The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-20
BATTLE GOING ON.
A General Engagement in Pro-
gress at New KIa Chou.
First Train Bearing Wounded
Passes LiaO Yang.
FULLER is RELEASED.
American Newspaper Man Comes
Out of Port Arthur.
Reports Defending Army as in
Exc client Condition.


gagement is proceeding at New Kia
Chu- The first train bearing wounded
men has passed through here going
northward.
Fuller Released.
indianapolis, June 2O.-The Indian
fapoIis News today received a special
from Hector Fuller, it's special staff
war correspondent at Che Foo, giving
the following account of his release
from Port Arthur and the situation in
side the besieged fortress:
che Foo, June 20.-After spending
five days in a Russian prison, was re-
leased and put on board a Chinese junk
and sent to this place.
The stories of starvation in Port Ar
thur spread by the japanese are un-
true as stores and supplies are con-
stantly arriving at the besieged city
from Chinese ports. The japanese
blockade is ineffective. y
THE garrison consists of between so,
600 and $4,000 troops and the health
both soldiers and civilians is good. The
damaged battleships have all been re-
paired and the harbor entrance cleared
OF oostructions. Immense new forts
have been constructed and in my opin-
ion the place is in no immediate dan
ger of falling into the hands of the
japanese whose attack by land made
was the first correspondent to report
| the blockade"
/ Mr.. Fuller was rowed across to Port
Arthur from the Miauto islands by two
| Cinnamon in an open boat and was on
\ landing June Is. seized, blindfolded and
thrown into prison, inside the fortress
as was announced at the time by the
Associated Press.
Series of S7irmishes.
I Toxic .T1na % ~ n a
/ infantry and cavalry patrol which was
sent out from Takushan on June 1s
reports having encountered a force of
Russians at Chipanhing- thirty-six
miles west of Stu Yen. and at other
points and the fighting of a series Of
slHirmishes. The Russians had so men
captured The Japanese sustained six
| casualties.
See Signs of Weakening.
St Petersburg. June 2O.-3:5O p. m.
An interview with Baron Suye-
/ matzu, published in Paris and sug-
cept the mediation of a power equally
/ well disposed to Russia and Japan,
4 while regarded as a tentative utter
ance, attracts much attention coming
from the Marquis Ito 1t is generally
/ interpreted as meaning that Japan is
| shrinking before the prospect of a
4 long, exhauSting war. Government
/ officials do not show the slightest dis
! ton the sentiment that having been
forced in the war and driven to make
heavy sacrifices, to stop just now
| when Russia is prepared to accom-
plish something, is quite impossible.
/ Diplomatic circles are keenly inter
| ested, but the opinion is unanimously
| expressed that it is impossible for
/ Russia to consent to end the war with
/ her military prestige impaired. Be
sides, it is pointed out that Baron
Suyematzu admits that japan has not
/ reduced her demands. The French
embassies are hardly disposed to be-
/ lieve that Baron Suyematzu spoke by
authority and the American embassy
| is disinclined to discuss the matter
and to suggest that if a mediator is
wanted, the United States fulfills the
| condition prescribed by Baron Suye-
| matzu.
Japanese Used Siege Guns.
Simuchen, Manchuria. June 20
The Japanese artillery at the battle
| of Vafangow included heavy siege
guns using lyddite and sweeping the
/ whole battlefield The Japanese suf-
/ fered tremendous losses in turning the
/ Russian right. one battalion of the
| lated. The hospital station at Vanfa-
gov was repeatedly struck by the en-
emy's shells, which mutllated the Rus
sian wounded
CannOnading Heard.
Toxic. June 2O.-There is a possi-
biIity that the Russian Vladivostok
squadron is again in the Korean
channel. A report from ShimOnoSeki
states that cannonading was heard
there today.
victory Is Growing.
Washington. June 2O.-The Japa-
nese legation has received the fol-
lowing cablegram from Toxic:
/ General Oku reports that the Rus
sian corpses which We're buried by
us near Telissu after the evening of
the 18th amounted to 1876. The
corpses are still being discovered, and
it is believed that the number will
4 be considerably increased. The ma
the Russians carried back by railway
a large number of their killed and
wounded, while later, when about
taking fight. they burned or buried
many corpses near Eua Hung Kaw
The number of rifles, guns and men
ported is increasing, but the total is
not yet known.
Japanese InvincibIe-
New Chwang, June 2O.-6 a. M
A Russian officer who was wounded
in the battle at Nafangow, Telissu.
told an Associated Press correspond
/ ent that the losses on both sides We're
severe. He places the Russian casual
ties at the least at 1000. He says no
the Japanese as they have been fight
ing lately. Their artillery fire. he
claims, is marvelously effective. The
i Russians fought stubbornly, desper-
ateiy, but were unable to Withstand
the enemy's dashing persistency-
Several hundred wounded Russians
have been sent north, owing to a lack
of hospitals and surgeons. All the
available transportation has to be
4 used for supplies at the expense of the