Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-06
New York Doesn't Believe It. Terrific Battle at Hout-
siazte in Which Russians Retreat After InfIcting
Tremendous Loss on the Enemy. Terrific On,
sIaught Of Reserve Men Who are Mown Down
BY Opposing Fire.
AMERICA MAY ACCEPT RUSSAS POSITION AS TO COUNTERBAND

/ part Of the cargo as was consigned 10
Japanese ports.
The foreign office IL carefully con.
sidering the objections raised abroad
| in regard to the Russian lis. Of con.
ltraband. but no decision has been
Preached. From what the correspond.
ents OF the Associated Press can
gather, while the desire II to avoid lr-
ritating neutral powers as much as
possible in regard to Tie Russian
declaration on the sutia3t of food
stuffs it Is pointed out that when the
| list was published 10 power objected.
Russia's position as stated % Asso-
ciated Press by an official who speaks
by authority, Is as follows;
Food stuff consigned 10 AL enems's.
port in sufficient quantity 70 create
1.-THE presumption that II Is intended for
use Of the governments military or
naval forces Is prima facia contra
band and sufficient to warrant hold.
ling Ii for the decision Of the prize
court. Even II consigned to private
firms, the burden of proof that II is
not intended for government use
rests upon the consignor and consig
nee. The consignment OF food stnffs
in mixed cargoes will be considered
presumptively 10 be regular trade
shipments and will not be seized as
contraband.
Port Is Doomed.
i CHEZ FOO, Aug. 6.-"Port Arthur
certainly will fall inside Of one or
two months, depending how fast the
Japanese move" This was the Opln-
ion expressed today by an educated
Russian who just arrived here from
Port Arthur ii junk. The Russian
who voiced this opinion occupied an
Important semi-official position at
Port Arthur and his views are regard
ed as valuable
He says that the Japanese constant.
~ receive reinf0rcements. every Rus.
sian casualty decreases the defensive
efficiency of the garrison as the Rus
SLAMS cannot be reinforced. The neces.
sity of protecting the men In the field
for final stand explains the re.
treat Or the Russians from the strong
outpost positions, where their losses
we're far less serious than those sus.
tained by the assailant
The three days fighting Of last
week was done chiefly with artil-
j lery.
i Advance Ten Miles.
j ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 6.--Kuro-
patkin reports the Japanese advanced
ten miles north Of Hal Cheng Thurs.
day and that they are also advancing
III considerable force from Pahuisal
j tKutsia) on the Russian east flank.
I. The japanese we're concentrated In
the neighborhood OF Holungou and
considerable forces Of Japanese at
Houtslatze and Sikseyan crossed to
the right bank Of the Taitse river, but
we're driven back.
Russia Doubts IL.
i ST. PETERSBURG. Aug G--The
report Of the fall Of Port Arthur from
Nagasaki does not obtain greater
credence at The admiralty and war
office here Than previous kilograms
on the same subject.
Attempt That Failed.
Il NEW GHWANG, Aug. G.-Rnsslan
spies made an attempt to destroy a
railroad bridge near Ylnkhow this
morning. They were frustrated by
Chinese ID the railroad employ. Gen.
eral Fultushima was supposed 70 be
on train about 10 cross the
J bridge.
Must Keep Out.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 6.---Amcrican
Minister Griscom at Toxic has notI.
fled the state department that the
commanderinchlef Of the Japanese