Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-08-24
NOV|K VANQU|SHED.
Russian Cruiser Badly Damaged
10y the Japs.
Details Of the Assault on Port Arthur
Indicate That Tremendous Con.
flict is Raging, With Victory
Hanging in the Balance.

Hanging in the Balance.
Che Foo. Aug. ia battle of huge
proportions ragged around Port Arthur
August IA and 10 and was resumed
August 16. The japanese. it is report
ed. sacrificed 10000 more men, but
maintained important advantages of
position. The above news was brought
here on junks, one of which, having
on board three Russians concealed in
the baggage Of Chinese to escape
from the Japanese, left Port Arthur
| Wednesday night and was blown rap
idly to Che Foo by gale. The main
| force OF the attack was directed
| against the left wing and resulted in
/ the capture of Pigeon bay positions
and some of the forts at Lao Tieshan.
At Palun Chang. the Japanese hastily
mounted guns which did excellent
service in aiding the storming of the
right wing, where the Japanese are
said to have captured two forts of
minor value, mounting eight finch
! guns, two siege guns and six quick
| firing guns.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 20.-Acute anx-
| iety prevails regarding the situation
! at Port Arthur on account of the des-
| perate character of the fighting as re-
ported taking place. though the war
office does not seem to believe that
danger Of the fall Of the fortress is SO
/ imminent as is generally asserted Ac-
! cording to reports received by the war
Office, there Is still an ample supply
! OF ammunition and provisions there
While it is realized that the Japanese
probably outnumber the defenders six
or seven fold. the great strength of
the Notifications. it is believed will
do much to make up for the disparity
in numbers.
Upon one point there is absolute
unanimity here-namely, that il the
! fortress falls the fleet will not fall
into the hands OF the Japanese. On
this point the admiralty's instructions
are of the most imperative character.
! Vice Adm. Prince Ouktomsky has been
ordered. should the worst come. to
| sally forth for death struggle and
there is no question here that these
| instructions will be carried out both
In letter and In spirit, but If for any
reason final sortie proves to be inn
possible the admiral is to destroy his
ships and to make certain that their
wreckage is absolutely irreparable.
| Toxic, Aug 22.-After n severe en-
! gagement with the protected cruisers
| Chitose and Tsuhima the greyhounds
| or the Japanese navy, the fleet Rus
sian cruiser Novik has been vanquish-
ed. The fight occurred Sunday. After
it the Novik, in a sinking condition,
was run ashore in Korsakovsk harbor.
on the Island Of Sakhalien.
The details OF Sundays fight are
not known here. but 1t is evident that
the Chitose and Tsuhima caught up
with the Novik Saturday and that a
running fight ensued. The contest
was resumed and terminated early
Sunday morning. Capt. Sukeichiro
Takashi, who is in command of the
Chitose, reported the engagement in a
brief telegram which reached the navy
department here Sunday afternoon.
He says he first attacked the Russian
cruiser Saturday afternoon and that
on Sunday morning he inflicted heavy
damage upon her. The Novik nearly
sank, but she was beached at Korsa.
kovsk.
Korsakovsk is port on the south
ern coast OF Sakhalien off the coast of
/ Siberia and about $50 miles northeast
/ OF Vladivostok.
A shell from the Novik struck the
Tsuhima in a bunker Temporary re-
| pairs, however, rendered the Japanese
/ cruiser seaworthy.
Che Foo, Aug. 22-The Japanese
have swept the Russians from Pigeon
bay and captured the most northern
fort OF the western line of inner de-.
lenses at Port Arthur. The Russian
artillery prevents the Japanese from
occupying the fort on Pigeon bay.
Che Foo. Aug. 22-The first detail.
/ cd news OF the general assault on Port
Arthur indicates a tremendous con-
fict is raging and tnat victory is hang
ing in the balance.
Chinese who left Port Arthur Sun
day and arrived here Monday state
that the Japanese by making desper-
/ ate charges which were reinforced by
an artillery fire from 5Aushi Yen and
2 Louisa bay swept from the north into
Pigeon bay territory and drove tho
Russians back from the main forts.
The ground being comparatively fat
in this vicinity the Japanese were un-
able To hold IL I'm the face of the Rus
sian artillery fire and they retired
north an eighth Of a mile beyond the
fcene Of fire
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