The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-03-03
They Have Crossed the Yalu Riv.
or aud Heavy Land Fight
ing is Expected.
JAPS BEATEN INAFeWSklRMISHeS
The Russians Are Taking Up Strong
Position in Northern Corea to
Check Japanese Advance.
Chinese Are Hurryins Large Bodies Of
Troops to the Northeastern From.
tier Of PeChi.Li, to the Rear
Of Russian Position.

Toxic. Feb. 27.--vice Adm. Togo's
attempt to bottle up the Russian fleet
At Port Arthur by sinking a fleet OF
stone-laden merchant steamers in the
mouth of the harbor evidently failed
though the venture caused no loss OF
life and the vessels lost were not OF
great value.
Five ships were prepared by Vice
Adm. Togo for the attempted block.
ade. -Four are reported to have been
sunk. but the fate of the fifth Is un.
known here. It is presumed that IL
withdrew with other Japanese vessels.
Accompanied by four battleships,
nine cruisers and numerous vessels OF
the torpedo flotila, the stone.laden
steamers reached Port Arthur on Wed.
nesday While the feet engaged the
shore batteries. the steamers made q
dash for the mouth of tho harbor di.
rectly under the Russian guns.
Details of the attack have not been
received. but it is evident that the Rus.
slams fire sank the steamers before
they reached the points planned for
their laundering by the Japanese. II
is said that all OF the crews OF the four
vessels escaped in boats and were
picked up by the Japanese boat de.
stroyers. The report that two of the
torpedo boat destroyers were sunk by
the Russians is denied
Seoul, Feb. 27.-The Corean govern.
ment has decided to order the Corean
troops to join the Japanese in the field.
Che Foo. Feb. 29-While the Japan.
ese report that their fleet is still con.
centrated in the neighborhood of Port
Arthur. yet endeavors are being made
10 prevent definite information from
becoming public. The survivors of the
sunken transports who were landed
Saturday were not allowed to see any.
body and they will be sent home. The
Japanese fleet originally consisted Of 16
wsrChiPs. but two battleships and
dispatch boat are now missing from
that number and from two sources 1t
has been learned that two Japanese
warships returned to Sasebo in a dis.
abled condition. II is being circulated
among Chinese that Port Arthur has
fallen.
st Petersburg, Feb. 29-The official
announcement by Maj. Gen Pfug,
chief of staff to Viceroy Alexieff, that
Russian cavalry had crossed the Yalu
river, is expected to be followed short
ly by news of rather heavy land fight
ing, as according 10 seemingly trust.
worthy reports Gen. Jenevitch has sent
a whole corps Of infantry to support
the Cossacks, who have penetrated to
a point below Anju, and who are re-
ported 20 have beaten the japanese in
several skirmlshes. Nevertheless. IL
this movement in force is progressing,
II must not be assumed that the Rus
slams have taken the offensive, but
rather that they are taking up a strong
position in Northern Corea in order to
check the advance OF the formidable
army of Japanese landing on both
shores of Corea while the concentra.
tion of Russian troops behind the Yalu
is being completed. This concentra.
tion lis making better progress than is
believed abroad.
The movement of troops eastward
over the Trans.Siberian railroad will
be greatly accelerated henceforth, as
teiegraphic reports say that the Ice
over Baikel was completed ,
Sunday. Up to this time the tracks !
have been used as far as laid. the sol.
diers marching from the terminus OF /
the line 10 the other shore.
Mai Gen. Plugs report that Gen. |
Mas army is west of the Lao river
agrees with the statement OF the spe.
cial correspondent of the Russ at |
TienTsin that the Chinese war minis
ter Ia hurrying large bodies of troops
a. This report says the troops are not
going by rail but are marching by
night
The military situation will be great
y complicated IL Gen Mas army Is
really moving TO the rear of the Rus
sian position with the intention OF
making common cause with the Japa.
nese. as it will expose both Russian
hanks 10 attack,
The blockade of Port Arthur con.
.inucs. The Russians seem resigned
tor the present not to expect to accom-.
plish much by sea. realizing that the
Port Arthur feet Is overmatcbed In
both ships and guns; but they hint
hat things may be different in the
spring II the Balkan sea feet gets out
and effects a junction with that at
Port Arthur.
st Petersburg, Feb. ga dispatch
received here from Lao Yang and
lated February 2S. says that Chinese
On the Yalu river report that an ad.
vance guard OF Russian cavalry which
has penetrated Corea for distance OF
lbout 200 versts across the river had
IN encounter with a detachment oi
Japanese and that the Japanese were
to retreat. and fed, leaving
heir horses. which were seized by
Dossacks. Gen. Linevitch dispatched
,avalry and body of infantry in pur,
snit and with an order to occupy
Northern Corea.
Toxic. Feb. 29.-Corean soldiers on
'he Ham Gygien frontier have been
attacked and dispersed by Russian
troops
Leaving For the Frontier.
PeI<in. Feb co. Since February 20
!our troop trains have left Pao Ting
Fu for the northeastern frontier. The
aSt COntinppnt Ieft SUNDAY IN twa |