The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-16
NOT A SHOT FIRED
Toxic Sends Out Official Denial
of the Report
That the Japanese Sustained
Heavy Losses July 10.
A SCIENTIFIC PLAN
Has Been Adopted by the Mika-
dos Generals in Manchuria
Advancing Slowly and Entrench-
ing as They 60.

perial headquarters staff officially
deny the reports from st. Petersburg
that the Japanese lost $4,000 men in a
battle near Port Arthur on July 10 or
IL. Not a shot was fired on either
date.
Relieved of Her Mail.
Alden, July 16.-The North German
Lloyd steamer Prinz Heinrich, which
has arrived here from Hamburg June
% and Southampton June %, for Yoko-
hama, reports that she was stopped
yesterday afternoon by the Russian
volunteer fleet steamer Smolensk and
compelled to give up thirty-one sacks
of letters and "a sacks and parcels, all
intended for Japan.
Russians Have Doubts
st. Petersburg, July 16.-1:35 p. m.-
Since the receipt from Toxic of an Off
c1al denial of the report of a japanese
repulse at Port Arthur with the loss of
about 10000 skepticism as to the truth
of the report from Viceroy Alexieff's
headquarters has pervaded all circles,
but the members oftne general staff de-
cline to accept the denial unreSerVedly.
While not insisting on the accuracy of
the figures they claim there is good
reason to believe that a severe check
was inflicted on the japanese in front
of Port Arthur and it is considered
possible that General Stoessel may
have made a report of the subject di-
rect to the emperor, who will not re-
turn here until tonight. Although still
in ignorance as to. what the official
statement meant by from Japanese
sources the officials here maintain
that Alexieff must have had good rea-
son to send the report. While it is con-
ceiVable that the Japanese themselves
may have spread the report for the
purpose of leading General Kuropatkin
to believe that they will not advance
any further in Manchuria, the general
staff are not disposed to regard them
as guilty f-such machiaVelism. Despite
the attitude of the general staff, who
evidently are reluctant to give up
report for which they are not RESPONSE
Bile, the public ardor mas quite cooled
down.
The American embassy today for
warded to Berlin another list of names
of Japanese prisoners. There are III
at Perrin, los at Kungur. SO at Soli-
kamsk and 123 at Tomsk. The where
abouts of the 800 who were at Zea, in
the Amur district and who are now
scattered, has not been definitely
esta ablished.
Moving Up the Coast.
Ia Tche Kiao, Friday. July Is
Delayed in transmission-The main
body of General Oku's force seems to
be swinging around the Russian left
after having combined with General
Nodzu's army. The Japanese are also
moving up the coast on the Russian
right An artillery reconnaissance has
showed the country directly south to
be clear of the enemy.
The Chinese report this morning
that they saw many japanese trans
ports, conveyed by torpedo boats, go
ing in the direction of the port of
New Chwang.
recently attacked a Russian military
train. The soldiers left the cars and
drove off the Chinese without sustain
ing any loss.
Rains Have Stopped.
Il -feav-c. in
the Field, via Fusan, Thursday, July |
14.-Delayed in transmiss1on-Ihe
correspondents are 1gnor-
ant of the progress of the campaign
here or elsewhere and the movements
of this army, except what little is nap
pening in their neighborhood.
The rains have temporarily ceased. |
The country has dried rapidly ana the |
army is able to live largely on vege-
ia bleS which are r1Denlng IN large |
quantities in this region.
There is much activity in building |
roads and in drilling the troops.
p & o. Steamer Seized.
Alden, July 16.-It is reported that
steamer MALAGA. from Antwerp for
japan, has been seized in the Red sea
bv the Russian volunteer fleet steamer
St Petersburg.
Port Arthur Squadron Out.
Ia Tche Kiao. July. 16.-There is
part of the Port Arthur squadron has
come north into the Gulf of Lao
rung. The sound of the firing OF
1eavy guns is heard seaward. War
ships are distinguished firing in the
direction of Kai Chou. 1t is surmised
hat they could only be Russian ves
sells.
japanese Ambushed.
Lao Yang, July 16..General
Samosonof seriously checked the
n in direction
Yinkow on July IL. His Cossacks
the japanese column and
put 900 out of action. The japanese
attempted to advance to Yinkow along
the coast, but they were hindered by
the marshy country which increased
heir difficulty in carrying off their
lead and wounded during the re-
treat.
The Russians had expected a move
ment in this direction and company
Of cavalry with two guns lay In am
bush in the high grass, catching the
Japanese in the remotest part of the
coast and shattering their advance
column The artillery fire of the Rus
slams was splendid and the Japanese
were unable to make an effective re-
olv. They were forced to retreat The
Russian losses were six killed and
seven wounded
On Scientific Principles.
St Petersburg, July 16-1 80 P M--The
IA Tche Kiao, following scientific plan
md stretching their positions as they
.xtra precautions in the case of Ia Tche
<iao on account of their knowledge that
kpadkn fG diapeh rom
General Sakharoff, dated July Is, and
given out, today, the wings of General
It Tangchi 10 miles southeast of Ia
Tche Kiao. The Japanese are also re-
ported to have occupied the Notifications