The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 15, 1904, Page 1

Central—“The Men of Jimtown.” Chutes—Vaudeville. Columb; “Julins Coesar.” Fischer's—“Roly-Poly.” Grand—“Whoop-Dee-Doo.” Orpheum—Vandeville. Tivoll—“When Johnny Comes Marching Home.” SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS. JAPANESE LOS E HEAVILY IN FIRST LAND ENGAGEMENT WITH RUSSIANS LONDON, Feb, {5 The Daily Mail’s Newchwang correspondent, under date of February 11, cables: “According to official Port Arthur telegrams, the Japanese landed a force yesterday at Pigeon Bay, West of Port Arthur. They were then attacked by troops and by the land batteries and were defeated with heavy losses.” The Daily Mail's Port Arthur correspondent, under date of February 13, says: “Official advices state that the Japanese landed 600 soldiers near Talienwan with disastrous results, 410 being sabred by Cossacks. The remainder escaped to their ships. It is further stated that the Japanese landed at Dove Bay, where thirty of them were killed and the remainder retreated.” DISASTROUS ATTEMPT TO LAND ARMY Japanese Are Said to Have Fallen Into a Trap. Special Cablegram to The Call and New York Herald. Copyright, 1904, by the New York Herald Publishing Company. [ 3 » —_—# CHEFU, Feb. 12, (Delayed). —During the second bombard- ment of Port Arthur on Tuesday, while the Japanese fleet engaged the Russian ships, the Japanese partly landed frqm four trans- ports, 3500 soldiers in all, at B\i('- zuito. The Russians allowed them to land. Then they made a grand charge with artillery, in- fantry and cavalry, principally Cossacks and coast guards, and almost annihilated the Japanese, who were unprepared for an at- tack, seeing no Russian defenses at the place of landing. The bat- tleships which escorted the trans- ports were too far away from shore to render any assistance. It was reported on Wednesday on the coast that six Japanese battleships were sighted near Kinchau Bay, twenty-five miles| north of Port Arthur, and evi- dently intended to land troops. The forts at Kinchau opened fire, but the battleships, being beyond reach, did not reply and retired. Kinchau is a.strong fort com- manding the entrance to Liao- tung peninsula from Manchuria. The latest news is that the whole Japanese fleet is at Pigeon Bay, twelve miles from Port Ar- thur, and will try to effect a land- ing and shell the town. — REPORTED SINKING OF TRANSPORT AL S NAGASAKI, Feb. 14.—Six Norwegian steamships chartered by a Russian naval contractor have been captured. The vessels are the Lena, the Active, the Sen- tis, the Seirstad, the Argo and the Hermes. They carried coal car- goes. The Hermes has arrived here under the convoy of a cruiser. It is reported that 1800 Japan- ese soldiers have been killed, pre- sugably by the sinking of a transport. TIENTSIN, Saturday, Feb. 13.—Ten thousand Chinese regu- lars have been ordered to leave Paotingfu for service on the Chili-Manchurian border. - ASKS EXPLANATION | OF GREAT BRITAIN| ROSSIAY AND GROMOBOI, TWO FORMIDABLE CRUISERS OF THE RUSSIAN VLADIVOSTOK SQUADRON. l ' DALNY BOMBARDED THE VESSEL IN THE FOREGROUND IS THE ROSSIAY. BY THE JAPANESE Russia Preparing for a Final Account-| Mikado’'s Marines Are Said to Have ing With King Edward’s Government. Special Cablegram to The Call and New Yotk Herald. Cowrlgh'.‘lm, by the New York Herald Publishing Company. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 14.—In spite of denial of Lord Lansdowne it is = still believed here that the Jap- anese fleet had its headquarters at Weihaiwei. A courteous yet sharp riote has reached the British Embassador here, asking him, if the Japanese by some misunderstanding had been allowed to enter Weihaiwei. 'If so England is requested to reoccupy the place, otherwise her failure to do so will be regarded as a hostile action by the imperial Government. Further, the British Embassador has received a note contain- ing the formal protests of. Russia against the British expedition to Peking. . 32 Matters are assuming a very serious aspect, as will be shown' by the following items of news, - which T have received from an au-. thoritative source and the importance of which any one well ac- Effected Landing in the ~ Russian Port. LONDON, Feb. 15.—The Daily Telegraph’s Shanghai cor- respondent, under date of February 12, says it is reported that the Japanese have bombarded Dalny and.landed marines. A special from Tokio to-day reiterates the report that three of the four Russian warships of the Vladivostok squadron were * blown up Friday night by mines in attempting to pass Tsugaru Strait. The report is still unconfirmed and is not given great credence. ; Under date of February 12 the Times' Tokio correspondent says that the Russian Vladivastuk squadron, consisting of the cruisers Gromoboi, Rossiay, Rurik and Bogatyr, accompanied by - a transport, passed Tsugaru Strait on February 11, steering west- ward, but that the destination of the squadron is*unknown. The Tokio correspondent of the Times, cabling under date of February 12, says: “It is said that the Japanese squadron has sealed Port Arthur.” “The Times’ Weihaiwei correspondent says that on the morn- ... Continued on page 3, columns 5 and &