Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-28

southern end of Lao Tung peninsula.
This completely envelopes Port Arthur
from the seaward and probably marks
the opening of the final investment of
the town and it's Notifications.
The Japanese have swept all the
Russians from their defences west of
Talienwan bay. 1t is now improbable
that the latter will be capable Of offer
ing any further resistance in the terri
tory north of Port Arthur.
Kin Chou Castle Occupied.
Kin Chou castle was occupied by the
Japanese at 80 o'clock this morning.
Later the Russians were driven from
their positions on the heights. The
Japanese are now in pursuit of the re-
treating Russians.
No News at ST. Petersburg.
st. Petersburg, May 27.-(After-
munication with the defending army at
Port Arthur is cut off the war Office
here admits that it is not in position
to question the Toxic and other re-
ports that the Japanese have carried
the outer works at Kin Chou.
Japanese Have Large Force.
New Chwang, May 27.-The Japan
ese estimate the strength of the Rus
SLAMS about Port Arthur at 10000 men.
The former have $4,000 men at Kin
Chou.
The Russian authorities here de.
clare that Japanese battleship has
been sunk by submarine boat and
that three crafts of this class are now
at Port Arthur. Another is enroute to
/, Vladiyostok by rail.
Kin Chou Useful Place.
| London, May q. - The Japanese
Minister Hayashi, said today: "Kir
| Chou will be occupied as The frs
base and the neighboring hills will be
| strongly fortified, For food supplies
and ammunition Port Dalny will bt
the second base. The possession O
Kin Chou will be of an invaluable ait
in the campaign against Port Arthur
The hills command positions around
the country for several miles in the
direction of Port Arthur.
Russians to Fight Hard.
II presume from the action at Kir
Chou that the Russians intend to make
another stand at Port Dalny. 1 expec
| practically all the available Russian
troops have been moved out from For
Arthur in an attempt to head off the
investment"
Awful Defeat for Russians.
London. May 27. - A dispatch tt
the London Chronicle from Shan Ha
Kwan states that a battle has take1
place between 10000 Japanese ant
| $4,000 Russians at the Tatung Pass
1 between Hal Cheng and Feng Wans
+ Cheng, and that the Russians were de
feated with loss of 1000 killed am
wounded and 1000 prisoners.
/ The Japanese led the Russians tt
| believe that they had retired to Fenl
| Wang Cheng.
! Japs Ambush Enemy.
Acting under this belief the Russian
general sent $4,000 men from Ha
Cheng to Liao Yang and the entir,
force marched into Japanese ambusl
at Tatung Pass.
! Attacked by force of Japanes
twice their own. the Russians wer'
routed with loss Of one-third thei
entire strength.
The Japanese drove the czars troop
in utter confusion back to the mail
Russian force at Hal Cheng.
Short But Sharp Battle.
+, The battle is reported to have last
ed only a few hours and during th
encounter the fighting was fierce. Th
Russians, taken by surprise and as
sailed by greatly superior force, wer
! slaughtered right and left.
Japanese Loss Light.
The Japanese loss is not reporte,
but is said to have been very light, a
! the Japanese troops had all the advan
tage, both as to position and numbers
Japs Build Railroad.
London, May 27. - The Toxic cor
respondent of the Daily Chronicle, un
+, der date Of May 26, sends the follow
!. ing:
"The Japanese have already con
lstructed thirty miles of light railway
/ for the transportation of siege gun,
toward Port Arthur.