The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-08-11
RUSSIANS ARE SURROUNDED
KURoPAEKIN'S ARMY IN A GIRL
TICAL POSITION.
Japs Said to Have Lost $1,000 in
Fighting at Port Arthur-Gen.
Keller Slain.

Newchwang, Aug. 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 So
600 men. If 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 it 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 it was
known that Stakelberg and Zaroubaieff
were operating south of the main army
and when last heard from were being
fianked by Gen. Nodzu's troops.
Chefoo, Aug. SIS. A. Serebrinik.
who was passenger on the British
steamer Hpsang, which was sunk by
a Russian torpedo boat in Pigeon bay
July 16, and who was among the refu-
gees who arrived here on the German
SI,lh MT
Thursday. According to his version
the fighting before Port Arthur from
July 26 to % inclusive was directed
against the last of the outer defenses,
namely, VOLTS, Green and Christ hills,
situated north and east of the city
The japanese captured VOLTS and
Green hills, but failed to take Christ
HILL which was the only outpost held
by the Russians when Mr.. Serebrinik
left Port Arthur.
A Port Arthur newspaper estimated
the Russian loss at 200 killed and 800
wounded, the Japanese loss at 1900
killed and wounded. 1t was also estimated
that the Japanese fired 125, 900 rounds
of shrapnel. The ground was covered
with broken shells. The Japanese at
lacking force was estimated at 100000
men. On the night of July % truce
was declared for the purpose of bury
ing the dead, which strewed the hills
The main force of the Russian army
defending Port Arthur is now inside
the numerous permanent forts which
constitute the fortress. They have
1000 guns sweeping the plain over
which the japanese must cross. An
assault is expected August Is. There
was a general confidence prevailing
that the fortress is invulnerable, al
though the courage of the japanese is
described as reckless to an extreme
The Japanese are now mounting
heavy guns on the positions captured
July %. 1t is alleged that the Russian
battleship Retviza1 threw 12-inCh
shell which hit a Japanese gun which
was being mounted on Volts hill, kill
ing many.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 6.-Detailed re-
ports reaching the war Office from
Gen. Kuropatkin's generals show thai
the Russian losses July 80, July 81 and
August l 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.
Toxic, Aug. 6.-The Russians left
700 dead on the battlefield at Simou-
cheng, and the Japanese casualties
during the same battle aggregated 800.
The Japanese captured six guns at
Simoucheng and two guns at the en-
gagement which took place at the,
Yangse and Yukulintzsi passes.
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 ad
vanced and occupied Haicheng.
The Russians began abandoning Hal
cheng August 2. The Japanese entered
Haicheng without resistance at noon
Wednesday, and the japanese occupied
Newchwang the same day.