The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-08-13
SLAUGHTER AT PORT ARTHUR
Losses Of Latter Placed at 10, 900 and
Of Former at 1,bo0-Kuropat-
kin's Army Surrounded.

st. Petersburg. Aug. ga telegram
from Chefoo dated August says that
according to Chinese information fierce
battle was fought on the land side Of
Port Arthur. The Japanese are reported
to have been repulsed with great loss.
the killed alone being estimated at 10.-
600. while the Russians lost about 1000
The telegram says that Lieut.. Gen.
Stoessel was personally in command and
that the conduct of the Russian troops
was splendid.
st. Petersburg. Aug. 8.--Lieut. Gen.
Stoessel, commanding the Russian mill
tary forces at Port Arthur, in an undated
dispatch to the emperor says:
Il am happy to report that the troops
repulsed all the Japanese attacks OF July
26, 81 and %, with enormous losses. The
garrison's enthusiasm was extraordi-
nary. The fleet assisted In the defense
by bombarding the Japanese flank Our
losses during the three days was about
1900 men and 40 officers killed or wound
ed. According to statements of Chinese
and prisoners the Japanese lost as many
as 10000. Their losses were so great that
the enemy has not had time to remove
the dead and wounded"
Newchwang, Aug. 5.-With three
armies. whose combined strength Is
100000 men, the Japanese have sur
rounded Gen. Kuropatkin, checked his
retreat to the north. and are slowly
closing in on the enemy. preparing to
force a decisive battle. Gen. Kuroki.
with 100000 men, Is now behind the
Russian forces; Gen. Oku, with an
army of $4,000 men, is on their front.
while thanking them on the left Is
Gen. Nodzu, with his division of co.
900 men. II Gen. Kuropatkin Is de-
feated in this battle he must either
move westward or surrender.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 5.-War news
from the battle line Is exceedingly
meager as far as fresh fighting Is con-
cerned, but 1t Is reported that Gen
Stakelberg's and Gen. Zaroubaieff's
forces have been cut off from Gen.
Kuropatkin's main army and are
threatened with humiliation. This
report causes great CONSERVATION. 1t
is given credence because 1t was
known that Stakelberg and Zaroubaieff
were operating south of the main army
and when last heard from were being
flanked by Gen. Nodzu's troops.
Toxic, Aug. 8.-Admiral Togo re-
ports an exciting torpedo boat destroy
er fight, which took place off Port Ar
thur on Friday evening, August 5. The
Japanese torpedo boat destroyers Axe
bono and Obosa approached the en-
trance of the harbor for the purpose of
accommodating. Fourteen Russian tor
pedo destroyers dashed out, separated,
anese boats. The latter broke through
the Gordon, however, driving or three
of the Russian boats. At this point
the Japanese torpedo boat destroyer In
asuma joined the other two and the
three turned and spiritedly attacked
the II Russian boats. The latter re-
tired within the harbor. The Japanese
boats were uninjured. The damage to
the Russian ships is unknown.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 6.-Detailed re-
ports reaching the war Office from
Gen. Kuropatkin's generals show that
the Russian losses July 30. July 81 and
August 1 did not exceed 1000. The
Japanese are believed to have lost at
least an equal number.
London, Aug. GA dispatch to the
Japanese legation from Toxic Friday
announced that Gen. Kuroki estimates
the Russian casualties at The battle Of
Yushu pass and Yangtse pass as at
least 1000. The Japanese captured
eight officers and 149 men, two field
guns, many rifles, etc.
Liaoyang. Aug. 6.-Lieut. Gen. Count
Keller's body arrived here August 2.
accompanied by his son. Funeral serv-
ices will lie held here and the body will
then be sent north by railway.
Toxic. Aug. 5.-The Japanese victors
at the battle Of Simoucheng have adj
vanced and occupied Haicheng.