The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-17
That the General Has
Again Been Wounded.
This Time He Was Struck by a
Rifle Bullet.
TO SAVE HOSPITALS.
Russian Commander Opens
Negotiations With Gen. NOgi.
Furnishes a Map Showing Loca-
tfon of Sick and Wounded.

London, Dec. 17.-General Stoessel.
the Russian military commander at
Port Arthur, according to a dispatch
from Chefoo to the Daily Telegraph,
has again been wounded, this time by
rife bullet. The correspondent adds
the wound is not serious.
Toxic, Dec. 17-4 p. m.-GeneraI
Stoessel has opened negotiations with
the Japanese forces surrounding Port
Arthur providing for the protection OF
the hospitals of the city. He has fur
nished General Yogi with a map show
ing the positions of the different hos
pitals.
Japanese Blown Up.
Russian Headquarters, Mukden, Dec.
17.-There was considerable desultory
firing on both sides today. The Jap
anese made an advance but it proved
to be only a demonstration.
Night sorties continue. A curious
melee resulted last night from a stimuli
taneous advance of both Russians and
Japanese. Two columns of Japanese.
taking advantage of the darkness, ad-
Vanced on Russian positions, and at
the same time a Russian column set
out for the village of Nanganza- The
Russian column heard the Japanese
firing in the direction of their base
and thought they had been discovered,
but held Nanganza while sappers
mined and then retired. The Japanese
re-entered the village, where they were
greeted with a tremendous explosion
which killed many of them. In the
meantime the two japanese columns
operating in the direction of the Rus
slams heard the explosion and thought
they had been Outfanked, whereupon
they retired. The Japanese and Rus
slams met as each side was returning.
Both were utterly surprised. A hand
In l1n do IL
sued, but, as it was impossible to dis
tnguish friend. from foe, probably
little damage was done. The Russian
loss was only one.
The night of December IA fourteen
Russian scouts penetrated to the vii
lage of Fanshen, where they destroyed
Japanese signal tower and carried
off an old bell which had been used
of Russian troops
Kuroki Still Lives.
San Francisco, Dec. 17.-Capt. Pey-
ton 9. March, of the general staff of
the US. army, one of the officers Sc
lected by the department to accom-
papS the Japanese army in the field
for the purpose of taking military OBJ
servations, returned today on the liner
Mongolia. Captain March brings alb
solute REPUTABLE information of the re-
port that Kuroki was killed by a
Russian shell.
I'm several of the reports I have
Kuroki is said to have been killed
on October 5. All the report agree as
to the date, so I suppose they are all
children of the same original. and I
am glad to say, mistaken rumor.
was with General Kuroki on that day
and every day until 1 left the front
November 80, when 1 started for
home. Although exposed on numer-
Gus occasions. he sustained no hurt
and is one of the healthiest men 1 ever
saw. General Kuroki is particularly
keen and energetic. He inspires his
officers and men with his own enthu-
siasm, and his death would be a Sc
rious Ioss''
Captain March admires the Japa-
nese infantry, and has brought away
with him a wholesome respect for the
little brown men.
"Any nation on EARTH" he declares
that undertook to whip Japan would
have it's hands full"