The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-07-21
RUSSIANS REFUSED
At molten pass
GEN. KELLER MAKES DESPERATE
ATTACK BUT HE IS FORCED
TO RETREAT.
RUSSIAN MAIL IS
SEIZED BY JAPS
Japanese Troops Nearing Newchwang
-Kuropatkin's Army in Bad Shape
May Be Attacked on Three Sides
and Retreat Cut OFF,

UNIV, July L0.-aL LuEcH y ClOEK
Sunday morning, a heavy fog yelling
their movements, two divisions of Rus
slams, commanded by Lieut.. Gen.
Keller, made an assault on the Japan
csc positions at Molten pass. Gen.
Kuroh adds that the Russians assailed
all the Japanese positions at Molten
pass and in it's vicinity desperately,
The Japanese resis ed stubbornly, res
pulsed the Russians and pursued them
for q considerable distance westward.
Kuroki in his report praises the Yalor
OF his men.
Seize Letters Of Information,
The Japanese torpedo destroyer
Hayatori has captured a jun, convey
ing mail from Port Arthur TO Chefoa
Letters dealing with military and
naval conditions at Port Arthur HAYS
been seized. Much va liable in.orma-
ton was con aimed in the letters.
Those which did not deal with mill
tary topics have been forwarded to
st. Petersburg with the request that
they be delivered to those to whom
they were addressed.
Japs Nearing Newclwarg.
Tientsin, July 19.-The steamer Fup-
ing, just arrived here from New
chWang, REPORTS that on July 16 the
Japanese army was within Is miles Of
that city: YAe officers Of tie RussisH
gunboat sivoutch have saddieq horses
alongside, ready to make their escape
upon the approach of the Japanese.
Troops Are Menaced.
Londen, July 19.-Oficial Russian dis
patches admit that Gen. KKuropatkia's
army at TatcheKiao is Menaeed an both
right and left lapls, and that Kurekl
is advancing ON Liaoturg. British OBJ
servers are astounded by Russia's SEEM
ing inactivity. Either Kuropatkin is
hopelessly enmeshed in the japanese en-
veloping operations or he is confident Of
his ability to defeat all the forces Gems.
Oku and Nodzu can send against him.
The situation can mean only one thing
that Kuropatkin will be attacked
from three sides and that if defeated his
retreat to the northward will be cut of
BY Kurro9kii, who will in a few days be IN
aposition to throw his armies across the
Faailrooaa: : '-S =
Knrepatkin to Fight.
st: Petersburg, July 19.-The Japan
csc are advancing upon Tatchekiao,
where Gen. Kuropatkin in person ap-
parently intends to take issue with the
enemy. Artillery fire was opened by
the japanese on Wednesday. evidently
fer the purpose of trying to find the DO
sltlon of the Russian batteries, which,
understanding the object. did not reply
by a single shot. The Japanese after
that gave up the advance upon the main
road, reverting to their usual tactics of
o%utt1ank1ng and thus turing the posi-
t1ens as they did at Kaichow.
Land 10000 Men,
Berlin, July ia German corre-
sFendent te~legraphing from Mukden
says that 10000 Japanese landed on
July II and 10 at Pigeon bay. Tho
operations were covered by the entire
Japanese fleet. The Russians made
only a faint resistance, firing a few
shots from the shore batteries.
Situation Unchanged.
London, July 1o.-The morning papers
have dispatches from correspondents at
Gen. Kuroki's headquarters which bring
the situation in the far east up to July
16. All Of the writers agree in saying
that the situation is unchanged, but that
the Russians are being strongly rein
forced and that a battle may be expected
any day. Slight skirmishes are reported
to have taken place on July Is.