Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-11
ANOTHER SORT|[
FROM PORT
Russian Vessels Gene Out In
The Open But Soon HE
Themselves Back
Again
NOTHING TO
OPPOSE JAPSI
May Occupy New Chwang And
Extend Their Line Across
The Liao Tung Peninsula

/ TOXIC, July 11.The foreign at
taches assigned TO the second Japan
ese army have bee uniformed they are
g, leave for the front about July 20
y is believed the newspaper CORES
pondents with the second army wili
leave about July %. The Russian
cruisers Bayan, Diana, Pallada and
Novik two gunboats and seven tor,
llpedo boat destroyers came out ot
Port Arthur Saturday morning, pre-,
ceeded by numbr OF steamers en-.
gagged IN clearing away mines. Iii
the afternoon the Russian vessels
reached a point between Senslkat and
Lnn Wan Tang, where they were at.
tacked by japanese flotilla OF tor.
pedo boats and torpedo boat destroy.
ers.
Fire was exchanged with the Bay
ian. The Russians retreated to the
harbor. Admiral Togo reports the
Japanese vessels had one boy slightly
wounded, The vessels sustained no
damage.
Russians Giving Away.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 11.--Gens
eral Kuropatkin, according to private
adyices. will not make serious at
tempt to hold Ia Tche Kiao, about
Kai Chou, where the railroad con.
meets with a branch from New
chwang. The Japanese strength on
Stu Yen road seems to be forcing
Russian concentration between Hal
Cheng and Lao Yang but prepara.l
tions seem to be making to defend
the former as long ais possible. There
Is now seemingly practically nothing
In the way Of the Japanese occupation
Of New Chwang and the completion
of the Japanese line across the head
OF the Liao Tung peninsula.
Scrap at Port Arthur.
CHE FOO, July There was
heavy firing AT Port Arthur from mid
night until 3 o'clock this morning.
Going South.
ST PETERSBURG July I.--The
second journey to south
Russia to speed the departing troops
has been attnded by great demonstra.
tions similar TO those made during
his first tour.
Japs Driven Back.
CHE FOO. July 1i.--fNooaj- "A
European who left Port Arthur at s.
o'clock on Sunday afternoon. reports
that the japanese made torpedo at.
tack Sunday morning. They were 70
pulsed without loss on either side.
The European further reports that
on July 4 severe fighting occurred
around Port Arthur. The Russians
claim to have driven the Japanese
back on all sides. but admitted tho
loss OF over 1000 killed. Seven hun
ired injured are said to have arrived
At Port Arthur on July s. and II Is re-
ported more were to come In.
Eight Hundred Russians Dead.
CHE FOO. July Chinese Junk.
men who arrived today from Port
Arthur say that Tuesday. July s, Chi.
lese carriers brought into town over
900 Russian dead. two Of whom were
high officials. They state part OF |
he Japanese force adynced within |
'ix miles OF the beselged town, taking |
another eastern fort In their advance.
Torpedo Boat Attack.
TOXIC, July 11.--On Friday night,
July sth, during n storm, a flotiIla Of
orpedo boats from Admiral Togo's
leet approached Port Arthur The
ollowing morning one OF the torpedo
,oats found and attacked The Russian
.ruiser Askold. but the result Of the
Ittack Is now unknown.
The Askold fired on the torpedo
,oat, two petty officers being severely
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