Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-10
Vessels Reported Sunk.


Vessels Reported Sunk.
TOXIC. oct le--It liz reported
here that the Japanese recently cen.
tered the fire from the land positions
and the fleet blockadinG Mort Arthur
on the west harbor with the object OF
destroying tte Russian fleet and sue.
ceeded In sinking three vessels the
names and character OF which are
unknown, The failure OF the Port
Arthur fleet TO make sortie is ere.
atIng an impression that the Russians
intend 70 destroy the ships Just before
the fall OF the fortress In preference
TO taking the risk OF the sortie.
Emperor's Advice.
TOXIC. Oct l0.--The Emperor to-
day issued brief rescrlpt urging the
Japanese people To exercise patience
and steadfastness in the pursuance OF
the war. He says:
Success SO far has attended our
cause but its ultimate accomplishment
is yet very far distant II Is nec-
essary to be patient and steadfaSt In
pursuance of our action, and TO thus
aim at the final accomplishment Of
our purpose"
Nothing Important.
CHE FOO. Oct. 10.--The Russian
agent here announces authorilatively
that there has been no fighting Of
Importance at Port Arthur since the
last big assault on the fortress, from
September 10th to Sept. 25th) On
the night of October 5th the Japanese
landed force from Tache Bay and
the Russians retired In the face of
superior numbers. Next day. how
ever, the Japanese were driven out
by artillery fire, one gun which they
had mounted heing destroyed The
Japanese engage in bombardments
for three or four hours daily.
Fell Into Ambush.
MUKDEN, Oct. l0--On the west
ern front yesterday party OF Cau-
casian scouts while accommodating
fell into the ambush Of two companies
Of Japanese infantry who fired vol
ley at the scouts. Before the latter
could withdraw they lost ten wound
ed, including Lieutenant Koushoff
and one man killed.
Forward Movement.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 10.--Gen.
eral Kuropatkin Is In the field per
sonally directing the forward move
| ments OF his army which, it Is un
derstood, Is divided into two strona
columns moving on each side of thu
railroad, whence they will draw theil
supplies, their flanks being assured
BY no loss than $50 sduadrons OF Cos
| sacks. The Russians are operating
along the front of between forty ans
forty-ifve miles extending from Katit
Tou Pass, to Bentsiaput2e on the cas-
and across the Hun River to the lef
bank of the I.iao river on the west
They are taking every precautior
against possible counter attacks
through the entertainments as they
advance sputhward. Field Marsha
Oyama, however, has not shown an,
disposition as yet to strongly hold tht
outer positions. Evacuation Of Bent
siaputze left flank Of Japanese posi-
tion at Yentai mines are unprotected
and news Of the abandonment Of thu
mines Is therefore hourly expected
The Japanese appear to be co1cen
trating their forces In fortifiaatIoAl
formerly occupied by the Russians OF
the right bank Of the Ta!tse river
which are exceedingly strong al,
they have an equally good dafens'
north and south. The Japanese re
tired from Bentsiaputze almost with
out a struggle, fearing that Gene ra
Mistchenkos cossacks would su.
round their position and cut the.n Of.
Japanese Retiring.
| ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 1O.--A dis
patch to the Bourse Gazette from
Mukden, dated yesterday, says:
THE general situation at the seal
of war is materially changed and the
Japanese main army Is retiring south
ward. Its right wing has gone
thirty miles southwark. evacuatinf
Sianshan Sinangai, Saimatsze, Fen
shui Pass and the neighborhood o
kwandiansian. The Japanese are
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