The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-03-26
TUESDAY 5 ATTACK
ON PORT ARTHUR
No Further News Has Been Received
at St. Petersburg of the
BOmbardment.
A complete EMBARGO EXISTS
UPON NEWSPAPER DISPATCHES.
Russia Processes TO Look with
Favor lyon These Frequent Bom-
bardments, the Japanese
Thereby Wear Out Gums aud VIA
chinery and Waste Ammunition.

st. Petersburg, March 23-l:11 o. m
Further details of Tuesdays attack on
Port Arthur are expected during the
day, but nothing in the way of private
or newspaper dispatches supplemerting
the official accounts has been received
up to the present time.
According to the information here,
there now exists a complete embargo
upon newspaper dispatches direct from
Port Arthur
Russia Not Dispicascd.
The military authorities seem to
manifest no displeasure at the Japan
csc tactics, On the contrary, they de-
clare that such commandments only
wear out tie guns and machinery OF
the ships and waste ammunition with
out compromising advantages. They
point to the comparatively insignificant
damage done by the bOmbardments OF
Santiago by the American fleet as proof
of their futility, From the positions
taken by the japanese the latter could
not see either the town or the bat
teries. The range was from six to
eight miles, with a high angle of fire
and precision was impossible. Al
though the general target was large,
only a lucky chance could really dam
age the batteries or ships, So far as
known, the japanese accomplished
nothing. On the other hand, the Rus
SLAMS had better luck, a shell from the
battleship Retvizan, which was firing
over the hill, landing on one OF the
japanese battleships. OF course, 1t Is
admitted that these pot-shots are try
ing to The garrison,
Vice Admiral Mnknroif Commended.
Vica-Admiral Makaron, the naval
commander at Port Arthur, is being
commended for his salf-restraint in
not rlsking bis ships in an engagement
at the enemy,
A prominent Russian admiral on
planned to the correspondent how abb
solutely essential conservatism on the
part Of the Russian naval commander
at Port Arthur was at present. He
said. III Admiral Makaroff, whose dis
position would be to go out and meet
the enemy, should give battle on the
approach of the Japanese and defeat
them, his victory would be fruitless, as
necessarily It would be purchased by
some injuries to ships, and our lack
of adequate docking facilities at Port
Arthur would render It impossible TO
reHt them, whereas the japanese have
ample docks in which TO repair their
vessels
The Japanese Tnctics,
The feeling here Is that the Japanese
tactics are preliminary to a landing
on the peninsula in an attempt to cut
of Port Arthur simultaneously with a
general bombardment and commence
mont Of siege For this the Rus
SLAMS declare they are fully prepared
During the last ten days general
shutting down upon newspaper tele'
grams from the far east has been no.
ticeable. This Is owing to increased
precautions to prevent the enemy from
obtaining news of the movements OF
Russian troops
The Russians are being massed in
force along their first line from Feng-
Huang- Cheng northward for 30 miles
while their second line extends from
Muden to Hlai-Chcng,