The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-05-12

| were Obliged TO make SeVerHi counter
attacks and to cut way for themselves
with the bayonet against the enemy.
who was five times stronger than the
Russians and was supported by very
numerous artillery. In this fight, so
terrible, but glorious for the Eleventh
and Twelfth regiments, the losses in.
killed were four officers, including the
commander Of the Eleventh. and 4S1
noncommissioned officers and men. The
wounded were one officer and 80l non
commissioned officers and men and
chaplain, while 700 others were left Cd
the field.
Gen. Zassalitch confirms the reports
of the enormous mortality among the
artillery horses, and concludes his re-
port as follows: Our losses on April
30 and May l altogether amounted to
| 70 superior and subaltern officers and
1924 killed, wounded or taken prisoners.
or this total 1851 were left on the bat
tlefield, but 1t is not known whether
they were killed or wounded In conse-
| quence Of the heavy losses in men and
battery horses and the difficulties en-
| countered In the roadless country, 1t was
absolutely impossible to bring away the
| guns and machine guns. The Eleventh
and Twelfth regiments, Notwithstanding
their heavy losses. were reformed In good
order under the protection of the Third
rifle division, which did not participate
in the fight but was brought up to cover
| the retreat"
Russians Cross Yalu.
Seoul, May l0-The japanese consul
at Gonsan telegraphs that force Of
| Russians. number unknown, accompa-
MED by Manchnrian mounted bandits,
crossed the Yalu far above WIFI, ed
vanced southeast and occupied Chang
jim, 100 miles west Of Songjin, May S.
Japanese Losses.
Toxic, May l0.-The official report of
the japanese casualties at the battle
Of the Yalu May shows that the guards
lost one officer and 20 men killed and
had seven officers and 122 men wound
ed. The second division lost one Off
| Ger and 81 men killed and Is officers
and 305 men wounded. The twelfth d-
| killed, and five officers and 263 men
| wounded
Japanese Losses at Port Arthur.
Toxic, May 9.--The casualties In the
last attempt of the Japanese fleet to
| block Port Arthur. which took place on
May 3, are one officer, Commander Ia
kayangi, commanding the steamer Yedo
Maru, and six men killed; four men
seriously and five officers and II men
slightly wounded. Fourteen officers and
"A men are missing and eight officers and
| 36 men were rescued uninjured. All the
officers Of the blocking ships, including
Commander Takay angi, who was killed,
have been decorated and granted annui-
ties by the emperor.
Depression in Russia
St Petersburg, May 1.-TWO official
dispatches calculated to increase the de-
preston existing among all circles in
Russia were given out Sunday night
From the point Of view Of the progress
of the campaign the most important Is
that regarding the capture by the Japan
ESQ without opposition of Fengwang-
cheng. on May G. The second gives de-
tails concerning the killed, wounded and
missing among the troops under the
command of Lieut. Gen. Zassalitch, as
the result OF the fighting on the Yalu, the
number of which totals 1897 officers and
men Gen. KuropatlIin forwarded a
message from Lieut. Gen. Zassalitch,
who had been left in command of the col
umn retiring from Fengwangcheng,
which described the movements of the
enemy in connection with the occupa-
ton of the town
Siege Certain for Port Arthur.
ST. Petersburg, May IA dispatch
received Friday night says that Port
Arthur Is cut off from all communica-
ton by land, tho Japanese having dis
embarked in its rear, occupied the
railroad and cut the telegraph. Vice
Admiral Skrydloff, who IS en- route to
Port Arthur to take command Of the
naval forces In the far east, will be
unable to reach his destination.
Departure of AlexiefR.
1t was because he was convinced that
Port Arthur was about to be cut on
that Viceroy Alexiotf, accompanied by
his staff and Grand Duke Boris. left
hastily. On Thursday several train
loads of sick and wounded and other
ineffectives were dispatched northward.
1t Is reported here that the Japanese
ships hombarded Port Arthur early on
the morning OF May G. and succeeded
ut last In closing the entrance, but no
: official confirmation of the latter state
ment can be obtained The exact hour
at which communication with the Rus
sian stronghold ceased has not been
established The strength Of the gar
: rison at Port Arthur is not revealed by
the authorities. who Will only say that
it is adequate for defensive purposes
1t Is not believed that the force there
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