Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-08-25

ed, sacrificed 10000 more men, bu
gained important advantages In tn
matter Of position. The above new
was brought here on Junks. The mai
force of the attack was directed agains
the left wing and resulted in the cap
ture of Pigeon bay positions and som
Of the forts at Lao Tieshan. AT Palun
chang the Japanese hastily mounte
guns which did excellent service Il
aiding the storming Of the right wing
where the Japanese are said to hav
captured two forts Of minor value
mounting eight four-inch guns, tw,
siege guns and six quick-firing guns.
Apparently cruising attack, orig
mating in Louisa bay, swept through
the Pigeon bay positions into the pen
insula, In the doing Of which major
ity Of the lives of the expedition were
sacrificed. On the night of the 15tl
the battle lulled somewhat, when tht
Japanese sent the terms of surrender
to Lieut.. Gen. Stoessel. The terms
provided that the garrison should
march out with the honors of war and
join Gen. Kuropatkin; that all civil
ians be brought to place designated
by the japanese admiral; that the
Russian warships In the harbor, num-
bering seven, and IL or more torpedo
boat destroyers and four gunboats be
surrendered to the Japanese. Lieut..
Gen. Stoessel is alleged to have re-
ceived the terms with burst of won
derful profanity, his habitual taciturn-
ity deserving him. He strobe the floor
until he became calmer and then re-
marked If the Japanese proposition
was a joke 1t was in bad taste.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 2O.-Acute
anxiety prevails regarding the situation
at Pert Arthur on account Of the des-
perate character of the fighting as re-
ported taking place, though the war
Office does not seem to believe that
danger of the fall of the fortress is SO
imminent as Is generally asserted.
According to advlces received by the
war office thera ia still an annie sum-
ply Of ammunition and provisions
there. While it Is realized that the
Japanese probably outnumber the de-
tenders six or seyenfold the great
strength of the Notifications. it is be-
lieved, will do much to make I'D for
the DISPARITY in numbers.
Upon one point there Is absolute
unanimity here, namely, that If the
fortress falls the fleet will not fall into
the hands of the japanese. On this
point the admiralty's instructions are
of the most imperative character. Vice
Prince Outktomsky has been
ordered, should the worst come, to
sally forth for a death struggle and
there ia no question here that these
instructions will be carried out both
In letter and In spirit, but II for any
reason a final sortie proves to be i'm
possible the admiral is to destroy his |
ships and to make certain that their |
wreckage shall be absolutely irrepar-
able.
The Pallada Not Supk.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 20.-The ad-
miralty has received ofiicial informa-
ion that Vice Admiral Prince Ouk-
:otmsky's five battleships and the pro-
.ected cruiser Pallada are at Port Ar
.hur.
Japs Drilling Chinese Soldiers.
San Francisco, Aug. 2O.-William
Martin, United States consul at Nam
lin, China, who has just arrived here,
s quoted as saying that immense
'odies Of Chinese troops are now drill
ng in the central portion Of the king
lom under the direction Of Japanese
ulcers well versed In the art Of mod
I'm warfare.
JaDs Steal AnOtheR Ship.
Chefoo, Aug. 10.-Thls morning
even Japanese deseroyers entered the
Iarbor and met an unknown steamer
which they captured. Two
japanese cruisers are outside the har-
'or.
Pressins the FaOtai at Shanghai.
Shanghai, Aug. fQ-Despite the
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