Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-15
PREP ARES
FOR FIGHT
KURoPATkIN DIsPosEs HIS
FORCES AT TIE PASS AND
MUkDEN.
JAPANESE MORE SLOWLY
Large Force Is Bivouacked South Of
Mukden, Near Yentai-Russians
Make Ready for Stern RattIe-Japs
Draw Closer Around Port Arthur.

Make Ready for Stern Battie-Japs
Draw Closer Around Port Arthur.
Toxic, Sept. 14.-oyama con-
firms the report that consider
able force of Russians remain
south Of the Hun river and says
the Russians are fortifying the
heights on both sides Of the Lao
river at Tie Pass.
ST. Petersburg, Sept. 14.-Gen-
eraI Stoessel, commander at Port
Arthur, under dates of August 20
and September 2, reports that re-
newed Japanese attacks on tho
fortress were repuIsed with small
loss to the defenders.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 14.-Gen-
eraI kuropatkin estimates Rus
sian losses from August % to Sep
tember S, at 1000 killed and 10000
wounded.
London, Sept IA, a. m.-General
Kuropatkin is preparing for stub
born defense Of Mukden. This is
stated in official circles in ST. Peters
burg The strength of the Russian
army is reported to be 100000 men,
and of these $4,000 are to be left In
Mukden to stop the Japanese advance.
while the rest push on to Tie Pass
as fast as the rains and the mud per-
nit. Since the battle of Lao Yang
Kuropatkin has been REINFORCED by
many men and guns.
Japanese at Port Arthur.
Meanwhile the Japanese are press
Ming their advance on Port Arthur,
working in the most cautious way to
the point where grand assault may
BE risked.
No Hurry In Advance.
! The departure of the Baltic fleet
from ST. Petersburg apparently was
news of one day only. Russian re-
ports indicate little desire to push
toward the far east with anything
like dispatch.
Many Russians At Tie Pass.
Berlin, Sept. a. = Colonel Gaedke
the war correspondent of the Tageblatt
telegraphing from Tie Pass on Wed
neSQay morning says.
"The Russian army is disposed south
of this point The Japanese have ad
vanced only about six miles north o1
Liao Yang.
Japanese Are Bivouacked.
st. Petersburg, Sept IA. - Genera
Kuropatkin. telegraphing yesterday
evening, says 5000 Japanese are biv
ouacking at Bentsiputze and that the
bulk of the Japanese forces are soutf
of the Yentai branch of the railroad
The Japanese are not advancing.
Says Japanese Abuse Faith.
z Chez Foo, Sept ID - A communica
ton received by the Russian consu
here from General Balashoff, chief o
the Red Cross at Port Arthur charge
the Japanese with gross violation o
the Red Cross rules. He says that Oh
the Japanese dead notes have beel
found. written in Russian, requesting
that their bodies be buried, but tha
when the Russians have attempted t.
fulfill the requests, but tha
fired upon. Such instances, Balashof
adds, are numerous and the Russians
are now afraid to trust to the Re-
Cross flag.
Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, Sept. Ia
In the middle of June Lieutenan
, General Gundusi of the japanese ma
Wy, with $50 naval reserve men, land
ed on the west coast of Kamchatka
plundered the villages, expelled the ir
habitants and issued proclamations dc
claring the sovereignty of japan owe
Kamchatka peninsula. A sailing yes
sci with 200 Russian soldiers wa
sent from Petropavlovsk to eject tn
Japanese.
Russians Are Victorious.
The Russians defeated the latte
and captured their leader. The Russ
ans lost one man killed and fou
wounded and the Japanese lost sever
teen men killed. The Russians late
burned five japanese schooners, KILN
seventy Japanese.
PEABODY ENDORSED.
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