New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-06
Fierce ASSAULT
ON PORT ARTHUR
JAPANESE MAKE DETERMINED
ATTACK ON CITY FROM
LAND AND SEA.

Naval Battle in Progress-Army Car
ries Heights on Outskirts of Strong
hold After Three Fierce Charges
Other War News.
Chefoo, July 2.-What should prove
to be a decisive naval engagement was
in progress Friday afternoon midway
between Chefoo and Port Arthur. The
steamer Chefoo, which has arrived
here, passed within Is miles of the
Japanese fleet, consisting of two bat
tleships and five cruisers, all actively
engaged. The Russian fleet was not
seen, but the distance of the Japanese
from land precludes the possibility OF
any attack on the land batteries. The
captain of the Chefoo says he heard
terrific explosion, but was unable to
discern whether a Russian or a jap
anese ship was affected.
Heights Are Taken.
Mukden, July 2.-Heavy fighting is
reported to have occurred near Port
Arthur June 26, resulting in the Rus
sian withdrawal from Guinsanshan,
after severe losses on both sides. The
Japanese fleet approached Siaopingtao,
midway between Port Dalny and Port
Arthur, on the morning of June 26,
and bombarded the coast north Of the
bay so far as Uitseloshan. Strong
Japanese forces which had been land
ed then attacked the neighbOring
heights, which were occupied by Rus
sian rifemen. Three times the Jap
anese were driven back with heavy
| losses, but the Russians were forced
to retire from their main position near
| Guinsanshan. The Japanese reinforced
| their advance guard and pressed the
attack. After several fruitless assaults
on Guinsanshan, the Japanese COM
| mander sent strong column along
| the central road from Dalny to Port
Arthur. with the object of turning the
Russian left, forcing the Russians to
retire. The Russians lost seven Off
GERS and nearly 200 men killed The
total Japanese loss was 1000 men. The
Russian loss at Dalin pass, June II,
was 80 men killed. The Japanese losses
were heavier.
How Pass Was Captured.
London, July IA dispatch to the
Japanese legation from Toxic Thurs
| day gave a few details of the opera
lions at Fenshui pass. 1t says the Rus
slams left 80 dead on the main road,
while the number left elsewhere is not
| ~
80 men were captured. The total casu-
alties of the Japanese are estimated at
/ ITO.
The report, which was sent by the COM
mander of the Takusan army, says the
/ Japanese army in three columns, COM
menced operations June rs for the oc-
cupation of Fenshui pass where the Rus
SLAMS had constructed semi-permanent
Notifications, with forts, entertainments,
wire entanglements and abatis. The
Russians stubbornly resisted, but after
fierce engagement the Japanese sue
ceeded in surrounding the Russians and
finally captured the pass June 27.
Three Forts Captured.
TOXIC June 30.-It is unoficially re-
ported that the ChikWanshan Chitan-
shan and Sochoshan forts southeast of
and part Of the Port Arthur defenses
were captured on Sunday after an artil-
lery duel Sochoshan, it is added was
first captured and the other forts fell
soon afterwards. The Russians retreated
west, leaving 40 dead The number OF
wounded had not been ascertained. The
Japanese force consisted of all branches
of the service. The Japanese lost three
officers and hundred men killed OF
wounded and captured two guns and a
quantity of ammunition. The officials
here do not confirm the report
Regiment Annihilated.
place about ten miles north of Port
Arthur. The Japanese have occupied
the Wolf mountains after desperate
fighting. A Russian regiment was al
most annihilated. The next line of de-
Tense is close to Port Arthur.
Gensan Bombarded.
London, July An official dispatch
from Toxic says the Japanese consul al
Gensan, Korea, reports as follows:
Early Thursday morning, June 80, SIX
Russian torpedo boats entered the port
fired about 200 shots upon the settle.
ment, sank a steamship and sailing
. vessel, then rejoined their ship outside
the harbor and disappeared Two Ko.
reans and two soldiers were slightly
: wounded. The damage done to build.
ings is insignificant
Says Story Is False.
+ st. Petersburg, July 2.-Maj. Gen
Plug, telegraphing from Mukden I'M
. der date of July 1, says: sThe report:
! from foreign sources that the Japan
, csc fleet sank several of our squadron
on June %, and that our loss included
Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky ant
, 700 sailors, was absolutely untrue"