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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1904
Page
2
Reports describe 14 hours of battle near Ta Teche Kiao with heavy Russian losses and a Vladivostok squadron sighting near Yokohama. Packings plants strike on, 85 000 workers affected, Bonesteel unrest, and government actions in Oregon irrigation and Harney county land withdrawals frame a tense week of labor strife and war news.
London dispatches report active operations at the war front. A Japanese fleet of 20 warships and 20 torpedo boats bombarded Hwangshin for three hours. Russian forces under Kuropatkin show retreat tendencies, with heavy fighting noted near Ta Tche Kiao as Stakelberg commands 20 infantry battalions plus artillery and Cossack divisions.
Grand Duke Alexis presided as Count Lamsdorff and Vice Admiral Avellan attended a high level council in St. Petersburg. The meeting endorses the British note on vessel irregularities and waives the right of search. It concludes the volunteer fleet status is not clearly defined under international law and Russia will withdraw search authority to preserve good relations with other powers.
The Russian and British governments reached a mutually satisfactory basis to settle the status of Russian volunteer fleet steamers in the Red Sea and their seizures of British ships. Most points are settled. Foreign Secretary Lamingdon and Sir Charles Hardinge receive praise for moderation and diplomacy.
The Vladivostok squadron sank the steamer Knight Commander off Izu after transferring its crew to the steamer Tsinan. The squadron also captured a German vessel believed to be the Arabia with 300 tons of flour and an unknown British steamer. Both prize ships were sent to Vladivostok with prize crews. The Knight Commander was operated by the American Trading company.
Four youths under twenty confessed to killing a saloon patron and robbing multiple victims, emulating carbarn bandits. The murder victim was John Lane, stage carpenter at the Linda Theater, shot during a July 4 attempted holdup at Gustav Riegel’s saloon. proprietor wounded. Suspects: Peter Dulfer, James Farmby, William Farmby, and David Kelley.
General Kuroki's forces compelled a Russian withdrawal from Kiao Tung after a fierce clash from July 18 to 19. Japanese losses were 424. Russian casualties estimated at 1,000. Russians defended with 82 guns and counterattacks. Japanese stormed the center and flankers then routed the enemy. Russian forces included seven infantry battalions and a Cossack regiment.
The steamship Malacca sits at Suda Bay Crete under a Anglo Russian agreement to be inspected jointly by British and Russian consuls and released if no contraband for Japan is found. Russia agrees not to send Malacca to a prize court and promises no similar incidents. The British protest prompted a Russian reply and a damages claim may follow. The Malacca’s captain cited refusal to produce cargo manifests as the reason for the prize action.
The Peruvi an Legation in Washington reports a cable from Lima confirming a treaty between Brazil and Peru establishing a modis vivenda at the headwaters of the Yurra and Puruss rivers to govern the Acre territory. Both nations plan troop withdrawals and seek a diplomatic settlement of title.
The Panama canal commission received word from the Panamanian government that the new government has ratified the money system under the joint commission agreement. Panama is now a gold standard country.
Farmers along the Malheur river in Eastern Oregon move to cooperate with the government on irrigation work. If each beneficiary pledges to pay 3 per acre per year for 40 years, the project proceeds with final surveys and contracts. bids were invited for 14,000 barrels of Portland cement for the Minidoka project in Southern Idaho.
On the Mikasa off Port Arthur on July 20 Admir al Togo replies to newspaper correspondents aboard the Manchuria. He says Japan’s naval policy keeps large warships in reserve for a crushing blow at Port Arthur while torpedo boats harass and mines are laid at the harbor entrance each night. The Manchuria tour includes Diet members and foreign attaches.
Excitement grips Bonesteel as a crowd of 12 to 15 friends rescues an arrested gambler from police. An officer fired two shots in the air and was struck, but the prisoner was carried off amid the melee. Authorities vow to enforce the law at any cost with extra officers on duty.
St. Petersburg on July 26 reports Russia may formally notify powers of converting volunteer fleet vessels into warships after reaching the Red Sea to justify war flag rights. Neutral ships did not receive notice, but all seized ships will be released in the meantime.
Hamburg reports the Kaiserin Marie Theresa and four Hamburg American liners, recently bought by Russia, departed Libau with sealed orders, fully armed and ready as naval cruisers.
London reports reveal fierce British anger over Russia seizure of British vessels by Russian volunteer fleet steamers in the Red Sea. Prominent figures advocate reprisals while officials fear a wider shift in policy and possible collapse of the current entente with Russia.
The nine day packing-house strike ends after a conference with packers union officials and allied trades. A neutral arbitration board will decide the dispute while workers are reinstated within 45 days, with any remaining cases heard by the board if needed. Normal operations are expected to resume across plants.
Dispatch from General Kuropatkin dated July 19 states no major change since July 17. Japanese forces moved toward Sikeeyann on the Liao Yang Saimateza road, engaging a Russian detachment. After two days of combat the Russians report the enemy retreating toward Houtsiateze east of Anping.
Paris reports the Vladivostok squadron may pass through the Straits of Teurgaru with a stated aim to attack eastern coast cities in Japan or to intercept American merchant steamers supplying Japan from Yokohama.
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