The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
REPORTS OF BIG VICTORY
STILL STIR THE RUSSIANS
Claims of Japanese
Disaster Are Yet
Pouring In.
Belief Is General That
a Battle Was
Fought.

LONDON. July ia dispatch to the
News Agency from st. Petersburg says
the War Office announces the receipt
ofa dispatch from Port Arthur con-
frming the report that the Japanese
sustained considerable losses on July
Il the exact particulars Of which have
not Vet been ascertained. According 70
the dispatch the Russians recaptured
all the positions lately taken by the
japanese.
ST PETERSBURG. July 16.-The
lack OF further official news regarding
the engagement at Port Arthur on the
niGht of July 10 is puzzling. That the
japanese were heavily defeated is not
doubted here. but in the absence Of
further information the extent of the
disaster that befel them is beginning
70 b. seriously questioned.
Definite news has been received from
Vioeroy Alexien's headquarters at
MukGea that General Fcck admins
tered d severe defeat on the Japanese
on July and T. driving them from the
heights commanding Lunsantan Pass
with a loss Of 1000 This is regarded as
proof that there has ~been heavy fight
tna before the fortress Of Port Arthur
and the silence Of Toxic regarding it
is an the more significant
CHINESE ESTIMATE OF LOSSES.
Z special dispatch from Tatchelziao
dated July "A. reports the account OF
the attempted storming Of Port Arthur
or July 10 and says that the Russians
assumed the offensive. attacking with
sthe bsyonet. The japanese retired in
the widest disorder.
Tho Chinese estimate the Japanese
losses at 1000
The spirit Of the japanese, the dis
patch says. is sinking as the result Of
the Port Arthur defeat
Cholera and dysentery are epidemic
e. Fengwangcheng and there are many
deaths daily.
a heavy movement of Japanese is
reported east Of Haicheng.
The Russians reconnoitered almost to
Kaichou before meeting the japanese.
They drew the shrapnel fire Of the
japanese. but having found them, the
Russians retired without loss.
A Russian correspondent Of the As
sociated Press in the field repeats the
story Of a Jabanese disaster at Port
Arthur on July 10, but does not add
any details except the statement that
after the repulse the japanese fed in
great disorder. pursued by the Rus
slams
He says that an aid TO General Rem
nenkampm and seven Cossacks were
wounded in the skirmish in which the
general was shot ard in which the
japanese were repulsed
Two divisions Of japanese reinforce
ments are landing at Dalny the cor
respondent says. Wounded japanese
prisoners captured on Black Mountain.
who died subsequently, were buried
with military hOncrs.
DETAILS FROM TATCHEKIAO.
TATCHEKIAO. Thursday. July IA
The latest reports regarding the at
tempted storming Of Port Arthur on
July 10 place the japanese losses in.
killed or wounded at $4,000 and those
% the Russians al $500. The japanese
retired and the Russians occupied the
position
The japanese have now changed
their frontal position and A big battle
is expected at the eastern portion Of
The deferses. owing 10 the japanese
turning movement.
a japanese SPY was captured to-day.
He was dressed in the garb Of a
Chinese and was remarkably cool and
defiant in demeanor. He said he was
Korean by birth, had lived in Japan
for twelve years and loved that coun-
try. Thousands like him. he declared.
were convinced that Japan eventually
would be successful and he advised the
Russians to sue for peace as soon as
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