The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-10-04
DESPERATE FIGHTS
Near Port Arthur I'm Which
the Russian Troops
WERE THE AGGRESSORS.
The Cars Soldiers Made Sew.
eral Unsuccessful SOrties.
BIG LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES.
A Japanese Gunboat 10 Reported to
Have Struck Mine and Sunk-Po-
sitlon Of Russian Ships at Port Ar
thur 10 Said to be Very Critical.

sitlon of Russian Ships at Port Ar
thur 10 Said to be Very Critical.
Che Foo, Oct 3.-Severe fighting.
the Russians being the aggressors, oc-
Cured on September 2S and 20 on the
west shore of Liaot promontory near
Pigeon Bay, according to report
brought by Chinese who left Port Ar
thur on September'S0
The Russians are attempting to cap
ture the heavy guns which the Japa-
! nese have mounted In that vicinity.
The Russians were in considerable
force and they made several sorties.
dragging field artillery with them.
They were unsuccessful, however.
Three junks with 160 collies arrived
at Che Foo yesterday. They left Port
Arthur because they were forced to
carry the wounded and bury the dead.
They also were afraid that eventually
they would have no food, although rice
, Is plentiful now. according to their
| stories. They further say that the
Russians lost heavily during the at
tacks of September 10 and September
, %, but the Japanese loss was much
heavier.
One Of the coolies who had been q
water carrier showed a wounded hand
that he sustained September %. He
and four companions went to well
In the center OF the town. A shell
burst and killed three of his COM
panions and wounded a fourth.
The Russian ships were silent dur
ing the battle and the hitherto unused
ohf &c nf
the fight, turned into hospitals.
Several of the Chinese who were
employed in carrying dead say that
the dead were so numerous that they
were unable to form anything like an
estimate of the number who fell in at
tacking and defending the supplement
tary forts near Itz mountain. Since
the battle both sides continue to shell
at intervals daily. The Russians
make many small sorties against the
Japanese trenches. Small positions
frequently change hands. The Chinese
say they were compelled to bury the
dead by stealth at night for the rea-
son that the Japanese would fire on
them.
A 90-ton junk from New Chwang to
Shanghai ran on a mine 25 miles north
of Che Foo Saturday night. No one
was injured. The junk was kept afioai
by water tight compartments and II
reached Che Foo with all hands work
ing at the pumps.
Toxic, Oct 3.-The Russians are re.
, ported to be desperately endeavorine
, to retake their lost positions. includ.
ing Fort Kuropatkin, in the hope OF re
storing the water supply of Port Ar.
thur. They are said to have repeatedly
, assaulted the Japanese after Smelling
, from neighboring forts and batteries
? The Japanese continue to hold the po
, sitions. Both sides are said to have
, suffered severely.
) The newly mounted heavy japanese
guns are said to command the entire
, harbor. The position of the remnant
of the Russian Port Arthur fleet 1,
/. said to be precarious and 1t is believed
! the vessels must soon emerge or bt
r destroyed.
= Advices from Manchuria are to the
effect that the Japanese and Russian
outposts and scouts continue in clos
contact, south, southeast and east o
: Mukden. Skirmishes are occurring
4 daily and a general action is expected
= soon.
= II is believed that the general &C
K ton will take place near Tie Pass ant
: that Gen. Kuropatkin is holding Muk
e den and positions along the Hun rive
/ merely to check the Japanese advanc'
e temporarily.
a Snow has fallen in the mountain
= east of Mukden and there has beel
v frost in the valleys.
4 II is rumored that a Japanese gun
boat struck a mine and sank south o
the Liaotung peninsula. A portion o
the crew reached an island and wer
rescued. The name of the gungoat
q unknown. The navy department doe
not deny the report, but says the de
= partment lacks confirmation.
e Gen. Oku's Headquarters in tn
u Field, Oct. 3.-The first Japanese trai
! arrived at Lao Yang Saturday after
noon. A regular schedule of train
e will be established in a few days. En-
gines and cars have been brough
from Japan. The completion Of tn
railway removes entirely the probler
of the transportation of supplies an
{ ammunition to the japanese forces 1
the field.
> st. Petersburg, Oct. 3.-Announct
ment is made that Emperor Nichola
will visit Reval on Tuesday to bi
farewell to the Baltic squadron. Afte
!, months of preparation and sewers
: false starts II is believed the squadro
is at last on the eve of its departur
upon its long journey. A division 1
=, the admiralty has existed throughou
= the period OF preparation regardin
the advisability of sending out tn
I, squadron. but with the decision
= double the size of the Manchuria
army and press the war with vigo
the logic of those who for month
have insisted that every availabl
ship should be sent to the far east hs
!, finally prevailed.