The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-05-26
MANY REPORTED
SLAIN IN BATTLE.
SERIOUS ENGAGEMENT NEAR
PORT ARTHUR.
JAPANESE ARE REFUSED.
Mikado's Forces Said to Have Lost
$4,000 Men, and the Russians
3so0o-conf 'rmation is Civ
en- the Rumor.
JAPANESE ARE REFUSED.
scripps-McRae Telegram.


st. Petersburg, May 24.--It is report
ed that Foreign Minister Lamsdorff has
received a message from the Russian
consul at Chefoo saying that the Jap
anese have made land attack on Port
Arthur and that in doing so they lost
$4,000 men killed or wounded. The
Russian loss is placed at 5000 men,
The ultimate outcome of the fighting is
not stated.
News is Confirmed.
London, May 24.--The st. Peters
burg correspondent of the Central
News Agency wires that the Red
Cross society has report of the Jap
anese defeat. The casualties ne says
are the same as those given in the
consular report of the Port Arthur
fight current yesterday, namely that
fifteen thousand Japanese and three
thousand Russians were killed. The
Central News places the fight at
Fenghuangoheng.
Capture of Ships Denied.
st. Petersburg, May 24.--It is Off
D4ol1y uSu1Ch LndL inc N1duINUSIOfS
squadron captured three Japanese
cruisers as. reported yesterday. 1t is
stated the Russian squadron has not
been out of the harbor for several
weeks.
Will Make Big Sacrifices.
St. Petersburg, May 24.-It is IN
derstood here that the Japanese pro-
pose pushing matters by storming
Port Arthur. After having first said
they were prepared to sacrifice 1000
troops in doing so, the Japanese now
raise the number to 10000. Military
experts, remembering that it cost
Russia many more men to assault
Pleyna, the defenses of which were
inferior to those of Port Arthur, say
that the Japanese will not carry it at
cost of twice that number.
Port Arthur Gets Food.
st. Petersburg, May 24.--Consider-
able optimism is felt here at the evil
dent difficulties with which the Jap
anese are meeting and the success or
the Russian forces in preventing the
CLOSE Investment Of Port Arthur,
Which is known to be receiving guam
Yves Of fresh provisions from the
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Great Massacre Reported.
st. Petersburg, May 24.-The Rus
fsian correspondents at Lao Yang tel
egraph that according to Chinese re-
ports force Of Russians under Gen.
FOX surprised and massacred seven
japanese battalions near Kinchu. The
Japanese are reported TO be leaving
Feng Huan Cheng and moving toward
the north.
Japs Defeat Cossacks. "a
Fusan Korea, May ga company
OF Japanese infantry routed company
of Cossacks at Sementsu Sunday. The
Japanese did not suffer any casualties,
while native reports say that the Rus
SLAMS lost 20 men. The Russians are
still at Hsiuyen, their position being
semicircle with all parts about so miles
distant from Fengwangcheng. =
Two Skirmishes Reported.
Toxic, May 24.--The Japanese land
ed at Takushan report having been en-
gagged in two scouting skirmishes,
during which ten Russians were
killed. In the first affair two Rus
slams were captured and in the other
Gen. Kuroki reports the capture of
an officer and a man caught making
a reconnaissance in the rear of Ku-
roki's army.
Reverses for Japs.
Chefoo, May 24.-Forty Russians
who left Dalny Sunday have arrived
here. Up to the date Of their depar-
ture Dalny had not been attacked by
the enemy. According to their ac-
count the Japanese troops met with a
reverse at Kinchau on the 18th in
slant, but the Russians failed to re-
gain control of the railway. They are
positive that another Japanese war
vessel was damaged at the time the
battleship Hatsuse was destroyed
Civilians, in daily expectation Of an
attack upon Dalny by the Japanese
forces, are leaving there on junks.
Explosion on Battleship.
London, May "a The st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Central News
says that there was an explosion Mon
day on board the battleship Crel at
Cronstadt and that ten stokers were
killed. The vessel, the correspondent
says, was damaged and will take
weeks to effect repairs. The explosion.
according to the dispatch. was the re-
suit Of an accumulation Of gas in the
bunkers.
Newchwang Is Protected.
Yinkow, May 24.-The Russians have
completed the mining of the harbor
and the mouth of the Lao river. 1t Is
now believed that there are immense
supplies at Newchwang and that that
place is thoroughly protected against
any incursion of the japanese.
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