The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-07-23
THE POWERS DEFIED.
Russia Sending War Ships Through
the Dardenelles in Spite of
Treaty.

London, July 18.-The Constantine
pie correspondent of the Standard in a
dispatch dated July II says: THE
Russian guardship Chornomoretz
passed through the Bosphorus from
the Black sea this morning. The
Chernomoretz Is a gun vessel belong
Ing to the Black sea fleet and carries
two eight-inch guns, one six-inch gun
and seven quick-firlng and machine
guns. She is equipped with two tor
pedo tubes and carries crew of 100.
London, July 1S.-Almost without
exception the newspapers this morn
ing in editorials or otherwise comment
upon the Russian volunteer feet
steamers passing through the Darda-
nelles, and the government is urged to
take action especially for the protec-
ton of British commerce in the Red
sea and neighboring waters.
The Daily Telegraph, concluding an
outspoken protest written with traces
of government inspiration, says;
There is limit to complaisance
when neutral commerce under the
British flag is molested In way to
which we have been for a century and
q half unused"
London, July 18.-Official Russian dis
patches admit that Gen. Kuropatkins
army at Tatchekiao is menaced on both
right and left tanks, and that Kuroki
is advancing on Liaotung, British OBJ
servers are astounded by Russia's SEEM
ing inactivity. Either Kuropatkin is
hopelessly enmeshed In the Japanese en-
veloping operations or he Is confident OF
his ability to defeat all the forces Gems.
Oku and Nodzu can send against him.
The situation can mean only one thing
that Kuropatkin will be attacked
from three sides and that II defeated his
retreat to the northward will be cut of
by Kuroki, who will in few days be in
a position to throw his armies across the
railroad.
London, July 18.-Without a word of
warning, Russian war ships are reported
OF Kaichow, bombarding the town re-
Gently captured by the Japanese. and APP
parently threatening the Japanese
transports reported in the Gulf of Lao
q
that the war ships are of the Vladivostok
squadron, which was reported at sea
more than a week ago.
Mukden, July 16.-In the fighting at
the right flank of the line of defenses of
Port Arthur July 8 to July 6, the Rus
SLAMS drove back the Japanese and oc-
'cupied the east bank of the Lunsantan
and the heights commanding Lunsantan
pass. The Japanese losses were about
1000. Those of the Russians were in
significant.
London, July 16-The Morning
Posts Shanghai correspondent, cabling
July Is, says that the Chicago Daily
News dispatch boat Fawan has been
seized by the Russians and lowed into
Port Arthur.
Liaoyang, July 16.-Gen. Samsonoff
seriously checked the Japanese adj
vance in the direction of Yinkow July
IL. His Cossacks ambushed the Japan
csc column and put 1000 out of action
The Japanese attempted to advance to
Yinkow along the coast, but they were
hindered by the marshy country, which
also increased their difficulties in car
rying off their dead and wounded dur
ing the retreat. The Russians had ex-
pected a movement in this direction
and a company of cavalry with two
guns laid in ambush in the high grass.
catching the Japanese In the most diff
ficult part of the coast road and shat
tering their advance column. The ar
tillery fire of the Russians was splen-
cid and the Japanese were unable to
make an effective reply. They were
forced to retreat.