The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-06-10
JAPANESE OCCUPY
OUTER DEFENSES
FIRST LINE OF FoRTIFICATIoNs
AT PORT ARTHUR rs
TAKEN.
RUSSIANS OFFER BUT
FEEBLE RESISTANCE

RUSSIANS OFFER BUT
FEEBLE RESISTANCE
Cars Troops Defeated in Series Of
Fights North Of Besieged Town
Six Cossacks Killed in skirmish
Near Gensan.
London, June 6.-The Rome. corre-
spondent Of the Central News tele-
graphs: "a Toxic dispatch to the
Giornale d'Italia says that the japanese
have occupied the first line of the outer
Notifications of Port Arthur after a
feeble resistance. The correspondent
at Toxic CT the news agency Liberas
says thai four divisions Of Japanese
troops have occupied Kwantung
heights, on which they placed heavy
artillery dominating Port Arthur. The
same correspondent adds that the Rus
sian squadron attempted a sortie, but
was forced to return, being threatened
by the japanese fleet"
Russians Put to Flight.
Toxic, June 6.-The commander of
the Japanese forces south of the Yalu
river telegraphed from Seoul Saturday
news of a series of fights north OF
Pulantien, about 40 miles north Of
Port Adams, Liaotung peninsula, Mon
day, received from Japanese cavalry
scouting in the vicinity of Chuchia-
tung. 1t was learned that CossackS
had been located at Telissu and the
japanese thereupon dispatched in
fantry and cavalry, which defeated
and pursued them. The Russian force
consisted of three sq%uadrons. At
Changchiatun this force was Joined
by two additional %squadrons and the
Japanese again attacked and defeated
the Russians. Five companies of in
fantry and a battery of horse artillery
Joined the Russians at Lungwang-
miao, where the Japanese attacked for
the third time and the Russians fell
back to Telissu, where the Japanese
and Russian cavalry continued in con-
tact Monday night.
Cossacks Ambushed.
Seoul, Korea, June "a skirmish
took place between 20 Cossacks and
an unknown force Of Japanese scouts
at a point IL miles north Of Gensan
on the morning Of the 3rd inst. The
Cossacks were evidently ambushed
by the Japanese, who were concealed
in the brush on a hillside. The Rus
slams eventually retired towards Ham
heung, leaving six dead upon the field.
The Japanese casualties are not
stated.
Russian Attack Imminent.
Seoul, June 6.-The- commissioners Of
customs of Gensan, Korea, wires that
a Russian attack on thai place is
deemed imminent. He is making
preparations to send the women and
children to a mountain monastery, 90
miles distant.
More Japs Landed.
Rome, June Ga telegram from
Toxic reports that another force of
$4,000 Japanese troops and go guns
have been landed at Takushun. The
japanese, says the telegram, now hold
the entire line from Fengwangcheng
to Kaiping, the latter 25 miles south
east of MewchWang and so miles
southwest Of Liaoyang. One hundred
@ho ILL., lIoOOdAo l1OOpS dIG SpIOdu
along this line, prepared to oppose any
Russian movement.
Force of 10000 at Port Arthur.
Chefco, June GA Chinese passen-
ger on a junk which has arrived here
from Dalny states that he was at Port
Arthur recently and that the Russian
force, inclusive of sailors, numbers
10000 men only. The four larger yes
sells OF the Russian fleet are undam-
aged, but all the others are in the
hands of the repairers. The Japanese
have restored order at Dalny and
TalienWan and have driven out the
bandits. Dalny, according to the pas
senger's story, was not badly damaged
I by fire. Only the old town was de-
Stroyed.
The War Situation.
st. Petersburg, June 5.-The general
public at the Russian capital is i'm
bued with the belief that important
military developments are impending
at Llaoyang and that q general en-
gagement between Gen. Kuropatkin's-
and Gen. Kuroki's armies is immi-
nent. Although the authorities are
doing nothing to discourage the idea.
the best informed circles at the war
Office do not anticipate a decisive bat
tie Immediately, unless brought on
more or less Unexpectedly by an acct
dental collision between strong col
umns, as often happens in warfare.
Denied New Trials.
Milwaukee, June Crank NiezoraW-