Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-14
MOVEMENTS OF JAPANESE AR.
MIEs TOWARD LAO YANG
CAUSE SPECULATION.
REPORTED RUSSIAN
VICTORY UNCONFIRMED
story of Utter AnnIhlIatlon Of Two
Rattaions of Japanese, kuroki's Ad.
vance Guard is Not Officially Report
ed to st. Petersburg and Its Au-
thenticty is Doubtful.

r n = = = - . .
St. Petersburg, June 13. - Re- =
y neWed skirmishing Is reported In '
the neghborhood of Stu Yen, but =
there is no confirmation officially. y
An engagement which was report =
ed last night thirty miles southeast =
= of Hal Cheng, which resulted in the =
loss of two Japanese battalions. =
The government has no advices of '
renewed fighting before Port Ar :
thur.
= ST. Petersburg, June IS. -. The
Russian consul at Che Foo reports :
a persistence of rumors there of '
y sea fight near Port Arthur. His re- =
y port is en- a line with the previous :
resorts to the effect that two Rus :
y sian and four Japanese ships have =
been lost as there is no confirma. :
3 ton of the report from any source :
8 and the authorities express doubt =
as to its accuracy.
Il. u & 81 =
Il Il Il saa as =
kuroki's Headquarters in the :
Field June 12.-(Delayed) -Ac-
cording to the information here :
the only hostilities now occurring
g at the front are daily encounters
y between the outposts resulting In
the loss Of man or two every
day. A few Russian prisoners are
being brought in, but no Japanese
are being captured. This Is taken :
> te Show that the Japanese are get
= ting the best of the encounters.
y The Chinese are giving trouble by =
" cutting the telegraph wires night
iy.
= *as ss = I
New Chwang, June IL - midnight.
Information was received here to
night through reliable channels tina
part of the Japanese force left at P,
Lac T:cn to checkmate the Russians
so.itl:ward movement to relieve Por
Arthur WAS attacked southeast of Shu
ngnaa,c yesterday After slight fight
Ing Tie Japanese made false retreat
the Russians hotly following them
when the Japanese made a flank move
sae!it, catching the Russians in trap
The Russian loss is placed at 80
men. They fell back on Kai Chou an,
began a retreat along the Baimatgu
T.aicnou s'cad.
Russian Troops Tagged.
hhaut 1900 Russian infantry fron
ia; Chou passed through Ney
.,hwanse this morning accompanied b
I. large sIpply anu hospital train. Th
troops appeared to be tagged out an
s:!owet, every Indication Of lone
fococ:l march.
Troops in :39:.rcat.
No1;aamtsissioaes s:Eiccrs told tn
i.ssociased Press shl: all the troop
were Iatrca:..,s iro,:, Tsa;chou.
MSny :.assisrs Wounded.
\ ;7..;;1r. messenger just in from til
HE;;>i;aE :.a,np cast :,f here reports tina
there are :,:any wosndci men there.
Russiars Repairing Ships.
New t:hwArg, Tune l3. a Chine
:.lan who was suiHggled by the Japar
ase into Fort Arthur to act as q spy, es
;apcd from there seven days ago an.
vas arrested at New Chwang la.s
night. He told the Associated Pres
that the Russians are working larg
force of men day and night repa:r,ni
heir warshlps. They eNpact ..hc woS!
to be completed in a fort night.
Cruisers te Aid Defense.
Four cruisers are under Golden iii
aud have their guns trained to til
laadyard to assist IN repulsins lam
Attack
eiockaae Is Effsctive.
'I,he cianlle! il partly cleared. pri
'.rugc's blockade is effective,
Russians Muahes aa,ptfj.
.;i..;;a spy e..t,a.atcs The ,otal strengt
II ti!,; Fs.as:a.;. :.,:nes including sailors
a; less Iba,. :ta'0. There ars ,..ar,
s....e.k >;nt; Ms. G...'. i,lere i. ;ooi 81.
.is:5e.is for no neon.ts ~. f;a..i:,,i IS