Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-09-01
RUsso-JAPANEsE WAR.

ing the Japanese have captured all OF
the outlying Notifications of Por. Ar.
thur but the Russians still hold An
Use Shan citadel and the forts on Col
den Hill.
CHEFOo. Aug. 29.-But for the con
tinuous firing of the Russian ships in
the harbor the Japanese would be this
Z morning in the heart of the city. They
are within thousand yards OF the
new town, but cannot advance further
this way owing to the warships' con.
tinuous fire. The attempts to attack
Nthe forts have been abandoned. They
will now advance northward assault
ing the forts from the inside through
breaks they have made. The attack
ing force is in three divisions. and
they sweep on foot by foot utterly
needless of the loss of life. Fifteen
thousand Japanese have been killed
and wounded during the present attach
on Port Arthur The cooperation OF
the Japanese fleet is useless owing to
the fear of floating mines.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 29.-To
night General Stoessel, commandinr
Port Arthur sent a telegram to the
cZar In which he says that the defend
ers are ready and willing to lay down
their lives, but the garrison had al
ready suffered severely: that condi
tons were desperate, and that 1t was
hardly possible to hold out much
longer Barring assaults they might
hold the fort a month or six weeks.
CHEFOO. Aug. 29.-It is reported
that Admiral Togo landed fifty heavy
guns from Japanese men of war for
use in land bombardment of Port Ar
thur.
PARIS. Aug. ga dispatch from
st. Petersburg says Russian military
authorities admit the capture of Itse
shan fort and other points dominating
the greater part of the interior of the
city. However. the positions taken
can be reached only by crossing al
open space exposed to Russian fire
This prevents the Japanese from the
bringing up of siege guns The Peti:
Journal says that General Stoessel has
notified Kuropatkin that he cannoi
hold out much longer
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 29.-Un
easiness prevails in financial circles
Many runs occurred on provincial
banks.
LONDON, Aug. ga battle is rag
Ing south of Lao Yang which prom
ises to be historic At a. m. the Jap
anese opened with artillery. shelline
Kuropatkin's southern front for tive
hours, the Russian outposts being
driven in. Then the Japanese deploy
ed In open order and attacked. Nc
sacrifices were spared, and the ad.
vance was made with marvellous ra
pidity despite heavy losses and ter.
ribly bad roads. Anping, a Russian
post twelve miles from Lao Yang
was seized. The Russians left in
haste, great quantities of stores fall
Ing into the hands of the Japs. Tang
Hoyeng, seventeen miles southeast,
also succumbed to the Japanese in
fantry. The Russians are trying to
concentrate at Lao Yang. but the
swiftness of Japanese moves and con
ditions underfoot. together with their
heavy equipment, handicap them A
dispatch from Chefoo says the Rus
slams have achieved their object. Jap.
anese scouts report the Russian forces
as consisting of about thirteen di-
visions or about $4,000 men.
In attacking the Russian defenses at
Yaolangsty one Japanese battalion losl
every officer. All day yesterday and
last night the Japanese pressed the
Russian southern front with infantry
The fighting was done under condi-
tions most disadvantageous to both
sides.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 29.-Kuro
patkin reported today that all Russian
forces are concentrated around Lao
Yang. The Japanese under command
of Generals Kuroki and Nuidso are
united against the Russian left and
General Oku is advancing on the cen
terNAnd right wing.
LAO YANG, Aug. 29-10 a. M
Japanese artillery resumed battle at
his morning, the point of pressure
a2asn being against the Russian south
front.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 29.-The
Russian army has effected its retire
ment and is now in position at Lao
Yang awaiting the advancing Japan
ese. The retirement of the Russian
transports was protected by artillery
The Russians have abandoned An
Ping, TsZgow. Liam Doan Sian anc
Ansahan Shan. These are all the out
er defenses of Lao Yang In beating
OF the assault the Russians lost ten
big guns and 5000 men. Many of the
military experts here criticize Kuro
patkin for retreating so continuously
BERLIN Aug. 29.-German military
men having advices from the front
doubt very much If Kuropatkin will
be able TO prevent the complete en-
circling of Lao Yang, which would
mean probably the eventual loss oil
his entire army.
LONDON. August 30.-The Reuter-
Correspondent at Liam Yang reports
fighting was resumed this morning
on the southern front. The Japanese
had reached a point five miles from
Liam Yang, he reported. but were
driven back today. Towards the south
east artillery bombardment on a large
scale opened at daylight The jap