Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-11-24
TAKE NEW COURAGE.
Russians Believe Baltic Fleet VIII
Relieve Port Arthur.
OUR CONSUL FOWLER THINKS NOT.
American Representative at ChefoGh
Declares JaDs Have All Outer
Forts and situation ID Critical
Fresh Troops for Oyama.


Mukden, Nov. 1S.-It is reported that
10000 Japanese troops have been land
ed at New Chwang and 10000 otherR
at Pitsewo and that a turning move
ment on the Russian right is expected
Consul Fowler's Sensational News.
washington, Nov. 18.-Consul Gem
eral Fowler has cabled the state de-
! partment from Chefoo that the situA-
ton at Port Arthur is extremely criti-
cal, the outer forts having fallen into
the possession, Of the japanese.
Can stoessel Hold Outs
st. Petersburg, Nov. 18.-Rejoicing
over tho undaunted spirit displayed by
! Gen. Stoessel in his telegram Of con-
graduation to Emperor Nicholas on
the anniversary of his accession to the
throne and officially announcing tho
failure of Gen. Nogi's nine-day attempt
to present Port Arthur to the mikad0
as birthday gift, is tempered by pri-
vate information that the gallant COM
mander has been wounded. Gen.
Stoessel was struck In the head by o
splinter from a shell while he was per- {.
sonally directing the repulse of par
ticularly desperate assault, but fortu-
nately the wound Is not serious and
Gen. Stoessel has not been obliged to
relinquish command.
Gen. Stoessel is regarded as the heart
and soul Of the defense and his death
or disability which would cause him
to relinquish command, would be re-
garded as an irremediable misfortune.
Other information sent by Gen.
Stoessel, which has not been divulged
for strategic reasons, II is stated by
the war office, is by no means unfayor-
able. While the garrison Is now
hemmed In In the citadel itself, not
one of the main forts has been taken.
The garrison has been provisioned,
fresh ammunition has arrived and
Gen. Stoessel expresses confidence that
the defense can be successfully main
tanned. until the arrival of Vice ADJ
miral Rojestvensky's second Pacific
squadron.
Killed 20 Japs in Ambush.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 18.-Gen. Ku-
ropatkin, In dispatch dated November
10, says: Yesterday evening the jap
anese assumed the offensive against
our positions near Sinchinpu, but the +
attacks were repulsed Our losses were
IA men wounded. At dawn the same y
day our sharpshooters ambushed 30
dismounted Japanese dragons. TIC
sharpshooters attempted to make pris-
oners Of them, but the japanese resist
ed and were all killed or wounded ex-
cept three, who were captured"
JaPs Hiring Chinese Soldiers.
Hardin, Nov. 1S.-orders have been
given to the Japanese troops to shoot
any in Chinese garb observed ap-
the line, for fear they may
be Russians In disguise. Notices have
been posted offering a reward Of SIS 4
for every Chinese spy captured. The'f
Chinese bandits are very active. The
Japanese are enlisting Chinese mill-
tia hired In the village Of syobayih at
80 cents a day. There have been nu-
skirmlshes in which a number
Of Chinese bandits have been killed
or captured BY Russians.
London, Nov. 1S.1Tne Iacc mat r1fs
Russian torpedo boat destroyer Ras-
toropuy (which arrived at chefoo
Wednesday left Port Arthur much
later than the date Of Gen Stosssels
published report, which relates moth
Ing later than November .. Is regarded
as giznihcant