The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-07-16
NOW NAVE KEY TO PORT ARTHUR
ISLANDERS TAKE COMMANDING
POSITION AND RouT THE
RUSSIANS.
TWO RUSSIAN BAITltsnIPS SUNK
TERRIFIC FIGHTING IN PROGRESS
IN THE HILLS NEAR PORT
ARTHUR.

Moscow, July 13.-The Novosti pub
fishes an extra. containing a bulletin
from it's 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 it's Chefu 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
10 known as the
:. Key to Port Arthur's
defenses- 1t is less than two miles
from the city. After the japanese &C.
cupied it q general advance VA BE-
rum. 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 .
brilliant advance with both guns and
infantry.
Another bulletin just 'recsived says
that the Retvisaa and another Russian
battleship have been sunk.
Report From chsHs.
Chstu, July N.-CiunS Tao. the key
to the Russian defensive works s&
Port Arthur, has been taken BY the
.Japansse.
E1ghting now is in progress all
along the hills between Chung Tao and
Port Arthur. Heavy artillery are be.
gan At midnight and continued with
out pause until 3 4. m. Later it was
resumed.
The russians have destroyed the
Retyizan and one other battleship Of
the Pert Arthur squadron.
On the Sea.
Chicago, July ia specia: cable
from Stanley Washburn. the Chicago
News staff correspondent on board
the dispatch boat Fawan. says:
Chefu-Heavy firing at Pert Arthur
was heard between 1 and z &. m. Dur
ing the day the Japanese picket ship
stood In closer to the 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.
AZ Russians See It.
st. Petersburg. July 13.-Data:ls of
the Russian retirement from Kai
Chow, which is hailed az a great vic
tory at Toxic, according to the official
report of Lieut.. G.f.. SGkaroff, COM
mander of the Eas.ern army, was lit
tie more than a s.s:ies of skirmishes.
The Russian losses were about 200
men. The Toxic report that ten guns
were captured is unfounded. The
Russians retired in perfect order be-
fore Gen. Oku's army consisting of
four divisions.
Gen. Oku's advance continues. His
main force, which the general staff
believes to be almost 10000 strong,
was yesterday about five miles north
of Kai Chou. The skirmishes were
about three miles further north. The
Japanese cavalry is proceeding to
and a heavy force of Jap
anese is converging upon Siabjama,
half way to Tatchekiao, on the Siou.
ken road.
Japs Attack the Fleet.
Toxic, July 13.-The Russian cruis-
ers Bayan, Diana, Pallada and Nebik,
two gunboats and sever torpedo boat
d%estroyers came from the harbor Of
Port Arthur on Saturday morning,
July 8, preceded by q number of
steamers engaged In clearing away
In the afternoon the Russian YES.
yels reached q point between Sensi-
Kat and Lun Wan Tang, where they
were attacked by q Japanese fotilla
torpedo boats and torpedo boat T.
stroyers. Fire was exchanged with
the Bayan. At 4 O'Clock in the after.
noon the Russian vessels retreated to
he harbor.
Admiral Togo reports that the jap
lnese had one cabin boy slightly
wounded. The vessels themselves sua-
Eained NO damage.
Port AP4hus'o Doom.
The japanese Journals sag tha4
MT Arthur WI laM q the sod q Ne