Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-03

J pulsed with heavy loss.
London, Eng, Dec. 2. - The
Daily Telegraph's correspondent
at st. Petersburg, claims to have
unimpeachable evidence that Rus
Z sIa Is reckoning on the necessity
Of making lasting peace with
T Japan by means OF an offensive
and defensive alliance, which Is re-
cognized as an indispensable con-
4 dition for the success of Russia's
+ eastern policy.
Toxic, Dec. 2.-The Japanese, find
ing sailors among Russian dead, be-
are being employed in making sorties,
the complement of the defending force
must be falling short
The Last Stand.
The fact that the Russians are forti-
flying positions available between
Liaotia and Mantai mountains. in
creases the belief that they will make
their last stand there.
Japanese Losses.
Imperial headquarters makes the
announcement that seventeen officers
have been killed and sixty-four
wounded in the field, but does not
mention the place. 1t is presumed
that it was at Port Arthur.
Sword Attack RepuIsed.
The details of the attack of swords
men at Port Arthur are unknown here
! and difference of opinion exists as
go whether any of the attacking par
ties were armed exclusively with
swords The. results of this sword at
tack were evidently negative.
The wounded leg of General Naka-
mura has been amputated.
The party under General Saito re-
\ tired and did notp ress it's attacks.
Russians Claim Advantage.
st. Petersburg. Dec, 2. 4 Muk
den dispatch says General Rennen
kampff's force en- Wednesday drove
the Japanese cut of a new position
southwark Of Tsinkhetcheu. The
fighting was shcrt and sharp The
Japanese burnel heir supply depots
Ia three villages ard retreatea. Inr
sued by Cossacxs to the Ta'i:se river
The japanese losses are about fifty
killed and iO0 waunGed. The Cos
sacks destroyed the Japanese tele
graph line AMI ncc1ioied the village q
Suidun, soulheas. Of Tsinkhetchen.
Cost Of Victory Is Great.
london, Dec. 2-It cost the Japan
$50 $4,000 men, killed and wounded, tc
canture 203 metre hill and to storm
at the same time the forts on Ehrlune
and Keekwan mountains.
This is the statement cabled to the
J Tally Telegraph from Chez Foo by
.3enpett Burleigh. He says:
"The attack on 203 metre hill re
sn;ted in heavy losses to the first divi
sion of the Japanese stormers Simul
raneously with this assault the mer
of the Ninth and Eleventh divisions
, advanced and menaced the Ehrluns
and Keekwan forts It is stated thai
within the last twenty four hours the
japanese casualties have totaled Is,
600, and it isfasserted that the attacks
have been planned to continue unit
December 10, then it is hoped the cap
tuYe of Port Arthur will be com
pIeted'
Another report states that the Rus
,iians in the fort on 203. metre hill
abandoned several six inch quick fir
'ns guns.
May Not Mean Fall.
fnthing has been received from To
no or elsewhere to show whether 20:
ntxtre hill. southeast of Port Arthur
literally dominates, as claimed, the
stha forts and harbor. Unbiased OBJ
ss-vers here are SO accustomed to the
assertions of pro-Japanese writer's tina
Ne besiegers have won 'sthe key tt
'he fortress" that they are disposed tt
!, await developments before assuming
Y ttat the fall of Port Arthur is necessa
Sr1ly near.
Russian Ships Sighted.
Perime, Dec. 2.-Twenty Russian
I warships this afternoon passed the is
land, proceeding in the direction o
Jibutil, French Somaliland