Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-09-19
NEWS OF Russo-JApAN WAR.

Yen Tai and are Withdrawing BECAUSE
the decaying bodies of the unburied
soldiers cause such stencil that
fever is feared. II is thought the quiet
| here will prevail for another month
while the Japanese are preparing for
concerted movement against Tie
| Pass. General kurokl is now on his
way east and to the westward. prep
arations are being hurried to send a
large force up the Lao river The
Japanese have 100 large barges with
which they propose to ascend as far
as Tie Pass
| LONDON, Sept. 15.--General Stoes-
sci at Port Arthur has completed ar.
rangements to blow up the fortress
and war ships when the japanese
shall make their final assault. Sooner
| than surrender, Stoessel and his men
expect to die together in the explo-
| sion and take with them TO eternity
| thousands of Japanese soldiers. The
| siege is rapidly nearing a crisis and
| military experts expect any day to
hear of the final blow. There is no
meat at the fort at any price and the
soldiers are reduced to half rations
Of black bread with nothing else. San
itary conditions are such that an ep-
| idemic is threatened at any time and
the powder, which is all made at the
fortress is of the poorest quality.
General Stoessel spends most OF
his time at the fortfcations seeking
to encourage his men but even he
is without hope and is only grimly
waiting the final assault Of the Jap
anese.
TOKYO. Sept. l5.-ieneral Oyama
reports under today's date that Rus
sian positions in direction of Mukden
arc unchanged. He adds I'VE buried
thirty one hundred Russians at Lao
Yang"
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Sept. Is
| Captain Berlinsky and Consul Kos
| akeviich have reached the conclusion
that they will have to dismantle the
Lena and lay in San Francisco until
the close of the war. They have sent
communication to the Collector of
Port, Stanton. inquiring as to the mat.
ter Of dismantling. The question was
referred to Washington
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept 15-The
report that the Baltic fleet will re-
main for some time at Libau is semi
| officially cor firmed This means that
the vessels will probably not attempt
to go to the far east for fall cam
paign.
MUKDBN. Sent l5-According to
Chinese advices the evacuation of
Lao Yang by the Japanese has been
forced owing to the fearful stencil
arising from the dead bodies. The
Japanese spent Wednesday fortifying
the approaches by the way of the
river. It is reported that the Japan
ese are preparing fanking move
| ment for the next battle.
CHEEFOO, Sept. 15.-The British
sailing vessel. Lucia, supposed be
running a blockade. struck mine at
Port Arthur today and sank. One of
the crew was saved
LONDON. Sept 16.-Russia today
completed the destruction of the pub
! lie buildings OF Port Arthur, also the
/ walls of Arsenals and forts that could
be of use to the Japanese should they
secure possession OF the fortress.
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 1s.--
The japanese are now expected to
double their efforts at Port Arthur In
spite of fromer Japanese successes
the Russians lines are drawing more
closely together. but the garrison Is
undergoing severe privations and are
/ growing weaker fast. A final sortie OF
the Russian squadron is expected at
any time. When command OF the
squadron was turned over to Rear
Admiral Wren, he was given definite
| instructions that II the fortress falls,
| not one OF the ships must be allowed
| to fall into japanese hands.
ST PETERSBURG, Sept. ia
Harbin dispatch containing one from
Port Arthur says: Our garrison is
in good spirits. Provisions not failing
Port Arthur will make an obstinate
defense. The Japanese are strongly
iortifying their positions
NEW CHWANG, Sept 16.-The
Japanese reinforcements are contin-
| ually debarking here. They are going
. toward Lao Yang. Great stores OF
; winter supplies are being sent with
them. Huge crops are being reaped
throughout Manchuria.
LONDON, Sept. lG-According to
the Exchange Telegraph, cable
gram received in London reiter-
, ating the report current that the Rus
| SLAMS have ordered twenty-five boats
| from an American firm.
CHE FOO, Sept. l6.-Between Sep.
| tember Sth and 10th the Japanese
captured important fertilization two
! miles east of Golden Hill. near Port
Arthur. The Japanese were able to
hold the position owing to the poor
I, quality of Russian powder. Shells fell
short and failed to explode. This
/ seems to Indicate that Stoessel's sup
! ply OF ammunition Is getting low.
ST PETERSBURG. Sept 16.--
| knropatkin reports that the Japanese
forces before fentai Mine and Yentai
| station are being increased, and also
| being Increased near Bensipude. Un-
Official telegram says that inhabitants
in Lao Yang complain that after the
| Russians left the japanese entered
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