Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-07
SHELL VLADIVOSTOK
Japanese Squadron Pour In
 Heavy Fire For an Hour.
CORPS MOVING TO FLANK RUSSIANS

CORPS MOVING TO FLANK RUSSIANS omcial Report Claims No Loss by the BombRrdmept, bat Private Ad- vices Say Four Sailors and One Woman Killed. | ST. PETERSBURG, March z. - Vladivostok official report says shortly after noon on Sunday, March 6, squadron of five Japanese battleships 1 and two cruisers, believed to be part of Admiral Togo's fleet, appeared off the harbor mouth here and bombarded the town and shore batteries for fifty five minutes.
 The fleet approached from the direc- ton of Askold island. at the east en- trance to Ussuri bay and about thirty two miles southeast of Vladivostok. En- | tering Ussuri bay, the enemy formed in line of battle, but did not approach to closer range than five and one- third miles. They directed their fire l against the shore batteries and the town, but no damage resulted, as most of their 200 'lyddite shells failed to ! burst.
 | The Russian batteries, commanded by l Generals VeroRetz and Artamonom, did not reply, awaiting a closer approach | of the enemy,
 The Japanese fire ceased at 2:20 p. m.. and the enemy retired in the di- ! rection of Askold island. Simulta- neously two torpedo boat destroyers ap- peared near Askold island and two more near Cape Maidel The Japanese IcJ,s frn
 | The attack resulted in no loss to the Russians, but cost the enemy $100,00O in ammunition. Most of the projectiles were six and twelve inch shells
 During the bombardment by the Jap 1 anese fleet private dispatches say that l five persons were killed, four sailors and the wife of an engineer. It is ap- l parent the Japanese were afraid to risk exposing their ships to the plung- 1 ing fire of the land batteries, and it is considered probable here that the att l tack was really for the purpose of drawing the fire of the Russian forts, ! compelling the Russians to disclose the l position and caliber of their guns and 1 also for the purpose of ascertaining whether the Russian squadron was in | Japanese, 1t is believed to have failed signally, as the batteries did not fire a shot, and if the squadron was in port it could not be seen from the Japanese position in the bay of Ussuri on ac- count of the high land which rises from the coast on that side, obstruct= ing the view of the harbor.
 Two vessels in the squadron are sup posed to have been the first class cruisers Idzumo and Yakumo.
 The population of Vladivostok was warned in the morning of the presence on the horizon of hostile fleet and of 1 the prospect of an attack during the day, but it remained tranquil.
 The report from Vladivostok says that the 2,5OO Japanese troops who landed at Plaksin bay, on tic east coast of northern Korea, are advanc- ing toward Musan, 21S miles from Gensan with the intention of ultimate ly reaching Hunchun, on the left bank of the Tumen river, about 100 miles 1 west of Vladivostok, and threatening the Russian flank. Tn order to check mate this move the Russian outpost, 1,5OO strong, which crossed the Tumen, is advancing to occupy Koyryong, on the Tumen, a walled city, commanding the trails along which the Japanese must pass.
 Direct through telegraph communi- cation is now established between Viceroy Alexeief's headquarters at Mukden and St. Petersburg. This is believed to be the longest circuit in the world, being over 5000 miles, whereas the direct communication be- tween London and Teheran, distance of only 5000 miles, has hitherto been the longest.
 Prince Louis Napoleon, who has been in command of a grenadier brigade in the Caucasus, has arrived here, and the understanding is that he will re- eeive an important command on the frontier.
 Advices from Tokyo say the Russians are briskIy fortifying Antung, which, 1t is believed, they will make base for resistance Scouts near Anju are being withdrawn toward Kasan.
 A Yinkow dispatch says the removal of the furniture of the police and mili- tary quarters at Newehwang, the with drawal of unnecessary rolling stock and equipment from the Newchwang railway terminus and the removal of silver from the bank indicates an in- tended evacuation of Newchwang. The bank authorities have arranged to leave French and German agents in charge of their interests
 A large force of cavalry is expected to return to Newchwang before the river opens for the purpose of maintain ing patrols between the main railway and the sea and of reconnoitering the coast
 Russian private letters disclose the fact that in the recent enga gements
 between the Yalu river and Pingyang the Russians, with superior numbers, defeated the Japanese, but lost heavily.
 Refugees arriving here say that Port
 Arthur has not been attacked since
 Feb. 26, but that stores and ammuni- 1 ofiIj orrixyi UN,s1x hn