The evening world., 1904-06-30
RUSSIANS REPU[SE
5 TORPEDO ATTACKS
Repeated Efforts to Sink the Port Ar
thur Squadron Have Met with Defeat,
but Details Are Not Given in the
Official Report.

LONDON. June 3O-Flve consecutive torpedo boat attacks upon the
Port Arthur feet have been repulsed by the Russian ships. according to an
o01cial report forwarded by Lieut-Gen. Stoessel commander of the mill
ar forces, to st. Petersburg to-day.
This indicates that while the Japanese are steadily approaching Port
Arthur on the land side they re not idle oil the sea. The Japanese army
is within eight miles of the inner lire of Notifications and a continual bonn
eardment is kept up, the Russians replying with vgor
NO DAMAGE TO RUSSIAN SHIPS.
Gen. Stoessels report recites that Rear-Admiral Wihott "a in COM
mand of the squadron when it went lit of the harbor to repel the Japanese
attacks. From the language of the report it is inferred that the squadron
tending to show that Admiral Togo IA mistaken when he reported to
Toxic that he had sunk a Russian battle-ship.
1t is probable that thu land attacku upon Port Arthur will mark the end
of offensive action for a least q month. Heavy aims are falling through
move artillery. and as the Japanese have heretofore placed main depend
ence upo their heavy guns 1t is not considered likely that concerted
movement cal be carried out under prevailing conditions.
laps ON LAO YANG.
A despatch from Lao Yang says that a strong Japanese force is adj
vancing upon that point from the east This is the force which carried Mo
Tien Pass. fifty miles east OF Lao Yang.
The progress of the Japanese is being contested foot by foot by a Rus
sian command under Gen. Count Keller, who holds q fortified position COM
manding the road between the Pass and Lao Yang 1t is the object OF the
Japanese etc reach the railroad and cut communications NORTH OF Lao Yang
while Gen. Kuropatkin is operating in the vicinity of Hal Chong
Gen. Kuropatkin has practically the whole of the available Russian
army with him. A Russian officer al New Chwang is authority for tho
statement that it Is Kuropatkins plan to place 10000 men In that vicinity
Experts who have been vcr the ground say that 1t vii lr Ex to i'm
possible to accomplish this.
80, 600 TROOPS IN PORT
Two Russian officers tiled to pass through the Japanese lines outs!l,
Port Arthur yesterday. They were captured. 1t is supposed that thew
were seeking u get dispatches 10 the Manchuran forces.
Refugee. from Port Arthur report that there are 1000 troops sin good
condition in the town and that a vigorous defense has been Manned
Ammunition is plentiful ana as yet there has been o scarcity OF food
All abe-boded citizens have been drafted into the army.
II Is expected tina TIL japanese movement upon Port Arthur will not
b stopped by the rainy season, IS thetrl line is nt vey long and their arti-
lery have to be moved short distances.
The three forts captured by the Japanese on Jane 2G are at the extreme
end Of The Russian line of defense around Port Arthur. The attack
ing force consisted OF infantry, cavalry, artillery and mounted infantry,
They met with stubborn resistance and carried the positions only after
heavy loss.