Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-30
RUSSO JAPANESE WAR.
Little Roadway During the Week.
Japs Capture More Forts at Port
Arthur, and Probably Control
Water SuppIy.-KurOki Trying
Thanking Movement in The North.

lnu Japan Is advancing every day,
md no man can yet tell which will
nave to pay the bill.
Designating the parole exacted
from the officers and men of the Rus
sian cruiser Lena, at San Francisco,
many sailors have already deserted
and started for home. The men
have been wild to again take part in
the war.
The captain Of an Austrian
steamer, which has reached Ma
Mia from Shanghai, says he was
offered $4,000 to transport the crew
and 26 officers of the Russian cruiser
Askold from Shanghai to Russia.
The Askold, it will be remembered,
escaped from Port Arthur last month
and found refuge at Shanghai, where
she was dismantled. The Japanese
Consul at Shanghai warned the cap
tain that if he did this service he
would run the danger of beng held
up or even sunk by the Japanese
warships. The offer consequently
was declined.
AT an entertainment In Kalooga,
Russia, recently in honor of the Jap
anese officers who are detained there
as prisoners Of war, Russian society
leaders We'd with each other in show
ing them every attention.
The Russian press is convinced
that the japanese are able to place
as many able-bodied men in the field
as France whose capacity is $500
900. The newspapers doubt the re-
port that Japan's financial standing
Is getting low.
Viceroy Alexieff is almost certain
to be recalled by the Gar. He will
likely retain his title and come to
st, Petersburg nominally in the ca
paclty of advisor of the Emperor,
and will thus efface himself as a fac
tor OF the military situation in the
Ear East. The success of the Rus
SLAMS in drawing the Japanese farther
and farther away from their base has
become so monotonous that the
"Crush-Them" Viceroy has decided
to 60 back to Russia and show the
Gar how to run the country.
Captain Cladot, Vlce-Admlral
Skrydlof's chief of staff, has reached
st. Petersburg from Vladlvostok
with important dispatches for the
Emperor. Captain Cladot said that
repairs to the cruiser Bogatyr had
been completed, as were those of the
srmored cruisers Gromoboi and Ros-
STA. All were fit to resume active
service. Cladot says the Russians
Will be unable to recapture Port
Arthur, in the event of its fall, with
out having the mastery of the sea,
and he urges the dispatch of every
available ship to the Far East, in
Guiding the Black Sea fleet.
DoINGs AROUND ARTHUR's PORT.
The Japanese have made new
gains at Port Arthur, aud it is be-
lleved at Toxic that six forts in the
second line of defense have been cap
tured in the desperate fighting
which began September 10. BY taxi
ing Fort Kuropatkin the Japanese
control the water supply of the fort
ress. The fighting which resulted
IN these gains lasted for several days.
In one fort the garrison refused to
yield even when the japanese in su-
perior numbers got inside, and prac-
tlcally every Russian fell at his post.
The losses Of the japanese during
the last attack are estimated at from
5000 to 5000. The combined forces
fought as if in a furnace. A perfect
storm of shell fell on the town,
port and fortress from the whole hill
and roadstead. General Stoessel
went fort to fort, encouraging the
defenders in their desperate efforts.
The whole of Admiral Toga's and
Vice-Admiral Kamimura's squadrons
aided the struggling japanese land
soldiers. The fall Of Port Arthur
proper seems yet great way off
unless the whole water supply has
fallen into Japanese hands.
The old town of Port Arthur is
almost entirely wrecked. The streets
are filled with holes made by explo-
ding shells. The loss of life in
Port Arthur from the bombardment
has been remarkably small. The
Russian garrison is cheerful. 1t
would be impossible to imagine a
Drawer or fnet set of men.
Another sortie by the Russian fleet
at Port Arthur is expected. Accord
ing to Chinese newspapers, the Port
Arthur squadron has been ordered
to 60 to sea during the current week
at all hazzaldG. OWING to the constant
Commandment Of the harbor. The
warships will aim to reach Kiaochou,
the German port in the Chinese
province of Shantung.
According to a telegram the Japa-
nese commanders have sent another
demand for surrender to General
Stoessel. The exterior forts are now
all in the hands of the japanese, while
three of the interior forts have been
wrecked by the japanese shell fire.
General Stoessel is expected to refuse
the demand for surrender, in which
event a general assault with more
determination than ever will be
begun.
1t is reported that Field Marshal
Oyama has sent message to the
japanese commanders urging them
ia make desperate efforts to take Port
Arthur within the next few days SO
as to let Linn have $4,000 of their
troops for the camr align against
General Kuropatkin.
Some cases of cholera are reported,
and many deaths are resulting from
the oite OF Q large red-headed fly,
which feeds on the decomposine
corpses scattered over the battlelields.
A doctor who was bitten on the
thumb bv one of thasa A;as ;noxo~.l