Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-06

OF the city of Port Arthur occurred
at Wolf hill, and was sanguinary, re-
sulting in the repulse of the Japanese
This hill is situated near the rail,
road, and eight trains were kept busy
bringing the wounded soldiers into
the city. The wounded men from the
east forts reached Port Arthur in all
kinds of vehicles, many, howeve~
coming afoot, dragging shattered
limbs.
The Russians unite in declaring that
the fortress will never fall, but they
expect that scarcely a building will
be left in the city, where now there is
scarcely a whole pane of glass.
Entire City May Be Wrecked.
The Wuchow confirms the statement
that the fighting abated during the
night of July %, but had not complete
ly subsidized when the refugees left.
The Russian fleet, from its anchor
age, shelled the advancing Japanese,
after returning from what seemed to
have been a accommodating maneuver
The Chinese arriving here tonight
say that the Japanese actually captur.
ed two lightly garrisoned forts on the
! east shore, but abandoned them when
their comrades were repulsed from
other positions. The Russians, how
ever, insist that this is untrue,
| The forts at Port Arthur bristle with
/ guns, including many of eight inch, but
the naval artillerymen are alleged to
!! have inflicted the heaviest loss on the
! Japanese.
Few Except Soldiers Left.
! The present unusual exodus from
Port Arthur is due to the granting Of
permission to leave the besieged city,
which heretofore the Russian officials
have withheld. In most instances the
refugees are people of the better class,
who are compelled to pay. exorbitant
prices for junks, which are scarce.
The Japanese, while repulsed, have
by no means been beaten, and a renew
al of the fighting was expected when
the junk departed yesterday from Port
Arthur.
cannonsdina Shakes Earth.
A Russian who escaped from Port
Arthur via Pigeon bay on the night Of
July 20 states that the earth trem-
bled under the terrific cannonading,
which began at a. M. July 26 and
ended during the night Of July %.
when the battle ceased. A Chinese
who has arrived here on separate
junk confirms the Russians statement
that the Russian killed and wounded
during the assault numbered between
5000 and 5000.
The Japanese in their repeated as
saults against the eastern forts on the
hills, through barbed wire entangle-
ments and over mines, displayed IA
natical bravery. They were moved
down by the hail of shells and bullets
and the explosion of mines under their
feet. Their losses are stimated at TO-.
900. The Russian declares that the
Russians held all the eastern forts
leading to Golden Hill and that the
Japanese. shattered and exhausted,r re-
tired to the eastward.
Togo Aided Land Forces.
AS related by the passengers from
the two junks. the Japanese advance,
which began from Kwokau before day
break July 26 was directed against XII
kwan, Kinkitun, Kinkishan and Pies
toushan forts. lying near shore, Tho
Russian outposts were driven back n
the meantime Admiral Togo shell.
the forts at long range, but the rc;al;t:
fire of the forts kept his ships I
safe distance, rendering the coo
ton of the feet Ineffective.
Russia Hospitals swamped.
i The Russian hospitals at Port
thur are said to be swamped., Thou.
ands of wounded are lying in houses
and shops of Chinese, the owners,
having been evicted with the excep.
ton of one who acts as caretaker Of
each place. Medical attention is ade.
quate-