrati0u on Port Arthur TO prevent the
possible egress of Russian torpedo
boats A number OF Japanese torpedo
boats were also observed of Pigeon
bay.
It was because he was convinced that
Port Arthur was about 90 be cut of
that Niceroy Alexief, accompanied by
mis- staff and Grand Duke Boris. left
hastily. ON Thursday several train
loads Of sick and wounded and other
iueneetivss were dispatched north
ward
10 is reported that the Japanese ships
bJmDarded Port Arthur early ON the
morning Of May 6 and succeeded at last
Duo closing the entrance, cut no Official
confirmation of the blocking report can
- obtained The exact hour al which
D communication with the Russian
ErrOnghCld ceased has not been estab-
gished.
The strength Of the garrison AT Port
Arthur is not revealed by the auth0ri-
ties. who viii only say that I'D is ade-
quate for defensive purposes. 1T is not
believed that the force there exceeds
20 600 soldiers.
Large Force Unnecessary.
A large force Is not regarded as nee
essary. as was shown from the recent
Withdrawal of some of the troops who
were simply drain on the resources
OF the garrison
The fleet must now take a secondary
position. ana thF sailors win DE used TO
man the shore gins. if necessary.
Vice Admiral Skrydl0H and Vice Ad-
miraI Bez0brazOff canu0t now reach
Port arthur. and viii probably 90 ~
Yiadivostok 90 join the cruiser squad