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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1904
Page
1
Berlin dispatches describe brutal killings of German settlers in Okahuta and surrounding districts. Accounts say women were outraged and dismembered and children mutilated as troops sought swift revenge. Readers urge Leutwein to restrain troops and Civilized conduct.
Reports from Petrograd describe German attaches arriving for front duty while Russian units prepare at Port Arthur. The narrative claims Russia sought peace but accuses Japan of forcing the war, noting 300 Russian casualties and limited Japanese damage as forts fired feeble responses.
Reports from Shanghai on March 17 note a circulating rumor that Admiral Makaroff's fleet, once at Port Arthur, has slipped through a Japanese cordon under cover of darkness. The fleet may proceed via the Korean straits and Vladivostok coast as part of a broader plan to attack the Japanese fleet.
Paris dispatch reports a Russian army corps advancing toward Korea via Vladivostok. Port Arthur reportedly garrisoned at 20,000 with provisioning for 4. The Tsarist maritime losses cited by the telegraph correspondent include four cruisers and five torpedo boat destroyers.
A St. Petersburg report says Russia has secured a $200,000,000 war loan. International holders, unnamed, will advance the funds to the Russian government, repayable when the war ends. The loan will be issued as consolidated stock and supplies will sustain Russia for a considerable period.
St Petersburg report says Captain Ivkov of the Manchurian commissariat service was summarily court martialed and shot for spying for Japan. Arrest revealed espionage documents in Ivkov’s possession, proving years of revealing military secrets to the Japanese. An army notice announced his exclusion from service.
Edward Kerlin 30 admits stealing hundreds of letters from Hyde Park mailboxes over three months. He forged endorsements to cash checks and money orders, mainly in department stores. A recent Joliet penitentiary release and claims of university graduation are noted.
In New York tensions rise as bricklayers and laborers strike idling 10 000 workers while employers push for open shop. Circles warn workers to prepare for a fight as arbitration plans are scrapped and a finish battle over unions looms.
National officers report locals in nine states have voted to accept the two year scale and avoid a strike. Central Pennsylvania reports 3 to 1 against striking and Linton Indiana locals show a 300 vote majority against strike. President Mitchell expresses optimism and says a joint scale committee meeting likely Monday to sign the Central competitive field contract.
Washington report says Postmaster General Payne is much weaker than believed and may be unable to resume duties for weeks. He has had a severe gout attack in the knees and feet, causing intense pain, and rests in bed under Dr. G L Magruder’s care after attempts to sit up and meet callers.
New York reports on March 17 that Russian sources say eighteen Japanese spies were captured on March 13 while dressed as unidentified agents. The claim cites Russian intelligence and lacks corroborating U.S. confirmation.
Chinese laborers in the village of Anglin near West Port Arthur reported by the Herald correspondent in Chefoo are said to have been landed from the fleet during Thursday's attack and are now being moved to Mukden under orders from the viceroy.
Duluth on March 17 reports the Eighth district Republican convention selected J. B. Cotton of Duluth and C. P. de Laittre of Aitkin as delegates to the national convention in Chicago.
Washington reports that Congress will likely enact only preliminary measures on the Panama Canal this session. The president has conferred with lawmakers and canal commission members, with decisions pending on essential needs. The canal commission will study Isthmus conditions and propose legislation, guiding Congress largely by expert recommendations.
Chicago police report Gustavy Marx, the car barn murderer, admitted to two additional killings in Buffalo, New York, in July 1901. He said he and another man held up a saloon, killed the bartender, and that the owner’s name may have been Patrick or Fitzpatrick.
Washington reports Cincinnati has arrived at Chemulpo with twenty three Americans from Chin Nampho. Missionaries near Pingyang refuse to board seeking safety while the U S government warns it cannot deploy troops into the interior during war. British authorities urge protection for their subjects.
Port Arthur reports quiet conditions with no sign of the enemy. Advices from Fenghuancheng, about forty five miles northwest of Wiju, say Russian troops display admirable spirit in overcoming hardships of marching across frozen East Manchuria terrain.
In the House of Commons Earl Percy confirmed that the British gunboat Espiegle will be withdrawn from Newchwang as soon as the river is opened. He cited danger to the vessel in hostilities and its limited protective value for life and property. He noted that U S and British consuls asked women and children to leave Newchwang and similar advice would be given to all.
London reports the Duke of Cambridge, cousin of Queen Victoria, in a critical health state after a renewed stomach hemorrhage. Earlier bulletins had been reassuring, but this morning’s deterioration raises grave anxiety about his outcome.
Officials in New York deny a claim that the Clyde Steamship line received State Department instructions to stop arms shipments to the Jimenez revolutionists in San Domingo. Reports say General Jiminez is arranging munitions from Canada.
Admiral Abasa, secretary of the Far Eastern affairs commission, tells the Associated Press that rumors of Port Arthur abandonment are untrue. The situation remains unchanged with no significant events in the last twenty four hours at Port Arthur.
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