Show JAPS CAPTURE HILL boklo dec 22 A dispatch received today from the japanese port arthur says the right column 0 the army at five this morning taking ad vantage of the excitement drove the enemy off ari ml neace north of on pigeon bar and occupied the position and at 7 dislodged the enemy from height on the peninsula west of how which we occupied capturing one small gun attar the japanese occupation of the positions th enemy made a counterattack counter attack but was immediately repulsed at present oar occupation of the position is practically secure JAP FLEET TO INTER BALTIC SQUADRON shanghai dec 22 A squadron 0 powerful cruisers under admiral ka almura has gone south to the china sea to meet the russian second pacific squadron JAP battleships NEAR SINGAPORE singapore dec 32 the japanese cruisers called here this loraing and left at noan they reported that two battleships two arst clasa cruisers two second class cruisers and twelve torpedo boat destroyers were nearby west CHINESE AIDING RUSSIANS general okus headquarters dec 31 via fusan dec 22 it is believed by the japanese that aae employing chinese tod amago he japanese lines of they have no doubt hat chinese were em aloyed by the russians to burn tho magazines at liao yang the japan that it they arrest any chinese engaged in so fulfilling their obligations ligat ions to their employers they will execute them as a warning to other chinese against a repetition of the of tense the japanese believe heroic measures are required to wipe out russian system of employing chinese tor such work they say they fonow that the russians are spending enormous sums for this purpose A japanese supply train north ot liao yang yesterday struck three chinese carts which obstructed the track the horses having been let looser the japanese believe the drivers of these carts were in the pay of the russians the track was not injured but traffic was delayed for a few hours officials of the intelligence depart ment are using every effort to discover the perpetrators of this and similar acts |