Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-02-26
JAPANESE-RUSSIAN WAR.
Latest Telegraphic News of the Great Struggle
in the Far East


The Russian forces in Manchuria
are so far acting entirely on the de-
fensive. Extensive preparations are
being made at Dalny, Port Arthur,
New Chwang and Liao Yang to pre-
vent the threatened landing of the
Japanese troops. A big force of men
are at work on the damaged vessels
in the Port Arthur harbor and efforts
are being made to raise the battleshipl
Retvizan.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 22.-The APP
pointment of Gen. KuropatlSin, who
was on Saturday relieved of his func-
tions as minister of war, to the chief
command of the Russian army in the
far east was gazetted yesterday.
Gen. Kuropatkin will be accom-
panied to the front by the Grand
Dukes Boris, Alexis, Nicholas and
Michael Nikolaievich.
Toxic, Feb. 22.-The reports from
various quarters saying that Admiral
Togo's feet was partly crippled in
the operations at Port Arthur, are
unfounded.
1t has been unnecessary to send
single large ship to Sasebo for re-
pairs. Two torpedo destroyers have
been damaged, but not in fighting.
The Akebono in attempting to coal
from n collier during a storm col
lided with the Oboro, disabling her
machinery. Both were sent to Sasc-
DO to be repaired and they will be
ready for service soon. The armored
cruiser Chyoda has been docked at
Sasebo and cleaned. She had been
in the water for months and her boz
tom was so foul that her speed was
impaired. The battleship Shikishima,
which was injured on the eve of war,
was repaired in time to participate
in Admiral Togo's attack on Port Ar
thur.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 23.-Heavy
SHOWS and blizzards over the Sber-
ian railroad. especially east of Baikal,
are largely increasing the difficulties
OF transporting troops, beside better
enabling Chinese brigands to operate.
Japanese agents are reported north
of Vladivostok, melting the brigaBas
to action.
Russia is addressing to the powers,
either through their representatives
at st. Petersburg, the emperor's en-
voys abroad or probably through
both vigorous communication
charging Japan with repeated viola
tions of the laws of nations, first as
the note alleges in threatening to at
tack neutral port, Chemulpo. Korea,
unless the Russian ships within came
out to face an overwhelming force,
and second in attacking Port Arthur
before war had been declared and
while the Japanese minister at St.
Petersburg was still enjoying the
protection of tile Russian govern
ment.
Toxic, Feb. 23.-It is reported here
that Vice Admiral Togo has again at
tackled Port Arthur. 1t is impossible
to confirm the statement, but the
navy department says it had no news
from Togo yesterday. 1t is consider
ed very probable that the vice ad-
rairal has made another attack on
the Russians. as he, is engaged in
b'ockading Port Arthur.
London, Feb. 23.-The owners of
the British steamer Rosalie, from
Cardiff for Nladvostok, and which
sailed from Nagasaki January is,
have been notified that she has beep
captured by the Russians at Vlafi-
| vostok.
The Nagasaki correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph, cabling under date
of February %, reports that the Jap
! anese squadron has captured four
Russian torpedo boats at Port Arthur
by using Russian signals.
The dispatch appears to confirm re-
ports of fresh attack on Port Ar
thur by the japanese.
A correspondent at Toxic of Reu-
ter's Telegram Co. says he learns
from reliable source that the Rus
sian minister to China. Paul Lessar.,
has successfully bribed Chinese Off.
cials, with the result that the instruc-
tions given the Russian gunboat
| Mandiur to leave Shanghai were can
celled. The Japanese government.
considers this to besa breach of Chi
nese neutrality, and is taking sNps
in the matter.
Nagasaki Feb. 23.-The steamer
Stolberg has arrived here from Vlad-
ivostok with 90 white foreigners,
1,500 Chinese and so Japanese. She.
brings in addition 40 survivors of the
Japanese steamer Nallonoura Maru,
which was sunk by the Russian
cruiser squadron from Vladivostok
on February IL. Two men were
drowned during their transfer to the,
Russian ships. The survivors were.
well trated and provided with return
| passages.
Berlin, Feb. 23.-The Militar Wo-
chenblatt, the organ of the German
general staff, has published an ar.
ticle discussing Russa's prospects of
reinforcing her army in Eastern
Asia. The paper takes n pessimistic
| view of the trans-Siberian railroad
and especially of the section. crossing
Lake Bailal, where it says the diff
culties to be overcome are enormous.
The paper assumes the present
| strength of the Russian army in
Eastern Asia to be 15s,761 men, and
upon the foregoing estimate of time,
required to move troops, it declares.
1T will take until April 20 for Russia.