The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-08-08
JAPANESE SUSTAIN
SEVERE REPULsE
Driven Back from Port Ar
thur After Three Days
Fighting With Esti-
mated Loss Of
10000.
|FFIGIAL RUSSIAN REPORT
IEEERAL STOESSEL PLACES HIS
LOSSES ar ABOUT I, 500.

fighting Started July 20 and Lasted
Through the 2sth and 29th-FIeet AS
sists in the Defense by BombardIng
F the Japanese FIank-St. Petersburg
Notwithstanding That Tide Has at
( Last Changed--KuropatEin Reports
No Change ON East Front of Army.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 7.-Lieutenant
#enera1 Stoessel, commanding the Rus
ian military forces at Port Arthur, in
"a undated dispatch to the emperor
'hys
Il am happy to report that the troops
Sepulsed all the Japanese attacks of
<uly 26, 27 and 2S with enormous losses.
THE garrison's enthusiasm was ex-
kaordinary.
"The fleet assisted in the defense by
fombarding the Japanese flank.
"Our losses during the three days
we're about 1,500 men and 40 officers
&illed and wounded.
N According to statements Of Chinese
Md prisoners to Japanese lost as many
Ss 10000.
Their losses were so great that the
benny has not had time to remove the
3ead and wounded,
n General Kuropatlin reports from Lao
Tang some small Russian successes in
outpost fighting up to August 5, with
HIT the expected battle having been be-
Nun.
II The simultaneous receipt of favorable
&ews from these commanders in the Far.
East raised the spirits of the Russian
apital immensely. The dispatches
fere printed in special newspaper bull
etins and were agerly bought UP on
ne streets. The newsboys around the
epots met the returning crowds a Sun
ay pleasure seekers and shouted their
Eares without being reproved by the
olice. Thousands of st. Petersburgers
$ere to their homes tonight apparently
atisfied that a favorable turn of affairs
ad commenced at the front.
n General StoessePs report, although
en days old, Is taken as a satisfactory
afutation Of the recently repeated ru-
aors of the fall of Port Arthur He
tates that the determined Japanese as
butts were repulsed with tremendous
bsses and figures 10000 as the number
/ Japanese killed and wounded. This
y on Chinese information, which here
9bfore has proved to be of exceedingly
&oubtful value. But with Russian loss
4 Of 1900 as a basis, the authorities
llere consider that 10000 is a fairly con-
lervative estimate, since the Japanese
&ere beaten off in what must have been
n desperate assault on tremendously
&rongf fortifications The fact that the
bpan'ese were not able to remove their
head and wounded is taken to prove
hat their defeat must have been one
n egreat severity.
n The part played by the fleet bears out
HE predictions Of The Associated
Press that Rear Admiral Without is
bile to render efficient support to the
harrison. 1t is considered significant
Mat no mention is made Of Vice Ad-
Iiiral Togo, indicating that the Japan
BE fleet is impotent to aid friend or in
lure foe.
s. The authorities do not divulge the
8ourse Of General Stoessels report,
though it is understood that it came
HI way Of Chefoo The fact that the
japanese are in possession of the coun-
GIry as far north as Haicheng renders it
Unlikely that it came by the land route.
4 General Kuropatkin's report states
Mat the Japanese are stationary on his
Eastern front, the greatest activity be-
Mig on the south and southeast posi-
Mons, where the Russians are able to
lake the offensive. While the move-
Snents in themselves are apparently of
3 10 great Importance, they are interesting
rs showing that the Japanese are still
halting before undertaking the serious
] ask Of attacking Lao Yang with its
Strong circle of defences.
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