The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-25
.JAPS DRAWING
GORDON CLOSER
ANOTHER CHAIN UF FORTS AT
PORT ARTfsdER TAKEN.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Gen. stoessel Bids Goodbye TO His
Friends--Sa4s Port Arthur Will
Be His romb-FIeet Is
Ready For Dash.


Chafoo, Aug, 23.-Refugees from
Port Arthur WHO arrived here this
evening say the fortress has all but
fallen. The japanese have obtained
a position between Golden Hill and
the town and their guns reached Gen.
StoesseIs residence on Aug. 81. The
Japanese are pressing the Russian
center along the railway and the Rus
sian right near Golden Hill. Later the
Japanese occupied Taiptngtse. The
Japanese, it is asserted, are preparing
to celebrate the fall of the fortress.
inrer Forts Taken.
London, Aug. 23.--A telegram to
the Evening News from Chefoo says
the Japanese have captured the inner
chain of forts in front of Port Arthur
after the tremendous attack Of yes
terday. Shells from the Japanese
field guns even reached the harbor
cstoessel Gives Up.
London, Aug. 23.-Aecording to the
MOSCOW correspondent of the Morning
Post, Lieutenant General Stoessei
concluded telegram to an intimate
friend there with the words: Fare
well forever. Port Arthur will be my
tomb" ,,
lion Gums Not Sfienced.
Chefoo, Aug 23.-The report that
the Japanese had been repulsed and
their guns sifenced turns out to be a
ruse adopted by the Japs to draw
nearer their ogal. During the lull at
one point the fire from the other guns
Of the Japanese line was heavier even
than usual, showing that the Japanese
forces have perfect means of commu.
nication and will not allow a mo-
ments lull in what they intend to be
the final attack, on the Russian strong
hold.
Growing Accustomed to Shells.
Port Arthur, Aug. %, via Chefoo.-
Both officers and soldiers have grown
Indifferent to the shells which enter
the town frequently. Recently the
Chinese theater was hit and a score
OF people were killed and wounded.
One shell exploded in the corral of
the Chinese, killing five donkeys.
Civilians are allowed to leave the
bomb.proofs during the halls in artil.
lery fire, but these intermissions are
rare and everybody is worn and ahx-
ious over the situation. An unusual
ly large proportion of young company
officers have been killed, which is
largely owing to their reckless daring.
Japanese On All Hills.
Chefoo, Aug. 2S.-Refugees say the
Japanese have guns mounted on near
ly all the hills, which formerly form
ed Russian outposts at Port Arthur
The Japanese fire rs accurate. The
hospitals and Chinese houses at Port
Arthur are full of Russian wounded.
The narrators say the dead until
ready for burial are stored in ware
houses and are then buried on the
outskirts of the town, quicklime being
used freely to prevent infection.
Final Sortie Delayed.
Chefoo, Aug. 23.-It is said that To-
go's fleet missed the chance of anoth-
er fight yesterday. Acting on his or
ders from the car to go ont and fight
to the death whenever the fall of the
fortress seemed certain, the Russian
commander of the remnants of the
Port Arthur fleet mad decided to make
his final sortie yesterday. Had the
Japanese vessels remained at the en-
trance to Port Arthur bay he would
have gone, but their departure made
the Russians suspicious that Togo
was laying trap and the sortie has
been delayed.
Russia is Responsible.
Shanghai, Aug. z3.-The naval court
has decided that the British steamer
Hipsang was sunk without cause by
the Russian torpedo boat IN Pigeon
Bay ON July IA. The Russians claim
ed She tried to run away but the cap
tain testified the engines were stopped
when the vessel sunk.
To Abandon Lao Yang.
Rome, Aug. pa dispatch to the
Italia Militaire states that Gen. Kuro-
patkin will abandon Lao Yang.
London, Aug. ga dispatch to
Lloyd from New Chwang says the
Russians are OBTAINING all produce
from the interior because Lao Yang
is expected to fall into the hands OF
the Japanese shortly.