Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-29
STUBBORN RESISTANCE AT THE
FORTRESS EFFECTIVE.
LAST ATTACK REFUSED
Onslaughts Thrown Back With Ter
rifle Losses-Joy at Liaoyang-St.
Petersburg in Gloom on Eve of
Christening of the New Royal
Baby.

Berlin, Aug. 24.-In a dispatch
from Liaoyang, dated yesterday, the
correspondent of the Lokal Anzeiger
says:
indications are that the initiative
is about to pass to the Russians. The
Japanese plan of campaign, including
the attack upon Laoyang, has appar-
emily been deranged by the unexpect-
edly stubborn resistance at Port Ar
thur. General Kurokrs army has
been withdrawn to the south of the
Taitse river and only outposts are
near the river. The Japanese troops
under General Ukashima are report
ed to be in the Lao river valley.
Mikado Changes Leaders.
1T is rUmored that the mikado has
recamed General Nogia and ordered
Field Marshal Marquis Yamagata,
chief of the general staff at Toxic, to
assume command of the besiegers at
! Port Arthur"
RepuIsed With Terrific Loss.
Liaoyang, Aug. 24.-AccOrding to
+ the latest information from Port Ar
+ thur a furious Japanese attack
I Throughout, August 10 and 20 was re-
/ pulsed with terrific loss. This news
+ was received here with the greatest
Joy. There has been no serious
/ fighting in this region, but there has
been a small skirmish at Anshan-
shan, where Japanese troops at
( tackled Russian outposts and were
driven off with a loss of six killed.
The military activity is credited here
q the fact that the japanese are con-
centrating all their attention on Port
Arthur
5attIeship sevastopoI Damaged.
Toxic, Aug. 24.-Admiral KataUka
reports that as the Russian battle
ship Sevastopol was emerging from
z Port Arthur yesterday she struck
mine, after which she was seen to
/ LIST TO starboard. She was towed
back into the harbor.
Situation at Port Arthur.
Chefoo. Aug. PA junk which
left Liaoti promontory on the night
of August 81 has just arrived here
and reports that the Japanese have
occupied Anteseshan fort as well as
another, probably Etseshan, a mile
south of Antseshan. They have
driven the Russians from the parade
grounds 1.-TWO miles north of the
harbor), destroyed two forts at
Chaochanko, within the eastern forti-
fications an advanced to a point
near Chaochanko The junk heard
firing until midnight of August %
Scarcely a building in Port Arthur
remains unchanged. The town hall.
used as a magazine, has been de
stroyed.
Four large warships unable to fight
are at Port Arthur. Only one shin
has guns on board.
Gloomy Christening Day.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 24.-With ali
Russia hanging breathlessly on the
fate of Port Arthur, even such a ma
tional event as the christening of the
czarevitch is robbed of much of the
prominence which would otherwise be
accorded it, and ST. Petersburg last
night was dim and silent, with no sign
of festivity. Although the fairy-like
grounds of Peterhof were gay with
flags and decorations in readiness for
the christening and though the great
palace is filled with distinguished
guests, the scent more resembles one
of weighty international conference
than that of the gathering of merry
makers.
Sinister Rumors.
The capital is filled with sinister
rumors of Port Arthur's desperate
straits.
1t is reported that a message was re-
ceived from Lieutenant General StOes.
sci which was sent from Port Arthur
the night of August %, by the way OF
ChefOo, saying a desperate assault by
1 the japanese had been in progress dur
ing the previous As hours. No con-
frmation of this report can be had.
While the general staff does not con.
ceal its anxiety, the best military au-
thorities have not abandoned hope
that General Stoessel will be able to
hold out.
This more hopeful view is some
what born out by an unofficial dispatch
from Liaoyang saying that in a two
days assault. August 10 and 20, the at