Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-05-15 | Page 1 | Japs Open Fire on Port Dalny

JAPS OPEN FIRE Off PORT BALI Fierce Bombardn! of Town Occurs. Land Batteries Silenced, Russian Troops Driven From Positions. Under Cover of Fire From Ships, Troops "Were Landed; Combined Attack Followed. CIIEFOO, May 14. Admiral Katso-kas" Katso-kas" fleet, thc third Japanese " squadron, bean. a fierce bombardment bombard-ment of the defenses of Dalny this morning. The land batteries were speedily speed-ily silenced. Russian troops were again seen in the neighborhood and driven out of their positions by shells. Under cover of the lire from the ships troops were landed and a combined attack on the city was undertaken. There is every indication that the town is now in the possession of the Japanese. "When the dispatch boat Fawan arrived ar-rived off Dalny early this morning a heavy bombardment was in progress. As the channel was thickly mined by the Russians, Japanese Admiral Kattakao hud issued strict orders that non-combatants boats were lo be excluded, and It was Impossible to get within the roadstead. road-stead. Hence an accurate report of the proceedings is impossible. As far as it was possible to ascertain, the armored cruiser Takumo, four other cruisers, one frunboat and one battleship, battle-ship, having' cleared the channel, entered en-tered thc harbor shortly after daylight and began a heavy lire, which was still In progress at noon. It is estimated that 20,000 Japanese troops are Investing the town, and there Is every reason lo believe- that they delivered de-livered the assault this nfternoon and are now in possession of thc city. 1L Is understood that the landing of the second army was completed yesterday yester-day at Pltsewo. There are now GO.000 Jupanepp troops on the peninsula.