The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-25

proportions T0XSU 0lOuAu Z VIZ IA sA~.
August IA and Is, and was resumed
August II. The Japanese, it is re-
ported, sacrificed 10000 men, but gained
important advantages in the matter OF
position. The main force of the attack
was directed against the left wing and
resulted in the capture of Pigeon bay
positions and some of the forts at Lao
tieshan.
Surrender Demanded.
On the night of the 18th the bat
tie lulled somewhat when the japanese
sent the terms of surrender to Lieut..
Gen. stoessel. The terms provided that
the garrison should march out with the
honors Of war and join Gen Kuropatkin;
that all civilians be brought to a 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.
Made Him Swear.
Lieut.. Cen Stoessel is alleged to have
received the terms with burst of Won
derful profanity, his habitual taciturn-
ity deserving him. He strobe the floor
until he became calmer and then re-
marked that if the japanese proposition
was joke it was in bad taste.
Refusal Causes No Surprise.
London, Aug. 19.-Gen. Stoessel's re-
fusal to surrender Port Arthur causes no
surprise. His refusal to send noncom-
batants to place of safety indicates a
confidence in his ability to hold out that
is not shared elsewhere.
Anxiety in st. Petersburg.
st, Petersburg, Aug. 20.-Acute anx-
iety prevails regarding the situation
at Port Arthur on account of the des-
perate character of the fighting as re-
ported taking place, though the war
Office does not seem to believe the dan
ger of the fall of the fortress Is so i'm
minent as is generally asserted. Upon
one point there is absolute unanimity
here-namely, that if the fortress falls
the feet will not fall into the hands of
the japanese. On this point the adj
mralty's instructions are of the most
imperative character. Vice Admiral
Prince Ouktomsky has been ordered,
should the worst come, to sally forth
for death struggle and there is no
question here that these instructions
will be carried out, both in letter and
in spirit, but If for any reason final
sortie proves to be impossible, the adj
miral is to destroy his ships and make
k1~k %L>s-
lutely irreparable.
Two Ships Reach Vladivostok.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 19-It is learned
from official sources that the cruisers
Gromoboi and Rossia have reached
Vladivostok after the battle with Adj
miral Uriu's squadron off Tsu island.
Both ships were considerably damaged.
A later official dispatch from Vladi-
vostok shows that every officer on the
Rossia and Gromoboi was either killed
or wounded. Rear Admiral lessen mar
rowly escaped the fate of Admiral With
oft. He was standing on the bridge of
the Rossia when it was wrecked by a
shell. The two Russian cruisers were lit
orally riddled, their guns and engines
being partially dismantled.
Capt. Berlinsky, of the Rossia, was
killed, and several of his officers were
wounded. On board the Gromoboi two
lieutenants were killed and other Off
GERS were wounded. Both cruisers had
1876 men killed and 307 wounded.
Russian Ships Dismantled.
Tsingtau, Aug. 19.-All the ammuni-
ton of the Russian Battleship Care
witch and the three torpedo boat de-
stroyers has been removed and stored
in German magazine. The work of
dismantling the guns of the Russian
vessels has been completed. The terms
of parole imposed upon the Russians
necessitate their remaining here until
the end Of the war.
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