Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-07-09
JAPS PLAN
TO FORTlFY
TWO CITIES
kuRokI SAYS ALL SOUTHERN
MANcHURIA WILL BE occu-
PIED BY THE INVADERS.
MANY FIGHTS REPORTED

Ndvai engagement at Fort Arthur
Said to Have Resulted In Russian
Victory--kuroki Resumes His Ad.
vance-Port Arthur and Ylnkow to
Be Japanese Basis.
Lao Yang, July 7.-(Delayed)-In
a recent night attack at Hoi Yam the
Japanese lost 200 killed and 500
wounded.
The Japanese Plans.
General Kuroki in talking to a Rus
sian officer who had been taken pris.
oner, said the Japanese intended to
take possession of all Of southern
Manchuria, establishing themselves
at Port Arthur and Yin Kow, which
1t is the purpose to fortify and garri-
son with large bodies of troops and
supply with long range artillery.
kurokl Resumes Advance.
st. Petersburg, July 8. - A dis
patch from New Chwang, dated yester-
day says that General Kuroki is ad-
vancing all along the line and that the
Japanese officers are organizing the
Chinese bandits throughout the Liao
valley for an attack on Mukden.
Russians Win at Port Arthur.
1t Is reported in dispatch from
Lao Yang under yesterdays date, that
persistent rumors are current there to
the effect that a naval engagement has
occurred at Port Arthur in which
twenty-one Japanese warships partici-
pated, resulting in Russian victory.
| A similar report is current at Lao
Yang on July 5 the location of the en-
gagement then being given as north-
ward from Gen San. Corea.
Baltic Ships to Sail July Is, -
| A division of the Baltic squadron
will sail from Cronstadt on July 2S
under sealed orders Complete mys-
1 terry enshrouds its destination
Reports Rout of Japanese.
Che Foo, July 8. - A reliable China
Arthur say that last week three regi-
ments Of Japanese troops were wiped
out just north of Port Arthur. A Russi-
an regiment which was out reconnoit-
ering was driven back by the three
Japanese regiments who were in turn
surrounded by two regiments of Cos
odCho anu Wlpcu Oul. 1uo TepOrCS ldCk
confirmation.
Fort No. 16, which is on the main
line Of defenses surrounding Port Ar
tuhr was taken by the Japanese on
July 6.
Japanese Guns Intellectual.
London, Eng, July 8. - A dispatch
to news agency from st. Petersburg
says Vice Admiral Skrydloff has re-
ported that on July 8 the Russian
cruisers commanded by Vice Admiral
Bezobrazoff met several large war yes
sells in the Corean gulf and turned
back. The Japanese pursued the Rus
SLAMS and fired on them without re-
suit. Eleven Japanese torpedo boats
then attacked the Russians, but two
Of the torpedo boats were sunk. The
next morning the Japanese had disap.
peared. The Russians sustained no,
| damage. :.
Russian Troops Cut OF.
Lao Yang, July 8-The Japanese
l led by Chinese guides, have badly cut
up two companies Of Russian troops
near the WALLACE of Afatoy. During al
thick fog the Japanese surrounded and
destroyed the Russian outposts. The
rest Of the Russians at the post. after
a desperate struggle, cut their way
through the Japanese lines. losing
eighty Of their men. The Japanese
also lost heavily.
Cholera In ManchurIa. %
Washington, D. G., July ga cable
report from Minister Allan at Seoul
points to the existence of a great dan.
ger to both belligerent armies In Man.
churia. He says he has learned from
a missionary surgeon that cholera has
crossed Manchuria and appeared at
An Tung.
Form a Complete Gordon.
Chez Foo, July S.-Chinese who
have just arrived here from Port Ar.
formed complete Gordon around the
land side of the town and that they
are occupying all the commanding
hills, including Wolf mountains, with
in a radius of seven miles of the forti.
/ fications.
The Chinese say also that two large
warships are missing from the squad,
ron which went out from Port Arthur
4 on June % and that the Russian bat
i tleship Sevastopol was damaged on
that day.
The Japanese bombarded Port Ar
thur from the sea on June 80, but did
no damage to the town.
/ The Fight on July q.
i Chez Foo, July s. In the fighting
u which occurred on July A for the pos.
session of one of the hills northeast
of Port Arthur, the Russians lost, ac-
cording to Chinese, 100 men killed and
so wounded. Fifty Chinese were sent
, out to bring in the Russian dead and
wounded,