Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-11-10
THE END SEEMS NEAR
Heroic Garrison at Port Arthur Is
All but Crushed.
LAND FORCES ARE At A STANDSTILL
Little News from Mukden but There
Has Been No Advnnce-British
Ships to Shadow the Bal
tic Fleet.

st. Petersburg, Nov. 3.-There I
considerable anxiety here over the mil
itary situation. Little news has beef
received from Mukden, Gen. Sakha
roff's telegram of November l merel.
indicating that matters were at dead
lock around Shakhe. The japanese
have made some tentative moves OF
both TANKS, which were checked, bu
there are no signs yet of a general ad
vance by their army.
Foreign representatives from Port
Arthur are decidedly gloomy. While
the authorities continue to profess con-
fidence In Gen. Stoessel's ability to
hold out, the popular feeling Is that
the heroic garrison, which already has
made a historic defense. must now be
near the limit Of human endurance.
To Shadow the Baltic Fleet.
London, Nov. 3.-It Is reported that
the channel Mediterranean and East
Indian squedrons have received in
structions to shadow Admiral Rojest-
vensky's feet throughout its progress
A British man-of-war at Malta Is
busily coallng preparing to watch the
Baltic squadron.
But Will They Wear Thems
st. Petersburg, Nov. IA belated
dispatch from Lieut.. Gen. Stoessel,
commander of the Russian troops at
Port Arthur, submits the names Of 40
officers for st. George crosses.
VIII Ignore "A Jap Protest.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 3.-Russia prob
ably will decide to ignore the Japanese
protest regarding Russian troops wear
ing Chinese clothes as Japan did The
case of the Russian protest in regard
to the Russian torpedoboat destroyer
Ryeshitelni, cut out of Chefoo harbor
by the Japanese.
Zilinsky Succeeds sakarOM.
st. Petersburg, Nov. BIT is re-
ported that Gen. Zllinsky, Viceroy
Alexieff's chief of staff. will become
chief Of the general staff, succeeding
Gen. Sakharoft, the present minister
of war, who was chief of staff under
Gen. Kuropatkin.
Supplies Reach VladIvOstOk.
Vladivostok, Nov 3-Great excite
ment has been caused here by the ar
rival IN port of number of CONNER
cial vessels with much needed supplies
There was heavy snowstorm yester-
day and winter is setting in.
--.-A~---S.
London, Nov. 4.-The Daily Tele-
graphs Chefoo correspondent, tele-
graphing Thursday, says that the Japa-
nese losses during the last assault on
Port Arthur were heavier than on any
Of the previous attacks. The lombard
ment, he says, was 80 fierce that the
streets Of Dalny were said to remble,
as though from an earthquake.
The same papers correspondent with
Gen. Oku, under date of November 2,
says that the Indications are that a
terrific engagement Is about to COM
mence.
$4,000 Sick and Wounded Russians.
Berlin, Nov. 4.-The Lokal Anzeig-
er's Mukden correspondent claims the
most trustworthy authority for the
statement that $4,000 sick or wounded
Russian soldiers were sent away after
the last engagement.
Col. Gaedke, the Tagblatt's corre-
spondent with the Russian army, tele-
graphs that the Russian positions on
the Shakhe river are daily becoming
stronger, in spite of the proximity of
the opposing army. The possibility of
\ japanese attack, Col Gaedke adds,
IS constantly diminishing and many
experts do not expect that there will
be decisive engagement before spring.
The two Spanish attaches are return
ng home and others probably will fol-
ow soon.
Nothing from Fort Arthur.
St Petersburg, Nov 4.-There is a
ceiling of relief throughout st. Peters,
'urg that the day passed without
bringing news of the fall of Port Ar
hur. There had been considerable
ear that the Japanese might push
lone the final attack yesterday. 1t is
low felt that there may come an
'ther period Of respite, The authori-
les state that they are without direct
Jews from Port Arthur and every one |
depending upon foreign sources for
idings Of the devoted garrison.
StOessel Reported Wounded.
London, Nov. A dispatch from
It Petersburg says Lieut. Gen. Stoes- t
Ell, commander Of the Russian troops C
t Port Arthur, is reported to be t
rounded in the leg. s