The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-04
Cars Men Repeatedly Reen-
forced, Often Hurled Back.
CLOSETOPORT ARTHUR
Mikado's Forces Have Occupied
First Line of Defenses.
Heavy Artillery Now Commands
the Inner Fortress.

Seoul today news of a series of fights
north of Pu Ian Tien, about forty
miles north of Port Adams, Lao
Tung peninsula, Monday, received
from japanese cavalry scouting in
the vicinity of Chu CHA Lung. 1t
was learned that cossacks had been
located at Telissu, and the Japanese
| thereupon dispatched infantry and
cavalry which defeated and pursued
them. The Russian force consisted of
three squadrons. At Chang Chiu Tun
this force was joined by two addi-
tiOnaI squadrons, and the Japanese
again attacked and defeated the Rus
slams. Five companies of infantry and
a battery of horse artillery joined the
Russians at Lung Wang Mao where
the japanese attacked for the third
time, and the Russians fell back to
Telissu, where the Japanese and Rus
sian cavalry continued in contact
Monday night
Nearing Port Arthur.
London, June 4.-The Rome CORE
spondent of the Central News tele-
graphs:
"A Toxic dispatch to the GiornaIe
| d'Italia says that the Japanese have
occupied the first line of the outer for
| tifcations of Port Arthur after a
feeble resistance.
The correspondent at Toxic of the
news agency Liberas says that four
| divisions of japanese troops have Oc-
cupied Kwan Tung heights, on which
they emplaced heavy artillery, domi-
mating Port Arthur
The same correspondent adds that
the russian squadron attempted a
sortie, but was forced to return, being
threatened by the japanese fleet
CossacI1s RepuIsed.
st. Petersburg, June 4, 4:3O q. M
The war office has received news of a
sharp fight twenty miles north of
Sa1matza, north of Feng Wang Cheng,
June l, in which six cossacks We're
4 killed and p wounded. The japanese
losses are not known. Five companies
of General Rennekampff's cossa cks
discovered Japanese detachments at
Feng ChOuling pass, half way between
Safmatza and AjiUdjan. The cossa cks
dismOunted and attacked on foot but
owing to the difficult nature of the
ground and the strong defensive po-
s1uon held by the enemy and the lat
ter's stubborn resistance. the attack
was not pressed and the cossacks
drew off
Attack on Gensan Feared.
Seoul, June 4.-6 p. m.-The com
missioner of customs of Gensan
Korea, wires that a Russian attack
on that place is deemed imminent. He
is making preparations to send the
women and children to a mountain
monastery, 90 miles distant
A junk has reported that the Rus
slams have landed field pieces at Sha
river, near Ham Heung. north of Cen
san, on Broughton bay or the gulf OF
Korea, at which place Cossack rein
forcements are expected.
Brigands Growing BoIder.
New Chwang, June 4.=The brig
ands in this vicinity are becomine
bolder, after receiving 1000 Manlichel
rifles. Their renewed activity is caus-
| ing a discussion among the foreigr
residents the fO7
: boats as a protection for their lives
, and property, during the interva
= which must elapse between the de-
= parture of the Russians and the en-
trance of the Japanese troops into
f New Chwang. British gunboat i.
} still lying at Hing Wan Tam. but the
decision Of the Washington aUthoritie.
that the United States gunboats Will
mingtOn and Helena will spend the
summer at Canton is taken to NEAR
that United States Consul Miller.
r recommendations made months age
4 has been unfavorably considered b,
= the government. Consul Ediller's com.
} mon sense diplomacy and his firm
= courageous attitude has done much tt
alleviate the fears of all the foreig1
residents here and the Chinese trus
in him implicitly. Still the American
and British residents, While of the
opinion that his influence would Drov,
of immense value in the event tn,
4 bandits began raiding the town, be
tween the Russians going and the
Japanese coming in, say he ShOuIC
have the support of a gunboat station.
ed at the mouth of the river
The Russians here have been some
2 what cheered by a report brought il
by an officer just arrived who was il
the battle at Kin Chou. to the effec
> that after the first days fighting tn,
I japanese asked for a twelve davs
! truce. Outsiders do not however. he
l lieVe this report.
Big Battle Looked For
St. Petersburg June 4-4:27 P. NJ
! The general public at the Russian cap
< ftaI is imbued with the belief that i'm
! Iportant military developments are i'm
> pending at Lao Yang and that a gen
eTal engag agement between General Ku-
? rOpatkin's and General Kurokis armies
/ is imminent. Although the authorities
are doing nothing to discourage the
war Office, do not anticipate a decisive
battle Immediately unless brought or
more or less unexpectedly by an accf-
dental collision between strong col
a umns as often happens in warfare. The
war Offices information does not indi-
cate that the japanese have COncentra-
ted for an attack on Kuropatxin and il
= is said that they are not yet ready tC
: assume the offensive. Nevertheless il
is known that differences of opinion ex
iSt at the Russian headquarters as tr
the advisability of taking the aggres-
? siVe and it is believed that this matter
= was the drift of the conference be
tween the commander -in-chief and the
Iyiceroy at Mukden Tuesday. Kuropat-
lxin's position is very formidable botF
5 in the number and ehara cter of the
/ troops at his disposal. The condition
Iof some of the Siberian reserves wher