Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-14
VIEWS OF EXPERTS ON MATTER.
They Are Not Surprised That the laps
Should Assault Port Arthur With.
out Bombardment
READY FOR DESPERATE CHANCES.
Whole Masses We're Blown Up With
Mines-Russiau Losses Said to
Have Been Eighteen Hundred.

st Petersburg, July 49, 1855 p. M
The general staff, although It has no
further news up to the present hour Of
the reported Japanese disaster at Port
Arthur maintains that there Is no
reason TO doubt that the japanese have
suffered substantial repulse pointing
out that Il is significant If the report
Is untrue, that no denial has been f.
sued from Toxic, which ala not hesl-
tate TO deny the Russian report OF the
loss of the battleship Shlkishima and
the atrocity stories. Experts who have
carefully studied the japanese methods
are not surprised that they should at.
tempt to storm without a preliminary
hombardment such as lasted for three
days prior 20 the Russian assault on
Pleyna a the tlme the Russo-Turldsh
war and the still longer bombardmenl
Of seOastopol, the chief drawback OF
bombardmcnt being that It warns the
garrison OF what Is coming The ex-
perts say the Japanese may have hoped
TO take the fortress by surprise, Civ
ing up the bombardment after Rear
Admiral Wlthoefts squadron went out
ON saturday, and dlsmanue their Siege
batteries
AN OFFICERS REPORT.
An officer who has lust returned here
from the front, said TO the Associated
Press that the terrible losses reported
to have been sustained by the besieg.
ers Of Port Arthur were not unlikely In
view Of the extraordinary almost fam
atical determination OF the Japanese.
never hesitatng before the most terri
BILE chances. Some OF the forts at
Port Arthur are preceded by bitches
four ana ave fathoms deep, hewn out
OF the solid rock Whole regiments
could easily be engulfed in these
chasms.
The rumors emanating from London
That Port Arthur has fallen arouse on
ly smiles from the Russian officers.
1t Is not improbable that lighting is
now progressing at Ia Tche KAT adj
vices showing the Japanese were with
n few miles OF that place coming up
IN two columns from the south
The extent Of the Russian resistance
VIII probably be determined by the
character OF Gen. Kurokrs and Gen.
Nod2u.s advances ON Hal Cheng A
large force OF japanese within striking
distance Of Hal Cheng would render
II impossible for the Russian command
er-ln-chief 10 remain at Ia Tche Klao,
in which event there viii be fight
at Hal Cheng the result Of which will
he much more important than the re-
cent engagement at Kiao chou,
GENERAL sTAFF's DENIAL.
The general stan denies that the Rus
slams We're driven out OF their en-
trenchments at Siksain, or that severe
fighting occurred at that place.
Gen. Sakharoff reports that japanese
cavalry advanced July " towards New
chwang, encountered Russian cavalry,
and that a slight skirmlsh followed.
There IS now good reason 10 believe
that the report of a Japanese disaster
before Port Arthur came rom the Rus
Sian consul at Chefoo.
Arrangements have almost been COM
pleted Cor the transmission Of wireless
reports between the Liao Tishan prom
ontory south Of Port Arthur, and Chefoo,
whereby st. Petersburg win he advised
daily OF the progress OF events at Port
Arthur. As heretofore pointed out In
these dispatches, ;he authorities here
DO not regard this as a violation or
Chlna's neutrality,
Although there Is no confirmation OF
the ] okiO report that tie Japanese have
taken Newch"Sang without opposition,
1t does not create surprise, the ADAM
Comment Of the place being considered
a matter OF time.
REJOICING OVER NEWS.
st. Petersburg, July l4.-Under yes
tcrday's date, the correspondent OF the
Associated Press with the Russian
headquarters at Lao Yang, whose tele-
grams heretofore have been conserva-
tive and reliable. announces the recep-
ton there OF the Joyful news Of the
brilliant rcpulse Of the Japanese as
sault upon Port Arthur, with loss Of
$4,000 mon.
Tho report says whole masses OF the
enemy were blown up with mines, and
adds that the Russian losses were l,sVO
and that Maj.Gen. Fock pursued the
Japanese TO the Nan Ga pass
OKU MAY RETREAT.
The correspondent says that the re-
ports are causing general rejoicing, and
coucludes
1T is believed that Gen. oku will
now retreat to the south
"lt is possible that the coTespon-
dent rs confusing Maj-Gen. Focks pur-
suit with the attack made by him July
o on the japanese right flank, when ne
wus also reported TO have driven back
the enemy 10 Nun Ga pass.
The popular jubilation over the re-
pOrted great defeat OF the Japanese
before Port Arthur is being chilled by
the failure to clear up the source Of the
reports,
While eagerly expressing hope for
direct official confirmation Of the ncws,
the uapers council rs acceptance with