The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-08-05
THE vLADIvosToK SQUADRON
HAS RETURNED TO ITS
HOME STATION.
TOXIC REPORTS PORT
ARTHUR NOT FALLEN
Heavy Fighting at the Besieged For
tress Reported at Chefoo-Oku Re
ports on Great Battle at Tatchekiao
japanese Lost 900.


Saturday afternoon.
Washington, Aug. 1.-The state de-
partment has received the following
cablegram from Minister Griscom at
Toxic, dated Saturday:
Officially reported that Russian
squadron has returned to Tsugaru
straits bound westward"
Toxic, Aug. 1.-The Vladivostok
squadron has disappeared and it is
possible that it's raid is over and that
it is heading homeward. 1t is expect
ed that shipping will be resumed on
the eastern coast. The Pacific Mail
company's steamship Korea will be
held at Yokohama and the steamship
Siberia at Kobe until their safety is
assured.
The German Mail Steamship COM
pany is using Kobe as terminal for
the transshipment of passengers and
cargo.
The raid of the Vladivostok squad
ron has been an extremely disastrous
one 1t is estimated that 100000 tons
of chartered shipping has been held
ten days at a loss of $7,5OO,OOO.
Port Arthur Still Stands.
Toxic, Aug. 1.-The rumored fail
of Port Arthur is officially pronounced
to be untrue.
Terrific Fighting Reported.
Chefoo, Aug. IA junk which left
Port Arthur on Thursday last at mid
night reports terrific fighting on land
and sea which had then been going
on for three days. The highest jap
anese authority here says that the
army and naval commanders of the
besieged forces had planned to be-
gin their final assault on Tuesday last
and expected to effect the capture by
July 20, but that no official reports
were expected from the army or from
Admiral Togo until the present attack
results in success or failure.
Japanese correspondents here are
now sending junks to the Miaotao is
| lands, ready to enter the harbor at
Port Arthur Immediately after the fall
of the fortress.
A press correspondent learns from
the same reliable authority that the
movements of the Russian Vladivostok
| squadron fastened the present attack
upon Port Arthur, the Japanese au-
thorities realizing that if these YES
sells were allowed to proceed unham-
pered any longer it meant the division
of Admiral Togo's fleet with the out
coming of the Russian ships now
cooped up by him at Port Arthur.
The most intense interest in the
Port Arthur situation is taken not
only here but in Shanghai and Tien
tsin. Many commercial concerns in
these places are continually wiring
here for news.
In this city many wagers are being
made at odds of 20 to 1, in pounds
sterling, that Port Arthur will not
fall within the next ten months, Ger
man residents offering and English
men accepting the bets.
Reports on Tatchekiao.
Toxic, Aug. 1.-Gen. Oku estimates
the Russian losses at Tatchekiao last
Sunday to have been at the lowest
1000 men, and in his report expresses
the opinion that the Russians decided
to retreat at midnight Sunday after
the Japanese had stormed Laipine
mountain in a surprise attack and car
ried most of the Russian left, leaving
the right rear threatened. An imme-
diate withdrawal alone averted .
greater disaster to the Russians.
The fighting around the fortresses
On Laiping mountain was desperate
1t was there that the japanese sus-
tanned their heaviest losses, which are
now estimated for the entire engage
ment at 1000. The Russians had evil
IDENTIFY hoped to check Gen. Oku al
Tatchekiao. The Russian defenses
were the most extensive and the best
that the Japanese have yet encOun-
tered A series of pe-protected
trenches extended around the hills
The gun emplacements were covered
and protected by wire entanglements
which barred the ravines. The posi-
ton dominated the ground which the
Japanese occupied and over which
they advanced.
Over 100 guns barred an infantry
advance. Sunday afternoon single
Japanese detachment succeeded il
penetrating the Russian line, but i
was beaten back. The Japanese artil
lery was constantly exposed, and, oc
copying a Instantaneous position
geographically, it was unable to score
At nightfall the situation seemed
hopeless with the prospect of blood.
renewal at dawn. The Japanese RICH
; wing asked and obtained permission tt
, surprise the enemy at night, which
brought victory. The Japanese swep
, over the trenches into the first for
tress at ten p. m. This was followed
. by an assault on the second fortress
, which was mastered at three a. m
The Russians abandoned Tatchekiao a
II a. M, Monday, the Japanese shell
ing them and the vanguard pursuing
Condition Of Ex-senator Vest.
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