The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 3, 1904, Page 22

T, HE FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY VLADIVOSTOK CRUISERS ESCAPE ENEMY'S FLEET; DAILY LAND AND SEA ATTACKS UPON PORT ARTHUR Following Numerous Reports of a Battle at Sea, Word Reaches Tokio That “Phantom Squadron™ Has Once More Succeeded in Dodging Kamimura's Fleet. TOKIO, July 3, 9:30 a. m—Infor- been recetved that the adivostok squadron eluded Kamimura Friday night. , July 1 of Russian warships was d of firing was heard at Goto rOKIO, July 2—There is a probabil- ty that Vice Admiral Kamimura ighted the Vladivostok squadron last ht and that a general attack with pedo-boats followed. It is known nura is pursuing the Rus- nd cannonading was heard. Ka- ra has not yet reported to Tokio nd word from him is awaited with| eagerness. The exact movements | Ruseslans are not known. It is Kamimura pressed the Rus- 1to the Strajts of Korea and | at the Russians ran east and then orth in an effort to escape. | Kamimura’'s scouts discovered the ussians yesterday afternoon, trailed 1 and reported the Russians’ pres- At 7:30 o'clock in the evening Russians were seen between Iki nd Tsu islands. Cannonading was heard there. An hour and a half later cannonading was heard farther north. The Navy Department expresses the belief that Kaminura sent his torpedo- | boats against the Russians during the night. The object of the recent Russian na- | val movements is not clearly under- stood here. It is suspected that both R n squadrons hope to seek refuge keer of th ¥ t the in neutral port of China and claim protection. Kaichou, Chefu and even We iwel are mentioned as their des- tination. The Japanese contend that the Rus- sians are not entitled to neutral pro- tection under the circumstances. They that the case is similar to that of ssian gunboat Mandjur, which | hanghai when hostilities com- The entry of the Russian o either Kaichou or Wei- d prove embarrassing to he Governments which control these ports, INDON, July 2. — According to a Tokio to the Central ree cruisers of the Viad- | appeared in Tsu Isl- | ieel and the torpedo-boats be- | ng to the squadron had apparent- t ed to Viadivostok. nonading was heard ashore | sterday evening, the dispatch the nature and result of the | T known. The Russian | wever, seem to have suffered ge, they were afterward n making in a northeasterly direc- T SEOUL, Korea, July 2—The Japan- legation has received reports from ficial sources on the east coast agement yesterday between 1adron —The Viadivos- | off Iki Island last night and | |anese have placed strong infantry ad- | vance posts for a distance of 122 miles | along the roads leading from the dif- ferent passes. wangcheng region has ceased; while in the Huayensian and Sintsintin dis- | trict the enemy has ‘receded south- ward.” The Journal de St. Petersburg prints a special from Liaoyang, dated yester- day, saying the Japanese are retreat- ing all along the line. The Russky Invalid, the army orga expresses the opinion that the move- ment of the Japanese from Fengwang- cheng in the direction of Liaoyang is simply a demonstration made for the purpose of checking the Russian cav- General Kuropatkin's attention from the Chipanlin and Dalin. passes, over which the Japanese are advancing toward Haicheng, which is their real present objective. A SN BATTLE LASTS ALL NIGHT. Keller's Men Oppose Japanese in a Tortuous Defile. LIAOYANG. July 2.—The Japanese Guards division, which was engaged in the attack on Dalim Pass, is retiring eastward and General Count Keller, who has been reinforced, is following up the Japanese. A correspondent who has just re- turned from the headquarters of Count Keller's corps reports that on Wednesday a Japanese division ad- vanced by a tortuous defile about thirty miles east of Liaoyang. General Kelier had no artillery posted, but had stationed three battalions of infantry along a crest commanding the pass. An obstinate fight followed and lasted the whole night. The Russians lost fifty men and the Japanese casualties were larger. On Thursday morning General Keller retired successfully, withdrawing his men from the narrow defiles. A complete change of plans was dis- played by the Japanese on Friday in retiring upon Hoichan. General Keller in the meantime had been re- inforced by artillery and he harassed | the Japanese rear. Owing to the heavy | rains the movements of the guns and | transport wagons were exceedingly difficult. It is believed the Japanese lost an opportunity for attacking Liaoyang or cutting the Russian lines of communi- cation. The rains render it imperative to suspend operations. BRITAIN 'ill Protect the Seal Fisheries Off Kamchatka. ST. PETERSBURG, July 2.—The Russian Government has accepted the offer of Great Britain to police and divostok squadron and a Jap- squadron under command of | 2! Kamimura. No details | inable. The authorities are en- ring to confirm the ‘report. PETERSBURG, July 2. — Noth- is known here of the report that a | has taken place between the k squadron and the Japan- squadron commanded by Vice Ad- ral Kamimura. JAPAN'S CHANGE OF PLAN. | Kuropatkin Reports Sudden Suspen- sion of the Advance. E SBURG, July 2.—The | patch from General Kuro- | June 30, has been re- Emperor: “Not only has General Kurok!'s for- w ement in the direction of nd Tatohekiao been sus- | even the Japanese troops ng on ‘the road to Khanza, d Siandiao, have begun to retire toward C! za, on the road to Siu- ven. The village of Madiavize has been occupied by our troops. » Japanese retreat has been ob- served on the southern road leading to chou. Our cavalry, operating in the direction of Senuchen, has re- treated north under pressure of the epemy. uthward of Haicheng the Ja ted The man who would sit on a cake of ice to cool off would be considered crazy. Vet it is a very common thing for a per. son heated by exercise to stand in a coo] drauglit, just to cool off. This is the beginnin; of many a cou, which ultimate- iy involves the bronchial tract and the lungs. For coughs in | to protect the seal fisheries of the Kom- mandor and Copper Islands, off Kam- chatka. On learning the intention of Japanese and British sealers to take advantage of the present war to de- vastate the herds on the islands, and appreciating the difficulty of Russia at present detailing warships for this purpose, Great Britain volunteered to undertake the task, provided the Rus- sian Government would allow British warships to cruise, coal and take on board supplies at Kamchatka. Russia | gladly accepted and to-day informed the British embassy of escence Viceroy Alexieff, who was con- sulted on the subject, has telegraphed that the British cruisers will be af- forded every facility at Petropavlovsk draw half the stock of coal, amounting to 2000 tons. The British ships will exercise the right of search only in the case of British and Jap- anese vessels. A BATTLESHIPS SHOW SPEED. its acqui- Cesarevitch and Retvizan Appear to Be in Perfect Trim. TIENTSIN, July 2.—It is reported here that in speed trials conducted recently outside of Port Arthur by the Russian battleships Cesarevitch and Retvizan these vessels developed 20 knots, and this is taken to prove that the repairs made upon them were suc- cessful. It is declared that 82,000 troops are engaged in guarding railroad com- munications and that the consequent scarcity of troops at the disposition of General Kuropatkin prevents his taking active steps against the enemy. The possible fall of Port Arthur is considered to be of less importance than the guarding of railroad com- munications. el DECISIVE BATTLE NEAR. This Is the Belief at the Headquarte) of Kuroki. 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Y. fore the northern advance of the Jap- anese army and the country to the northwest is almost clear of them. A cavalry division which has been active in front of the Japanese right has re- tired along the roads and across the country. It appears as though Gen- eral Kuropatkin feared he would be surrounded. Should he ‘determine to make a stand at Liaoyang a decisive battle before the rains is probable. o i e A PORT ARTHUR TRANQUIL. ST. PETERSBURG, July 2.—A dis- patch received . here from Mukden under to-day’s date says: “According to communications from Port Arthur complete tranquillity pre- vails here. The inhabitants are so used to bombardments by the Jap- anese fleet that they make no impres- sion and public life pursues its nor- mal course.” R Junk Blown Up by a Mine. CHEEQ, July 2.—A junk was blown up by a contact mine at the entrance of the Liao River, below Newchwang, on Friday. Twenty Chinese were killed and twelve injured. “The Japanese advance in the Feng- | alry north of Siamatsza and drawing | { publishes a leading article on the sub- PARIS, July 2.—The French Embas- sador at St. Petersburg has advised the Foreign Office that in response to his inquiries relative to the Japanese report of the destruction of some Rus- sian ships at Port Arthur, the Govern- ment answered that Vice Admiral To- go's report was incorrect; as subse- quent official reports from Port Arthur showed that the Russian fleet was in- tact. ST. PETERSBURG, July 2. — Much satisfaction is expressed in all circles with the information coming from Rus- sian official sources that Rear Admiral | Withoeft’s squadron- did not = sustain any damage in the fight at Port Arthur on June 23. The papers are unsparing in their denunciation of the reports dissem- inated from Tokio of the sinking of & battleship and the crippling of two other warships. The Novoe Vremya ject under the caption “Togo Lies.” BIG BATTLE REPORTED. CHEFU, July 2.—It has been learned here that a big battle was fought on land near Port Arthur on June 26 and June 27. The Japanese were SUCCess- ful and on the morning of the 28th they occupied certain heights within ten miles of Port Arthur. The First Jap- anese Division, which suffered so heav- ily at the battle of Nanshan Hill, and the Eleventh Division, fresh from Ja- pan, were engaged. The Japanese losses have not been learned, but the Russians are said to have suffered very heavily. Refugees who left Port Arthur yes- terday and who have arrived here de- clare that wounded Russians were be- ing brought in by the hundred. Other refugees from Pigeon Bay as- sert that hundreds of wounded Rus- sian soldiers were passing near the bay, being transported In various kinds of conveyances. The fact that Russian wounded were deen at Pigeon Bay, which is due west of Port Arthur, would indicate that the Japanese have advanced along the east and west coasts of the peninsula at the same time. The two divisions which Port Arthur were composed men and an independent corps. As a matter of precaution the Jap- anese have landed a division of 10,000 men on one of the Elliott group of isi- ands, and on June 28 they landed the Sixth Division of 20,000 men at Kerr Bay. These two divisions can be used to reinforce General Oku's army near Kaiping, on the west side of the Liao- tung Peninsula and about forty miles south of Newchwang, or the army un- der General Nozu before Port Arthur. During the present week three large and & number of smaller transports have arrived at Port Dalny with an in- dependent artillery corps, heavy siege guns and provisions for the Eleventh Division. HEAVY FIRING AT SEA. Foreigners who have reached here from Port Arthur and Japanese from Port Dalny agree as to the success of the Japanese on land, and from the stories brought in by junk men it would appear that the Japanese have at least good prospects of being successful at sea. Junk men who have arrived from Port Dalny say they heard heavy fir- ing all day yesterday and until noon to-day, while junk men who have come attacked of 40,000 artillery from Port Arthur report that a pors AGENTS CHEAT Act as “Dummies” for Sol- diers in* Land Rush and Then Sell Out to Others Special Dl ch to The Call OMAHA, July 2.—The soldiet who wants to make sure of his chance to register for a piece of land in the Rose- bud reservation must personally ap- pear at one of the registration points. The reason for this is that as the day for the opening of the registration draws near the demand for “dummies” to represent the soldier, as authorized by the President’s proclamation, has become so strong that the price paid has advancetlmm a reasonable fee of $1 to as high'as $15, and in some cases even higher. The fees have been paid, with the result that in many cases “‘dummies” engaged by or for one vet- eran have been switched off, and the first comer has been betrayed. According to the President’s procla- mation a soldier may delegate an agent to appear for him by a power of attor- ney, but that agent can appear for one soldier only. Early in the game a num- ber of locating agents at Bonesteel and other points on the edge of the reser- vation secured lists of “soldiers’ dum- mies.” Each dummy was paid $1, for which he was to register for the soldier and later file on the land drawn. Several hundred of these ‘‘dummies” were easlly secured in and around Bonesteel, but more than 1000 aplica- tions have been received, and it is this boom in the business which makes the soldiers’ registration a matter of con- siderable doubt. On Friday hangers-on at the dance halls were secured at a fee of $2 50. Saturday other locating agents purchased the services of the same per- scns for $5. In the afternoon of the same day many of them charged a still larger fee. Several thousand soldiers will use the mails to make application to be. regis- tered, and as the available supply of responsible “dummies” is limited to a few hundred at the most, it will be seen that the soldier who does not appear in person is taking a chance. —_——— In Milan there are restaurants run by the Unione Co-operativa in which a plate of soup costs 1 cent, & portion of beef 6, and veal 7 cents. —_— % BOYS IN BLUE| NARROW ESCAPE ——— Hundreds of Russian Wounded. Are Taken Into Port Ar- thur After a Land Battle Which Is Said to Have Re- sulted in a Vietory for the Besiegers. tion of the Japanese fleet was off Port Arthur last pight. These two reports indicate that a portion of the Japanese fleet has engaged the enemy at sea, while the remainder returned to Port Arthur to cut off the retreat of the Russian warships should retreat be found necessury. Foreigners who left Port Arthur yes- terday evening confirm the reports brought by Chinese that there are only four large Russian warships at Port Arthur. A dispatch from Tokio, dated June 29, probably referred to the same en- sagement reported by the Chefu corre- spondent. The Tokio message was not officfal, but it said that Chikwanshan, Chitanshan and Sochoshan, three forts on the southeast line of the Port Ar- thur defenses, were captured by the Japanese on Sunday, June 26, after an all-day fight, which began with an ar- tillery duel. After the forts had been taken the Russians retreated west- ward, leaving forty dead behind them. The number of their wounded was not learned. The Japanese lost three offl- cers and 100 men killed or wounded and captured two guns and a quantity of ammunition. In conclusion, the Tokio correspond- ent said this report was not credited by officials in Tokio. L S INTERVENTION DISCUSSED. Main Topic During the Meeting of William and Edward. BERLIN, July 3.—The Nord Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung, in an article on King Edward’s visit, empha- hizes the indirect political value of the meeting between the King and the Emperor at Kiel, but denies that any agreement concerning special ques- tions was either designed or made. The National Zeitung assumes that the war in the Far East was the cen- tral point of all the discussions. The paper argues that Great Britain and Germany are equally interested in the early restoration of peace; that the war must injure trade and that the time must ultimately come when the Chinese will compel the Government to participate. Consequently, the Zei- tung says, no patriotic Englishman can desire the complete humiliation of Russia. The Tageblatt says it is informed that the supreme efforts of the diplo- matists who are working quietly toward the bringing about of inter- vention between Russia and Japan will be directed to the prevention of a division of the powers into two camps, as occurred a decade ago. It is de- sired that intervention shall be a united action on the part of all the neutral great powers and it will be restricted to a tender of good offices without the slightest tinge of compulsion. The chanees of such intervention is con- sidered to be not at all unfavorable. et R SALE OF RUSSIAN PAPER IS STOPPED BY CZAR Publication of Dispatch Praising Ar- ticle on War Written by Tolstoi Cause of Order. ST. PETERSBURG, July 2.—The sale of the newspaper Novosti has been forbidden because of publication by that journal of a dispatch from London eulogizing the ten-column ar- ticlegby Count Tolstol on the Russo- Jap@hese war, recently published in 2 SHOPPERS HAVE Explosion of Giant Torpedo Starts Blaze in Fireworks Store and Causes Panic oo sl WORCESTER, Mass., July 2.—By ac- cidentally stepping on a “bomb jack,” a large torpedo, Albert Childs, a clerk of the Nelson Novelty Store in this city, started a fire to-night which caused the explosion of $700 worth of fireworks and cut off forty clerks and customers who were in the store from the only exit. Woman and children were in- were rescued from the cellar, where they had fled to avoid the flames. Manuel Oviginian was caught under an elevator as it was descending with twenty-five women and probably fatal- 1y “hurt. Jacob Bekin and Ovigian Oviginian of New Haven are danger- ously ill from inhaling smoke. Twen- ty-five women and children received minor injuries. The elevator, which was crowded with women and children, had reached the first floor when the explosion oc- curred. Some one in the elevator pulled the cord and sent the car into the cellar with its load of human freight. The cellar was fast filling with smoke and here the firemen found the half suffocated people. It was with difficulty that they were all finally rescued. The financial loss was small. —_————————— VATICAN 1S DISTURBED jured and suffocated by smoke and |. Russians Claim That Photographs Prove Japanese Are Mutilating Wounded and That a Deposition Alleging Barbarity Has Been Signed by Military Attaches. LIAOYANG, July 2.— The Russians assert that photographs taken prove that the Japanese are killing the wounded. Lieutenant Chita, it is said, who was wounded near Siuyen, June 26, and who was left on the fleld, was wounded thrice afterward by Japanese. The Russian soldiers are furious at this wanton cruelty. They also claim that the Japanese use foul language in approaching the Russians. ST. PETERSBURG, July 2.—The Journal de St. Petersburg, the semi- official organ of the Foreign: Office, printed this morning one of its infre- quent editorial articles dealing with official denial by the Japanese Govern- ment of the reports of the mutilation of Russian wounded. The article says: “A simple denial is not exculpation. ‘We do not deny that our wounded aré well treated at Sasebo and other Jap- enese cities where well-organized hos- pitals are operated under the eyes of Europe, but on the field of battle, when the Russians are forced to abandon the wounded, a cruel fate awaits them, as their agonized cries there cannot be heard in Europe. TONGUES CUT OUT. “A photograph Has been taken by Dr. Stankevitch of General Mistchen- ko's division, showing horribly muti- lated Russians, with hands cut off and tongues cut out and pierced by thongs. An officer was found in a pitiable con- dition, but still breathing. He was re- stored to consciousness and saild the had been fired upon deliberately by a Japanese soldier. His deposition, signed by the Russian authorities and several military attachés, will soon be in our possession. “General Romanoff has made a de- tailed report upon the subject to the Red Cross, and Prince Jaime de Bour- bon has furnished testimony regarding the battle at Vafangow. News has also come, and has not been denied in the Japanese accounts, that the Japanese use lances and have decided to give no quarter to Cossacks wha fall into their hands. “In the face of such grave facts, we think an ‘Indignant denial’ will not suf- fice to save the Japanese honor. We have reason to believe that the Japa- nese massacre and mutilate the wound- ed, but treat well for the eyes of Eu- rope those remaining after the massa- cres. “I'he proportion of the dead to the wounded will prove much that it is hardly possible now to determine, but sooner or later the truth will come ut. BARBARITY OF THE TURK. “During the Turco-Russian war the Turkish atrocitles were incredible. ‘When on the march General Skobeleff came upon half-naked and horribly mutilated Russlans, who said to the English correspondents: ‘Behold, gen- tlemen, an instructive spectacle. Let the people of your country know what they are sustaining.’ ] “In this dilemma the Japanese must prove, but not by affirmation, that the allegations made against them are false or bear the indelible disgrace, which would prove it to be perfectly true that a people cannot pass suddenly from a state of cruel barbarism to one of civ- ilization by means of purely technical skill without passing through the in- ccmparable school of 1900 years of Christianity, which perhaps is the most valuable possession of Europe. In any case, the Japanese may be certain of one thing—that Russia will never have | | | A recourse to revrisals, which would be against every Instinct of our nation.” | WASHINGTON, July 2.—Takahira, the Japanese Minister, had a long conference with Secretary Hay re- specting the published Russian allega- | tions of cruel treatment of wounded Russians by Japanese soldiers. The Minister addressed himself to Secre- j tary Hay because the latter had as- | sumed the charge of Japanese in- terests in Russia. It is said, how- | ever, that neither Secretary Hay nor Minister Takahira had received any afficial ccmmunication on this subject aud the discussion was preliminary to a mere formal exchange when the ex- pected Russian protest is forthcoming. Some military experts here believe the Russians have been misled by the frightful effects of the Japamese shells. If the Russian complaint is properly supported it will be duly presented to the Japanese Government by Secre- tary Hay. BERATSS S SK‘RYDLOFF IN PORT A/QTHUR. | CHEFU, July 2.—Affairs are reach- | ing a crisis at Port Arthur. The few foreigners remaining at Port Arthur, with the exception of several who are | under suspicion, have been ordered to | leave. A number arrived here to-day. They ‘included the managers and | clerks of large firms that continued in business during the siege. The Rus- sians sealed the premises and gave the merchants receipts for their stocks of goods. i The Norweglan steamship Sentis is in the harbor, ready to bring out the women and children. Every Russian subject, it is reported, has been or-| dered to take a place in the ranks and Join the forces facing the invaders on the hills back of the town. | Four battleships, with gunboats and torpedo-boats, are kept in the harbor, while two battleships, five cruisers and a flotilla of torpedo-boats make excursions to sea. One torpedo-boat, it is claimed, has succeeded in making three trips to Yinkow and it is re- ported that on her last trip Admiral Skrydlcf was taken to Port Arthur on her. | A number of junks, laden with fresh | provisions, have succeeded in passing the Japanese blockading fleet, one junk landing 5000 sacks of flour. A cargo of coal is said to have been landed. Chinese who arrived to-day say the | Japanese have increased their block-: ading fleet to forty vessels. i Foreigners who have arrived from | Port Arthur say that since the disas- | ter to the battleship Petropaviovsk the | Russian fleet has sustained no dam- | age beyond the seven-foot hole in the | battleship Sevastopol, which has al- ready been repaired. They claim to | know nothing of a vessel previously reported ashore southeast of Liaoshan promontory. o B A S May Succeed Bobrikoff. ST. 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