The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-18
Chinese General Ma Receives
More Troops and Installs Jap
anese Instructors-Russian
Suspicion Aroused.
STOESSEL REPORTS ALL WELL
Details Repulse of Mikado's
Forces Who Continue to Make
Nightly Attacks on Fortress
Many Steamers Sunk.

PGBLfc AND THE NEW York HERALD.
st. Petersburg. Nov. I7.-Ccopyright, 1901
All Rights Reserved.-The japanese are
continuing hurried movement to the east
ward. General Kuropatkin's scouts report
that all the heights around tho Russian
Army's left flank arc occupied by the
eneny's advance guards.
General Grippenberx will leave Villa to-
morrow for the far East General Kaul-
bars Is Ill with bronchitis.
1t is reported that 5000 japanese troops
have been landed at Niuchwang and 80, ooo
others at Pitsewo. and that a turning
movement on the Russian right is e1-
pected.
It is confirmed from various quarters
that the japanese have doubled-tracked
the railroad from Port Dalny to Lao
Yang. Thirty trains are running daily.
CHINESE ARE
BECOMING ACTIVE.
The Chinese General. Ma. has received
further japanese military instructors. The
Russians regard him with deep suspicion
and are keeping sharp watch on his
actions.
General stoessel. in his dispatch to En-
peror Nicholas. reports the repulse of a
japanese attack October IS. on the north
front of Port Arthur. The Russian losses
were 4s0 killed and wounded. All the at
tacks November g. the day OF the ami
versary of the Emperor's accession to the
throne was celebrated. were repulsed
General Stoessel was slightly wounded
in the head during one of the latest as
saults on Port Arthur.
General KuropatlSin reports that IN an
ambuscade November Is near Sinchinpu
thirty-two Japanese dragons were killed
or wounded.
STOESSEI'S REPORT
TO THE EMPEROR.
The text of General stoessers dispatches
Of October Is is as follows:
I'VE have the honor to report to your
Majesty that the japanese bombarded very
vigorously October % our forts and in
trenchments north and northeast. The
following day they also attacked one of
the forts on the north side, but our heavy
artillery and shrapnel fire dispersed their
reserves and the assault was repulsed Our
losses were one officer and about seventy
men killed and 100 wounded
At the Foreign Office l learn there Is
absolutely no cause for the alarmist re-
ports regarding the hitch in the Anglo
Russian convention which it is confidently
expected will be removed and a full agree
ment reached within few days. A report
that Ambassador Benkendorff will be re-
called Is ridiculed-
FIGHTING CONTINUES
NIGHTLY AT PORT ARTHUR
Chefoo. Nov. Il. $50 p. m.-Ffghting at
Port Arthur has taken place nightly since
the japanese began their general assault
on October &C. according to Captain Ron
berg, pilot, who was a passenger on the
Russian torpedo boat destroyer Rastor-
opny.
The japanese trenches the Captain says.
are closest to the forts on Rihlung and
keekwan mountains and TO other forts
on the northeastern group.
The sharpshooters of both sides occu-
plying the pits converse with each other
and frequently make individual truces in
order TO borrow cigarettes or to relieve
their cramped limbs.
The Japanese are displaying great en-
ergy In the construction of trenches and
the mounting of guns.
All the railroad steamers belonging to
the Russians. except the steel screw trans
port Amur. have been sunk by Japanese
shells.
The hospital ship Angara. formerly a
transport. has been sunk in shallow water.
The patients are still on board the ship
and are comfortable