The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-10-01

AuIulTdl lUSU, Will ulo ISSt ASAA
forced, is waiting outside and has
placed powerful cruisers and torpedo
boat destroyers in positions to prevent.
the possible use of Tsingtau or treaty
ports by the Russian vessels. Japan,
the correspondent says, is determined
to destroy the Russians before 1t is
possible for the Baltic fleet to arrive.
Japs Capture Daling Pass.
st. Petersburg. Sept. 24.-Daling pass,
one of the most strategic spots in the
siege of Mukden. has fallen to the Jap
anese, after repeated assaults.
The Russian Cossacks, who held the
pass, were routed and fed in utter de-
feat Friday They left $50 dead on the
field.
Russians Meet Loss.
st. Petersburg, Sept ga detach
ment under Gen. Rennenkampff, while
accommodating Wednesday lost two Of
ficers and nine men killed and had
three officers and % men wounded.
Woman Runs Blockade.
Chefoo, Sept. 22-Mrs. Anna Kravt
chenko. the English wife of Russian
army officer. who arrived here the night
of September II with Lieut.. Prince Rad
zivil from Port Arthur, is the first
woman to run the blockade from the
Russian stronghold since the japanese
increased their vigilance to prevent
egress from the port. Her trip was rem
dered extremely perilous because she
came out with the prince and his COM
panion, Lieut.. Christoforoff, who carried
messages from Lieut.. Gen. Stoessel, the
commander at Port Arthur, to Gen.
Kuropatkin. Both these officers were
! disguised and had they been captured
by the japanese they certainly would
| have been executed
Cholera in Port Arthur.
Tsintau. Sept PA Russian naval
! officer here has received official advices
that cholera has appeared at Port Ar
/ thur. Up to September 10 there were
only few cases. but there were grave
! fears that the disease would become cpl
| demic.
Manchurian Army Reorganized.
tional men will be placed in the field.
Five corps, the Third. Fourth, Fifth,
! tined for the front, and the talk is that
five more corps will he sent forward
! Eventually the creation of this second
| army involves the selection of a COM
mander-in-chief. Not only is there no
intimation in the rescript that Gen
| Kuropatkin will have command of
both armies, but he is distinctly placed
| ha Gri,
| penberg In the best informed circles
there is little idea that Viceroy Alex
Jeff, the present nominal commander
in-chief, will exercise the actual func-
tons of commander of the Co.,
900 or 100000 men that Russia has
resolved to put in the field. 1t is the
best opinion that Grand Duke Nicholas
Michaelovitch. inspector general Of
cavalry, will attain the high command.
orloff Dismissed.
st. Petersburg, Sept. &c. - Mai Gen.
Orloff. held responsible for the retreat
of the Russian forces from Liaoyang,
has been dismissed from the army. This
action was taken in accordance with a
decision of Gen. KuroDatkin.
Report from Mukden.
Mukden, Sept. 26. l. The Japanese
continuetheir advance northward. Gen.
kurokis headquarters are close to PEN
sihu. about As miles east Of Liaoyang. A
Turkestan regiment Is reported to have
Killed eight Japanese cavalrymen In the
brush near Yentai. Junks are coming up
the Lao river regularly with supplies
for the Japanese. The return of Lieut.
Gen. Rennenkampff to the command OF
the cavalry division has been signal
lied by renewed activity on the part OF
the Russians.
Jap Regiment Wiped Out.
Chefoo. Sept. 26.-With unabated
ferocity the Japanese storming attach
on Port Arthur continues. An entire
regiment OF Gen. Nogi's men has beer
annihilated by the explosion of Rus
sian mine