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Show WAS FLOTILLA ATTACK A RUSE ThIaT FAILED? ST. PETERSBURG, April 17 It Is said that tho Japancso torpedo flotilla attack on Port Arthur April Kith was Intended lo cover a landing from nine transports at Shwangtaltsc. twenty miles southwest of Takushan. with a view to cutting off the rotreat of the Port Arthur troops to Slu-yen Slu-yen nnd Kalplng. destroying the railway and preventing troops stationed In southern south-ern Llnotung fronrfffeetlng a Junction with tho main Russian forces concentrated concen-trated at 1-lao Yang and Mukden. Tho execution of this operation only failed owing to One fact that all places on the peninsula sultablo tor tho landing of tro-ous are- prttv:cvd by mines and are well fort&. 2sJL ftrctjHy guarded. |