Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-08-20

anese consul general at Tien Tsin, VIII
arrived here today on the Britis
steamer Pechili, and who had a COZ
versation with the commander of tn
Japanese torpedo boat destroyer whic
averhauled the steamer off Liaoti las
night, says that today's battle, whicl
began at daybreak, is directed agains
the fortress itself. 1t is taking p1ac
along the entire line, and it is Japan
:. supreme effort, to which the recen
battles were but preliminary contests
He added: 81 firmly believe you car
safely say Port Arthur will soon be il
our hands. One after another thu
outer defenses have been taken by thu
Japanese, and the latter have con
pleted their preparations for an as
sault."
Missing Cruisers Located.
London, Aug. 20.-A dispatch from
St. Petersburg says that news has
reached the admiralty there ito the
effect that he missing Russian cruiser
Novik has arrived at Korsakevsk, the
port of the Island of Sakhalin, and
that the Russian cruiser Diana, con.
corning the fate of which there has
been considerable anxiety, has, been
seen off Hong Kong.
Japanese Occupy Anshanshan.
Toxic, Aug. 20-Japanese troops
occupied Anshanshan yesterday, and
the Russians have retreated towards
Mukden.
Summons Reserve Officers.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 20.-The EN-
peror has issued Ukase summoning
to colors all reserve officers throus:l-
out the empire.
Smelling Russian Positions.
Che Foo, Aug. 20.-The steamer Pc
chill, which has just arrived here,
was overhauled and boarded by Jap
anese destroyer and five torpedo boats
six miles off Liao Tieshan last night.
The officers from the destroyer stayed
aboard forty minutes conversing with
the Japanese consul to New Chwang,
who was passenger. Sounds of fir
ing were so heavy occasionally that
the conversation was difficult. The
Japanese explained that they were
shelling the Russian positions with
much vigor and were preparing for an
assault today towards daybreak When
the Pechili proceeded, firing was at it's
heaviest and it is believed this indi-
Gates imminence of a general assault
German Alleges Mistreatment.
Using Tau, Aug. 20.-The Japanese
cruiser Yaeyama has just anchored
near here and landed Major Hoff-
man, German military attache, who
was at Port Arthur. The major left
the fortress on junk at the German
emperor's orders. The Japanese crui-
ser picked him up thirty miles out,
and it is reported confiscated his pri-
vate papers.
Russia MobiIizing Reserves.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 20.-The OFF,
cial Messenger today announces the
mobilization of reserves in four dis
tricts of the Poltava government, two
in the Tyer government, two in the
Kursk government, one in the Samara
government, four in the Saratoff gov
ernment, two in the Astrakhan govern
ment one in the Ufa government, five
in the St. Petersburg government,
three in the Novgord government,
three in the Pskov government, one
in the Volhynia government, seven in
the Archangel government and seven
in the Olonetz government.
China Issues Orders.
Shanghai. Aug. 20-The Russian
torpedo boat destroyer Grozovoi has.
been ordered to stop repairing and
either leave the harbor at once or dis
arm. The Russian cruiser Askold must
leave here Monday at noon. These or
ders were issued by Taotai of Shang-
hal. 1t is believed in Official circles
that both warships will disarm.
Rumor Of Japanese Defeat.
Che Foo, Aug. 20.-A rumor is cur
rent here, the source of which cannot
be learned, that the Japanese have
been repulsed at Port Arthur.
Novik Reaches Korsakovsk.
Mukden, Aug. 20.-A confirmation
has been received here of the report
that the cruiser Novik has entered the
harbor Of Korsakovsk, Island of SAX
halin, and It Is announced that the
Russian cruiser Diana, recently sight
ed of Hong Kong, has arrived at Sal
gen, the capital of French Indo Chinn