The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 18, 1904, Page 4

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1904. ST. PET Feb. 17.—The rigid e upon all news t st ¢ pletely ma ’ ts of Russian f those in com wh reing done is evi- » the authorities the utmost con proper time ar- They sea victories crushed. then be speedily taken unawares at the ittle time will be re- » the moblization of here w be no dis- the evident wish of ush ma a de- afford to wa here, and time e always have been strong of the north. an is ression Arthur to-day the ther- registered two degrees below zero. The concentration of Russian troops will proceed as rapidly as pos- sible, but it is fair to assume that Viceroy Alexieff will not take the ag- ve until he feeis certain of his to administer a decisive defeat. e, in spite of the extensive »ns of the Japanese in important land fight is not considered here be imminent, al- though it is believed that the passage of the Yalu River by the Japanese will be disputed. ng one Korea. an TEOOPS HURRY EASTWARD. it is 7 ted in St Petersburg that Viceroy s headguarters may be changed en, which would be nearer th ¢ military aetivity, X this the »ops are constant- Russia and s inguished officers n the e > are leaving lude Gen- ajor to panoff, he Trans- s reported as is Napoleon. ut Rus- < he Minister of 1 s authorized 3 ir was confined to inj three ry ug Jews st M vhile a crowd g in atriotic demonstra- He began s wn with the Czar,” and 1k W ished the ecul- 1 i from a worse by th y arrival of the police RUSSIA'S REPLY TO HAY. Russ ply t etary Hay's 1 be made in in prin- tio strative c ia leased he Chinese r to safeguard When the atched to the po v iably were n, and, ption by the other ited with keen inter- sian authorities have ws of the European have seen the friend- that it might for'Russia be- The Russian author- been made acquainted of the remaining pow- dities have with the sin; tncin t of Japan, and it has been decided to give | inciple. | ed that she was as her powers to prevent a4 and to preserve its and Russia would on this point. The t desire her position be misunderstood this reason her words t and not equivocal. yet given permission aftaches to join the the field. Requests SCOTT’S EMULSION. STUBBORN COLDS For obstinate colds, lingering coughs and persistent bronchitis Scott’s Emulsion is a standard remedy and a reliable cure. You can feel the good effects of even a small bottle. Easy to take. RUSSIAN SHIP Alexiel! Will Strike No Blow Until Russian Mobilization Has Been Completed. the note, even by | | and attack Russia, | Japanese in their present struggle. S. DAMAGED IN ATTACK i ? £ { have been received from all the powers, including the United States, and it is understood that Viceroy Alexieff, to whom the question was referred, would prefer that foreign attaches should not join in the Russian field operations un- til March, explaining that, owing to the unexpected suddenness of the outbreak | of hostilities it is difficuit to make ar- | rangements for their comfortable ac- modsatic especially during the| | ere weaiher. GOES TO SU D STARK. The departure of Vice Admiral Mak- aroff to take the place of Vice Admiral Stark in command of the Russian fleet at Port Arthur was marked by impres- sive ceremonies. The admiral went to the Church of St. Andrew and there took the sacrament at the hands of | Father John. An hour later a great| | crowd of school children, naval officers. literary men, ordinary citizens and two choirs assembled before Admiral Mak- aroff’s house. There was a scene of at enthusiasm, the crowd cheering and singing, after which the leading officers and citizens entered and a sol emn religious service was held. The admiral, in a speech, thanked the naval officers for their good wishes. He said “There is warm work out there. They want men, so 1 am going. We have got to stand by each other now.” The admiral took a large staff wijth | him, including engineers, naval archi- | tects and others. | The Grand Duke Cyril (grandson of | Grand Duke Viadimir, uncie of the Czar), who visited the United States a | few years ago, is leaving for the Far | East. He is a lieutenant in the navy. | His brother, Grand Duke Boris, will be | with the army at the front. Contracts for work amounting: to — $20,000,000 placed this year have been | S % e 3 e postponed owing to the war. | i R VI | COMMANDER OF THE RUSSIAN GUNBOAT KOREITZ WHO BLEW UP HIS OWN SHIP AFTER PERMIT- G ‘ 4 N ADM / Yy B TIN THE CR V TO ESCAPE, ND THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE VICTORIOUS JAPANESE GERMA ‘l‘llk &L’l \‘ % | FLEET IN THE NAVAL BATTLE OFF THE HAR3B0R OF CHEMULPO. PAMPHLET REVIEWS |1 L i ety = 3 RUSSIAN BLUNDERS | BERLIN, Feb. The German Ad- | miralty discredits the reports that the ‘ Japanese fired on the German gun- boats Hansa, Thetis or any other Ger- | man war vessel in Far Eastern waters. | The Hansa is at Tsingtau and the The- Chefu. The regular reports of | movements to the admiralty | make no mention of such an incident If it occurred it is assumed to have been an excusable mistake. Thg Marine Rundschau, the semi-offi- | cial publication of the Admiralty, has jed the first of a series of pamphlets | igned to keep German naval officers | formed as to what is occurring in the Far? East and the meaning thereof. After reciting the preparations on both 5 and giving official estimates of | the strength of the fleets, the Marine | Rundschau says: “The Russians fired the first shot from the Korietz, doubtless because the their | | | force. place. churian army. A dispatch from Sasebo. dated Port Arthur had been received, and that it was presumed that a third engagement had taken . CALL'S EPITOME OF THE WAR NEWS. Details of the torpedo attack on Port Arthur on February 14 showed that only two | Japanese destroyers were engaged. They attacked separately in the face of a sharp fire. Dis- patches say that a Russian guardship and warship were torpedoed. the damage unknown, but that a warship, it was believed, had been destroyed. Eight transports, bearihg - 36,000 men, were reported in a Tokio dispatch to have left Japan for a point on the western coast of Korea. General Pflug reported that scouts along the Yalu had found no trace of an invading aid that news Three thousand Russian troops are crossing Lake Baikal daily to reinforce the Man- Admiral +«Togo reported of Ru ian war vessels leaving Japanese torpedo-boats were creeping near. The Russian Port Arthur squad- ron relied too much on protective nets and obviously was surprised. The commander made a serious blunder in ing two ships at Chemulpo and one Chefu, separated from the main body. If these ships were sent to ob- serve the Japanese they did it badly. “When the Japanese squadron with- | drew (from Pprt Arthur) on February 10, the Russians ought to have followed and kept in touch with it by means of swift scouts, as the Russian command- er is now ignorant of where it went. ““The conduct of the Russian ships in retiring to cover in the inner harbor in- licates that they will not again engage the enemy at sea. In the harbor many the Russian guns wiil not be effect- at Continued From Page 1, Column 6. portant movements of Japanese troops vet made was occurring to-day. One of the main branches of the army, con- sisting of three divisions and including a division of guards, was going on board transports. The previous land- ings of Japanese forces in Korea and elsewhere are said to have been small compared with this simultaneous sail- ing of three divisions, aggregating ap- proximately an army of 30,000 to 50,- 000 men. The Japanese authorities, it is added, have taken every precaution to prevent information going out con- cerning the embarkation and the des- tination of this army. It is believed PORT ARTHUR, Tuesday, Feb. 16— that the destination of this force is a = point near the mouth of the Yalu The text of the order of the day issued | _ . | River—a spot on the Liaotung Penin- to the troops by Admiral Alexieff to- s Sollows: sula, flanking Port Arthur. y A6 Another official dispatch says a Jap- | “A heroic army and fleet have been i by hie N . the | 20" transport has been sighted off a intrusted to ne by his Majesty (D8 { cown sodth oF the Taln River. It ie | Emperor, and now, when the eyes of i | the Czar of Russia and of the world added that it is not connected with are upon us, we must remember that | the embarkation of the three divisions it is our sacred duty to protect the | referred to, but is considered to be a Czar and the fathérland. Russia is | confirmation of the reports that the | great and powerful and if our foe is|town off which the transport was seen | strong this must give us additional | {4 to be one of the bases of the land | strength and power to fight him. The operations of the Japanese. | spirit of the Russian soldiers and sail- KIO, Feb. 17.—Eight t | ors is high. Our army and navy know | TO: o i ransports [many renowned names which must in [ With Japanese troops from Nagasaki | and several additional vessels carrying war munitions are on their way to the west coast of Korea. Detachments | this hour serve as an example to us, Our God, who has always upheld the of Japanese cavalry have already land- ed at Wiju, on the Yalu River. |and let every man perform his task, | remembering that prayer to God and | ly and the mobilization of the forces |vices from the Russian Government to | is making excellent progress. The for- | the effect that Vladivostok-Nagasaki —_—— rarily to public correspondence. Finns May Rise Against Russia. The Commercial Cable Company has thus aiding the| tenigible to the Dutch Administration or matter relating to the movements of six Russian warships passed the island “Telegrams in code language, pre- on February 15, going southward. pared from commercial codes, may be e ALEXIEFF APPEALS TO THE PATRIOTISM | OF RUSSIAN FORCES | cause that is just, is doing so now. \ — e CABLES ARE CLOSED | service to the Emperor are never | tress is now thoroughly prepared to cables are cloged for an indefinite pe- VANCOUVER, B. C. Feb. 17.— |received the following notice: L N ships or troops which would be in the Let us unite for the coming struggle; let every man be of tranquil mind in | order the better to fulfill his duty, | trusting in the help of the Almighty, TO THE PUBLIC FOR iy INDEFINITE PERIOD “Long live the Emperor and the A H (T fatherland! God be with us! Hurrah!” | NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—The Western Troops are arriving here continuous- [ Union Cable Company has received ad- | withstand | e (Z«:a:ibl: wlows A In EewAring oy riod to correspondence of every nature, General Stoessel has issued a reas- | Some days ago it was announced, that suring proclamation to the population, | these cables had been closed tempo- Mal(li VK\;;'I'iI](kL head of the Labor “The Dutch East Indian Administra- party in Finland, is in Vancouver and tion announces that, b; . n , by virtue of arti- ra)n_thal if Finland is supplied with cle 8 of the St. Petersburg convention, munitions of war it will rise in a body cablegrams containing matter noét in- Russia’s w Ships En Route. interest of a belligerent power, Russia COPENHAGEN, Feb. 17.—A dis- [or Japan, will not be accepted until patch has been received here from |further notice by the Sabang, Kota, Wisby, island of Gothland, saying that | Radja and Olehleh offices. admitted on condition that the code used is furnished to the postal officials.” CONTRIBUTIONS ADD TO THE WAR FUND OF CZAR’S GOVERNMENT MOSCQW, Feb. 17.—Prince Galitzin has donated $5000 toward the construc- tion of a fast cruiser. Count Orloffdaz- off has contributed $1000 and a private concern has given $250,000 for the suc- cor of the sick and wounded. RIGA, Russia, Eeb. 17.—A patriotic demonstration was held here to-day and the municipality voted $5000 for Red Cross work. Two hundred hospi- tal beds are being fitted out here. RIASAN, European Russia, Feb. 17. —A great patriotic demonstration was held here to-day. A picture of the Czar was carried at the head of the procession, amid a mass of Bengal fire. KIEFF, Feb. 17.—The Board of Trade has voted $5000 for Red Cross work. TAMBOFF, Russia, Feb. 17.—The city has voted $5000 toward meeting the expenses of the war. B, 4 AT O FRANCE PREPARING FOR FVENTUALITIES _IN INDIO-CHINA PARIS, Feb. 17.—Marine Minister Pelletan has written to Deputy de 1'Oncle (Rep.). representing French Cochin-China, denying the reported shortage of ccal for the French fleets, and adding that measures had been adopted to protect French Indo-China against a sudden attack and to pre- pare for all eventualities growing out of the present situation. The Figaro to-day published a dis- patch from Angouleme, anncuncing that the commanders of the army corps had received orders from the Minister of War preseribing certain, measures in case of the eventual mobilization of the active army. Officers and non- commissioned officers on leave have been requested to return to their regi- ments. ST I BOMB IS HURLED AT PRIESTS DURING RELIGIOUS SERVICE BAKU, ' Russian Trans-Caucusus, Monday, Feb. 15.—During a patriotic service in the Armenian church here to-day, just after the clergy had ended the chanting of a Te Deum and a prayer for the success of the Russian arms, a bomb was thrown at the offi- ciating priests. Two persons were killed and several were injured. After the excitement had been allayed the con- gregation marched in procession to the residence of the Governor, carrying the Czar's portrait, and presented the Gov- { ernor with a patriotic address and $500 for the families of the victims of the | cutrage. Nstirs BRITISH JAMSHIP WITH PASSENGERS AND BULLION CAPTURED TIENTSIN, Feb. 17.—The Russians explain that the wholesale arrest of Japanese at Harbin and elsewhere was due to the discovery that the Japanese had in those districts upward of a hun- dregd sples, of whom sixty belonged to the Japanese general staff. It is expected that the British steam- ship Hsiping, bound from Chinwangtao for Shanghai with passengers and bul- lion, has been captured.. She is five days overdue and was last seen in Port Arthur roads. AR Price of Fleur Advancing. VANCOUVER, B. G, Feb. 17.— Flour has again advanced in price. | The last jump recorded was 15 cents per barrel. To-day another advance of 10 cents is announced by local deal- ers, making a total advance of 2§ cents in ten days. Local dealers ex- pect a further rise. The cause is the great demand occasioned by the hos- tilities between Japan and Russia. Since no embargo has been placed upon flour and foodstuffs by either belligerent, dealers believe there will be increased and constant movements of flour to'the Far East. o B S American Nurses for Japan's Army. ‘WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—The Jap- anese Minister has received a cable message from his Government accept- ing the offer made by Dr. Anita New- comb McGee of Washington, D. C., to take to Japan a party of trained nurses who have seen field service in the camps and hospitals of the United States army. No one is eligible to join the party except graduate women nurses who have been in the army. The first party will sail early in March, e Admiral Delivers Funeral Oration. SASEBO, Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 17.—Impressive funeral services were held here to-day over the bodies of three officers and two men of the Jap- anese battleship Fuji, who were killed by the Rusian fire during the first at- tack on Port Arthur. The religious ceremonies were conducted by a Shinto priest and the funeral oration was de- livered by Admiral Samewi. ————— Frau Krupp's Generous Donations. BERLIN, Feb. 17.—Frau Krupp ob- served the birthday of her late hu band by giving $25 each to 2000 work- men who had been twenty-five years in the service of the company and by donating $125,000 to the workmen's hospital. BY TORPEDOES 'Junk Arrives at Chefu With Men Wounded in Third Port CHEFU, Feb. 17.—A junk laden with wounded - men, including Japanese from the engagement on Feb- ruary 14 at Port Arthur, has arrived here. She reports that other wounded | had been picked up by Chinese junks, but the number is unknown. LONDON, Feb. 17.—A @ispatch to the St. James Gazette from Kobe, Japan, in reporting the Japanese naval attack on Port Arthur on February 14, says the Russian guardship in the harbor and another Russian warship lying outside the harbor were torpedoed and that the Japanese retired without sus- taining any injury. The correspondent at Tokio of the | Standard reports two battleships were destroyed in this attack, while the cor- | respondent at Tientsin of the Standard says, under date of February 17, that a private dispatch from Port Arthur| brings the statement that the Russian | squadron has again put to sea. | CHICAGO, Feb. 17.—Confirmation of | the report that two Russian warships | were torpedoed in the attack by Jap- | anese torpedo boats upon the Russian | fleet at Port Arthur early on Sunday morning was received to-day by Shi- miza, Japanese Consul in Chicago. The message, briefly describing the engage- ment. which came from the Govern- | ment in Tokio, reads: “The first fleet of torpedo destroyers left for Port Arthur on February 13 in spite of a heavy storm of wind and snow. At 3 o'clock on the morning of the 14th the fleet attacked the Russian ships and was fired upon, in spite of which the destroyer Asakiri torpedoed a Russian man of war and eseaped safely. At 5 o'clock the same morning another destroyer, the Hayatori, went close to the entrance of the port, where two Russian warships were stationed. One of them was torpedoed and a safe return was made.” STORM SAVES THE RU ANS. TOKIO, Feb. 17.—A heavy storm spared the Russians from a desperate torpedo attack at Port arthur on the morning of Sunday, the 14th inst. Dur- ing the preceding night the vessels of the Japanese flotilla of torpedo eraft were parted by the force of the blind- ing snowstorm, so that only two of the larger destroyers succeeded in foreing their way through the fierce gale to Port Arthur. When they arrived there they attacked separately and the offi- cers of one of them are confident that they sueceeded in torpedoing a Russian warship. The destroyer Asargiri, in charge of | Lieutenant Commander Ishikaw, ar- | rived off Port Arthur about 3 o'clock in the morning and was met with a sharp fire from the fortress and Rus- sian ships acting as scouts. The Asar- giri discharged severat torpedoes at a | big warship, but the result is unknown A cannonade was opened upon the scouting vessels and maintained untlll they withdrew. | The destroyer Heyatory, Lieutenant | Commander Takenoucn!, arrived two hours after the Asargiri and ran close up to the mouth of the hafber, whers | she found two warships, names un- | knewn. She fired a torpedo at one and the torvedo exploded. Admiral Togo, in reporting the at- | tack, says that, although the fsults | are unknown, he feels sure the moral | effect upon the enemy will be excel- ent. Commander Nagai commanded | the entire torpedo flotilla. The number | of the craft in the flotilla and the point of their departure is concealed. | RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF FIGHT. | ST, PETERSBURG, Feb. 17.—A dis- | patch received here from Port Arthur, | dated February 17, says that in the action off that port on February 14 the | Russian volunteer fleet steamship | Kherson was struck by a 12-inch shell in her upper works. A slight fire bFoke out, which was quickly extinguished. There was no loss of life. . TOKIO GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO NOTE OF SECRETARY HAY TOKIO, Wednesday, Feb. 17.—1It is | stated on high authority that the Jap- anese Government, in responding through United States Minister Gris- com to Secretary IIay’s overtures, agrees to the neutralization of China, excluding Manchuria, which Russia is now occupying. Japan, it also is said, reserves the right to counterbalance any action of Russia in violating China’s neutrality. The Emperor, the Supreme Council of War, the Privy Council and the ma- part on the 20th for Kyoto, where it is planned to temporarily establish the imperial headquarters. The date has not yet been definitely decided. Later, it is expected, the Emperor and coun cilérs will go to Hiroshima, where the | y, Emperor will personally watch the em- barkation of the troops. R e S KOREAN GOVERNMENT OPENS PORT OF WILJU TO WORLD’S TRADE | WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—American Minister Allen, at - Seoul, cables the State Department that Wiju has been declared open to the commerce of the world by the Korean Government. The United States was the first pow- er, so far as known, to apply to the 1 Korean Government for the opening of ‘Wiju to the world’s trade. This action was taken while Japan and England were urging the opening of Yongam- pho, lving at the mouth of the Yalu River on the Korean side. The view thirty-six | | addition to Chemuipo. | that the State Department will at once | take steps to have America represented Jority of the Cabinet probably will de- | Arthur Batle Special Dispatch to The Call | river to commerce, so that the project | really was much larger than.the mere | opening of a port at the mouth of the river. Wiju lies on the opposite gide of | the river and very near to Yangtung, | in Manechuria, which the Chinese Gov- ;ernmpm. by treaty with the United States, has already declared to be an open pert, although this has never been admitted by Russia. It is under- stood that the opening of Wiju is di- rectly attributable to Japanese ascend- ancy in Korea, for while the country was under Russian influence Allen, the American Minister, was unable to in- duce the King to open a single port in It is probable at Wiju by a consular or commercial agent. - SPEAKS IN PRAISE OF THE SYSTEMATIC METHODS OF JAPAN W. MeC. Osborne. collector of eus- toms of the port of Fusan, Kgrea, has been a .guest at the Palace Hotel for several days. He left the Orient about two months ago owing to ill-health and after a three weeks' stay at St Helena he has returned to this city to await the sailing of the next steamer for the Orient. Osbcrne has been in the Orient for many years and was formerly connected with the Chinese customs service, being transferred to Chemulpo as collector of customs dur- ing China’s suzerainty over Korea and later was sent in a similar capacity to Fusan. After the Japanese-Chinese war he entered the Koream customs service and has since officiated at the last named port. In discussing the present war last evening Osborne said: “We have known for more than two | years that Japan was looking forward to war with Russia ana quietly pre- paring for an expected hard strife. At Fusan the majority of the population is Japanese by several thousand, the foreign representatives numbering only fifty or sixty. Japan has evidently set- tled on Fusan for a base, The harbor is a magnificent one, being able to shel- ter twenty or thirty men of war. The Japanese have long maintained a gar- rison there of about 130 men under the provisions of the Russian-Japanese agreement, and some years ago Japan also established a ecaling station there. As far back as three years Japan, was anticipating trouble with Russia by | rushing through the ratlroad between Seoul and the port of Fusan, a distance of 270 miles. Constructive work was begun at both ends and thirty miles | of road have already been built in the two directions, “In Fusan the sentiment of both the Japanese and other foreigners is natur- ally in favor of the little brown men whom.we have expected would readily defeat the Russians on the sea and give them a hard battle on land. We have expected a long war, but at times we have questioned Japan's ability to ul- timately hold her position. “The cablegrams of this morning de- | scribing Japan's transportation of large | bodies of troops by water is no surprise to those who are acquainted with her transport service as T am. I really be- liete that she has the best service of this character in the world. I had plenty of opportunity to watch the movements of her mighty army during the war with China. I saw her trans- port 30,000 troops to Chemulpo without a hitch. They were moved like clock- work and so quietly that they hardly attracted attention. 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