The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-05-22
JAPANESE
BEATENBACk
BeSiegers of Port Arthur
Meet with Defeat.
1000 JAPS WENT DOWN
Gen. StoeSseIS Made Successful
Sortie TO Assist a Provision
Train.
1000 JAPS WENT DOWN

LONDON, May 23.-A thousand Jap.
anese soldiers were killed or wounded
in sortie made by General Stocssel's :
forces at Port Arthur, according to ad.
vices received by the officials ut st.
| Petersburg
The battleship Orel, it was reported
from the Russian capital, was badly
damaged on her way to CrOnstadt and
narrowly escaped sinking. The story
of the Bogatyr's wreck finds credence
in st. Petersburg despite official de.
malls and it was reported from Kobe
that she had been destroyed.
Skirmshes took place north of Taku-
| shan, Russian troop of cavalry sus-
tanning heavy loss south of Fengwang-
| cheng and north of WOnsan. The
movements of General Kurokfs army
remain a puzzle to the Russians.
a St Petersburg dispatch says Gen
eral Stoessel has made successful
sortie from Port Arthur, resulting in
the defeat of the japanese, with the
loss Of over a thousand killed or
wounded. The news has been received
by the government. Details Of the at
tack are conflicting and the following
account must be accepted with re-
serve:
THE movement was carried out in
combination with train bringing In
war munitions and supplies and Cen
eral Stoessels force, communications
being maintained by wireless telegra-
ply. The japanese barred the route
between the train and General Stoes-
sells force, whereupon the Russians at
tackled and routed the japanese. After
the engagement General Stoessers
force, with the train, returned TO Port
Arthur"
GeneSal Stoessel, ii is said, made a
new distribution of his guns before
hand in order TO cover the force taking
part in the sortie The Russian troops
fought with the greatest bravery,
breaking the Japanese line and driving
back the troops for a considerable dis
tance.
The Russians at Port Arthur are in
a desperate frame of mind, and they
have made their desperation an excuse
to SOW the whole strait of Pechili with
floating blockade mines
Not only have these diaboical ma
chimes been placed off their own
shores and in their own waters. but
it is reported that launches and iunks |
have been sent out TO drop mines at
night or in fogs in waters likely to be |
used by the japanese warships and |
transports.
These mines have drifted into the |
high seas and Chinese waters. where |
they constitute the gravest danger to
neutral ships. Several Of them have |
been seen near Weihaiwei
In spite of the continued denials |
from the Russian admiralty reports
from Russian sources persistently re-
peat that the Russian protected cruiser
Bogatyr is on the rocks near Vladivos-
tok. Her exact position is not reported,
but Rear Admiral Jessen is making
determined efforts to save her, with
good chances of success.
A Vladivostok report says Vice Ad-
miral Skrydloff arrived there at 4:30
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. He was
met at the Okeanski station thirteen
miles outside Yladivostok. by Major
General Voronetz and deputations of
the military, naval and municipal au-
thorities and was presented with bread
and salt. Entering the town, the adj
miral drove to the pier, escorted by
Cossacks, and boarded the cruiser Ros-
sia, on which a short service was held.
The chaplain sprinkled and blessed the
admiraJ's flag before il was run up TO
the masthead, where It was greeted
with salute from all the cruisers in
the harbor. The admiral addressed
the officers and crew of the Rossia. say
ing:
"The emperor orders me to convey
his greeting and loyal thanks for your
gallant services, in consideration OF
which he reduces your tour of sea duty
to three years"
A st. Petersburg report says that
Viceroy Alexeieff rendered his resigna-
ton to the emperor, giving i'll health as
the reason for his desire to be relieved,
but that the emperor persuaded him in
a gracious telegram to remain at his
post.