The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-15
IN FULL SIGHT
OF MUkDEN
JAPANESE DIVISION is MARCH,
ING ON THE MANCHURIAN
CAPITAL.
NOW HAVE KEY TO PORT ARTHUR
ISLANDERS TAKE COMMANDING
POSITION AND ROUT THE
RUSSIANS.
NOW HAVE KEY TO PORT ARTHUR

Moscow, July 13.-The Novosti pub.
fishes an extra containing a bulletin
from its LiaO-yang correspondent say
Ing the Japanese division is marching
on and in full sight of Mukden. Muk-
den is the temporary capital and head
quarters OF the Russians in Man
churia.
Take Chung Tao.
London. July 13-The Central News
has just received the following from
Rome:
A bulletin received by the Agenzia
Liberia from its Cbefu correspondent
says:
Chung Tao, after a vigorous Smelling,
has been captured by the Japanese at
the point of the %bayonet. Heavy
losses on both sides.
Chung Tao is one of the biggest
points of the inner Notifications and
is known as the
Key to Port Arthur's
defenses. 1t is less than two miles
from ths city. After the Japanese &C.
cupied it a general advance was be-
gun. Terrific fighting is now in prog
ress along the entire chain of hills be-
tween Chung Tao and Port Arthur.
The Japanese appear to be forcing a
brilliant advance with both guns and
Infantry.
Another bulletin just received says
that the RetviZan and another Russian
battleship have been sunk.
Report From Chefu.
Chefu, July 13.-Ciung Tao, the key
to the Russian defensive works at
Port Arthur, has been taken by the
japanese.
Fighting now is in progress all
along the hills between Chung Tao and
Port Arthur. Heavy artillery fire be-
gan at midnight and continued with
out aus until 3 a. IN, Later it was
resumed.
The russians have destroyed the
Retvizan n one other battleship of
the Port Arthur squadron.
On the Sea.
Chicago, July ia special cable
from Stanley Washburn, the Chicago
News staff correspondent on board
the dispatch boat Fawan, says:
Chefu-Heavy firing at Port Arthur
was heard between / and 2 a. m. Dur
ing the day the Japanese picket ship
stood in closer TO h entrance to the
harbor. At 11:15 p. m. heavy firing
was again heard and the activity of
the search lights indicated the ap-
proach of the Japanese torpedo boats.
The attack lasted fifty minutes, but it
was impossible to ascertain what was
accomplished. 1t is likely, however,
that the boats placed mines in the
outer harbor.
Much smoke hangs over Port Ar
thur. On Monday morning the Fawan
ran in as far as it dared. Occasional
firing was heard. Two heavy explo-
sions were noticed about 1890, fol
lowed by a cloud Of black smoke which
arose above the west basin.
% As Russians See It.
st. Petersburg, July 13.-Details of
the Russian retirement from Kali
Chow. which is hailed as a great vic
tory at Toxic, according to the official
report of Lieut.. Gen. Sakaroff, com
mander of the Eastern army was lit
tie more than q series of skirmiShes.
The Russian losses were about 200
men. The Toxic report hat ten guns
were captured is ~unfounded. The
Russians retired In perfect order be
fore Gen. Oku's army, consisting of
four divisions.
I Gen. Oku's advance continues. His
main force, which the general staff
believes to be almost 60, 900 strong,
was yesterday about five miles north
of Kai Chou. The skirmishes were
about three miles further north. The
Japanese cavalry is proceeding to
Niuchwang and a heavy force of Jap
anese is ~converging upon Siabjama,
half way to T%atchekiao, on the Siou-
ken road.
Japs Attack Port Arthur.
Chefu, July II. - A European who
left Port Arthur at 5 o'clock Sunday
afternoon reports that the Japanese
made a torpedo attack Sunday morn
ing, attempting to penetrate into the
harbor. They were repulsed without
loss on either side.
The European reports that on July
Z severe fighting occurred around
Port Arthur. The Russians claimed
to have driven the Japanese back on