The Bourbon news., 1904-06-07
NEAR PORT ARTHUR.
JapS Capture First Line of Outer
FOrtificatiOnS.
The Russians Made a Feeble Resist
ance-Japs Have Taken Kwang
Tung Heights on Which They
EmpIaced Artillery.

EmpIaced Artillery.
London, June 4.-The Rome CORE
spondent of the Central News tele-
graphs:
"A Toxic dispatch to the Giornale
dItalia says that the Japanese have
occupied the first line of the outer for
tifcations of Port Arthur after fee
Bile resistance"
The correspondent at Toxic of the
News Agency Liberas says that four
divisions of Japanese troops have oc,
cupied Kwan Tung heights on which
they emplaced heavy artillery domi-
mating Port Arthur.
The same correspondent adds that
the Russian squadron attempted a sor-
tie but was forced to return, being
threatened by the Japanese fleet.
st. Petersburg, June 4.-Lieut. Gen.
Zilinsky, chief Of staff to Gen. Kuro-
patkin, transmits to the minister of
war under date of June a report OF
Gen. StOessel dated Port Arthur, May
%, as follows:
After fierce battle lasting two
days l ordered our positions at Kin
Chou to be evacuated in the evening
for we had opposed to us at least three
divisions with 120 guns.
Our losses amounted to 80 officers
and 800 men killed or wounded. We
blew up or damaged all our guns which
the Japanese had not put out of ac-
tion. 1t would have been inexpedient
certainly to bring up siege artillery
during the fierce fighting"
Toxic, June 6.-The Russian gunboat
Giliak was tOrpedoed and destroyed at
Port Arthur Saturday.
London, June 6.-The Daily, Tele-
graphs Tien-Tsin correspondent wires:
-Four thousand Russians belonging
to Gen. Stakelberg's brigade on May
81 attacked 1,500 Japanese, occupying
a position five miles south of Wafang-
tien. The Russians were repulsed los
ing 200 killed and 400 wounded. The
Japanese lost more than 100 killed."
Cae Foo, June 6.-Only two miles
separated Japanese and Russian ar
mics on the Lao Tung peninsula on
June 2, according to Chinese who have
arrived here from Dalny The Japan
ese army, reinforced by the men who
landed at Dalny, occupied living Ching
and also San Chimpo, several miles
west of Dalny. They then proceeded
along the coast toward Port Arthur.
On one side of the army are high
mountains and on the other side is the
sea, from which the Japanese gunboats
are supporting the flank of the army.
On June 2, the Japanese forces were
within seven miles Of the outer forts
OF Port Arthur, only two miles from
the Russian army, which is ready to
protest their further advance The
Chinese believed that tnere would be
big battle at this point. 1t is also stat
ed by the Chinese that the Japanese
have moved their base to Dalny from
Talienwan. The larger japanese ships
are anchored outside the smaller ones
inside the harbor. Troops are being
landed they say from small vessels ap-
parently coming from PitsewO or the
Elliot islands. The Chinese further
reported that a large number of Chi
nese have been shot while attempting
to get through the Russian lines
A Japanese correspondent from Dal,
ny confirms the reported advance of
the japanese army on Port Arthur,
news of which was brought here Sun
day by the Chinese. The correspond
ent states, however, that there are Is
miles between the Japanese and Port
Arthur instead of seven, as reported
by the Chinese. The Japanese army is
advancing along both coasts. 1t is re-
ported that the peninsular division on
the east coast fought battle within Is
miles of Port Arthur June 3. The re-
suit of the battle has not yet been
learned.
Washington, June 6.-The Japanese
legation Sunday received the following
cablegram from the home government
at Toxic bearing on events:
Adm Togo reports that according to
a message received by him through
wireless telegraphy from the captain
of the cruiser Chilose, which was
cruising off Port Arthur, four masts,
one with wireless telegrAphic instru.
ments and a sentry box were seen on
the top of Laoteshan. Great explo-
sions were heard and rising of dense
smoke was observed repeatedly in the
direction Of Port Arthur Saturday.