Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11
.JAPS CAPTURE KEY
TO PORT ARTHUR
VOLTS Hill Captured and Forces
Now Intrenched in Valley.
RUM0RED JAPANESE LOSS

Gen. Stoessel's Report to the Gar
Says japanese Lost Ten Thou
send Men in Recent Fight
at Port Arthur.
London, Aug. S.-The Times cOrre-
spondent at Toxic, uuder date of
August z, says that there are unOff-
cial reports there that the Japanese
have captured commanding posi-
lions north and northeast of Port
Arthur at a distance of 1850 yards
from the main line Of Russian de-
fences.
Chee-Foo, Aug. 8.-The japanese
force which captured VOLTS hill ~
nov entrenched in the valley about
two-thirds of a mile from the fortress
at Port Arthur.
A Japanese cruiser is alleged to have
struck a new mine, and to have sunk
Immediately in the vicinity of Girls
tova battery.
The Russian cruiser Bayan has q
small hole above her water line, which
was inflicted by the explosion of a
mine which had floated to the harbor
entrance.
The Japanese have occupied Louisa
bay, landing troops, with the probable
intention of attacking west of the
city. There has been no important
fighting in the vicinity of Port Arthur
since July %. The Russian artillery
l. oroeeoe +Lo ToDo,oca uhn ora Of
tempting to advance their trenches.
The above information was brought
here by Russian refugees who left
Port Arthur the 4th instant.
CLAIM RUSSIAN VICTORY.
st. Petersburg Hears Japs Suffer a
reverse at Port Arthur.
st. Petersburg, Aug. San official
report from Lieut.-Gen. T. Stoessel,
commanding the military forces at
Port Arthur, says that the Japanese
were repulsed with tremendous loss
in a three days fight from July rs to
July 2S
Gen. .Kuropatkin reports from Lao
Yang some small Russian successes, in
outpost fighting, up to August 5, with
out the expected great battle having
been opened.
The simultaneous receipt of favor
able news from these commanders in
the far east raised the spirits of those
in the Russian capital immensely. The
dispatches were printed in special
newspaper bulletins, and were eager
ly bought on the streets.
The newsboys around the depots met
the returning crowds of Sunday pleas
ure seekers and shouted their wares
without being reproved by the police,
and thousands of st. Petersburgers
went to their homes apparently salts
fed that a favorable turn of affairs
had commenced at the front.
Gen. Stoessel's dispatch, though ten
days old, is taken as a satisfactory
refutation Of the recently-repeated ru-
mors of the fall of Port Arthur. He
states that the determined japanese
assaults were repulsed with tremend-
GUS loss, and figures 10000 as a num-
Der of Japanese killed or wounded.
This is admittedly on Chinese infor-
nation, which heretofore has proved
to be of exceedingly doubtful value.
But, with Russian losses of $500 as a
basis, the authorities here consider
that 10000 is a fairly conservative es-
innate, since the Japanese were beaten
off in what must have been a desperate
assault on tremendously strong forti.
fcations. The fact that the Japanese
were not able to remove their dead
and wounded is taken to prove that
their defeat must have been one OF
great severity.
The part played by the fleet bears
out the prediction that Rear-Admiral
Without is able to render efficient sup
port to the garrison. 1t is considered
significant that no mention is made
Of Vice-Admiral Togo, indicating that
the Japanese fleet is impotent to aid
friend or injure foe. Possibly the bulk
of the fleet has been detached for 9TH
er service, though this would not be
likely at a time when a serious land
assault on the fortress was contem-
plated.
The authorities do not divulge the
source of Gen. Stoessels report, though
it is understood that it came by way
of Che-Foo. The fact that the jap
anese are in possession of the country
as far north as Hal Cheng, renders 1t
unlikely that it came by the land
route.
Gen. Kuropatkin's report states that
the Japanese are stationary on his
eastern front, the greatest activity be-
ing On the south and southeast posi-
lions, where the Russians are able to
J take the offensive. While the move
ments in themselves are apparently OF
no great Importance, they are interest
ing as showing that the Japanese are
, still hating before undertaking the
serious task of attacking Lao yang
: with its strong circle Of defences.
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