River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-12-29
RUSSIAN TERMS
ARE TURNED DOWN
NoGI REFUSES sToEssEL's OFFER
TO YIELD PORT ARTHUR.
MORE JAPANESE SUCCESSES
Entire Russian Advanced Positions in
Front of japanese Right Wing
at Port Arthur in Hands
of Latter.

Nagaski, Dec. ga message from
Dalny reports that the Russians at
Port Arthur have proposed 20 surrend-
er on terms which Gen. Nogi has re-
fused. The terms were that the garri-
son and ships be allowed to return to
Russia.
Another Japanese Success.
Toxic, Dec. 26.-The following report
was received from the besiegers at Port
Arthur Sunday morning: "A body of
our right wing surprised the enemy at
Housanytantun and Siaofantum (the
! Arthur, at ten o'clock Saturday night,
latter about 61a miles northwest OF Port
and occupied the villages, and, subse-
quently dislodging the enemy, occupied
the whole of Taliuchiatun (about five
miles northwest of Port Arthur at 2: 55
o'clock Sunday morning. Our repeated
attacks during the past few days were
uniformly successful, and now the
whole of the enemy's advanced posi-
| tons fronting our right wing is in our
hands"
More Skirmishing.
ST. Petersburg, Dec 26.-Gen. Kuro-
patkin reports skirmishius December
"a near Tapinlan. The Russian advance
posts were driven in by the Japanese,
but afterwards advanced again and oc-
cupied their former position. The Rus
sian losses were trifing, while those of
the Japanese were heavy.
Activity at Toxic.
Toxic, Dec. 26.-Tokio is again
great military camp, and the scenes of
last spring. when the first armies were
modified and dispatched are being du-
plicated. Thousands of recruits and re-
servists are assembled, drilling and
equiping preparatory to taking the
field. The permanent and temporary
barracks are filled, and it is necessary To
billet the soldiers brought to the city.
Aoyama field is the center of activity
where infantry, cavalry and artillery are
constantly drilling. The batteries fire
blank charges for the purpose of break
ing in the new horses. The general mil
itary preparations are enormous. 1t Is
planned to give Field Marshal Oyama a
rough total of half million men, with
heavily increased artillery arm, besides
providing defense for FormoSa and the
southern islands in anticipation of the
Russian second Pacific squadron's at
tempt to seize base. The port of Ke-
lung. in Formosa, has been declared IN
a state of siege and other positions in
Formosa and the Pescadores are pro-
crossing. Winter is not interfering with
the Japanese transport service. The
railway between Dalney and Yentai is
working well, and the running time be-
tween Toxic and Liaoyang is six days.
Defenses Captured.
Toxic, Dec. ga dispatch from
the Japanese army before Port Ar
thur says: con December % the
Russian defense works on the
heights east of Houyangshukou, Sung
shu mountain, Rihlung mountain and
the III" forts were bombarded by the
Japanese with heavy guns, which in
flicted considerable damage. AS result
of the bombardmenta detachment of the
Japanese right wing at dawn December
% attacked the enemy on the heights
east of Houyangshukou and captured
| the ridge and heights at TAO in the
/
centrated his fire from several forts at
Taiyangkou and Yahutsui upon our
newly occupied position, following this
with a determined counter attack, dur
ing which hand grenades were thrown,
but our force finally repulsed the enemy.
Later, as the enemy's bombardment
abated, we constructed some defensive
works. so that our occupation became
more assured. AS a result Of our heavy
guns bombardment during and before
the attack the fort west of Taiyangkou
was set on fire. One 15-centimeter gun
in each of the forts was destroyed. The
covers were also considerably dam
aged"
Two Generals Killed.
According to the statement Of prison
ers captured at Kekwan mountain. De-
cember 18 and of Russians who surren-
dered in the vicinity of Else mountain
December % during the battle OF 2O3-
Metre Hill Gen. Kondratenko, COM
mander of the Seventh East Siberian
rifles division. and Gen. Irman, command
ar of the Fourth artillery brigade, were
killed, and Gen. Fock, commanding the
Fourth East Siberian division, was
wounded.
Togo Withdraws Ships.
Toxic, Dec 26-Admiral Togo an
nounces the withdrawal of the majority
of the fleet from Port Arthur. Admiral
Togo says: after 203-Metre Hill was
occupied as the result of gallant and
desperate attack by the besieging army,
the bombardment of the enemy's squad
ron by siege and other heavy guns be-
came effective In consequence the BAT
tleships Poltava and Retvizan were
sunk and subsequently the battlesh1ps
Pobieda and Peresviet, the protected
cruiser Pallada and the armored cruiser
Bayan were sunk.
''The battleship Sevastopol escaped
the land bombardment, left the harbor
December and anchored near Chentao
mountain. She was attacked there con-
tinuously by our torpedo boats and