Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-08-25
This Win Worry the Japs.


Chefoo, Aug. 22.-The Japanese hav,
swept the Russians from Pigeon bay
and captured the northernmost fort o.
the western line of inner defenses al
Port Arthur. The Russian artillery
prevents the Japanese from occupying
the fort on Pigeon bay.
The first detailed news Of the gen.
eral assault on Port Arthur indicates
that a tremendous conflict is waging
and that victory is hanging in the
balance. Chinese who left Port Ar
thur and arrived here to-day state that
the Japanese, by making desperate
charges, which were reinforced by an
an artillery fire from Shushi Yen and
Louis bay swept from the north in
to Pigeon bay territory and drove the
Russians back from the main forts.
The ground being comparatively fiat
in this vicinity, the Japanese were I'M
able to hold 1t in the face of the Rus
sian artillery fire and they retired
north an eighth Of mile beyond the
scene of fire.
The Chinese declare that the jap
anese captured one important fort, To-
Gated on the Itzshan hills, midway be-
tween the western coast and the rail-
way on a line drawn approximately
from a point midway between Pigeon
and Louisa bays. The fighting result
ing in the capture Of this fort was
very severe The position was first
subjected to bombardment for over
4S hours. Then the Japanese infantry
assaulted and compelled the Russians
to retire The Russian artillery then
directed heavy fire on the spot, conn
polling the Japanese in turn to retire.
A launch which has arrived from
Wei Hal Wei reports seeing Sunday
four Japanese battleships and two
cruisers, including the Kasuga, going
in northerly direction from Wei Hal
Wei The squadron was apparently
headed for Port Arthur.
Have Japs Enough Menf
St Petersburg, Aug. 22-The latest |
reports from Port Arthur indicate that |
the garrison there is holding out with |
wonderful tenacity in the face Of per-
sistent desperate assaults. The only |
question Is how long any body of |
troops can Withstand such awful pun
and whether the garrison in |
ihe fortress can outlast the Japanese
and men. The report that
30 regiments have been drawn from
Gen. Oku to strengthen the attackers
Is believed to indicate that the Japa-
nese southern army Is in desperate
straits and seems to show that the
Japanese have not enough men to
prosecute simultaneous campaigns of
great magnitude In the north and
Jouth.
why Did America Intervenes
Washington, Aug. 22.-Some doubt
vas expressed at the Japanese legation
hat a United States torpedo boat
hould have deliberately put herself
'etween the Russian ships Askold and
srozovoi and Japanese torpedo boat
which arrived off the port Of Shanghai.
The opinion was expressed that the
japanese vessel had q perfect right to
o In and reconnoiter to ascertain II
he Russian ships had disarmed and
his Is believed by the legation off,
ials to have been her object rather
D attack the Russian vessels lying at
and thus violate neutrality.
Land Fight to BE at Mukden.
Mukden, Aug. 22.-The belief is In
reasing here that the Japanese do not
ltend to make a direct attack on Gen.
position at Lao Yang.
he movements of the Japanese and
ther information indicate that they
III try rather to force an engagement
the vicinity Of Mukden.