Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-05
were killed and many other superior
officers were killed or wounded,

were killed and many other superior
officers We're killed OF wounded.
Over 800 Prisoners.
Many refugees subsequently return
ed and surrendered The prisoners in
clude thirty officers and 800 non-com
{missioned officers and men"
Lost 800 on Monday.
! Toxic, May 3.-The fighting on the
Yalu was continued on Monday. The
Japanese pursued the Russians and
they resisted stubbornly. The Rus
slams surrendered some artillery The
Japanese had about 800 more casual
ties.
Japs Celebrate.
The preliminary report from the
chief surgeon of the first Japanese
army shows that the Japanese had 1893
men killed and wounded during the
| fighting on the Yalu. The greatest
popular demonstration since the begin
ming of the war occurred in Toxic this
evening, thousands of people, half of
4 whom were women paraded the streets
in celebration Of the Japanese victory.
The entire city is decorated with flags
and lanterns.
Russians Hard Pressed.
Seoul, May Sit is learned here that
after the fighting Sunday on the Yalu
the Japanese on Monday morning
started to pursue the enemy through
the mountains. The Russian forces
are said to have numbered 10000 men.
They sustained heavy losses.
Emperor Grieved by Losses.
ST. Petersburg, May 3.--The emper-
or is understood to be greatly grieved
over the losses sustained on the Yalu.
! Those who have seen his majesty say
he was dumbfounded when informed
of the heavy fighting which attended
the passage of the river.
Heavy Losses Rumored.
st. Petersburg, May, 3.-The silence
of the authorities here regarding later
details of the fighting on the Yalu is
interpreted ominously and there is
consequent prevalence of all sorts of
irresponsible rumors regarding the
magnitude of the Russian losses, some
of the figures going as high as $1,000
These manifestly are gross exaggera.
tions.
| Wires Are Cut.
! The absence of official information
is explained by the general staff by
the fact that the Japanese have sue.
ceeded in getting in the rear of the
Russian positions and cutting the
wires between Tai San Cheng and Feng
Wang Cheng. Heavy losses are ad
mitted but they are not believed to
exceed few hundred and some guns
The latter, while protecting the re.
treat of the Russian forces from An
tung to Kuilien Cheng, had ia be aban
doned owing to the loss of horses.
| Guns Made Useless.
The breech locks, however, were car
service to the enemy.
! Zassalitch in Retreat.
According to the latest information
General Zassalitch is retiring in good
order along the main road and the
Japanese are not following him. De
tails are expected as soon as Zassalitcf
is again in communication. In the
meantime the public remains in the
dark. War bulletin boards here are
bare and not a single press dispatch
has come through from the front
kuropatkin to the Rescue.
Rome, May g. According to dis
patches received here General Kuro
patkin is on march from Liao-Yang tt
Feng Wang Cheng with 10000 troops
Open Door Triumphs.
4 London, May 8. Commenting OF
the Shanghai report that United State:
Consul Davidson is proceeding to hi
post at Antung, the Globe says: "Tht
triumph of the open door has begun
and the United States have given once
more a sign of their clear appreciation
of the real issue at stake in the fa
/ east" The Globe then invites the Brit
ish foreign Office to show similar &C
tivity.
Russia is Downcast.
| st. Petersburg. May 8. ~ The over
whelming defeat of the cars force
on the Yalu has cast the entire empir,
in gloom. The feeling of depression
is even greater than it was after tn,
calamities at Port Arthur, for it ha,
been the boast of the Russians tina
once they met the Japanese on Ian,
they would atone for the disasters a
sea. And now to have all their hope
shattered by General Kuroki's army
blow from; which it will take the pub
lie long time to recover.
| Already steps have been taken t
improve the condition of the army Ii
the far east. Arrangements wer
made today for the immediate shir
ment to Manchuria Of a larg,
number Of field guns. The. capture b
the Japanese Of at least twenty-eigh
pieces of artillery is crushing blow
J, for altogether, the army had but 10
pieces and now that number has bee
reduced nearly one-third.
Expect Crop Failure.
To add to the troubles of the Russ
ans, reports are being received here c
the expected failure of the crops i