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Show , . " ' . i i ' e ' ' ' r - . .' . . , , , -- r ' r ' - h .'.,'. , . 1 . ' ' ... i . ... ' ; ' ' Admiral Top's Plans Known at T0M0 and News of Battle Bat-tle Anticipated There Two Days Ago. I 1 - V ; BULLETIN 7 1 1 . ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 25, (6 j 1 p. m.) Rumors arc j in circulation here 1 J this afternoon to the 'effect that a bom- bardmcnt of Port Arthur is now; going on. ' ' : ' ' -,-.' BULLETIN. . ' . ST. PETERSBURG, FEB. 25, 6:40 P. M. MA J.-GEN. PFLUG, THE CHIEF OF STAFF OF" VICEROY ALEXEEFF, TELEGRAPHS AS POL-LOWS POL-LOWS UNDER TODAY'S DATE: "THE ENEMY AGAIN ATTACKED PORT ARTHUR FtCM 1 TO 3 A. AND WAS EVERYWHERE REPULSED." RE-PULSED." DETAILS FOLLOW. , - . i ' " ' . BULLETIN.-'' LONDON, FEB. 25. THE WAR OFFICE TELLS THE ASSOCIATED PREC3 THAT THERE IS NO TRUTH IN THE RUMOR- PUBLISHED YESTERDAY BY THE MANCHESTER DISPATCH THAT THE FIRST (BRITISH) ARMY CORPS TT BEEN ORDERED TO HOLD ITSELF IN READINESS TO DEPART FOR INDIA WITHIN A FEW DAYS. . . - . .. BULLTV. . ... - ... . L;rL- I-uL-IAi; Vilnius ADVAI.'CZD SOUTH CF a:;ju ai:d have cut the tzllsrafh vrnxs bittvtxn anju . AND PING YANG. ', '."!- '. , ' . '- BULLETIN.'' . - ST. PETERSBURG, FEB. 25. MANY FALSE REPORTS ARE BEING CIRCULATED HERE, ONE BEING TO THE EFFECT THAT REAR-ADMIRAL REAR-ADMIRAL EVANS, U. S. N., HAS 2000 MARINES READY TO DISPATCH DIS-PATCH AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE. THIS ONLY AGAIN STIMULATES - ANTI-AMERICAN FEELING AMONG CERTAIN CLASSES. ONE NEWSPAPER NEWS-PAPER PUBLISHES A REPORT THAT 50,000 CHINESE SOLDIERS HAVE GONE OVER TO THE JAPANESE ARMY. ; ' BULLETIN. , CHEFOO, FEB. 25. MANCHURIA IS RISING AGAINST THE RUSSIANS. RUS-SIANS. THE NATIVES ARE MAKING ACTIVE PREPARATIONS TO CUT OFF SMALL BODIES OF RUSSIAN TROOPS. . TEN THOUSAND MANCHURIANS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ENROLLED IN THE MOVE- MENT, WHICH IS SPREADING. VOLUNTEERS ARE PLENTY, AND THERE IS NO LACK OF AMMUNITION OR MONEY, FOR THE PATRIOTIC PATRI-OTIC RICH ARE SUBSCRIBING. ; tj Inability to make a sustained defense. It is believed that the Japanese intend to make a vigorous onslaught on Port Arthur. Its possession would deprive the Russians of a naval base and Insure In-sure the Japanese a base for future operations ope-rations on the Llao Tung peninsula. GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE REACHING ACCORD OF VIEWS LONDON, Feb. 25. Premier Balfour had sufficiently recovered his health to oome from Brighton to this city today to preside at a Cabinet meeting at noon. -- Prior to the meeting the French Embassador, Em-bassador, M. Cambon, called at the Foreign office and had an hour's talk with Foreign Secretary Lenedowne. The Embassador returned here from Paris yesterday evening, and apart from an exchange of views In regard to the most recent developments of the war, on which subject the two Cabinets Cabi-nets are keeping In the closest touch with each other, there is good reason to believe that a settlement of all matters mat-ters In dispute between France and Great Britain Is on the eve of being arranged. JAPANESE ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR ANTICIPATED AT TOKIO TIO (Tuesday). Feb. 23. (Delayed InTtransmlsslon.) Advices are hourly anticipated here of the third naval engagement en-gagement which has taken place at Port Arthur. It was known that the fleet under ' command of Admiral Togo had been in motion, but the nature of the operation j about to be undertaken had not been disclosed to the Navy department. The latter admits anticipating Information, but says it does not expect to receive any before "Wednesday. It Is thought here that Admiral Togo first attacked with bis torpedo boats and then shelled. Port Arthur. The opinion expressed by the foreign for-eign Ministry here Is, however, almost al-most united against the ability of the Japanese ships to shell' the place without dangerous exposure to the heavy guns of the shore batteries. The Japanese, however, are confident that the place Is vulnerable at three points on the sea side and in proof of their opinion is the explosion of a number num-ber of shells in the town on the occasion of the recent night fight. The Japanese once possessed Port Arthur Ar-thur and they have the most complete .information In regard to distances and ranges. A bombardment of the place - should prove highly destructive, as it Is narrow and cramped. A few shells thrown over the hills into the . basin holding the bay and town could not fall to do serious execution. -- The Japanese shells are charged - with a high explosive and are very effective, and it Is believed possible t-nder the harbor untenable for : Jslan warships by bombardment, and force them to put to sea and fight in the open. ' It is thought here that the withdrawal, withdraw-al, of Admiral Alexieff from Port Arthur Ar-thur and the removal of headquarters and records to Harbin is an admission POWERS WILL STAND BY RUSSIA, OPPOSING TREATY WITH KOREA PARIS, Feb. 25. It is the belief In the highest official quarters that the powers will support the Russian view of the Invalidity In-validity of the Japanese treaty with Korea Ko-rea so far as It creates a Japanese pro-' tectorate over Korea; owing to the Emperor Em-peror being under duress. But it Is said that no immediate action on the part of the powers Is required, as the question of the recognition of the protectorate will definitely arise when the terms of peace are considered. M In the meantime official opinion here is strongly sympathetic with Russia's position, posi-tion, and it is considered that Russia's note to the powers protesting against Japan's Ja-pan's violation of Korean neutrality fully protects International rights as the protest pro-test antedates the official announcement Of the conclusion of the treaty. The Foreign office considers the an- ;. : : c? jiiPtiiSG j impulse Continaed from Page 1) nouneement confirmatory of the view that Russia's protest to tbe powers was de-' de-' signed to reserve all her rights and to prevent International acceptance of the . treaty establishing a protectorate. , FH1EHD OF RUSSIA n KCr.EA TJ.KEM TO . - JAPAN ON YARSHIP SEOUL, Feb. 25. Tl Yong Ik. who was formerly Minister of War and practically the dictator of Korea and considered a friend of Russia, has been taken by the Japanese at Chemulpo and on the same , night put on board of a warship which took him to Japan. He went on board in , court dress. - - j REGIMENT OF JEWS BEING RAISED TO '' FIGHT FOR JAPAN NEW .YORK. Feb. 36. Leopold Moss of Chicago, who is In this city, has announced an-nounced his Intention 'of recruiting here . s a regiment of Hebrews for service in the Japanese army. Uos was a Colonel on the staff of the late Gov. Altgeld of Illinois Illi-nois and served as a Captain in the war with Spain. ' orfictals of the Japanese Government have repeatedly stated that the country's laws do not permit the service of aliens. bo that Col. Moss' regiment is not at all likely to reach the front. FOUR TRANSPORTS OF JAPS ALtECED TO ' HAVE BEEN SUNK CHEFOO. Feb. 25. During the engagement engage-ment of Tuesday night at Port Arthur, the Japanese attempted to land at Society bay but- were repulsed. Four transports were sunk by the forts while trying to enter the channel. The engagement lasted nearly an hour, after which the Japanese retired, their losses being four ships sunk. A Chinese steamer, the first merchantman merchant-man cleared from here for Dalny, was forced to return, having been unable to' obtain . permission- to enter the port oft Dalny. The steamer signalled for five hours, and finally received a reply ordering her to depart immediately. Her captain reports that he lighted part of the Japanese fleet twenty-eight miles Oft Dalny. - NO INTENTION OF ' SEIZING ANY PORTS ON SPANISH COAST LONDON, Feb. 23. Premier Balfour, who on hi first appearance today in the House of Commons since bis illness, was greeted with warm cheers, replying, to a question, confirmed the statement made in these dispatches February 20th that there was no truth in the reports that Great Britain Intended to seise certain points on the Spanish coast in the event of a continental war. |