The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-24
BATTLE ON YALU
IS NOT CONFIRMED
May Have Eeen a Skirmish o.
Scouts as Armies Are
Far Saparted.
RUSSIAN DEFENSE ACTIVE
Greatly Hindered the Latest AttemP
of Japanese to Land Troops at
Helena Bay-Foreigners Must
/" "- Remain Behind.

reached here to confirm the report that
a battle al taken place on the Yalu
river, in which the Russians are alleged
to claim that they captured 1000 pris-
oners.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg to a
news agency dated yesterday says there
has been no change in the situation,
and hat all is quiet on both Ian and
sea.
Between the Russian line at Ping
Yang to the Yalu river n the Japa-
neSe line to Gensan there have been
slight skirmishes between scouts, but
no battle has taken place. as the dis
tance between the opposing armies is
great.
The bulk of the Russian forces. the
dispatch adds, has not yet passed the
Yalu river.
The 81. Petersburg correspondent of
the Dali Telegraph states that the mill
tary authorities were startled by the
attempt Of the Japanese to land In
Helena bay, as the nearest Russian
force that could have been Used against
them consisted Of three rifle regiments
at New Chwang. They, however, have
hindered the Japanese landing and en-
ergetic measures are now being adopt
ed to prevent such a movement.
Among the other devices adopted has
been the concentration Of troops at
Foe Chow, twenty-five miles south Of
Helena bay.
In cabling the fact that all British
and American residents at New
Chwang must remain within the walls,
a correspondent of the Daily Chronicle
at New Chwang says:
II was arrested while attempting to
leave yesterday"
The correspondent says it is reported
that a japanese squadron arrived at
the mouth of the Lao river Saturday
night and landed a party, which, after
accommodating, r~e-embarked.
Guns Not Mounted on Forts.
A correspondent of the Times at New
Chwang cables as follows:
According to information received
here the reason the V~ladivostock forts
did not reply to the Commandment by
the japanese was because the batteries
were not provided with guns. Since the
bombardment parties have been work.
ing night and day to place guns in
position. The bombardment destroyed
the Linevitch battery. The Russian
losses We're slight, because the batteries
were deserted. The same conditions
prevail at Vladivostok as at Port
Arthur. The supply of provisions there
is running short, and the population Is
panic stricken. The ice is considered
the only real protection"
"A correspondent of the Times with
the Japanese forces, by wireless teleg-
raphy, via Wei-Rai-Wei, under date of
| March 20, sends over q column Of
matter which is mostly a description of
the torpedo fight between the Russians
and the Japanese on March 8. He says
that Admiral Togo has since been com
p~aratively passive, according to the
advices. and that Port Arthur has been
given a respite, although the cruisers
and torpedoboat destroyers have kept
a close blockade.
The correspondent says that Vice
Admiral Kamimura's bo~rnbardment of
Vladivostok was solely intended to
harass the Russians and to compel the
Russian cruisers to leave the harbor.
The vice admiral brought his ships
within range opposite the dead point of
the forts, On the northeast entrance.
The Russians did not reply because the
Japanese vessels took up positions be-
yond the arc Of the training of the
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Russian Defense More Active.
Vice Admiral Kamimura, the CORE
spondent says, sailed south on March
II after searching Amur bay. Since
Arthur, he adds, the Russian defensive
tactics have been more active, and
their ~torpedoboat destroyers more alert
and enterprising.
Describing the fight between the Rus
sian and Japanese torpedoboats, the
correspondent confirms in detail the
fierceness Of the contest. The YES
sells We're so close that the Russians
threw explosives onto the bridge
of one of the japanese ~torpedoboat de-
stroyers. These, however, failed to det-
onate. All the vessels engaged were
more or less damaged. The japanese
losses were six killed and eight wound
ed. That the Russians We're defeated,
in spite of their superior numbers, is
due to the better shooting Of the Jap
anese, and the fact that the Russian
vessels We're armed with 3-pound guns,
while the armament of the Japanese
ships was made up Of S-pounders.
In reference to the fight of three
hours which occurred later, the cor
respondent says the Russians fought
with desperation INC the Japanese with
confidence born OF their past victories.
One Russian commander was killed
early in the fight. A lieutenant then
took command, only to fall, shot In
both legs. Then the command devolved
upon the sub-lieutersant, who also was
killed after taking the wheel himself.
When the coxswain fell this vessel was
captured by the Japanese. The other
Russian vessel escaped.
Damage to Japanese.
On the japanese side one destroyer was
hit on the water line, two of her COM
partments were flooded and her quick fir-
Ing ammunition was wetted. This vessel
retired from the action. Her officers es-
capped narrowly from a 12-pound shot,
which struck the platform In front OF the
bridge, killing one man and sweeping the
bridge with splinters. The same vessel
received q 3-pound shot through the hull,
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