The evening world., 1904-09-26
LOSS OF JAPAN PLACED
AT FROM 5000 TO 10000 MEN
Second Army to Be Raised and Sent
East with Gen. G~rippenberg ID
Command. with Gen. Kuropatkin il
Command of First Army.

LONDON, Sept. ~26.-Repors from widely different points toASy
agree that Port Arthur is at last in desperate straits A despatch an
nounces that the apanee have advanced so close to the twon that IT,
position Of the warships in the harbor became untenabk and those tnt
were xaworthy steamed out to give battle to Admiral Togos guarding
fleet in a last desperate effort to reach Vladvostok.
There Is a bombardnent in progress that has continued for fcn
days. The aJpanese, with the contempt for death that has distinguished
their fighting, have advanced, one report says, over heaps Of thdr Shh
comrades to the very mouths Of the guns Of the inner dsfensS Che5oo
reports that Chinese information is to the effect that in the batk now =
progress the japanese have taken nine forts and cut of the water &1Djh.
The Chinese information phs the japanese dead in the attack u ~
but rsposs from other directions, having a Russian tnss sy tht -
japanese loss was At least 10000 tits believed that all tho Russian. baele
/ shiss- - pest Arthur nnAbls u lAys have hsa aisnasklsA "a homoa =
10 prevent the enemy from seiztng them.
lNEWS CAME AS A SURPRISE.
News OF determined hshung around Port Arthur came somswAat -
su,prise. Il was thought that the japanese had determined to syol6 ~
tntha appalling loss Of life In mass attacks. 30 into quarters and sbais
down for q prolonged siege with the intention Of starving out the eirrison.
This outlns Of japanese intentions may have been made puhnc 18th izszs
TO deceive .ettt
The Or.er of the Gear creating a new army for S.nchuria hu e~-
std 4 sensation In Russia, according to the dispatches from st. Petsrsburs
received to-day. Tho Car announces that ns The Japanese have shown
such unexpected nghurg powers 1t Is necessary for Russia to create 1 -
oud army, command Of which he gives to Gen Gnppenberx a man Of a.
pelencs and active In spts Of ht sixty-ave years He Il At present ooqr
This dsposss Gen. Knrcpathn ftOm tho position Of commandsr-lu-CnsS
for in future no ranks on an equal footing with Gen. 0hppsnbsrE
TRYING O A BATTLE.
Gen. Kuroki 10 again Undertaking most active worn, sadesvohng =
circle round the Russian left flank and theateo their line Of tsuss. n ~
meantime avoiding carefully the prepared Russian deenssL Having aune1
the Hun River much higher up than the Fushun ford. he ID taking . dhea
line to Telling His intention Is to repeat his Laoyang tactea fh0o
a some delay In this forward movement owing to the extensive prspaxt
uons necessary In trying once again to force q decisive hatts
To Gems MeycnGorn aud Bnderiins has been conhded the rs~aponsbnity
Of stopping Gen. Kuroki As Gen. Msyendorr commands the troops fuu
the St Petersburg district the kssnest interest is felt there Is to the result
PERHAPS NO WINTER CAMPAIGN.
MUKDEN. Sept 2s-Doubts are beginning to be felt as 10 whether n
win be possible to continue the campaign through the winter. which "
gina In November. Tie Chinese have been unable to harvest their cropL
and there probably vii. b. much distress, as 1t Is very dimcut to bring y
stores from China for the native population