Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-16
JAPS CONTINUE
TO ADVANCE
Entrenclling Each Position As
They Move On, Taking
Great Precautions
RUSSIAN SHIPS
OUT OF PORT
Toxic Gives Positive Denial Oi
Port Arthur Disaster. Rumor
That ADMIRAL Togo is Dead .

i ST PETERSBURG. July 16.-~The
Japanese are continuing to advance ON
ia Tche Klao, following the scienti-
1fiee plan anu entrenehing their posi-.
Etions as they move forward They ap.
Epear 70 beftaking extra precautions IN
the case IA Tehe Kiao. ON account
Of knowing General Kuropatkin is
/ there personally
/ According TO a dispatch from Lien
tenant General Sakhafofwings, Gen.
Eerals Kku's and Nodzus armies Joined
at Tangchi, ten miles southeast of
Ia Tche Kiao. The Japanese are also
reported to have occupied the fortifi-
cations at Pintazzau. about seven
Imiles north of Kai Chou and were still
proceeding toward New Chwang which
had not been occupied July Is.
i A detachment of Keneral Kuroki's
force is reported TO have reached the
lvillage of Tszhakehe, forty miles east
of Lao Yang on Feng Wang Cheng
high roads.
/ Russians in Tight Box.
IA TCHE KIAO, July 16.- The main
body Of General Ollu's forces seems to
be swinging around the Russians left.
after having combined with General
Nodzu's army. rhe Japanese are also
moving ON the Russian right. Artil-
4 Ilery reconnaissance has shown the
country directly south to be clear Of
the enemy. $
4 Chinese report they saw many Jap
anese transports, conveyed by tor
pedo boats, going in direction Of Port
New Chwang.
i Near IIarbin ahundred Chinese ban
dts recently attacked d Russian milf
tary train. They were driyen off
without loss.
official Denial.
| TOXIC, July 16.--The imperial head
quarters staff officially denies tho
reports from st. Petersburg that the
Japanese lost thirty thousand men in
a battle near Port Arthur July 10 or
/ IL. Not shot was fired on either
date.
| Startling Reports.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 16.Re.
liable reports FROM Ia Tche Kiao
this afternoon brought the startling
announcement Of the presence OF Rus.
sian warships Off Kai Chou which
they are said to be bombarding and
or the arrival OF japanese transports
and torpedo boats off Port New
chwang II the report Is true 1t would
mean that Admiral Withoeft has got
the Japanese transports at his mercy.
In this case Admiral Togo would has
ten to their rescue and engage the
Russians.
Confirmation.
4 IA TCHE KIAO, July 16.-There is
reason to believe the whole or part
OF the Port Arthur squadron has come
into the Gulf Of Lao Tung. Sounds Of
firing Of heavy guns are heard SEQ.
ward Warships are distingulshable
in direction Of Kal Chou.
II Is surmised they could be only
Russian vessels.
Togo Reported Dead.
CHE FOO, July 16.--The Chicago
Daily News correspondent with Kuro
ki,s army In despatch sent by q
Chinese junk from Antung. says:
"There Is a persistent rumor here
that Admiral Togo is dead"
Many Jauanese profess to believe \,
A sever attack Of cholera is devasting
this section.
German Steamer Seized.
ADEN, July 16--It Is reported the
Peninsular and Oriental steamer Nal,
ella, from Antwerp for Japan, has been
seized IN the Red sea by the Russian
volunteer fleet steamer St Peters
burg.
The North German Lloyd steamer
Prinz Heinrich, which arrived here
from Hamburg and South Hampton for
Yokohoma, reports she was stopped
yesterday BY the Russian volunteer