Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-14
Late Reports Show Jap
anese Are Not Far
From Liaoyang.
RUSSIANS FORTIFYING
Gen. St0essel Tells of Having
Repulsed Two More
Assaults.

Berlin, Sept. 14.-Col. Gaedke. war
correspondent of Takeblatt, telegraph
ing from Tie Pass Wednesday morn
ing, says the Russian army is disposed
south of this point. The Japanese
have advanced only about six miles
north of Liaoyang.
Russians south of the Hun.
Toxic. Sept. 14.-Oyama confirms
the report that considerable force of
Russians remains south of the Hun
river and says the Russians are forti-
flying the heights on both sides of the
Lao river at Tie Pass.
Jap RepuIse at Port Arthur.
St Petersburg. Sept. 14-Gen. Stoes-
sci, commander at Port Arthur under
dates of Aug. 2S, and Sept. 2, reports
renewed Japanese attacks on the fort
ress were repulsed with small loss to
the defenders.
Reverse In Knmchntkn.
Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka Sept. IA.
Two hundred Russian soldiers have
who landed on the west coast in June
and proclaimed Japanese sovereignty
over Kamchatka The Russians lost
one killed and four wounded; the Jap
ancsc. II killed. The Russian later
burned five schOoners and killed 20
Japanese.
Red Cross Violated.
ChefOO. Sept ia communication
received by the Russian consul from
Gen. Balashoff. chief of the Red Cross
at Port Arthur. charges the Japanese
with gross violation of the Red Cross.
and adds the Russians are now afraid
to trust to the Red Cross flag.
Kuropatkin Reports LOSSES.
st. Petersburg. Sept. 1f.-KurOpat-
kin estimates the Russian losses Aug
% TO Sept. ; at 1000 killed and 10000
wounded. He says yesterday 5000
Japanese bivOuacked at BentsiputZe
and that the bulk of the Japanese
forces is south of the Yentai branch
railroad and that the Japanese are not
advancing.
Make stand at Mukdcn.
London. Sept. 15.-Gcn. KurOpatkin
is preparing for stubborn defense of
Mukden. This Is stated in official cir
Clcs in st. Petersburg. The strength
of the Russian army is reported to be
200.0 900 men. and of these 10000 are to
be left in Mukden to stop the Japanese
advance, while the rest push on TO Tie
Pass as fast as the rains and the mud
permit. Since the battle of Liaoyang
Kuropatkin has been reinforced by
many men and guns.
Pressing Port Arthur.
Meanwhile the Japanese are press
ing their advance on Port Arthur.
working in the most cautious way TO
the point where a grand assault may
be riskCd. The departure of the Baltic
fleet from St. Petersburg apparently
was news of one day only. Russian
reports indicate. little desire to push
toward the far east with anything like
dispatch.
kurOkI Reports.
Toxic. Sept. IA dispatch from
Gen Kuroki covering his operations
from Aug 2S to Sept. ; has been is
sued. 1t is n long. unimpassioncd rec
ord of movements and cOmbats. indi-
rccrIy testifying to the desperate char
actcr of the struggle of his army in
the face of a resolute and unfiinching
enemy.
He confirms the report that he was
cut off from the other Japanese armies
for 81 hours Sept. >. The report says:
Difficulties Encountered.
Our difficulties reached the utmost.
Officers and men were unable to get
food or a drop of water. All had to
satisfy their hunger with unbOiled rice.
This was during the combat around
Heiyingtai. where the Russian resist
ance succeeded in covering the retreat.
The topography features afforded
the Japanese artillery the most disad-
Vantageous position. and communica-
tion was cut on all sides by the en-
emy's shells
30O,O0O Coolies Aid JapaneSe.
London. Sept. 1.-THE Daily Mails
correspondent in Chefoo reports that
100000 Chinese coolies are engaged
upon Japanese entertainments between
Dalny and Port Arthur The Morning
Posts correspondent in Shanghai
hears that the calling out of a portion
of the Japanese territorial army is
imminent.
From Toxic the correspondent of the