The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-09-01

SOW q roint Gil the railroad a Few
miles south of LiaoyanS where prac!
tically the whole army was assembled
and awaiting battle. The telegram
which was filed carly Monda morn
ing, says:
"The japanese began at dawn Au-
gust q two movements designed 70
cut off the First and Fourth corps
The First, stationed at Anshanshan.'
half a between Haicheng n Lao
yang, experienced the most serious
difficulty, owing to bad roads. Inc
Japanese under Gen. O-1u tl.ed to
flank this corps from the east. IA the
meanwhile Gen. Kuroki, s'abanL34isg
his pressure Of Gems. lvanoH and
Herschclmann, drove a wedge be-
tween; the Second and Fourth: corps,
which were stationed west Of Liam
diansia11. a strong defensive position
in the hills, "a miles southeast OF
.Liaoyarg. The Russians, greatly i'm
peded by their artillery and commits
sariat, fought a series OF rear guard
actions in order to cover the retreat
of their impedinents to Liaoyang, in
which they were successful. The first
corps, which figured at the battle OF
the Yalu and in the fighting at Molten
pass, again sustained the brunt of the
fighting and suffered the majority OF
the losses, including Gen. Routkovs1y;
and Col. ven Raaben.
''The First, Second and Fourth I
corps, combined under the command
Of Gen. Zarolbaieff, and the Tenth,
Seventeenth and Third corps, under
Gen. Ivanoff, forming the eastern con
tingent, succeeded in effecting a con
, centration at Liaoyang without fur
Their loss. .i.
"The whole six corps, CT which two
, are European troops, have now
formed a senicircle within a radius of
six or eight miles CT L%iaoyang."
Gen. K%uropatkin has not far short
, Of no. 600 men. -
Heavy Firing Heard.
Chefoo, Aug. 30.-The steamer Chin
Hua, which has arrived here from
Newchwarg, reports that there, was
heavy firing at Port Arthur Sunday
night from nine o'clock until two.
More Fighting at Port Arthur.
Chefoo, Aug. 30.-ScvcEe fighting
was resumed at Port Arthur en- Au-
gust II, according to Chinese who
left there on the evening of the 21th..
Between August 20 and rs there was
some fighting, but it was less severe
than that on tho 9th. One of the
] Chinese a arrested and corpelled:1o
carry the dead from the battlefield
of PalichuaEg, which the Japanese at
tempted to capture on August 26.
Thirty carts were used to carry tho
dead, numbering 400, from the
trenches and outskirts to the city. A
policeman told the Chinese that the
efficient soldiers in the garrison at
Port Arthur numbered over 10000. j;
Stoessel Thanks Emperor. ;
st. Petersburg, Aug. 30.-It is report
ed from a reliable source that Lieut..
Gen. Stoessef, commander of the Rus
sian military forces at Port Arthur. has
telegraphed to the emperor thanking
him for the recent message Of encour-
i SSAhSA ESAe w Al SoLllSOu EdI IOIL
Arthur, saying that the defenders of
the fortress are ready and willing to
lay down theiflives, but adding that the
garrison had already suffered severely,
and intimating thaS it is hardly possible
to hold out fer more than a month or
six weeks. f,
' Will Never Surrender.
London, Aug. 3o.-A st. Petersburg
dispatch to a news agency says that the
mother of Maj. Gen. .Fock has received
a message from the general, who is one
Of the Russian commanders at Port Ar
thur, saying that the Russians have
plenty Of stores and adding that the
fortress will not surrender. The date
Of the dispatch is not given.
overhauls Russian Ships. i
London, Aug. 30.-It is stated on
good authority that the British scruis-
ers sent to search for the Russian VOL
unteer feet cruisers smolensk and St.
Petersburg have %overhauled at least
n Of these vessels. The utmost
reticence is maintained at the admir-
atty and at this hour no official con.
firmation of the statement has been
given cut.
Not Discriminating. !
London, Aug. 3O.-The Russian GOV.
eminent has given assurances to Great
Britain that there is absolutely M
ground for the charge that the Russian
warships are discriminating against
British shipping in favor of German or
other shipping in connection with their
operations to search for c%ontraband. II
is explicitly stated that Russia is NOT
pursuing British ships, German ships or
ships of any other nationality, but that
she is solely pursuing contraband. This
assurance has some far to allay the irri-
tatlon of the government here. which
had been receiving unofficial informa.
ton indicating discrimination,
Another American School Burned.
Constantinop]e. Aug. 30.-The Amer
lean school Tor boys at Erzeroum has
been burned. 1t is believed the fra
/ was started bv an eooiTan+ rhi, a.