The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-20
JAPS DEFEATED
With Loss Of Thirty Thousand hen
by Land Mines
IN FRONT OF PORT ARTHUR
This Terrible Disaster Is Said to Have
Discouraged the Japs Very
Much, and EIated the
Russian Army.

a dispatch from a Russian CORES
pondent at Eukden dated July - says
According to intelligence received
there the japanese Friday night at.
tackled positions near Port Arthur an6
were repulsed with enormous losses.
caused by Russian mines" One esti.
mate places them at 10000.
The London Morning POSTS Sbang.
hal correspondent says that the Japa-
nese casualties by land mines at Port
Arthur Sunday night are rumored to
be 25, 900, but none Of the many other
war special dispatches mention a JAP
anese disaster at Port Arthur.
THE STORY REPEATED.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg
says special dispatch from Ia Tche
Kiao dated July IA repeats the &C.
counts Of the storming Of Port Arthur
July 10 and saying that the Russians
assumed the offensive and attacked
with the bayonet. The japanese re-
tined in the widest disorder. The
Chinese estimate the Japanese losses
at $4,000. The spirit Of the Japanese,
the dispatch says, is sinking as the
result Of the Port Arthur engage
ment. Dyssntery is epidemic at Feng
Wang Cheng and there are many
deaths daily.
LOSS HEAVILY.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg says
K that the japanese were heavily de-
featsd is not doubted here, but in the
absence Of further information the
extent Of the disaster that befell them
is beginning to be seriously question
ed. Definite news has been received
from Viceroy Alexieff's headquarters
at Mukden that week before the
engagement at Port Arthur, Maj.
Gen. Fork administered a severe de-.
feat on the japanese on July 4 and
July 5, driving them from the heights
commanding Lunsantan pass with a
loss of 1000. This is considered here
as proof that there has been heavy
fighting before the fortress Of Port
Arthur and as making the silence Of
Toxic regarding it all the more sig-
ni6cant.
THE NEWS CONFIRMED.
A dispatch to news agency from
St. Petersburg says the war Office an
nounces the receipt OF dispatch from
Port Arthur confirming the report
that the japanese sustained consider
able losses on July II, the exact parti.
culars of which have not yet been as
certained. According to the dispatch
the Russians captured all the posi-
tions lately taken by the japanese.
In the fighting at the right flank Of
the line OF defenses Of Port Arthur,
July to July 6, the Russians drove
back the Japanese and occupied the
east bank of the Lunsantan and the
heights commanding Lunsantan pass.
The japanese losses were about 2, 600.
Those Of the Russians were insignif-
can't.
JAPs WITHDRAW.
a dispatch from Mukden says: The
Japanese have withdrawn from the
west side Of the railroad and are mass
ing their armies on the Russian left.
Reconnaissance In force carried out
by Russian cavaly and artillery Fri
day and Friday almost as far south as
Kai Chou failed to disclose the Japa-
neSe. a division is expected from Ia
Pass. 1t is possible that some OF the
japanese have been withdrawn off to
Port Arthur to replace the terrible
losses OF July 10.
ANOTHER REPORT.
The latest reports regarding the
storming OF Port Arthur, July 10,
place the japanese losses In killed or
wounded at 25, 900 and those Of the
Russians 5 500. The japanese retired
and the Russians occupied the posi-
tion.
The Japanese have changed their
frontal position and big battle is ex-
pected at the eastern portion OF the
defenses owing to the japanese turn
ing movement.