Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-08-17
FINAL ASSAULT ON CITY.
Mikado's Forces Make an Attack
on Port Arthur.
JAP GUNS SWEEP HARBOR.
Little Chance for Any of Cars Ships
Which May Have Put Back Into
Pert for Repairs.

Chefoo, Aug. 15.-11 p. m.-That a
general land and naval attack was made
upon Port Arthur today is indicated by
information from various sources.
The statement that the naval attack
was made at in the morning comes from
an authoritative, but not diplomatic,
quarter.
Junks which arrived here today say
the japanese recently occupied the Liau
III hills and Susbiyen, which is two or
three miles north Of the fortress. Five
warships and seven torpedo boat destroy
ers, according to the junks, returned to
Port Arthur on the night of August 10.
Berlin, Aug. ia dispatch to the
Lokal Anzeiger from Toxic dated today,
confirms the report that heavy fighting
has occurred at Port Arthur during the
past few days. The Japanese captured
three Russian batteries and secured posi-
tons close to the inner Notifications.
Both sides lost heavily The Japanese
have commenced bombardment from
Lang mountain on the harbor and inner
defenSeS.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 15.-The Emperor
has received the following dispatch from
Niceroy Alexietf, dated August IL:
According to a report from Port Ar
thur, August 10, the Japanese attacked
Iaku and Siachou mountains IN enor-
nous force during the night Of August 8
and occupied them after fifteen hours
fighting, on the night of August 10. Dur
ing a heavy ralnStorm the japanese at
tackled our east front, but were repulsed
at all points. They also attacked stimuli
taneously our whole front from Wolf
hills to Taku mountain, but everywhere
bombarded from the east side for four
days"
St. Petersburg, Aug. 15.-6 p. m.-
The receipt Of the official dispatch an
nounclng the repulse of an attack on
Port Arthur August 10 revived the hopes
that the fortress may prove impregnable.
Gen. StoessePs dispatch also dispelled the
ugly rumors current in the city this
Washington. D. c., Aug. 15.-The
state department has received advices
from Chefoo TO the effect that general
naval battle at Port Arthur was begun
at dawn today.
Chefoo, Aug. 15.-1:3O p. ma tele-
gram just received here from a reliable
source states that Il general attack on
Port Arthur began at o'clock this morn
ing.
Russia Cannot Repair Ships.
japanese guns now dominate the dock
yards at Port Arthur and in view of this
fact it would seem to be impossible again
to make seaworthy or fghtable any Rus
sian battleships which have returned to
Port Arthur. 1t is probable that the
Russian battleship Czarevitch will disarm
at Tsingchou.
The best possible naval force that Rus
STA can now concentrate at Vladivostok is
four cruisers, but if Kamimura sinks the
Gromoboi and Rossia she cannot do even
that
Togo Reports His Fleets Injuries
Official details of Togo's fight with the
Port Arthur squadron August 10 have
been given out. These show that the
squadron under Togo was practically I'm
injured. The battleship Mikasa, Togo's
flagship, suffered the most, but she con-
tinues on the fighting line.
The cruisers 1akumo, Nishin and Ka-
suga also were hit, but temporary repairs
have been made and they are fully sery-
iceable.
Losses Among Togo's Men.
The following are the casualties sus-
tanned by the japanese in the action of
August 10:
On board the battleship Mikasa there
were four officers and twenty-nine men
killed, six officers and twenty-nine men
severely wounded and four officers and
twenty-nine men slightly wounded
The armored cruiser Yakumo had one
officer and eleven men killed and ten
wounded
On the armored cruiser Nishin seven
officers and nine men were killed and two
officers and fifteen men were wounded.
Ten men were wounded on the armored
cruiser Kasuga.
The torpedo-b boat destroyer = sagiri had
two men killed.
On torpedo boat No. 80 one man was
killed and eight were wounded.
Imperial Prince Wounded.
The imperial Prince Hiroyasu Kwacho
was slightly wounded near the heart
while aboard the battleship Mikasa He
holds the rank of commander in Japan's
navy.
Eleven wounded officers and sixty-six
wounded men have arrived at Sasebo.
The steamer Gaelic, bound for Shang-
hal, has sighted Russian cruiser, evil
IDENTITY the Novik, steering southeast by
east; This course showed her to be
headed for Van Diemen strait
Van Diemen strait is about 100 miles
south of Nagasaki and it would be pre-
sumed from the Noviks going in this d.
rection that she purposes to reach Vladi-
yostok by the east coast of Japan.
Expect Port Arthur's Fall.
Lao Yang, Aug 3.-Delayed. ALI
IS quiet on the eastern front. Apparent
~ the Japanese are not attempting any
further advance on Lao Yang, but are
turning all their attention to Port Ar
thur, concerning which there is much
uneasiness among Russians. Reports are
coming in of several land attacks on
Port Arthur during the last few days
1t was stated August 10 that the Japa-
nese had before Port Arthur 100000 men
and $50 guns, Of which fifty are How
tiers.
Whether Port Arthur stands or falls
it will cost the japanese dear. 1t is
estimated that they will lose 10000 men
if they take the fortress, hut if they
do take it it will be serious for the Rus
sian army, as it will result in the re-
leasing of a majority of the japanese
southern force for an advance on Lao
Yang The japanese seem to be utterly
reckless in the expenditure of both men
and ammunition.
Russian advices from Port Arthur,
which come in at intervals, say that the