The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-07-21
THE CARS ARMY
IS IN BAD SHAPE
KURoPATKIN rs MENAcED FROM
THREE SIDES.
RETREAT MAY BE CUT OFF
Japanese Officials Deny Reported Loss
of $4,000 Men at Port Arthur
Russian Ships Shell
Iaichow.


patches admit that Gen. Kuropatkin's
army at Tatchei lao is menaced on both
right and left tanks, and that Kuroki
is advancing on Liaotung. British OBJ
servers are astounded by Russia's SEEM
ing inactivity. Either Kuropatkin is
hopelessly enmeshedin the Japanese en-
yeloping operations or he is confident of
his ability to defeat all the forces Gems.
Oku and Nodzu can send against him.
The situation can mean only one thing
that Kuropatkin will be attacked
from three sides and that if defeated his
retreat to the northward will be cut off
by Kuroki, who will in few days be in
position to throw his armies across the
railroad
Japanese Win Again.
Toxic, July 49, Gen. KurokI re-
ports that two divisions of the Rus
SLAMS made desperate assault on the
Japanese position at Modenling yes
terday at dawn. They were repulsed
and pursued by the Japanese as far
as Kuft, Apaotzu. The casualties are
not given in tho dispatch.
Japs Get Official Mail.
Toxic, July 1S.-The Japanese de-
stroyer Haystori captured a Port Ar
thur junk today bearing official Rus
sian mail and bound for Chefoo.
Among the papers were valuable let
tiers dealing with naval and military
situation at Port Arthur.
Kuropatkin to Fight.
st. Petersburg, July 18.-The Japan
csc are advancing upon Tatchekiao,
where Gen. Kuropatkin in person ap-
parently intends to take issue with tho
enemy. Artillery fire was opened by
the Japanese on Wednesday. evidently
for the purpose of trying to find the po-
sition of the Russian batteries, which,
understanding the object, did not reply
by single shot. The Japanese after
that gave up the advance upon the main
road, reverting to their usual tactics of
outfianking and thus turing the posi-
tions as they did at Kaichow.
Ships Shell Kaichow.
London, July 18.-Without word OF
warning, Russian war ships are reported
of Kaichow, bombarding the town re-
cent? captured by the Japanese, and APP
y parently threatening the Japanese
transports reported in the Gulf of Lao
tung. There is more than a suspicion
that the war ships are of the Vladivostok
squadron, which was reported at sea
more than a week ago.
Sailed Through Bosphorus.
London, July 1S-The Constantine
pie correspondent of the Standard in a
dispatch dated July II says: THE
passed through the Bosphorus from
the Black sea this morning" The
Chernomoretz is a gun vessel belong
ing to the Black sea feet and carries
two eight-inch guns, one six-inch gun
and seven quick-fring and machine
guns She is equipped with two tor
pedo tubes and carries crew of 160.
Strongly Protested.
London, July 1S.--Almost without
exception the newspapers this morn
ing in editorials or otherwise comment
upon the Russian volunteer fleet
steamers passing through the Darda-
nelles, and the government is urged to
take action especially for the protec-
ton of British cor ,nerce in the Red
sea and neighboring waters.
The Daily Telegraph, concluding an
outspoken protest written with traces
of government inspiration, says:
There i is a limit to complaisance
when neutral commerce under the
British flag is molested in a way tc
which we have been for century anG
a half unused"
Big Jap Loss Denied.
Toxic, July 1S.-The imperial head
quarters staff officially deny the reports
from st. Petersburg that the japanese
lost 80 900 men in battle near Port Ar
thur on July 10 or IL. Not shot wa!
fired on either date.
May Have Escaped.
ST. Petersburg, July 1S.-There is ;
persistent rumor in circulation to tn,
effect that the protected cruiser Novil
has Joined the Vladivostok squadron
The admiralty has no information OF
the subject. 1t is admitted that it 4
pOSSlUl6, UuL slupIOudDle, III vie" Oh III
individuality Of separating the Por
Arthur force.
More Mail Taken.
Alden, Arabia, July 1S.-Tne British
steamer Persia, bound from Calcutt
to London, was forcibly detained tc
day in the Red Sea by the RUSSIAN
steamer Smolensk, which confiscate
two bags of the Persia's mail and ais
transferred to her the mail destine
for Japan, which was taken from tn
North German Lloyd liner Prin
Heinrich, last week.
Germany Enters Protest.
Berlin, July 1S.-Kaiser Winch
today ordered Count Won Buelow I
enter a protest against the stoppag
of the North German Lloyd line
Prince Heinrich in the Red Sea, b
the Russian cruiser Smolensk, Las