Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24
VESSEL OF THE 0TVAJNI TYPE
GOES DOWN NEAR PORT
ARTHUR. .@sss
JAPS SEIZE STEAMER $
IN CHEFOO HARBOR
Seven Destroyers Capture Unknown
5 ship-six Of Cars Warships Re-
ported in Harbor at Port Arthur
Japanese Terms of Surrender.

The Otvajni is an armored gunboat of
1900 tons displacement, launched in
1894, and carries one 9-inch gun, one
6-inch gun and ten quick-firing guns.
She has two torpedo tubes, has speed
of Is knots and carries crew of 142 men.
Japs Seize Steamer at Chefoo.
Washington, Aug. 20.-The state de-
partment has received cablegram from
Chefoo, dated Friday, as follows: This
morning seven Japanese destroyers en-
tered the harbor of Chefoo. Opposite
the entrance they met an unknown
steamer entering and took possession of
her. There are two cruisers outside"
The dispatch is so worded as to leave
In doubt one of the most important
points connected with the seizure, name
.ly, the exact spot at which it took place,
and whether without or within the
three-mile limit. Naval officers familiar
with the harbor of Chefoo state that
there are two entrances from opposite
directions and it is inferred from the
above dispatch that the japanese squad
ron approached through one of these en-
frances to find the unknown steamer re-
ferred to coming through the other en-
trance. The impression here is that con-
seQuently the seizure took place within
the Chinese territorial waters. The in
cident is regarded as an evidence of the
determination of the Japanese naval Of
fcers to disregard niceties in dealing
with this question of Chinese neutrality.
Coupled with the reported refusal of the
Japanese government to release the Rye
shitelni, also seized in Chefoo harbOr, it
is thought that the seizure indicates that
while the Japanese may not assert the
right of seizure in the international court
at Shanghai they will not hesitate to at
tack and cut out any Russian ships that
lie in Chefoo harbor, provided they are
not dismantled to the absolute satisfac-
ton OF the Japanese naval officers.
Six Ships at Port Arthur.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 20.-The admiral
ty has received official information that
Vice Admiral Prince Ouktomsky's five
battleships and the protected cruiser
Pallada are at Port Arthur.
The Japanese Terms.
Toxic, Aug. 20. Maj. Yomoka, rep
resenting the Japanese forces besieg-
ing Port Arthur, met the Russian chief
of the garrison staff about 600 yards
north of Shoshjying at 1920 a., m.
August Is under flag of truce and de-
livered to him the emperor's offer to
remove noncombatants to a place of
safety. The tender included women
and children under 16 years of age,
priests, diplomats and officers Of neu-
trail powers. The conditions of the
answer required that on August II at
ten o'clock the noncombatants should
advance under flag Of truce At two
o'clock August II detachment of Jap.
anese infantry would accept their de-
livery at the conference point and con.
voy'them to Dalny together with linn
tied amount Of baggage, the examina-
ton of which was to be optional. Non.
combatants were forbidden to brine
books, writings. documents and articles
relating to the war. The Russians
were required to answer either yes or
no, and they were not allowed to alter
the Japanese conditions.
Battle Believed to Be Near.
Mukden, Aug. 20.-A battle is regarded
as being imminent, as the Japanese on
the Russian east front are only 20 miles
from Liaoyang. The advance posts are
not more than four miles apart, and
small skirmishes are of daily occur
renee. On the south the Japanese have
retired to Haicheng.