Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-09-26
SIX FORTS TAKEN.
Japanese Grip on Port Ar
thur Tightening.
ORLOFP DISGRACED FOR LIAOYANG.
Russian Generals Desire to Engage
the Enemy Spoiled Kuropatkin's
Plan OF Defense-He Loses
HIS Command.


Plan of Defense-He Loses
HIS Command.
LONDON, Sept. 26.-It is reported
from Tokyo that the Japanese have
captured six forts in the second line of
defense at Port Arthur. The hope of
speedy reduction of the fortress is rum
ming high. b
A Chefu report says that an result
of the battle before Port Arthur the
Japanese have succeeded In capturing
several important positions, and now
the Russian tenure of the big forts
guarding the north, northeast and
northwest sides of the town is serious
Iy threatened Chinese information
places the japanese losses under 5000
for three days lighting and this COM
paratively small casualty list is due
to the excessive care used by the jap
anese in making their preparations
for the advance. Russian sources, how
ever, claim to have information that
the Japanese losses were unusually Sc
we're, amounting toyfully three times
the number mentioned. Possibly the
most important capture during the
three days. fighting was that of Fort
KuropatSin, which, while Of minor vail
ue with regard to preventing the en-
trance into the town Of the Japanese,
has been constructed for the purpose
OF protecting the source of the garri-
sons water supply. The control Of this
water supply is now in the hands OF
the Japanese.
81 pnf0rcn1rro foyonrf thar
Major General Orloff, whose precipi-
fancy in leaving Yentai to join in the
attack on the heights Of Sykwantun
left flank and necessitated the aban-
donment of Liaoyang, will be detached
from tile Manchurian army and given
another command in European Russia
or perhaps he may be retired.
The detachment of General Orloff
was ordered by General Kuropatkin,
who has full power to do SO without
resorting to a court martial The off,
cial report that Brigadier General Foo
min Of General Orloffs division was
dead and the subsequent development
that he, is only severely wounded re-
veals the extent of confusion into
which Orloff's division was thrown.
General Fomin is In hospital at Har-
bin.
The rllmor Of cholera at Port Arthur
received by naval officer at Tsintau
has caused the deepest concern in ma
val and military circles. 1t is hoped,
however, that, even lie the report is
true, the outbreak will turn out to be a
mild one and that it will be quickly
checked by rigid discipline and the iso-
lation Of suspicious cases. Port Arthur
has been free from cholera for several
years, thanks to constant precautions.
A special dispatch from st. Peters
burg says that Emperor Nicholas has
sent the following autograph 1etter TO
General Grippenberg:
1.-THE intense energy with which ia
pan is conducting the war and the
stubbornness and high warlike quail
ties displayed by the Japanese impel
me to considerably strengthen the
forces at the front In order to attain
decisive success in the shortest posi-.
/ BILE time.
"Since by this increase the units will
reach figure making their continu.
ance in one army impossible without
prejudice to the proper direction
maneuvering and mobility of the
troops, have found it necessary to di'
vide the active forces in Manchuria
into two armies, leaving one In the
hands of General Kuropatkin. APP
point you to command the second
Your many years service In warlike
exploits and your wide experience In
training troops assure me that you
following the general directions OF the
commander in chief, will successfully
lead to the attainment OF the objects OF
/ the war the army intrusted to you.
| The czar's appointment of the new
commander deposes General Kuropat
kin from the position of commander II
chief, as In future he ranks ON al
equal footing with General Gfippen
berg.
General Kuroki is again undertaking
most active work, endeayoring to circle
1 around the Russian left flank anG
threaten their line of retreat, In the
/ meantime avoiding carefully the pre-
/ pared Russian defenses. Having cross
/ ed the Hun river much higher up thar
the Fushun ford, he is taking direc-
I
! peat his Liaoyang tactics.
The appointment of General Grip
/ penberg and the reorganization of the
army amounts to formal notice to the
world, as the emperor frankly ex
| plains, that he intends to vastly in
crease the number of troops at the
| theater Of war in order to force the
struggle to a successful issue In the
shortest possible time, 1t is intended
to silence definitely all talk of foreign
Intervention by the announcement thai
! Russia means to fight out the issue
with Japan on the field of battle
Probably 100000 additional men will
be placed in the field.
German Prince For the Front.
TOKYO, Sept. 26.-Prince Charles O
Hohenzollern has arrived here and wa
given an official welcome. He will
meet certain high Japanese Officials
here, after which he will join the Jap