The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-08-26
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Arthur Captured.
Toxic. Aug. 22.-Aitsr ! severe en-
gagsmsnt With the sRrotsctsd. cruisers
Chitose and Tsushima, the greyhounds
Of the Japanese navy. the neet Russian
cruiser Novik has been vanQuished.
i Tho fight occurred Sunday. After y
the Novik, inza sinking condition, Mas
run ashore In Korak0yak hArbor on
the island Of sakhaiin. The details Of
the fight, are not known here. but It 10
evident that the Chitose and Tsushi-
ma caught up with the Novik Saturday
and that running fight ensued, The
contest was resumed and Terminated
early Sunday morning. The fate OF
the crew Of the Novik is not known,
but 1t Is thought they abandoned their
vessel and landed at K0rsakovsk.
Another Fort Captured.
Chefoo. Aug. a.. The Japanese
have swept the Russians from Pigeon
bay and captured the northernmost
forts of the western line Of inner de-
fanses ct Port Arthur. The Russian,
artillery prevents thu Japanese. from
occupying the fort on Pigeon bay.
= 1Chefd0. Aug ia battle of huge
Proportions ragged around Fort Arthur
August II and is, and was resumed
August IT,. The Japanese, it Is re-
ported, sacrificed %, 900 men, but gained
important advantages IN the matter of
position. The main force Of the attack
Wis directed against the left wing and
resulted in the capture Of Pigeon bay
positions and some Of the forts at Lao
tieshan. No NJ e $92 is@s-i5F IL IL n
Surrender Demanded. N
On the night Of the 18th the bat
tie lulled somewhat whom the Japanese
sent the terms Of surrender to Lieut..
Gen. stoessel. The terms provided that
the garrfson should march out with tho
honors Of war and Join Gen Kuropatkin;
that all civilians be brought to place
designated BY the Japanese admiral;
that the Russian warships in the har-
Dor numbering seven, namely, the bat
tleships Retvizan, sevastopol, Pobieda,
Peresviet, Poltava, and the ,armored
cruiser Pallada, and Il or more torpedo
boat destroyers and four gunboats to be
surrendered to the japanese.
Refusal Causes No Surprise.
London, Aug. 19.-Gen. Stoessel's re-
fusal to surrender Port Arthur causes no
surprise. His refusal to send noncona-
batants to place of safety indicates
confidence In his ability to hold out that
is not shared elsewhere. =
Situation Very Grave. ~
Shanghai, Aug. o. shanghai was
thrown into q fever Of excitement
Sunday afternoon 81 the arrival 81 j.
japanese torpedo boat, which was
sighted coming in from the south at
half-past four o'clock. She passed the
Woosung at full speed and started up
tho river Ju for Shanghai. The Unit
ed States torpedo boat destroyer
Chauncey slipped her cable and fol-
lowed the Japanese destroyer. The
Japanese boat was cleared for action.
She anchored OF the Cosmopolitan
dock, where the Russian cruiser Ask
old is undergoing repairs. The Chaun-
cey came to anchor practically be-
tween the dock and the Japanese de-
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stroyer. Ne 4.-.. -% 251ssa:sz11 ...7s %.
Refuses to Disarm or Leave. 4.
4 There are at present no Chinese men
Of war in this port, but the taotai has
telegraphed that Chinese cruiser be
sent Immediately. The Russian consul
general here. fatty refuses, to disarm
the Askold and the Russian torpedo
boat destroyer Grozovoi or to order
them to leave the harbor. =
4. Can't Protect Foreigners.
The Taotai has notified American
Consul. Goodnow, who is dean Of the
!, consular body, that China cannot pro-
tect the foreign settlements. He con-
tends that Russia ignores the orders
issued by China and that China has
not the means Of making her obey
them. *5IG3-~s s@
SLAIN IN COLLISION. 4