Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-08-16
War News in Brief.

st. Petersburg is shrouded in gloom
because of Russian reverses.
Russia heeds United States protest on
the seizure of foodstuffs as contraband
of war
Russia's Baltic feet is said to have
| sailed for the war in the Orient through
Danish waters.
Nagasaki reports Port Arthur is cap
tured by the japanese, but the rumor is
not confirmed
Germany refused to permit Russia to
send her Baltic feet through the Kaiser
Wilhelm canal.
Russian correspondent says Japs lost
1900 men in repulse at Houtsiatze,
near Liaoyang.
A japanese battleship, cruiser and tor
pedo boats are reported to have arrived
at Newchwang.
Russia consents to close the Darda-
nelles during the Japanese war, yielding
to Britain's demand.
Cargoes valued at S10,5000O0 coEsign-
ed by American merchants to Japan and
Russia are in danger of seizure.
Gen Eassalitch tells of bloody battle,
III WHICH Tie huSSldnS were OIueTcu 10
retreat at the moment of victory.
Russia NOTIFIES the Porte of the intend
ing passage of the Dardanelles by a vol
unteer fleet of steamers laden with coal
Russian prize court condemned Ameri
can -four ON the Arabia and confscated
it as contraband, but will release the
ship.
The Russian raiding cruisers have re-
turned to Vladivostok and report Of
their operations has been sent to the
Gar.
Gen. Stoessel. commander at Port Ar
thur, reports to the Gar that he repulsed
the Japs with loss of 10000 men, the
Russians losing 1000.
Russia has issued orders to naval COM
manders to sink no more neutral rner-
chantmen with contraband except in
cases of direst necessity.
al the outer forts at Port Arthur ex-
cept Golden hill are reported to have
been captuged by the japanese, with
heavy losses. on both sides.
A desperate three days assault on the
inner defenses Of Port Arthur failed. the
Russians losing 5000. while 10000 Japs
are eSllL1dleu 10 nave ldileU.
Reports from Toxic contain the infor-
nation that the japanese after three days
of hard fighting have succeeded in taking
Shantaikow. one of the important de-
lenses Of Port Arthur.
Japanese soldiers stood the supreme
test of an attack during the night in
repusing the Russian onslaught at Mo
ten Pass. One japanese lieutenant sew
cred the heads of several foes with his
sword.
Positive reaffirmation of her right to
search and seize neutral vessels suspect
ed of carrying contraband OF war is con-
tanned in Russia's reply to the United
States on the seizure Of the steamer
Arabia.
Government in Washington at a cabi-
net meeting decided to issue shortly its
position on contrabind of war, and will
insist that foodstuffs be not elassed as
goods liable to seizure unless it can be
proved that they are for the immediate
use OF the hclIieerents.
Count Tolstoi is denounced by the
Russian government. which has issued
reply to his article printed in the Lon
don Times The novelist is charged with
having precipitated the war with Japan,
! in having urged the Japanese en- by his
| proclamations of civil unrest.
Refugees who left Port Arthur Aug. 3
report in Chefoo that the Japanese were
repulsed in a recent attack on Wolf Hill.
but that the battle was so desperate that
eight trains were needed to care for the
Russian wounded. Scarcely a whole pane
OF glass remains in the besieged city.