The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-18
EATING HORSES
IN PORT ARTHUR.
BELEAGuERED CITY IN TERRI.
BILE CONDITION.
RUSSIA LOSES ANOTHER SHIP.
cruiser Pallada Sunk During Engage
ment-Russlan Fleet Makes An
other sortie Today But Re-
turns to Port Unframed.

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Rome, Aug. 16.-The commander OF
the Italian far eastern squadron tele-
graphs that the Japanese lombard
ment Of Port Arthur yesterday did.
enormous damage. General Stces-
sells headquarters was among the
many buildings destroyed. The con-
ditions, at the port are desperate.
Nearly all the horses in the beleag-
ured city have been slaughtered for
food.
Heavy Russian Losses.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 16.-Oficial
reports of the Russian casualties a.
Port Arthur between August and
10, when the Japanese made another
desperate attempt to take the fortress
were received todas. Seven officers
and 24S men were killed, and IS cfl-
GERS and 1888 men were wounded.
One officer and Semen are missing.
Russian Cruiser Sunk.
Toxic, Aug. 16-Adlniral Togo re-
ports that a vessel OF the type of the
protected cruiser Pallada was torpe.
doed and sunk in the engagement of
August 10. The naiiada has dis
placement of $3.50 tons, and a speed
of 20 knots. 1t carries six-iEcb, 20
three-inch and otosr small guns.
When fully manned over 400 are in
the crew.
Fleet Makes Another Sortie.
Chefoo, Aug 16-The Russian ships
at Port Arthur made sortie early to-
day. A creditable report states that
the Russian protected cruiser Pallada
was sunk by torpedo during the en-
gagement on the night Of August 10.
Fleet Returns to Port.
Chefoo, Aug. 16.--Word has reached
here that the Russian squadron which
| made sortie from Port Arthur this
morning returned to Port without
having encountered the Japanese
| fleet.
BattIeships 5ismantled.
Kiaocnow, Aug. 16.--OfRcers of the
Czarevitch insist TAFT they saw jap
anese battleship sinh during the bat
| tie last, Wednesday The Czarevitcli
and three torpedo boats which hauled
doEa their flags yegterday were dis,
ma4tied today.
J Expecting Fall of Fort.
| V /. Petersburg Avg. 16.--Expecta
F Ffss 4 AZ ss4s agi. III sSsi M f;.'i !,
any moment. Esp ec'al signiEcanc
| is attached to the fact that Lieutenan
General Stoessel's vito and c1ildrci
west to Chefoo ON board the torpedo
bo2t destroyer Rcsbltelni.
New Points of Vantage.
Chefoo, Aug. 16.-Previous to The
assault on Port Arthur which begun
yesterday at daylight and still con
| tinues, the Japanese occupied the
Liauti hills and Sushiyen. These are
points only two and three miles north
of the main walls of the fortress and
were the only points hitherto unoccu
pied by the mikado's forces that could
be considered absolutely essential tc
gaining position for final assault.
Threaten to Use Lyddite.
Chefoo, Aug. 16.-Men who arrived
here on the junks declare that the
commander of the Japanese feet be
fore Port Arthur has informed the
Russian commander of the place that
if the warships which returned to the
harbor after the sortie Of Aug IL
were sunk by the Russians the Japan
csc would shell the town with lyddite
Many Men in Field.
| Berlin, Aug. 16.-The Lao Yang
correspondent Of the Tageblatt esti
mates that the Japanese forces in the
field number 100000 men, of whom
100000 are now in front of Port Ar
i thur.
/ Russians Keep on Retreating,
| Berlin, Aug. 16--A dispatch to thu
| Lokal Anzeiger from Lao Yang indt
oates a belief in the retirement far
fiber north of the Russian army. The
dispatch says that the Russian banl
at Lao Yang is preparing to move tt
Tielinashien.
Bandits Move With Japs.
!, Mukden, Aug. 16.-The Chinese
/ bandit leaders, Kltsushan, Tulisan ant
Folingo, each with 1000 followers, arr
now in the Sinminting district, NOV
ing up the Lao river valley, with thu
object of attacking the railway. Eacl
/. of the bands, which were organized b,
Japanese, is accompanied by 100 Jap
anese with mountain guns
The PalIada Still Missing.
Toxic, Aug. Insufficient evldenc,
: has been received here today to max,
+ certain that the Russian protected
u cruiser Pallada was torpedoed ant
! sunk during the naval battle of Aug
: TO- She failed to return to Port Al
thur and has not been reported since
The Japanese destroyers and torped
boats made a series of attacks durinl
the pursuit of the Russian warships
/ One destroyer reports that she hi
the Pallada, and it is thought the yes
sci foundered, and it is believed to b
. probable that the entire crew wer
/ either killed or drowned
!. The Diana is Safe.
!. st. Petersburg, Aug. 16.-Tne fan