Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-06
RUSSIANS
LOST 1000
REPORTS TO ST. PETERSBURG
SAY FATALITIES DID NOT Ex.
cEED THAT NUMBER.
MORE JAPS ARE LANDED
Train Loads Of Wounded Russians
Pass Through Irkutsk While Rein.
forcements for the Japanese Army
Land at New chwang.


Land at New chwang.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 5. - Detailed
reports reaching the war office from
Kuropatkin's generals show that the
Russian losses on July 80 and 81 and
on August l, did not exceed 1000. The
Japanese are believed to have lost at
least an equal number.
Toxic Claims Small Loss.
Toxic. Aug. S. - The Russians left
700 men on the battlefield at Simou
Cheng. The Japanese casualties ag-
gregate S00 The Japanese captured
six guns and also got two at the en-
gagements at Yangse and Ysulintzei.
London. Aug. s. A dispatch to the
Japanese legation from Toxic today
announces that General Kuroki esti-
mates the Russian casualties at the
battle Of Yushu Pass and Yangtze
Pass as at least 1000. The Japanese
captured eight officers, 149 men, two
field guns and many rifles.
Battle Continues At Port Arthur.
Tien Tsin, Aug. 5. - Heavy and con-
tinuous firing was heard yesterday at
Peitasho from the direction of Port
Arthur.
1t is estimated there are 100000
Japanese troops now before Port Ar
thur.
Japanese Reinforcements.
Lao Yang, Aug. 5.-According to
Chinese reports the Japanese landed
5000 men at the port of New Chwang
July 81, and further Decentralization of
troops is proceeding.
Train Loads Of Wounded Men.
Irkutsk, Siberia, (. Aug. 5.-Trains
filled with wounded men are arriving
here from the front. Many are pro-
ceeding to European Russia. while
others are remaining here.
Coal for Volunteer Fleet.
Constantinople, Aug. Sit is an
nounced that Russia has notified the
porte of impending passage through the
Dardanelles of some of the volunteer
fleets steamers laden with coal.
Japs Push Advance.
London, Aug. g. A dispatch to a
news agency from Anshanshan (half
way between Hal Cheng and Lao
Yang) says: "The Japanese advance
Is being continued with great energy
against the southern army. The Rus
sian main forces continue their retire
ment northward, but the cavalry has
checked the Japanese, threatening a
flanking movement.
Brave Death to Drink.
London, Aug 5-The Nails cores
pondent with Kuroki's army describes
the sufferings Of the Japanese from
heat. He says one regiment, madden
ed by thirst rushed into river, un-
der full Russian fire and drank at the
peril of their lives.
China Guards Neutrality.
The Standards Tien-Tsin cores.
pondent says Yaun Shat Kai, com
mander-in-chief of the Chinese forces,
has issued proclamation announcing
strict regulations to prevent the Chi
nese shipping coal to Port Arthur, as
it has been known that the Russians
liyeries and because of the fact that
China desires to preserves neutrality.
Russia Believes Incident Closed.
ST. Petersburg, Aug. 5. - The an
nouncement that the steamer Arabia
will be released and that only the por.
ton of her cargo consigned to Japan
ese ports will it is believed,
end the Arabia incident SO far as the
United States is concerned, since the
United States has asked nothing more
than prompt action for the immediate
release of the ship and the portion of
the cargo not declared contraband.
America Not Satisfied.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 8. - The of.
ficials of the state department do not
care to pass any opinion upon the lie.
gality, from an international stand.
point of the action of the Russian prize
court at Vladivostok in the case of the
Arabia, as reported in yesterdays
press dispatches, until some obscure
points in the decision are cleared up.
Although the department has final
ly decided that it will not promulgate
any set of rules which it regards as
proper to govern the conduct of neu.
tral commerce and shipping in bellig-
erent waters or on the high seas. 1t
undoubtedly WILL in the course of
treatment of the separate cases of
seizure of American goods during the
| progress of the war, sufficiently de.
THE WEATHER,
Iowa-Generally fair tonight and