The Irish standard., 1904-08-06
RUSSIAN GENERAL IS SLAIN
JAPANESE SHELL KILLS LIEUT.,
GEN. COUNT KELLER.
laps Fail in Three Days Assault on
Port Arthur-Lose Twenty
Thousand Men.

Thousand Men.
Mukden, Aug. 2.-Lieut. Gen. Count
Keller was killed July 20 while resist
ing the preliminary attack of Gen.
Kuroki's army on the Yanze pass, 80
miles east of Liaoyang. The general
was standing near a battery which was
subjected to terrific fire when shell
burst close to him and he fell, mortally
wounded, dying 20 minutes later. Be-
fore he expired Gen. Keller had the
satisfaction OF knowing that the Jap
anese attack had been repealed.
Gen. Keller was the first high Rus
sian military commander to lose his
life in this war. He resigned the high
and lucrative position of governor of
Ekaterinoslaff to 60 to the front and
exchanged with Gen. Zassalitch, who
may now resume the command of the
First Siberian army corps.
Chefoo, August "a desperate three
days assault on the inner defenses ON
the northern and eastern sides of Port
Arthur has failed. according to advices
brought by two junks which arrived here
Tuesday. A Russian who escaped from
Port Arthur via Pigeon Bay on the night
of July 20, states that the earth trembled
under the terrific cannonading which
began at four a. m. July 26 and ended
during the night Of July %, when tho
battle ceased.
Chinese who has arrived here on a
separate junk confirms the Russian
statement that the Russian killed and
wounded during the assault numbered
between 5000 and 5000. The Japanese
in their repeated assaults against the
eastern forts on the hills. through barbed
wire ENGAGEMENTS and over mines, dis
played fanatical bravery. They were
moved down by the hail of shells and
bullets and the explosion of mines un-
der their feet. Their losses are esti-
mated at 10000. The Russian declares
that the Russians held all the eastern
forts leading to Golden hill and that the
Japanese, shattered and exhausted, re-
tired to the eastward
Toxic August 3.-The Japanese took
Simoucheng Sunday. Six guns were cap
tured. The Japanese casualties were
400. The Russian loss was heavier Gen.
Kuroki's losses in Saturday and Sun
days fighting were 972.
st. Petersburg. Aug. S.-Gen. Kuro-
patkin reports that the Japanese have
occupied Ilihavuen. east of Liaoyang,
and the Yangse pass, 80 miles east of
Liaoyang.
Liaoyang, August 3.-After fierce
battle the eastern Russian force has
evacuated Yangtzuling (six miles west
of Molten pass.
Toxic, August 3.-Gen. Kuroki has
administered a severe defeat to the Rus
sian forces which defended the Russian
east flank at Liaoyang winning separate
actions at Nushulilzu and Yangse pass.
These two places are 265 miles apart, but
the two actions were fought at the same
time. The Russians held strong posi-
tons. The thermometer registered over
40 degrees Fahrenheit and the soldiers
suffered cruelty from heat exhaustion.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 2.-The emperor
has received the following dispatch,
dated July 81. from Gen. Kuropatkin:
Three japanese armies have renewed
offensive operations on our southern
front. Our rear guard made an OBJ
stinate defense until the appearance OF
considerably superior forces of the en-
envy and then gradually retired in the
direction of Haicheng. A detachment
near Simoucheng. Is miles southeast Of
Haicheng, successfully withstood the
enemy until three in the afternoon.
All our positions we're retained at
Simoucheng when the fighting ceased at
GAS p. M, July 81. but l have not yet
received reports of the operation on our
extreme right flank.
London Aug 1.-The correspondent
of the Daily Mail at Ncwchwang. in a
dispatch dated July 81 says that there
has been heavy fighting for two days
in the marshes south Of Haicheng DUR
ing the gradual retreat from Tatche-
k1ao OF 5000 Russians forming tho
rear guard, and that the peril Of this
force increases daily. Delayed reports,
sent from Haicheng Friday, state that
the army under Gen. Oku attacked the
right flank of the position early in tho
morning, the infantry advancing along
the railroad under the cover of a furi-
GUS artillery fire for four hours, when
their movement was stopped by tho
Russian reply.
Frankfort, Germany, Aug. Tho
Toxic correspondent of the Zeitung
says that the Vladivostok squadron
has returned to Vladivostok.
Watson Will Accept.
Louisville, KY, Aug. 1.-Joseph A.