The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-02-25
ANOTHER FIGHT
AT PORT ARTHUR
Report That Admiral Togo Has
Again Attacked the Rus
sian Stronghold.
CAPTURE RUSSIAN BOATS
Japanese, by Using the Enemy's Sig
nails, Seize Upon Torpedo Boats OF
the Harbor of Port Arthur
Report Is Confirmed.

here that Vice Admiral Togo has
again attacked Port Arthur. 1t IS
impossible to confirm the statement,
but the navy department says 1t mas
mad no news from Togo today. 1t Is
considered very probable that the vice
admiral has made another attack on
the Russians, as he is engaged In
blockading Port Arthur.
| London Feb. 24.-The Nagasaki cor
respondent OF the Daily Telegraph, ca
bling under date of February y, re-,
ports that the Japanese squadron mas
captured four Russian torpedo boats az
Port Arthur by using Russian signals.
This dispatch appears to confirm re-
ports from various quarters OF a fresh
| attack on Port Arthur by the Japanese.
h report reached Nagasaki from
| Che Foo, and it adds that the Russian
crews Of the four topedo boats nave
been transferred.
No othe. news of this attack has
been received in London. but the enc
Foo correspondent of the Morning Post,
in a dispatch dated February ~, says
the statement is current there that the
Japanese torpedo boa destroyers in
the attack on Port Arthur on Febru-.
airy IA Junk or damaged two RUSSIAN
oattleships, in addition to the torpedo
BOAT already reported. 1t is possible,
therefore, that the report of the Tele-
graphs Nagasaki correspondent also
refers to the earlier attack.
Viceroy Alexieft's retirement to Har-
bin is now an accomplished fact, and a,
correspondent of he Associated Press
cables that Port Arthur is now strictly
a naval stronghold, and the forts are
being manned by naval gunners. only
twenty foreigners are now at Fort A.
thur, and they are traders, disposing or
i their merchandise. some of them are
under suspicion. and there is llkeil-
hood of their being arrested. There are
many complaints of unWarranted ar
rests, unexplained expulsion n deta-
nation Of character by the Port Ar
thur police.
The report that large bodies of Cos
sacks and other troops are occupying
New Chwang and PuIu Ming Ting are
unfounded.
Movements Of Foreign %Squadrons.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Hong Kong says Il British squadron Is
concentrating there, and that a CORE
spending French concentration OF war
ships is. occurring at Saigon, Indo-
China. This is supposedly a result of
the Anglo-French understanding.
According to the NagaSaki CORE
spondent of the Daily Telegraph the
American squadron, the vessels of
which are variously reported at Che
Foo and Shanghai, is going to make a
demonstration at the mouth of the Yalu
river.
Indefinite reports of the movements
Of troops in the vicinity of the Yalu
river and attempts to cut the Siberian
railroad are also published.
The Wei-Hai-Wei correspondent OF
the Times describes a visit to Che
mulpo, Korea, on February 10 and the
Japanese landing operations there,
which he says demonstrated that the
Japanese military organization is su-
perior to that of any European power.
A general japanese advance along the
Pekin road to Ping Yang, Korea, he
correspondent continues, is expected
shortly. h original plan was to land
at Masampho, but the naval successes
enabled the Japanese to begin opera
tons at Chemulpo, and Il further
change of base to Chinnampo is highly
probable. AS soon as the ice breaks up
troops will be established at Ping Yang
in sufficient strength to guard against
sudden Russian descent. 1t is believed
that while the power of Russia at
V~ladivostok is intact the Japanese Will
not attempt to land OF the eastern
coast of Korea. AS an evidence Of ia
pans intention it is worthy of note that
her cruisers are busy patroling to-
wards the northwest OF Korea and that
she is not landing artillery at Che
mulpo.
Everything suggests an immediate
dash for a strategic position in north
ern Korea. the correspondent con-
cludes, and it is possible the Russians
are considerably further south than is
supposed.
Toxic, Feb. 22.--Russian warships are
reported between Japan and Korea.
Transports carrying troops across are
leavily conveyed in consequence.
Japs in No furry.
London, Feb. 24.-The latest adyiccs
of japanese Minister Hayashi lead MIN
to believe the japanese troops may o
wait possibly two or three months be-
fore undertaking aggressive operations
in Manchuria. baron Hayashi does no
credit the report that $500 Russian sol
diers have been killed in IN outpost en-
gagement at the Yalu river. He says
there is no japanese force In that Sicin-
ity large cough to intiict such d loss
The only naval development Baron
EayaShi expects in the near future is
a possible attack on the japanese fleet
by the powerful Russian torpedo fl0tiila
at Port Arthur, hitherto unused. Oh
the japanese side, except possible ac-
tons against The Russian V~ladivostok
squadron, the minister does not looE
for developments at present, believing
Admiral Togo will be satisfied to keeI
the disabled Russian squadron prison,
ers at Port Arthur. The minister cred
its Russia with having barely 100, Oo(
troops in Manchuiia.
AwTuliy Easy.
The minister SaiQ: have foupo
that Russia is SO unexpectedly unpre.
pared that I should not be surpried il
the Japanese land forces contented
themselves With establishing a thor.
ough organization and advancing As
the construction of a railroad towards
the Yalu river progresses. Russia ap.
gears To- be less prepared tina was
! China In 1885,. I oelieve only Tires
, Trains dayacan be run through Man.
ehuria. %Supposing these are equal,
divided between troops and supplies
Az would be necessary. Russia could
/ not percepttbly strengthen her 4 q
{ forces Z pril Japan,,s naval coun
] hasSs5heen so unexpectedly siccessf,,l
that rather thin our troops WIIf take
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