The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-10-06
The Russians Attacked the En-.
emy on the West Shore of
Liaoti PrOmOntOry.
LOSS ON BOTH SIDES WAS HEAVY
Apparently They Attempted to Cap.
turc the Heavy Guns tue Japs
Mounted Near Pigeon Bay.
Russian Ships Were Silent and Hith.
erto Unused Merchant Ships Were
as Result OF the Fight Turn.
ed Into Hospitals.

London. Oct. 1.-The failure of tho
latest Japanese attempt to drive ou'
the Port Arthur fleet and reduce the
fortress has led, according to the
Daily Tclegraph's Chez Foo CORE
gpondent. to the decision that the Jap
RnCse must go into winter quarters,
japanese officers admitted that Gen
Stocssel is making a superb stand.
Ticn-Tsin. Oct. Russian officers
here admit that 1t is the intention OF
the remaining Russian war vessels at
Port Arthur to attempt to escape.
They say that they expected the
movement one week ago, and that it
may now be expected daily.
Nukdcn, Oct. IA great change in
the situation here has occurred. The
Japanese now appear anxious to act on
The defensive, and have fortified a po.
sitiOn northwest of the Yentai mines.
According to the best estimates oh.
tainable. the Japanese army confront
Ing Gen, Kuropatkin comprises a grand
total of $50 battalions. Allowing 500
men to a battalion there are 1i4,000
infantry. In addition there are $500
cavalry and 63S guns. The distribu-
tion of the Japanese forces is as fol-
lows: One division at Bentsiaputze.
two divisions at the Yentai mines,
four divisions on the railway little
north of Lao Yang, one division
westward near Hiameadenz and one
division at Sandcpu.
che Foo, Oct 3.-Severe fighting,
the Russians being the aggressors, oc-
CURED September 2S and % on the
west shore of Liaoti promontory near
Pigeon bay. according 10 report
brought by Chinese who left Port Ar
thur September 80. The Russians al.
ready apparently are aiming to cap
ture the heavy guns which the Japan
r-e have mounted in that vicinity.
The Russians were in considerable
force and they made several sorties,
dragging field artillery with them
They we're unsuccessful however
Three iunks with 100 coolies arrived
here Sunday. They left Port Arthur
because they were forced to carry the
wuunded and bury the dead. They al
SO We're afraid that eventually they
would have no food although rice is
plentiful now. according to their sto'
ries. They further say that the Rus
siauS lost heavily during the attacks
of September 10 and September 30,
but the Japanese loss was much heav-
Ter
The Russian ships were silent dur
ing he battle and the hitherto un-
used merchant ships were, as a result
of the fight. turned into hospitals
Several of the Chinese who were
employed in carrying dead say that
the dead were so numerous that they
were unable to form anything like az
estimate of the number who fell in at
tacking and defending the supplement
tary forts near ltz mountain. Since
tho battle both sides continue to shell
at intervals daily.
Toxic. Oct 3.-1'he Russians are re-
ported 10 be desperately endcavoring
10 retake their lost positions, includ'
ing Fort KuropatlIn, in the hope OF
restoring the water supply OF Port Ar
thur They are said 10 have repeat.
edly assaulted the Japanese after
Smelling from neighboring forts and
batteries The Japanese continue to
hold the positions. Both sides are
said TO have suffered severely. The
newly mounted heavy Japanese guns
are said 70 command the entire har
Dor. The position of the remnant OF
the Russian Port Arthur fleet is said
10 be precarious and it is believed the
vessels must soon emerge or be de-
etr,yad