The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-05

the main highway from Mukden ana
the other, which is smaller. starts at
Fushun and winds through a hilly
country. Nineteen miles north of
Mukden is the town of Yilu, the south
ern and eastern approaches to which
are sheltered by sharp ridges, offering
a natural protection. It is reported
here that the Russians. are strongly
entrenching in these ridges and are
erecting semi i-permanent fortifications.
The Ytlu river, which is shallow and
fordable, runs through the town.
The Russians are reported to be for
tifying the right bank of this river
between Yilu and Tahaitun, IS miles
to the northward. Several lines of
ridges cross the road, and it is said
that the Russians are erecting works
on many of these emfnences between
Tatihun and Tie Pass For some seven
miles the country, generally speaking.
way from the eastward is a hill a
thousand meters in height, which the
Russians are fortifying. A range of
hills flank Tie Pass on the eastward.
The Russians are holding Fushun
with heavy force, and it is believed
they are erecting works along the
road from that place to Tie Pass.
This defensive work OF the Russians
and the disposition of their forces
strengthens the belief that General
Kuropatkin merely intends to retard
Field Marshal Oyamas in his crossing
of the Hun river and, to give battle on
the ground which he is hurriedly
fortifying-
Koreans Attack Japanese.
New York Oct. 5.+Eight Japanese
contractors engaged ia recruiting Ko-
rean laborers at kokosan, 100 miles
south, close to the line of the Seoul
and F'usan railroad have become in
volved in fight with a Korean mob,
according to a Herald dispatch from
Seoul. All the contractors We're killed
but one Koreans are also reported to
1ae-ea
be rioting and attacklng the japanese
at Kyongchu and Chungchong- Sixty
Japanese soldiers Were dispatched
Sunday night to suppress the dis
orders.
StoesseI Estimates Japanese Losses.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 5.-Lieutenant
General Stoessel says the japanese
losses were 1000 during the attacks
on Port Arthur from Sc ptember 10 to
September p. He reoorts that no
incident occurred from September %
to September 80 excepting outpost
skirmishing
Japanese Recruiting Koreans
Possiet Bay, Russian Manehuria,
Tuesday. Oct delayed in Trans
mission.-The japanese minister at
Seoul has demanded that every town
in Korea furnish a contingent OF forty
to sixty men for the army now being
organized but the emperor of Korea
refuses to do so. The Japanese none
the less continue to recruit Koreans
under the pretenSe of employing tnem
as coolies 1t is reported that they re-
cruited 500 men at Ping Yang, dressed
them in uniforms, sent them to Man
clauria and placed them in the front
line. fastened to posts, until nearly all
of them were killed The Russians
found only one man alive
Japan VIII Order 20 Warsilips.
San Francisco, Oct 5---Fron 1ntor-
nation received in San Francisco py
prominent Japanese it is evidently the
purpose of Japan to take immediate
steps toward increasiagS her hghtinsr
efficiency to a very considerable degree.
It is stated that the Japanese govern
ment has determined to place contracts
for some 20 warshipS to be coTnpleted
AT as early a date as possible IL Is
further stated that the greater num-
ber of these ships are to be construct
e.. in this country and that several VIII
be built in San Francisco.
Heroisrn at Port Arthur.
ST. Petersburg, Oct. 5.-General
Stoessel reports that practically noth-
ing remained of the waterworks re-
doubts when the surviving russians
evacuated them.
The last Japanese attack to which
General Stoessel refers was on hlll
called High mountain, south of lnthan.
He gives instances of the heroism OF
the defenders, especially the case OF
lieutenant who threw hand bombs into
the Japanese trenches, causing pan
ic Colonel Inman, chief of the Port
Arthur artillery, is praised for the
magnificent dispositions of the guns.