Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-06-09

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I We blew up or damaged all our gun
4 which the Japanese had not put out Z
action" III .
III Appointed Commander-in Chief.
4 London, June 4.-A dispatch frof
u Toxic to the Daily Express says tina
Field Marshal Yamagata has been az
4 pointed commander.im.chief of all III
4 forSEs in the held He Is expected I
l proceed TO the Liao-Tung regio
4 shortly. s
Il Ordered y iksiievs Port Arthur.
4 Paris. Inne The Echo, de Paris
4 st Petersburg correspondent reafirm
4 his intelligence previously telegraphe,
L that the car, adopting viceroy Alex
I ieff's views, ordered Gen. Kuropatkil
| I'd send 10000 men to the relief of Por
\ Arthur.
n London, June 6.-Kwan Tunf
heights have been taken by the Japa
nsse after a desperate struggle, which
was marked by heroic fighting on bott
/ sides. ! After f0rtifying the heights
/ the Japanese passed onward, captur.
ing FIRST one and then another Of the
odtposts Of Port Arthur, finally ad-
vancing until the Russian flags, flying
from the walls 0ftthe fortress, came in
Eview The actual Investment Of the
place rs now IN progress -'--'
h While the fighting was going on at
Kwan Tung, according 10 a report re-
Eceived here, the Russian feet made an
attempt to escape from the harbor at
Port, Arthur. Admiral Togo's ships
CLOSED In to meet them and, after
2heaty firing, which lasted half IAN
shour, the: Russians were finally driven
gback into the harbor, 20 .aot.aaiul.
Various special correspondents, In
sSt Petersburg report increasing de-
|pressioH in IRussiA over the prospect
lpf the fall Of Port Arthur and say that
wild reports are In circulation as to
Idisssensions between the generals and
the highest officials over questions Of
policy and strategy. The Daily Mail
gives great prominence to d statement
f'from! @ Russian correspondent" de-
claring that Russia will stand or fall
Iby Port Arthur as far as the govern
)ment's prestige with the lower classes
Is concerned. L tnrf' s7tteal ~ u
internal troubles are inevitable, p.
The correspondent says. Should the
fortress fall. Count Lamsdorff dis
plays a strong personality, but his po-
Bition is precarious and he Is likely to
pc sacrificed as q scapegoat to popular
Indignation Of the, way the war, has
been conducted. Although It is said
that Gen! Kuropatkin has lost favor at
eourt, no change in the commander
ship Of the army is contemplated" -
A dispatch to the Morning Post from j
Shanghai says that some of the war
lhfps al" Port Arthur have been
peached and their guns removed to the
land works. 4 pYac t,up1' 'et' h9'p9I
The Standard Tie1 Tstn correspond
ent reports that the Russian forces are
being withdrawn gradually north
yard, the Russians being aware that |
1 strong force of Japanese ifs gathering
IN the passes northeast of Mukden, 4 : |
No Information, ,CODceFpine, Port Arthur,
St. Petersburg, June 6.TThe govern
ment appeared to be without fresh In |
formation yesterday Of any sort con
corning Port, Arthur The authorities
are, skepucal over the story pf5smoke
md heavy detonations at Port Arthur
which may have .heen caused by the
Japanese paSspg pv@om1ueo heldai on
he landward side.--Hven this, they
IaNl iai az dnirhtkhl isnppdsiti6h thus
'arly An the siegey IA isIagnipppointed
,ut in Official quarters that the gox,tl
'rnment is not In receipt Of regular
Information from Port Arthur, but ID i
wholly dependent upon" the reports
rom Japanese or neutral sources exHt
ept ,yhep, a messenger succeeds rim
through the lines, II IA, not, |,
xpected that the embargo viii soon be
aised. ,ss7DA !! Bs5iuU S1ihl3h yI'1Nt}
-aAt kuasiahi gtubSat BssnTSs& u
Toxic June n6.crT The. Russian guns Il,
oat IGilliak was torpedoed eapd ,de7ll
troyed at Port Arthur Saturday, i,
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