Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-08
Japanese Make Heavy
Attack North of
Hal Cheng.
GEN. KUROKI ADVANCES
Rumor Mukden is Threatened
Conference Held at
Peterh0f.

Berlin, Aug. S.-The Tageblatt this
morning prints the following: 'Liao
Yang, Aug. THE western Russian
forces north Of Hal Cheng suffered a
heavy attack today. Many wounded
Russians are here. There is a rumor
KurOki is threatening Mukden from
the northwest. Aliexeff and Kuropat-
kin were yesterday in Lao Yang
Retreat From KurOkI.
Kurolli's Headquarters. in Field, via
Fusan, Aug. 7-ODelayed.-Th Rus
sian forces in front of Kurokis army
are reported retreating nOrthward.
Part of it is encamped at Anping, u
miles from Liao Yang. Guns were
heard this morning on he Jauanase
right. meaning that possibly the Jap
anese are following the Russian re-
treatment.
Confer at PeterhOE
St Petersburg. Aug. S.-An impor
tant conference between the ministers
Of war. marine, Grand Duke Alexis.
High Admiral Gen. Motto. and one of
Kuropatkin's aides who has just ar
rived from the front with dispatches
for the emperor, and others, on the
military situation was held at Peter
hof palace today.
Jap Loss at Port Arthur 10000.
St. Petersburg. Aug. S.-An official
dispatch from Lieut.. Gen. Stossel, COM
manding the military forces in Port
Arthur. announces that the Japanese
were repulsed with the loss of 10000
of their men in fierce fighting on three
days. from July 20 to 2S. The Rus
sian loss is 800 men and 40 officers
killed or wounded. From the report
the authorities believe the assault
must have been desperate one, and
the fact that the Japanese were un-
able to remove their dead and wound
ed indicates that the defeat must have
been one of great severity.
Two Jap Cruisers Reported Lost.
st. Petersburg, Aug. S.-A private
telegram from Che Foo. believed to
have been from the Russian consul.
reports the loss of the Japanese cruis-
ers Shiyoda and Itsukushima by the
explosion of mines off Port Arthur.
Three Boats Drive on Fourteen.
Toxic. Aug. S.-Admiral Togo re
ports an exciting torpedo boat de
stroyer fight which took place off Port
Arthur Friday evening. Aug. s. The
Japanese torpedo boat destroyers AXE
bono and Obosa approached the en-
trance of the harbOr for the purpose
of accommodating. Fourteen Russian
torpedo boats destroyers dashed out.
SEPARATED and endeavored to surround
the Japanese boats. The latter broke
through the Gordon however. driving
OFF three of the Russian boats. At this
point the Japanese torpedo boat de-
stroyer Inasuma Joined the other two
and the three turned and spiritedly
attacked the IL Russian boats The
latter retired within the harbor. The
Japanese boats were uninjured. The
damage To the Russian ships is I'M
known.
Togo Praises His Men.
Admiral Togo congratulated the
men and officers OF the Japanese boats
for attacking and causing the retreat
of a superior number of the enemy :
ships
Lieut.. Gen. Yamaguchi of the Fifth
division. who commanded the Japa
nese troops during the Boxer uprising
died today after a lingering illness
The emperor made Gen. Yamaguchi q
visCount yesterday.
Capture Commanding Positions.
London, Aug. S.-The Times cor
respondent at Toxic. under date OF
Aug. :. says there are unofficial re
ports there that the Japanese have
captured commanding positions north
and northeast of Port Arthur at a dis
tance of 2.750 yards from the main
line of Russian defenses.
Russians MutiIate Victims.
Toxic. Aug S.-Gen. Kuroki's stat
surgeons have examined the bodies o.
Il number Of soldiers who they allegt
have been the victims of Russian
atrocity- II was declared the head o
Japanese soldier was skinned by th'
Russians while the blood was in cir
culation. Four cases in the vicinity o
SiamatZa also were reported in which
the surgeons asserted the bodies o
wounded were bayoneted and disiguT
ed. The statements have created
feeling of intense resentment here.