The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-03-10
The City Of VIadiyostoek Heavily
BOmbarded
The SHELLS FAILED TO BURST
They Directed Their Fire Against the
Shore Batteries and the lown-lhs
Russlrns Did Not Reply.

reared off this place at 1:25 Sunday
afternoon and bombarded the town
and shore batteries for fifty-five min
uteS.
The fleet approached from the d.
recton of Askold Island. at the east
entrance of Usuri Bay, and about 81
miles southeast of Vladivostock. En-
terine Usuri Bay the enemy formed
in line of battle, but did not approach
TO q closer range than five and one
third miles. They directed their fre
against the shore batteries and the
town. but no damage resulted as most
of their 200 lydite shells failed to
burst.
The Russian batteries commanded
bv Generals Veronetz and Artamon
did not reply, awaiting a closer ap-
proach of the enemy.
The Japanese fire ceased at 2:2o
D. m, and tn enemy retired in the
direction of Askold Island. Stimuli
taneously two torpedo boat destroyers
appeared near Askold Island and two
more near Cape Maidel. The Japan
ese ships were covered with ice.
The attack resulted in no loss TO
the Russians but cost the enemy 2Oo'-
600 roubles, (s1O0,OOG) in ammunition.
Most of the projectiles were six and
twelve-inch shells.
The population of Vladivostock
was warned this morning of the pres
ence of a hostile fleet and of the pros
pect of an attack during the day, but
it remained tranquil.
Japanese Advancing.
St. Petersburg, By Cable.-Advlces
from Vladivostock say that the 2,5oo
japanese troops who landed at Sela-
kin Bay. ton the east coast OF northern
Korea), are advancing toward Musan
(21S miles from General SAM with the
intention of ultimately reaching Hun
hcun Ton the left bank of the Tumen
river about 100 miles west of Vladivo-
stock and threatening the Russian
| flank.
In order to checkmate this move
Russian outpost, 1,500 strong. is ad-
| vancing to occupy Koyryong, on the
| Tumen river, a walled city command
ing the trails along which the Jap
anese must pass. The naval mobiliza-
ton foreshadowed in these dispatches
was partially decided on today. Three
eastern provinces Of European Russia,
Vyatka, Perm and Ufa, are included
in the plan, the purpose stated being
the strengthening of the crews OF the
Pacific squadron. The Novosti prints
significant editorial article which IS
| very concilatory toward Great Britain.
| The paper argues that the understand
| ink between the countries with regard
| to an Asiatic policy will assure peace
| in Asia, without which the normal de-
| velopment of Russian and British in
terests there would be impossible. If
Great Britain, The Novosti says, would
agree to an outlet for Russia to the
Indian ocean. Great Britain posses
sions in India would be unconditional
| ly guaranteed by Russia.
The Novoe Vrema also discusses the
offers Of British friendship but with
bad grace, saying: John Bull believes
| he has better chance Of reaching the
winning post with Great Britain and
Japan in double harness than with a
troika, including the American mus
tang"
The wife Of a naval officer gives a
| graphic account of the bombardment
| Of Port Arthur Feb. 9 and the flight
OF women and children the next day.
| She was awakened in the middle of
| the night by the heavy reports of the
| guns and her first thought was that
they were due to blasting operations
at the dock yard, but when the guns
of the fortress began to boom she
| awoke the servants, who were panic
stricken. She went out on the bal
cony and saw the searchlights wildly
[ swirling. The town was deserted ex-
cept in front of the residence of Vice
roy Alexieff.
| The officers wife, with an infant,
| took a train from Port Arthur in the
morning and she describes the awful
crush at the station and also at Dalny.
Great hardships were suffered by the
travellers for eighteen days. The trains
and stations were crowded and the
woman found it impossible even to lay
her baby doyn on the floor of the car,
which was covered with baggage. She
says that mothers fought to get food
for their children. Direct through
communication is now established be-
tween Viceroy Alexieff's headquarters
at Mukden and st. Petersburg. This
is believed to be the longest circuit
in the world, being over 5000 miles,
whereas direct communication be-
tween London and Teheran, a distance
of only 5000 miles. hitherto has been
the longest.
Prince Louis Napoleon, who has
been in command of a grenadier bri-
gade in the Caucasus, has arrived here
and the understanding is that he will
receive an important command on the
frontier
Three Boys Burned to Death.
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