The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-04
KUROKI BEHIND
CARS MAIN ARMY
oku on the Front, Nodzu on Left
Flank, and Battle I'M
pending.
TOGO DRIVES FLEET
BACK TO PORT ARTHUR
stoessel's Troops Driven Back to
Last Line Of Port Arthur's
Defense.

Nlu-chuang, Wednesday, Aug 81
delayed in transmission) General
Kuroki with 100000 men is now be-
hind the Russian forces; General Oku
with an army of $4,000 men is on their
front, while thanking them on the left
is General Nodzu with his division of
50,0 900 men.
If General Kuropatkin is defeated in
this battle he must either move west
ward or surrender. The foreign mill
en- route for the front to witness the
battle. The Japanese troopships are
expected here tomorrow.
The Russian troops at Port Arthur
have been driven back to the last line
Of their defenses. The Japanese at
tacking force has $50 guns in action.
Field Marshal Oyama, commander
in-chief Of the japanese forces in
Manchuria, end General Kodama,
chief of staff, left Kai-chau yesterday
and established headquarters in the
field with the army.
Japs in Hai-cheng.
Toxic, Thursday, Aug. 4, Noon
The Japanese, victors at the battle Of
Si-mou-cheng, have advanced and oc-
cupied Hai-cheng.
Twelve torpedoboat destroyers,
emerged from the harbor at Port Ar
thur on the night of Aug. 1, but were
driven back again by the Japanese.
! warships on guard outside.
The japanese are hourly awaiting
t1d1ngs OF a victory at Port Arthur
| with more Interest and eagerness than
heretofore displayed during the war.
From a political, strategical and sem
timental standpoint the position Of the
Russian fortress and naval base is
considered Of paramount Importance
| by the Japanese.
/ Tt ia known that f1oa Janonasa nnnca
i about the besieged city is gradually
/ Tightening. The Japanese guns are
pouring fire into the diminishing cir
Gle and 1t is felt here that the critical
hour is fast approaching: But the
public here is ignorant Of the hour
!, when the final assault will be made
/ and also ofathe details Of the work al
ready done around Port Arthur.
/ 1t is believed that the fire from the
Japanese batteries will compel the
Russian fleet to leave the harbor and
/ accept battle from Admiral Togo. It
i is becoming proverbial that the Jap
/ anese infantry will go anywhere, and
will refuse to retire, no matter how
great their losses may be.
. It is believed that Port Arthur
could have been taken before this
time with heavy sacrifice of life, but
It is evident that the military leaders
are working to effect the reduction
! and capture the fortress with the
minimum less OF life. There will be
no charges of great masses of infan-
try until the artillery has finished the
task OF silencing the Russian guns
A story is current to the effect that
the emperor has expressed the wish
that the capture shall be effected
with the smallest possible sacrifice Of
life, hence the care and precision
taken by the Japanese in approach
ing the Russian defenses and the ex-
l tenSiVe use of the larger engines OF
war with which to clear the way.
Russians in Retreat.
Washington, Aug. 4.-The Japan
, csc legation today received the fol-
lowing cablegram from Toxic:
General Oku reports that the enc
my is retreating northward continue
: ally since Aug. 2. On Aug. 3 our
army occupied Hai-cheng and Niu-
, chuang, situated thirty miles north
t west Of the open port Of the same
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