River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-21
THE CARS ARMY
is IN BAD SHAPE
KURoPATKIN rs MENACED FROM
THREE SIDES.
RETREAT MAY BE CUT OFF
japanese officials Deny Reported Loss
of 10000 Men at Port Arthur
Russian Ships Shell
Kaichow.

London, July 1S.-Official Russian dis
patches admit that Gen. Kuropatk1n's
army at Tatchekiao is menaced on both
right and left TANKS. and that Kuroki
is advancing on Liaotung. British OBJ
servers are astounded by Russia's SEEM
ing inactivity. Either Kuropatkin is
hopelessly enmeshed in the japanese en-
Veloping operations or he is confident of
his ability to defeat all the forces Gems.
Oku and Nodzu can send against him.
The situation can mean only one thing
that Kuropatkin will be attacked
from three sides and that if defeated his
retreat to the northward will be cut off
by Kuroki, who will in few days be in
a position to throw his armies across the
railroad.
Kuropatkin to Fight.
ST. Petersburg, July 18-The Japan
csc are advancing upon Tatchekiao,
where Gen. Kuropatkin in person ap-
parently intends to take issue with the
enemy. Artillery fire was opened by
the Japanese on Wednesday, evidently
for the purpose of trying to find the po-
sitiOn of the Russian batteries, which,
understanding the object, did not reply
by single shot The Japanese after
that gave up the advance upon the main
road, reverting to their usual tactics of
outfanking and thus turing the posi-
lions as they did at Kaichow.
Ships Shell Kaichow.
London, July 18.-Without word of
warning, Russian war ships are reported
off Kaichow, bombarding the town re-
Gently captured by the Japanese, and ap-
parently threatening the Japanese
transports reported in the Gulf of Lao
tung. There is more than a suspicion
that the war ships are of the Vladivostok
squadron, which was reported at sea
more than week ago.
Sailed Through Bosphorus.
London, July 18.-The Constantine
pie correspondent of the Standard in
dispatch dated July IL says: '"The
Russian guardship Chornomoretz
passed through the Bosphorus from
the Black sea this morning." The
Chernomoretz is gun vessel belong
ing to the Black sea fleet and carries
two eight-inch guns, one six-inch gun
and seven quick-firing and machine
guns. She is equipped with two tor
pedo tubes and carries crew of 100.
Strongly Protested.
London, July 18.-Almost without
exception the newspapers this morn
ing in editorials or otherwise comment
upon the Russian volunteer fleet
steamers passing through the Darda-
nelles, and the government is urged to
take action especially for the protec-
ton of British commerce in the Red
sea and neighboring waters.
The Daily Telegraph, concluding an
outspoken protest written with traces
of government inspiration, says:
"There is a limit to complaisance
when neutral commerce under the
British flag is molested in way to
which we have been for a century and
a half unused
Big Jap Loss Denied.
Toxic, July 1S.-The imperial head
quarters staff officially deny the reports
from st. Petersburg that the japanese
lost 80 900 men in battle near Port Ar
thur on July 10 or IL. Not shot was
fired on either date.
May Have Escaped.
st. Petersburg, July 18.-There is
persistent rumor in circulation to the
effect that the protected cruiser Novik
has Joined the Vladivostok squadron.
The admiralty has no information on
hn ic Cd hot ic
possible, but improbable, in view of the
inadvisability of separating the Port
Arthur force.