Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-29
JAPS READY TO CELEBRATE
Prepare to Make a Great National DC.
casion When the Victory Is Won
Situation at Shanghai Becomes
More Serious-conflictin Reports
Received at ST. Petersburg.
BULLETIN.
Shanghai, Aug. 25.-It is officially
stated that the cruiser AskoId and the
destroyer Grozovoi will
be disarmed.

Toxic, Aug. 25.-The final assault
on Port Arthur is imminent. Hun
dreds OF Japanese guns continue to
pour a destructive fire into the city
and harbor, along the lines of the
forts and Entertainments preparatory
Tor the infantry assault. Ii is evil
dent that the Russian lines have
been weakened and partly penetrated
in the vicinity of the Autzshan and
ltzshan forts.
The entire line of Russian defenses
Immediately about the harbor are
within range of the Japanese guns.
4 number of Russian forts and bat
teries continue vigorous. The Jap
anese death roll will be heavily in
creased before they are captured
The direction of the Japanese attack
creates the impression here that the
city and defenses on either side of
the harbor entrance will fall first
The final stand will be made at Liaot-
ishan. Japanese official channels
of information remain closed and the
navy departments announcement OF
the striking of a mine by the battle
ship Sevastopol and the firing upon
the Russian forts by the cruisers
Nisshin and KasTga are the only dis
closures made for several days. 1t is
believed here that both sides have
suffered heavy losses and the final
record will make the siege the bloodi-
est since Sedan. The Japanese are
supremacy confident OF the ultimate
result. The leaders Of the govern
ment await the outcome in calm as
surance. The people are every
where decorating the streets and
houses and erecting arches and flag
STATS in preparation for a national
celebration of the expected victory.
More Serious at Shanghai.
Shanghai, Aug. 25.-In view of the
fact that the Chinese ministry of for
eign affairs has given the Russian war
ships now here four more days in
which to make repairs the situation is
believed TO have become more serious.
Conflicting Reports.
ST. Petersburg, Aug. $50 far as
can be ascertained no further news OF
the progress of the fighting before
Port Arthur has been received except
that contained in the reports from
foreign sources. These are conflicting,
some representing that the Japanese
assault has become exhausted and
others claiming that the Japanese
have captured Etseshan fort, belong
ing TO the western line of the defences.
IL this position has been taken and oc-
cupied it is realized that unless the
Japanese are at once dislodged a chain
of forts will be preached and the POI
siton of Port Arthur rendered critical.
Kuropatkin May Move.
The reports that General Kuropat-
kin is about to make an important
move continue to be circulated, but
the character of the move is not hint
ed at Since his retirement from Sim
oucheng and the Yangze pass it is es-
timated that more than $4,000 rein
forcements have reached General XII
ropatkin.
Gar Orders Flags Down.
London, Aug. 25.-The correspon-
dent of the Times at Shanghai has
cabled that orders from Emperor
Nichols have been conveyed to Captain
Re.tzenstein commanding him forth
with TO disarm the cruiser Askold and
torpedoboat destroyer Grozovoi, and
that "the flags on both vessels were
lowered at Z o'clock tonight"
New Turn at Shanghai.
Shanghai, Aug. 25.-Negotiations re-
garding the Russian warships here
have taken a new turn. Acting upon
the request of the Chinese authorities,