Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-03-11
DECISIVE NAVAL BATTLE
ANOTHER JAPANESE VICTORY AT
vLADlvOSTOck PROBABLE.
The Progress of the Eastern War
Death Of Prussian Count Waldersee.
Sultan of Turkey Rejects Re-
forms Proposed BY Powers.

despatch from Toxic Tuesday
March S, declared that a decisiy,
naval engagement had probably taker
place near Vladivostock 1t is be-
lieved that the japanese fleet found
the Russian Vladlvostock squadron
absent and thus was able to cut il of
from its base and that some Of the
Japanese ships were left to guard the
harbor preventing the Russians from
regaining the protection of the land
defenses, while the remainder Of the
naval force went In pursuit OF the
| Russian fleet Another despatch says
the Japanese warships bombarded
! Dalny, near Port Arthur, the night Of
March s. and then proceeded to attack
| Port Arthur again.
The Japanese have landed forces at
tung- Wang Chang and Tashan, the
former town being in the vicinity of
Autung, Manchuria, and the latter
near the mouth of the Yalu river. II
Is believed this movement has placed
the japanese on the Russian flank and
perhaps in their rear and on their line
of communications. The Japanese
have also seized the group of Elliott
Islands for a base for torpedo boats.
The czar is said 10 be anxious for
peace and willing to submit the quar-
rel with Japan to the tribunal at The
4
sian reverses and general unprepared- |
ness for war
A japanese squadron of seven ships /
bombarded Vladiyostock Monday. I
March 7, for about an hour, but little 1
harm was done
The French steamer Cambodge,
which left Rangoon February II for
Cochin China and European ports,
has been wrecked in a storm off the
coast OF Cochin China 1t is believed
a hundred persons persisted in the
wreck.
1t is believed that Baron Toll, the ,
Explorer has persisted in the Arctic :
ocean and an expedition is now
earching for him. No news has been
eceived of him for some time and the ..
81 petersburg Bourse Gazette offers !
500 for specific information establish
ng the explorers death. I
Admiral Alexieff is said to have re- q
used the petition of the inhabitants I.
I eastern Siberia that a provision \
am for them be run over the Trans r
lberian road at intervals. Alexieff
ild that while he sympathized with N
lie population in their grave crisis. p
evertheless everything must give 81
ay before the army requirements. I'll
A Balkan war is feared, the sultan in
Turkey having, it is reported. re- hi
sed emphatically to ratify the in
atchovich agreement He has not by
lily rejected the memorandum pre- al
nted by the reform powers, but also
e demands of the gendarmerie COM G,
ission. Albanians are still under an
ms. The leaders now demand re- ~
I from military service and the abo- II
ion of civil courts IL
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The German field marshal Count fol
n Waldersee, died Saturday March of
of an intestinal malady. He was 20 COZ
ars OF age. The funeral was held ms
ednesday, March 3, at Hanover. da,
unit Won Waldersee was the only del
oJect of royal house who was all Mr.
US cheered by the German public Ing
appearance fine, strong, beautiful Mr.
man. not even the chancellor was Bo
ated with more respect and admi- knt
lon,. for he had to do with the are
ngs' that made Prussia great and
empire possible. His partial es-
ngement from the present emperor
he early part Of the reign. the rea
of which still remains obscure
long since disappeared and had +
replaced by the emperors cordial Coo
ndshlp The count obtained great c.
irrational fame by being appointed L
Iiiahaer -in-chief or the allied fore witt
q emma during the Boxer uprising. mai