Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-19
A BATTLE Of
HUGE PROPORTIONS
japanese Sacrificed Twenty Thou.
sand Men, Gaining Inn
pOrtant Advantages
DIRECTED AGAINST LEFT WING.
Shells Dropping 10 Port Arthur Fall
Mostly in the Old
Town.

Town.
Chefoo, Aug. lSA battle OF hug
proportions ragged around Port Arthu
Aug. IA and Is, and II was resumed Aug
H. The Japanese, It is reported, sacri
feed 10000 more men, but gained i'm
portant advantages in the matter Of 20
sition. The above news was brought
here on junks one Of which, having OF
board three Russians, concealed In the
baggage Of Chinese to escape the Japa.
nese, left Port Arthur last night and
was blown rapidly 20 Chefoo by gale
The main force Of the attack waI
suited in the capture OF Pigeon bay pc.
sltions and some OF the forts al
| Lao Tieshan. At Palunchang the
| Japanese hastily mounted guns which
did excellent service IN aiding the
storming OF the right wing, where the
| Japanese are said TO have captured two
forts of minor value, mounting eight
| 4-inch guns, Two siege guns and six
| quick-frlng guns.
| The position that the japanese occupy
| on Lao Tieshan peninsula is not clear,
| but numerous Chinese sources aver that
| the Japanese have been seen In force in
| that section. Apparently a cruising at
| tack originating In Louisa bay swept
through the Pigeon bay positions into
| the peninsula, in the doing OF which a
| majority Of the lives Of the expedition
| were sacrificed.
On the night Of the 18th the battle
| lulled somewhat when the japanese
sent the terms OF surrender 10 Lieut..
Gen Stoessel The terms provided that
the garrison should march out with the
honors of war and join Gen. Kuropat
KIM that all civilians be brought to a
place designated by the japanese ad-
miral; that the Russian warships in the
harbor, mum bering seven, namely the
battleshipH Retvizan SeVastopol po
bieda. Peresyiet Poltava and the ar
mored cruiser Bayan, the protected
cruiser Pallada and 10 or more tor
pedo boat destroyers and four gunboats
be surrendered to the Japanese.
Lieut. Gen. Stoesse Is alleged to have
received the terms with a burst Of
wonderful profanity his habltual
taciturnity deserving him. He strobe
the floor until he became calmer and
then remarked. that II the japanese
proposition was a Joke It was in bad
taste,
UNDER FLAG OF TRUCE.
Toxic. Aug 1S.--MaJ. Yamaoka, rem
resenting the japanese forces besieeing
Port Arthur. met the Russian chief OF
garrison staff about 500 yards north Of
Shoshiylng at 1890 a. m. Aug. 16. under
Tag of truce, and delivered to him the
emperors offer to remove non-com-
batants to place of safety. The tender
Included women and children under rs
years OF age. priests, diplomats and Of
ficers Of neutral powers
The conditions Of tho answer re.
qured that at 10 o'clock Aug II tho non
combatants should advance under a
flag Of truce. At 2 o'clock Aug. II
detachment OF Japanese infantry would
accept their delivery at the conference
point and convey them to Dalny. to-
gether with a limited amount of bag
gage. tho examination Of which was 10
be optional. Non combatants were for
hidden 10 bring books. writings. docu-
ments and articles relating TO the war
The Russians were required TO answer
yes or no and they were not allowed TO
alter the Japanese conditions.
The emperor OF Germany has cabled
a request that the Japanese direct
Commander Hopman and Lieut. GIlgen-
helm the German attaches at Port Ar.
thum. to withdraw IN accordance with
the Japanese offer Field Marshal
Yamagata advised the commander of
the beseiging force. and the emperor
OF Germanys order was delivered 10
the Russian chief Of staff at a con-
ference held yesterday
Gen. StoessePs treatment of the Japa-
nese major was courteous, but his reply
was prompt and characteristic The
Japanese major then asked for a three
days truce IN which to bury the dead.
This was refused. The battle was re-
newed at 10 o'clock on the morning
Of the 18th. and az the junk left It was
being waged furiously on all sides.
The Russian refugees express conf
dence that the fortress will hold out.
They state that achievements from
Gen, Kuropatkin are expected within a
fortnight,
A frightful incident Of the recent
flghtng the refugees state. occurred In
the storming Of forts three and four on
the right wing, when the land mines
were exploded. II Is alleged that two
Japanese infantry regiments. two
squadrons Of cavalry and one artillery
company were destroyed.
The refugees further say that the
warships now at Port Arthur are still
in lighting trim. This statement seems
hardly credible In the light OF recent
Developments
II Is stated that Admiral Witheofts
last signal during the battle OF Aug 10
was TO remember that the emperors
orders were not to return 10 Port Ar
thur II Is presumabe that superficial
repairs have deceived spectators view
ing the ships under the disadvantages
occasioned by the order that no one be
allowed 10 inspect them,
The Japanese loss at the taking of
Of Takushan Is estimated at 5000
shells falling I'm Port Arthur fail most
~ In the old town.
On the right wing. It is stated that
the japanese have penetrated TO an
abandoned Chinese arsenal one and
one-quarter miles east Of the city.
Most Of the dockyard buildings have
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