New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-18
SWEEPING PENINSULA.
Port ArthW's Outlying Forts EUaea-
ated-Dalny Destroyed.

81 Petersburg. May 1S.-Advices received by
the general staff show that the Japanese are
practically masters Of all Of the southern end of
the Liao-Tung Peninsula save Port Arthur and
the territory commanded by its guns.
A member of the general STAFF said that the
removal of the guns from the fortihcations
erected at Kin Chow and the destruction of Port
Dalny were primarily for the purpose of con-
centrating the entire Russian force at Port A.:
thur. If the men and guns were scattered, the
effect would be to distribute the means of de-
fence OF the fortress a number Of points
strategicaEy weak. The destruction Of Dalny
was due to the probability that force attempt
ns to hold this place would be separated from
Port Arthur ana captured. thus infucting
further loss of prestige on the Russians which
could no, be permitted at this time.
To defend the whole of the southern end of
the Iiao-Tung Peninsula it would be necessary
tc have an army equal 10 that which tine jap
anese could LAND. The weakness OF the Man
churian army lefe only one course to pursue
that OF concentrating sufficient troops at Port
Arthur to hole it until relief came
which the Japanese must charge to capture the
fortress is heavily mined If they do capture it,.
the officer said. they will pay frightfui price.
The destruction of Dalny IS complete. the
breakwater and the buildings, as we'll as 'he
piers. having been blown up.
May 17.-GeneraI sakharoff aent the following
telegram under :o-days date to the general
staff:
General Samsouor reports at ll:3O o'clock last
night that the Japanese confined their efforts TO
feints at landing iii the neighborhOod OF Stung-
Yue-Cheng and Kai-Ping. Their vessels opened
Are on the town of Sung Yue-Cheng on our
The Japanese squadron departed after $50
O'clock proceeding southwest. Several OF Its
vessels remained visible on the horizon until
dusk.
The following dispatch from General Kuropat-
kin to the Emperor under date of May 1G. was
given OUT
Toward noon seventeen steamers approached
Siung- Yue- Cheng and opened fire upon the town.
While fire vessels approached the snore
At 80 D. IN. three large steamers appeared
off the cape and at 800 p, m the enemy landed
direction of Kai-Ping.
Another telegram from General Kuropatkin
to the Emperor under date of May 10 reads as
follows:
On MAY 10 our Cossa cks encountered force
Of the enemy composed of Cne battalion of in
fantry and two squadrOns of cavalry, belonging
apparently TO the japanese Guards Division.
near Kwan- -Dian-Sian (Kwan-TienO. and the
fusillade lasted for hour and half. The fire
of the Japanese infantry and cavalry was poor.
We had one CossaCk wounded one horse killed
and another wounded. and two Cossacks miss
ing.
On May - the Japanese vanguard occupied
Haihamentsa In the valley of the Patao River:
Tsiang-Tao in the valley of the left branch of
the same river; Shitsiafutsu and nitvouchen, In
the valley of the 1 River, and kwan-D Dian Sian.
There were no Japanese at Siu-Yen on May 10.
on MAY II the japanese occupied Polan-Tien
with a detachment of two battalions of in
fantry and two squadrons of cavalry
On Nav IL and 10 the Japanese recOnnoissances
had not pushed beyond four and half miles
from the station of WafuugTien.