Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-09-26
LATEST WAR NEWS.

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LATEST WAR NEWS.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 22.-The
war Office officials are not depressed
by the report that Kuropatlsin's po-
sitions around Mukden are threatened
and intimate a surprise Is in store for
| the aggressive Japanese Because of
| the belief in n favorable outcome of
events. preparations are being made
to renew the campaign on an exten
sive scale when spring comes. Fresh
soldiers are reaching the far east at
the rate of three thousand day.
A Vladivostock dispatch reports the
| cruisers again repaired and ready for
new raids.
CHE FOO. Sept 22.-Captain Mat
ousevidoh, commander of the dis
mantled battleship Czarevitch, has
almost recovered from his wound
| The German steamer Erica which
took coal at Lainchow. a German con
cession is held there by authorities.
pending giving promise not to attempt
to enter Port Arthur Lack of coal nj
the fortress has become a serious mat
| ter as the water condenser can't be
| worked
| TOXIC. Sept. 22.-Two forts on the
| heights at Itz Shan have been captur
| ed by brilliant Japanese assault and
have resisted all attempts at recap
ture by the Russians These heights
overlook Port Arthur. Offering excel
lent gun position which weakens the
| Russian defense and gives the Japan
csc great advantage.
| MUKDEN. Sept. GA battle is
hourly expected in the vicinity of Fus-
hun, thirty miles east of here. This
morning all is quiet The weather Is
turning cold and the soldiers are be-
| ginning to suffer. Both armies are
preparing good locations for winter
quarters.
ST PETERSBURG. Sept. GA
dispatch from General KuropatSin,
dated yesterday, reports all quiet at
Mukden, excepting small parties of
Japanese attempting to flank the Rus
sian left. The Russian losses in Lao
Yang battles were 54 officers and 1900
men killed. 257 officers and 1900
men wounded
TlEN TSIN, Sept. 24.-The Japan
ese commanders about Port Arthur, are
| reported to have received circular
order from Marquis Oyama urging
them to effect the capture or surrend-
err of the fortress within three days.
He has ordered the release of several
divisions for the campaign against
Kuropatkin.
| ROME Sept. 2i-The italian mill
tary organs Of the Che Foo cores
| pondents reports that the japanese
made another demand upon Port Ar
thur for surrender. The message con
veys the information that all exterior
forts are now in the hands of the be-
seigers and the interior works are
partly wrecked, and are constantly
exposed to shell fire. Stoessel is ex-
pected to reject the demand to sur.
render and what the Japanese expect
to be the final assault Is to start to-
morrow.
| BERLIN, Sept. 24.-The Toxic cor.
| respondent of the Tageblatt, reports
| Oyama is steadily driving the Rus.
| slams northward, having turned both
| kuropatkin's tanks. The Japanese
| cavalry patrols reached feeling pass
The Mukden correspondent of the
same paper sends similar report con
| tlrming the turning of the Russian
right and left He says 1t has become
| impossible for Kuropatkin TO make
| any serious attempt to hold Mukden.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 24.-It is
reported that General Linevitch and
his army are ordered to positions at
| Harbin.
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 2f.-Ma.
ior General Orloff, who was held re.
sponsible for the retreat of the Rus
sian froces from Lao Yang has been
| dismissed from the army In disgrace
on recommendation of General Kuro-
| patkin. Brig. General Fomin of Or
lofts division who was reported kill
ed at Lao Yang, was only seriously
wounded and there is hope of his re-
| covery.
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 2s.-Gen-
eral Kuropatkin reports today that he
has no knowledge of any general at
tack by the Japanese.