The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-06
PIT. ARTHUR
IS DOOMED
Russian Fortress Will Soon
Fall.
JAPS ON EVERY SIDE
Mikado'S Fleet and Armies Have
Completely Surrounded
the City.

LONDON, May Ga Port Arthur
dispatch says the japanese squadron
under Admiral Togo is behind the
Liaoshan promontory, south of Port
Arthur.
The Japanese appear to be closing
around Port Arthur. A special cable
dispatch from Tokyo reports that they
are preparing to land troops at New
chwang. Transports have appeared
off Pitsewo and in Kinchow bay, indi-
eating their intention to cut off Port
Arthur by landing on both sides of the
peninsula at once. London special ca
bic dispatches say the fall Of Port Ar
thur is there regarded as certain
Russia's Vladivostok fleet is out
again, and dispatches say it has engag-
ed Admiral Kamimura's squadron off
Wonson, at which place heavy cannon
iaIng has been heard far out to sea.
Transports with Japanese troops ON
board have arrived at Pitsewo, north
east of Port Arthur, with the object Of
making landing.
Five japanese warships, with large
number of transports, have been seen
near Kinchou bay, ON the west coast
Of the Liaotung peninsula, north Of
Port Arthur
A report from Chefu says that Chi
nese junks which have arrived there
report that fleet of forty Japanese
warships and transports was seen of
Weihaiwei, steaming northwest.
Yiceroy Alexeieff's departure from
Port Arthur is interpreted to mean
that the place is In imminent danger
Of isolation, and the japanese prepara-
tons for landing are considered as con
frming the belief that Port Arthur has
been sealed up, probably by two of the
sunken ships which Russia failed to
locate" II is supposed that the Japa-
nese will make a supreme effort to cut
of Port Arthur before the arrival OF
Vice Admiral Skrydloff.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg says
a rumor is current there that second
battle has been fought at Kiulien-
cheng, in which the Russian loss was
1000, the japanese loss 10000 men and
resulted in the japanese being driven
back in disorder, but a report from
st. Petersburg says General Kuropat-
kin has gone to the front from Lao
yang to inspect the situation person
ally. Troops are being hurried for
ward from the Liaoyang and Mukden
line to position near Fengwangcheng
Viceroy AleXeieff has left Port Ar
thur to confer with General Kuropat-
kin at LiaOyang, to which place the
general will return Immediately after
an inspection of the troops at Feng-
wangcheng. Rear Admiral Wittsoeft,
chief of staff to Viceroy Alexeieff, has
been left in charge of the naval forces
at Port Arthur.
The effect of the disaster to Russian
arms on the Yalu upon the Chinese is
being watched with keen interest and
apprehension.
The danger of an antiforeign move
ment throughout the Chinese empire
exists not only for Russia, but for all
the powers, and Russia has least
three times since the outbreak of the
war addressed the powers on the sub
ject, the last time being less than ten
days ago. The answers received uni |
formly show full appreciation of the
need of exercising restraining influ-
spce on Peking. and all the powers are
cooperating to this end.
The Russians are reported from st. |
Petersburg to have abandoned rneir in
tention Of holding Fengwangcheng and |
to be retreating north toward Liao-
yang. The japanese are in hot pursuit
and fighting is almost continuous.