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ut Laodintau by Russian company, five
men of which were wounded. The same
day two Russian companies successfully
resisted the advance of the enemy in
superior force at Sunoinpu, where the
Japanese suspended operations when
Dur reinforcements arrived. The Rus
sian losses were one officer wounded and
63 men killed or wounded. On the even
Ing Of August "a the Japanese, having
repulsed our outposts, occupied the
heights to the southeast of Liandiansian
and proceeded to construct earthworks
and Entertainments on the heights At
b:45 a. m. August rs one Of the enemy,s
batteries opened fire on the village Of
Kofyntsa. A Russian battery returned
the fire successfully, Notwithstanding
the considerable distance of the Japa-
nese guns, and silenced the latter, COM
pelling the gunners to take to cover.
I Japs Forced to Retire.
J "Since the morning of August Is q
force Of the enemy consisting of one bril-
eade of infantry. with four batteries has
marched through the Sundakhya valley
and repulsed two companies Of our
troops. In advancing down the valley
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guard came under the fire of our bat.
terry, apparently suffering heavy loss.
and was forced to retire On the morn.
ing of August Is the enemy placed in
position two batteries in front of Liam
ndansian and bombarded our advance,
post position. After brisk exchange Of
IRE the enemy's infantry appeared from
Erbakhe, moving in the direction Of
Kaminsa. In the artillery duel which
ensued at this point our batteries quick
~ silenced the japanese guns. About
III o'clock in the morning our advance
post was ordered TO retire on the main
position and the Japanese infantry oc-
Eupied the wooded heights west of Ka-
minsa, near Tassintun. Toward noon
Japanese guns were observed near Err
bakhe. with about division of infantry.
-Four batteries were seen to be concen.
nated between Kaminsa and Katassi
About two o'clock in the afternoon a
Japanese mountain battery which was
advancing along ridge towards Tas-
Hintun was held up by the fire of our
guns and was prevented from occupy
Ing the position held by another battery
which was silenced after suffering heavy
loss. At three in the afternoon large
bodies OF the enemy were observed con-
Btructing Entertainments on the heights
south of Sanpu, and at four o'clock a
Japanese mountain battery appeared on
khe heights west of Kaminsa, but was
obliged to retire. At five p. m. Japa-
nese force OF at least two divisions Of
Infantry was advancing against the Rus
sian position at Liandiansian. Further
reports of the engagement have not vet
been received"
Says Port Arthur Must Fall.
Boston, Aug. 27.-The fall Of Port Ar.
thur is inevitable, according to Baron
kentaro Keneko, the special envoy OF
the mikado Of Japan to this country, who
ls now visiting in Boston. The baron
added in a statement which he made to
The press that the capture Of the fort was
pertain to come, not only because the
Japanese planned at the very outset of
khe campaign to spend. II necessary.
from 10000 to 5000 men in its capture.
but also because the whole population Of
Japan regard it as "a point Of national
honor that the port should be retaken
From the Russians and returned to the
nation into whose possession it right
FULLY came ten years ago." In closing,
Baron Keneko said: From reliable
source I have word that Port Arthur
has not building in it uninjured; that
1t is impossible to shelter the wounded;
That the ammunition is getting scarce
and that, with the Russian feet scat
tered, the defenders are cut off from sup
plies Of food as well as of ammunition.
The blockade Of Port Arthur by land and
sea from the surrounding world is eff
fective. The fortress cannot hold out
more than few days"
4, A Closed Incident.
! Washington, Aug 27.-The nayy de-
partment Friday received cablegram
from Rear Admiral Yates Stirling, com
mander in chief of the Asiatic feet
dated Shanghai, Friday, saying that the
situation there is quiet and that he re-
CARDS the incident of the disarmament
Of the Russian ships as closed.
A dispatch from Shanghai says the
work of disarming the Russian war
ships Askold and Crozovoi will begin on
Monday. The Japanese declare that
there will not be repetition Of the
Ryeshitelni incident at Chefoo.
Japs Reported Exhausted.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 27-The war of
fee was elated Friday morning over the
receipt Of dispatch from Lieut.. Gen.
Stoessel, dated at Port Arthur, August
%. reporting that the Japanese had been
bxhsustsd 1t last BY their attackS ana