Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-29
JAPS CONTROL
WATER SUPPLY
This Action Thought to In
sure the Fall of Port
Arthur.
FORT KUR0PATKIN FALLS
Capture Result of Weeks Inces SAINT
Fighting-Czar Has Announced In
tention of Placing in Field a New
Manchurian Army of 100000 Men

st. Petersburg, Sept. ga dispatch
received here from Che Foo states that
the Japanese, having augmented their
artillery with 12-inch guns, began a
fresh bombardment of Port Arthur
on September 10, lasting till Septem-
Der 10, when it eliminated with a
heavy attack, which was repulsed with
enormous losses.
Mukden, Sept. 26.-The halt in &C
tive operations around Mukden is be
leved to be due not only to the IA
tigue of the Jabanese troops and the
slowness in getting up necessary adj
ditional supplies, but to a distinct I'M
derstanding between the Chinese and
Japanese that there shall be no blood
shed near the holy CITY," where the
Manchu emperors are buried. 1t is
expected, however, that there will be
lighting north or northeast of Muk-
den possibly on lager scale even Chan
at Lao Yang. The weather has be-
come settled and the best season of
the year is now commencing. with
prospects of warm, dry autumn.
Che Foo, Sept. 26.-As a result of
the battle befOr Port Arthur, which
began on September 10, the Japanese
captured several important positions,
and the Russian tenure of the big forts
guarding the north, northeast and
northwest sides of the town is serious
ly threatened. Chinese information
places the Japanese losses under 5000
, for the three days fighting, and this
comparatively small casulty list is
said to be due to the excessive care
! used by the Japanese in making their
preparations for the advance. Rus
sian sources, however, say that the
Japanese losses were unusually Sc
we're, amounting to fully 5000. Pos
sibly the most important capture dur
ing the three DAYS fighting was that
of Fort Kuropatkin, which, while Of
minor value with regard to prevent.
+ ing into the town of Che Japanese, had
been constructed to protect the source
of the garrison's water supply. The
control of this water supply is now IT,
the hands of the Japanese.
Russia Will Fight It Out.
st. Petersburg, Sept 26.-The divi
sion and reorganization of the Man
/ churian army, regarding which there
have been rumors ever since the fall
! of Lao Yang, was officially announced
today in an imperial rescript appoint
ing General Grippenberg, commander
/ Of the Third army corps in the pro-
! vince of Wilma, as commander of the
| second army now mobilizing for i'm
mediate dispatch to the far east, leav-
ing General Kuropatkin in command
/ of the first army.
! 1t is intended to silence definitely
! all talk of foreign Intervention by the
announcement that Russia means to
, fight out the issue with Japan On the
field of battle. Probably 100000 addi-
tionay men will be placed in the field.
! Five corps, the Third, Fourth Fifth
Eighth and Sixteenth are already des.
tined for the front and the talk is
that five more corps will be sent for.
ward.
Eventually the creation of this sec,
ond army involves the selection of a
commander-in-chief. Not only is thre
no intimation in the rescript that
General Kuropatkin will have com
mand of both armies, but he Is dis
tinctly placed on the same footing as
General Grippenberg.
In the best informed circles there Is
little idea that Viceroy Alexieff, the
present nominal commander-in-chief
will exercise the actual functions OF
commander of the 100000 or 700 ,00C
men that Russia has resolved to put
in the field. 1t is the best opinion thai
Grand Duke Nicholas Michaelovich
inspector general of cavalry, will at
tain the high command, occupying the
war with japan the position held by
his father in the war with Turkey
There are various reports regarding
Viceroy Alezieff's ultimate destiny.
Refuse to Fight For Gar.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 24.-The dis