Show JAPS SHELL PORT ARTHUR little brown men bombard forties For tres and town alternately A telegram from admiral alexieff fl from port arthur to the emperor at st petersburg says that from 9 16 clock sunday morning to midday the japanese fleet in two divisions bom barded the fortress and the town al from the liao ashan prom antory firing projectiles the russian squadron including the battleship replied from the anchorage by a plunging fire the batteries also participated the losses on land were seven chinese killed and five soldiers and three chinese wound ed the russian warships sustained no damage and there was no loss of life on them the st petersburg correspondent of the london standard sends a rumor to the effect that vice admiral togo s fleet escorted a japanese landing of troops to the westward of the balu yalu rn er when 12 men had been landed the russian troops which were lying concealed suddenly attacked them driving them back to the ships with heavy losses in men and guns |