Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-04
Japanese Report Port Ar
thur is Bottled
Up.
1000 DIE ON YALU
Dispatches From Rus
sian Source Put
Loss High.

Toxic, May 4.-The japanese au
thorities have received report of al
attempt made Monday night to bloch
the entrance of Port Arthur harbOr
Details are expected shortly. 1t is re
ported the attempt was successful.
New ChwanR Report Denied.
New York, May 4.-The special tel
egram to the London Chronicle, dated
at ChefOo, asserting the japanese had
taken New Chwang, is obviously false
New Chwang. which is on the river
is about thirty miles from the sea. II
could not possibly be taken except as
the result of an attack of at least two
or three days duration. The Associa,
ted Press has American correspond
ents az Chefoo, Shag Hal Kwang. New
Chwang and Yin KOw, any one of
whom would certainly have reported
an attack upon New Chwang.
New Chwang Captured?
LC2dOn, May 4.-The ChcfoO cor
respondent of The Daily Chronicle ca
blos the following under yesterdays
date: The Japanese landed troops
and attacked and captured New
Chwang last evening, the Russians
falling back TO protect the railway"
Three or -Four Thousand Killed.
st. Petersburg. May 4.-In a report
received by the emperor from General
KurOpatkin under yesterrla Us date it is
stated that at least from 5000 to A.
600 men were killed In the Yalu river
fight.
On Port Arthur Affair.
ct. Petersburg May 4.-High Ad-
miTal Grand Duke Alexis has received
the following official telegram from
Niceroy Alcxieff. dated yesterday. re-
porting the Japanese attempt to block
Port Arthur early yesterday mOUing:
81 respectfully report to your highneSS
that fresh attack WAS made 10y the
enemy last night with the object of
obstruCting the entrance to the port,
and that 1t WIS successfully rcpellcd.
At o'clock this morning five torpedo
boats were perceived ncar the coast
from the eastern batteries. Under the
fire OF our warships and the batteries
they retreated southwark.
Fire Ships Make Their Appearance.
"At 1:45 o'clock the first fire ship,
escorted by several torpedo boats, was
sighted and we opened fire upon 1t
from the batteries and the warships.
Three-qua rters of an hour afterwards
our scarchIights revealed number Of
fire ships making for the entrance of
the harbCr from the east and south
west. The coast defense vessels OF
vashni and Cremieshchi and the gun
boat Giliak rcpulscd them by a well
directed fire.
Russians Sink Them All.
Altogether eight ships were sunk
by orr vigorous cannOnade, by White
head torpeioes launched from our tor
pedo boats. and by the explosion OF
several submarine mines. Further. ac-
Cording TO the reports of the officers
commanding the batteries. and the
Cunboat Giliak. two japanese torpedo
boats were destroyed. After o'clock
q. IN. the batteries and warshipS
ceased fire. subsequently firing only at
intervals on the enemyS torpedo boats,
which were visible on the horizon
JAPs SAID TO HAVE LOST HEAVILY
Many Men Killed aud Made Prisoners
Russian Machine Gun Fire Effective.
Alexieff further reports: "AH the fire
ships carried quick firing guns with
which they maintained a constant fire.
Up TO the present thirty men. includ-
Ing two mortally wounded officers who
took. refuge on a launch or were res
cued from the fire ships by us. have
been picked up. The inspection Of the
roadStead and the work Of saving the
enemy's men were hindered by the
heavy sea running. We suffered no
casualties with the exception OF a sea
man belonging 10 the torpedo boat de-
stroyer Roevoi.
ION the appearance of the first fire
ship accompanied by the enemy's tor
pedo boats I boarded 4 launch and
proceeded TO the OtvaShni TO take i'm
mediate measures for repulsinS the
fire ships With me were Lieutenant
General ZahnSki and Captain Eber-
hardt. OF the naval general staff
Lieutenant General St0eSsel- WAS On