The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-08-11
.ST0ESSEL TELLS
OF RECENT FIGHT
RUSSIAN GENERAL REPORTS ON
.fe BATTLE AT VOLTS HILL.
JAP FORCE WAS TOO STRONG
Losses of the Latter, He Says, Were
Considerable, Although His Army
sd Retired, Without Fighting, Be
fore Force Of 10000 Men.
scripps-McRae Telegram.

Scripps-McRae Telegram.
Paris, Aug. 10.--A telegram receiv-
ed at the foreign office here today
states that Gen'l Kuropatkin has not
abandoned Liao Yang, but that he in
tends to give battle within three or
four days.
London, Aug. 10.-The only addi-
tional war news appearing in the Lon
don newspapers this morning takes
the form of sensational rumors. 1t is
reported from Shanghai that the Rus
SLAMS are retreating northward from
Anshanshan.
The Daily Telegraph's Chez Foo
correspondent reports great land
and sea fight occurred at Port Arthur
on the eighth and that the Japanese
were repulsed. Over a thousand Rus
slams were killed. The Russian troops
have now been reinforced by civilians
who remained at Port Arthur.
The Toxic correspondent of the
Times learns on the best authority
that there is no truth whatever in the
Russian rumors of Japanese reverses
with heavy losses at Port Arthur
st. Petersburg, Aug. 10.-The fol-
lowing dispatch from Viceroy Alexien.
dated August Z, has been received by
the cZar: ......
4 "Gen, Stoessel reports as follows:
At five in the morning of July 27, the
enemy having adyanceda strong force,
their artillery opened fire along their
whole front, followed by series of at
tacks, one of which, directed against
Yupilaza mountain, was especially Wig
oPous. At about eight in the evening
the enemy were everywhere repulsed
with enormous losses. remained in
the advanced positions We have held
for two days against an army very
much stronger than ours. At four in
the morning of July 80 about five di-
Visions of Japanese took the offensive
shinst our position on the Wolf H444ls. H4444lllss
in view of the enormous superiority
of the enemy's forces and the weak
ness of the position our troops were
ordered to retire to the next positions
without fighting. The movement was
effected in complete order under the
protection of artillery, which by accur-
ate fire at short ranges completely
stopped the Japanese advance. Our
losses have not yet been ascertained,
but they were not great. The losses
of the Japanese were very consider
able. In the engagements of July 26
and ~ the Japanese had about 10000
men and a considerable number OF
siege guns The morale of the Rus
sian troops is excellent and their
health good"
Gen. Stoessel locates Yupilaza noun.
tain as situated ten miles northeast OF
Port Arthur and says that the Japan
ese attack on that position was only q
demonstration, the real assault of the
Japanese being made on the Russian
positions on Wolf Hills, which he
points out are only six miles north
ward and near the railroad station
The general staff explains that this po.
sition consists of long crest of hills
offering great advantage owing tt
their proximity to the fortress. The
staff is unable " account for the pres
ence of five divisions on the Kwan
tung peninsula.
Jap Regiment Ambushed.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 1O.-A dispatch
from Simoulin, dated August 1, and filet
at Liaoyang, August 6, relates an Incl
dent which occurred during the pursui
of the retreating Russians between 81
moucheng and Simoulin, on the Hal
cheng road. 1t says that the Japanes'
pressed the Russian rear from Simou
cheng, but did not remain in touch will
it. Just south of Simoulin the roat
winds through valley admirably suitet
for an ambuscade. The Russians will
one battalion and two guns occupied thu
hills on one side and placed six gum
carefully masked on the road in the val
ley. A regiment of japanese in close or
der hurried into the valley and passes
beneath the guns concealed on th'
heights. Then the guns in the roa'
ahead opened and moved the ranks o
the Japanese, who stood for some tim
apparently dazed and then broke AM
ran. They reached small hill, but thi
position was untenable and the Japa
nese were doomed to destruction wheth
er they advanced or retreated. The,
tried to retreat, hut were almost wipe
out by the Russian battery, which ha
them in the rear. A few of the Japanes
succeeded in ascending the hill and hi
among the rocks. The Russians expect
ed that the Japanese would be largel
reinforced and so did not remain. Tn
sappers decorated the position wit
wooden guns before they retired. Tn
japanese reinforcements arrived in tn
morning and shelled the dummy batter
fierce1y before they discovered its char