The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-10
There Is a Shortage Of Food
in the BeIcaguered City.
NEWCHANG ABANDONED
Capture Of DaIny Has Started the
Russians Hurryins in All
Directions.

LONDON, May 0-Dispatches from
Shanghai say that the japanese have
captured and occupied Dalny.
The capture of Dalny by the Japa-
nese is one of the biggest events of the
war. Dalny was Russla's most impor-
tant seaport on the Yellow sea. 1t lies
on the east coast OF the Liaotung pen
insula, in Victoria bay, one Of the in
lets of Talienwan bay, where the Japa-
nese have landed in force.
Dalny was built almost in a year to
be the eastern terminus of the great
Transsiberian railway, to be Il port
where would assemble the commercial
navies of the world. Erected In ODE
dience to an edict of the car dated
July 80 1899, Dalny was completed
before an inhabitant lived there; was
perfected, had tremendous piers, fine
dwellings, public buildings, theaters,
banks parks, electric lights, trolley
cars-literully every modern improve
ment
With their successive victories and
few reverses the japanese commanders
have removed in a large measure the
strict censorship maintained hitherto
over achievements and TO some extent
over future movements The forces
under General Kuroki are pursuing
their way without interference In the
direction Of Liauyang, and the next
great engagement OF the war will take
place there The japanese believe that
General Kuropatkin will give battle.
He has not been withdrawn by his
government and viii not remove his
headquarters to Mukden, but will prob
ably make a stand at Liauyang.
Port Arthur is now entirely sur
rounded by the japanese, who hold the
railroad as well as the approach by
sea.
The evacuation of Newchwang is al
most complete. The Russian authori-
ties have promised to leave sufficient
rear guard to prevent pillaging by the
Chinese bandits who are in the vicinity
and awaiting an opportunity to get in
to the city.
The Russians are communicating
cattle on the west side OF the Iiao riv-
er, and the Chinese are indignant at
this procedure. Eight hundred head Of
cattle have been seen at Yinkow.
Information has been received that
Port Arthur has only coal sufficient to
last the warships for six weeks and
that the food supply there will feed
s 1000 men for three months only.
A dispatch from Gensan, on the east :
coast Of Korea, states that large !
Russian force, accompanied by many .
Manchurian mounted bandits, crossed
the Yalu far above Win, the japanese ,
base, four days ago and moved south
east, occupying Changjin.
This place Is a hundred miles west of !
Songjn. Nothing further has been
heard of the movements of this Rus
sian body, which was probably sent
into Korea to harass the Japanese out
posts and perhaps cover other move
ments
1t is believed that Keneral Kuropat-
kin may have in mind n design for
fanking the Japanese along the Yalu.
A St Petersburg dispatch this morn
ing says the war commission adjourn
ed at late hour, but did not make
public any dispatches from the far
east. This is accepted as an indication
that no fresh fighting has occurred.
The Cossacks in touch with the Japa-
nese are simply small detachments
which are observing the movements Of
the enemy in order to keep General
properly informed.
A Tokyo report says that 5000
Russians are retiring from New
chwang to Liaoyang.
1t also says that Chinese bandits
have destroyed the road to Tashichia
and to Haicheng. Tashichia is the
junction for the Newchwang branch Of
the Port Arthur-Mukden line, and Hal
cheng is farther north on the main
line. The Russians are making a new
road.
Bandits have attacked and cut 9TH
er parts of the railroad. The capture
Of Dalny will enable the Japanese to
cut Off Port Arthur's electrical supply.
The japanese have requested the
United States government to inquire
into the fate of forty men who were
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