The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-13
THE RUSSIANS
ARE EXCITED.
Hear That Japanese Have Been
Repulsed at Port Arthur.
With Loss Estimated at Thirty
Thousand Men.
News Comes in Such a Way as
to Make 1t Doubtful.
FIGHTING AS THEY GO.
The Japanese Army Continues
to Advance NOrthward.
Occupation of KIa Chou Follow
ed by Many Engagements.
BY STRONG DEFENSES
The Movement Is Opposed All
Along the Line.
Capture Fort No. ! 4 of the Port
Arthur OutWorks.
The Japanese Army Continues
to Advance NOrthWard.
Occupation of Kia Chou Follow
ed by Many Engagements.
BY STRONG DEFENSES
The Movement Is Opposed All
Along the Line.
Capture Fort No. / 4 of the Port
Arthur OutWorks.

St Petersburg, July I3.-An official
announcement from the Russian gen.
erals staff says:
according to information derived
from Japanese sources and received by
Admiral Alexieff's military staff. the
Japanese attacked the Russian position
at Port Arthur during the night of July
TO- They were repulsed with enormous
loss. 1t is difficult to calculate even
approximately the number of japanese
casualties which amounted. it is said
TO the immense figure of 10000.
The original report reached st. Peters
burg last night in the form of a news
paper dispatch from Mukden and was
received with incredulity, but at about
noon when Viceroy Alexieff officially
telegraphed the news to the general
stan, it created a tremendous impress
sion 1t was Immediately transmitted
to the Official Messenger and a few
minutes afterwards the newsboys were
racing through the streets, electrifying
the crowds with the tidings. The boys
We're fairly mobbed by people eager to
buy the extras.
The members of the general staffsdo
not offer explanations of what Adrnt1Az1T
Alexieff means by japanese sourcesa
but they declare that the viceroy woerfr4
not have officially reported such inn
portant news unless IL had reached him
from sources entirely worthy of Gre
dence- AT the same time they say the
report should be accepted with reserve
pending the receipt of more definite ad-
vices In support of the report, how
ever, they point out that the date coinI
cides with the second attempt of Ad-
niral Togos torpedo boat destroyers to
creep into the harbor. 1t is true that
Togo does not mention a land attack
but this is not in his province.
The loss of 10000 of the besiegers in
an attack against forti1cations with
guns in position and the approaches
sown with mines is considered quite
within the range of possibility, if the
japanese as on other occasions storm
ed the fOrtihcations with their accus-
toned recklessness, and especially if
the mines were exploded under masses
of men, The general staff already had
information that the besiegers had oc-
cupied Takhushan hill, three miles
northeast of the harbor. but adds that
the japanese were unable to hold the
position.
If the report of the loss of 10000 Japa-
nese is confirmed General Nodszu-s
army is IN desperate straits as General
Stoessel will not fail to take advantage
OF such reverse and follow it up. The
japanese have not yet attacked Ia
A dispatch from Lieutenant Sakbaroff
describes series of skirmishes east of
kla Chou. The troops belonging to
General Kurokis army are meeting
Russian rear guard along the Stu Yen
road.
Grand Duke sergius Mikhailovich. an
in August
The mobilization of two more artil-
lery corps is expected shortly.
Moving Northward.
Toxic, July 13.-The Japanese Taku-
shan army is moving northwest from
Siuyen- 1t fought a series of small bat
ties with the Russians on July 9 and
10. The army is divided into two COL
umns which advanced against the Rus
slams.
When the first column approached
Chi kuan Ching, the Russians retreat
ed southwest through the valley but at
o'clock in the evening they took up
position on the heights west of Chou
Chin Chang The Russians were dis
lodged at dusk when the second Japa-
nese column advanced along the road
toward Tong Chic, repulsing small |
bodies of the enemy en- route. They at
tackled the advance line of the Rus
slams near Stu Yang Laku. The Rus
SLAMS were reinforced and compelled the
japanese to withdraw.
At dawn on July 10 both columns at /
tackled and diSlodged the Russians from 1
the heights west of Sin CHA Ku. The
japanese pursued them and again at /
tackled a strong position held by the /
Russians at Suite HikOu. After a des-
perate tight the Japanese occupied the !
position. After occupying Kaichou Gem |
northward.
The Russians have strong defenses at
Tapingshan. Niusenihan Nangmatai, |
Ching Hishan and camp near Kuo
Chiapao. General Oku probably will /
attack these positions as soon as his
troops are rested
In the fights of July and 9 the jap
anese lost about $50 men.
The Russian losses are believed to
have been heavier than the Japanese.
japanese Take Another Fort.
Chefoo, July 1S.-Noon-A French
man, who arrived here on junk
from Port Arthur this morning. re-
ported that on July the japanese
caDtured Fort No. IL
Japanese Casualties
London July ia dispatch to
the Japanese legation from Toxic to-
,isy announces that General Oku re-
ports that in the fights leading to the
of Kia Chou the japanese