Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-11
sHREWD MILITARY EXPERTS AT
ST. PETERSBURG ARE ALARM
ED OVER ARMY's slTUA-
TloN.
PORT ARTHUR IN DANGER
Though Russians in St. Petersburg
Believe stoesseI Can Hold Out With
His Small Garrison Much Nervous.
ness Exists Because of His Peril
Japanese Advance.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 10-The empe.
ror has received a dispatch from Ku-
ropatkin dated August and 8, men,
tioning few minor recon1oissances
but saying that there has been no par
ticular change in the positions on
either the east or south fronts. On
the south the Japanese advance posts
are nine miles north of Hal Cheng.
Japs Use Reserves.
Daily fusilades occur between the
outposts. Kuropatkin points out the
fact that the Japanese are using bull
lets of a different caliber, showing that
their reserve men are now in the fight
ing line.
Russians Are Apprehensive.
The state Of affairs both at Port Ar
thur and at Lao Yang is creating
more apprehension than the war office
or the admiralty care to acknowledge.
While confidence is expressed that
St)essel will be able to hold out with
his comparatively small garrison at
Port Arthur against an enormous
number OF Japanese much nervousness
is felt regarding the situation.
kuropatkin in a Pocket.
Shrewd military experts fear that
KuropatlSin is in a pocket and they
are extremely doubtful whether he
could withdraw even if he desired to
do so.
Prepare to Attack Lao Yang.
News received at the war Office to-
day indicates the concentration of the
Japanese armies east of Simou Cheng,
which is interpreted as showing an in
tention to press direct on Lao Yang.
The Japanese advance on Mukden
does not seem to have developed a SER
ieus character and according to the
general staff way of retreat Is still
open and if Kuropatllin looses he can
possibly withdraw.
Russians Continue Retreat.
London, Eng, Aug. 10. - The only
additional war news appearing in the
London newspapers today takes the
form of sensational rumors. 1t is re
ported from Shanghai that the Russi
ans are retreating northward from
Anshanshan.
The Daily Telegraph's Che Foo
correspondent reports great lanl
and sea fight occurred at Port Arthur
on the eighth and that the japanese
were repulsed Over 1000 Russian.
1ere killed. The Russian troops have
now been reinforced by civilians who
remained in Port Arthur.
Japanese Defeats Unconfirmed.
The Toxic correspondent of th'
Times learns on the best authorit.
that there is no truth whatever in th,
Russian rumors of Japanese reverse
with heavy losses at Port Arthur.
Preparing for Attack.
Mukdep, Aug. 10. - Japanese ar,
visioning army and mobilizing troop
for attack on Simintun, thirty mile
west of Mukden.
Linevitch to the Rescue.
ST. Petersburg, Aug. 10.-It is re
ported in military circles that Lieuten
ant General Linevitch was marching
with troops from the direction of Via
divostok to create diversion in the
rear of General Kuroki's army with
the object of relieving General Kuro
patkin's force
Baltic Fleet to Sail.
Berlin, Aug. 10.-The Lokal Anzeig
er's st. Petersburg correspondent says
Rear Admiral Rojestvensky, com
mander of the Baltic fleet, hoisted hi:
flag on the battleship Souvaroff, ant
the fleet. which consists of sixty yes
sells, including eight battleships ant
nine cruisers, will leave probably Au
gust 16.
1t is hoped the fleet will reach it!
destination within sixty days. Th,
auxiliary cruiser Don has alread,
sailed with six weeks supply of Goa
for the whole SQUADRON besides 80,
cattle and other provisions. 1t is recls
oned that the arrival of the Balti,
fleet in the far east will turn tn,
scales rapidly and end the war shoult
Port Arthur still remain uncaptured