Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-07
nuMoR AT LAO YANG INSISTS.
THAT A RUSSIAN soRTIE WAS
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL.
TOXIC CLAIMS VICTORY
Dispatch From Japanese Capital Says
the Russian Gunboat GilIak Was De-
stroyed at Port Arthur Saturday
Japanese Vessel Said to Be Lost.

ssssa So /.
Lao Yang, June 6. - 1t is per-
: sistentIy reported here that the
Port Arthur squadron made sor-
tie shortly before dawn Saturday,
- with torpedo boat destroyers lead =
ing, and found the Japanese fleet =
quite unsuspecting the presence of :
hostile warships, with the result =
that four Japanese ships were sunk .
during the attack.
Toxic. June 6. - The Russian
gunboat, Gilak, was torpedoed >
and destroyed at Port Arthur on =
Saturday.
Chez Foo, June 6. = The Rus
sian consul here has received news :
that large Japanese vessel has =
been sunk by mine off Talien-
wan. The News has not been con-
firmed. 1t is believed the vessel
was merchantmen.
- Toxic, June 6. ~ Admiral Togo
= and Admiral Yamamoto, minister
# of the navy, have been promoted
to the rank Of kaigun taisho, the
= highest rank In the navy. Lieuten-
9 ant Generals okasawa, HasegaWa,
Nosi, Nishi and kodama, have
been made generals. The promo
*tions are altin recognition of serv- !
ices.
Seoul, June delayed. 1.-The ia
panese consul at Gen San wires that
during skirmish which took place on
June 8, thirty Japanese soldiers and
one lieutenant were killed and three
men. kere severely wounded. The
Russia7S in retreating burned mum.
Der of Corean villages. The natives at
tackled the Cossacks, killing two and
wounding several others. There are
about 1000 Japanese troops now al
Gen San.
kuropatkn Moves South.
st. Petersburg, June GA military
attache has telegraphed here that Gen
eral Kuropatkin's headquarters and
staff have moved forty miles south OF
Lao Yang to a point between Hal
Cheng and Dashitszaio.
Fighting Near Lao Yang.
Tien Tsfn, June 6.-Heavy firing was
heard at New Chwang this morning
coming from the direction of Lilac
Yang.
Two Hundred Russians Killed.
London, June 6. - The Daily Tele
graphs Tien Tsin correspondent wires
-Four thousand Russians belonging tt
General Stakelberg's brigade on May
81 attacked 1,500 Japanese position
five miles south of Wafangtien. The
Russians were repulsed losing 20(
killed and 400 wounded. The japanese
lost more than 100 killed"
Only Two Miles Apart.
Chez Foo, June 6. - Only two miles
separated Japanese and Russian arm
les on the Liao Tung peninsula on
June 2, according to Chinese who have
arrived from Dalny.
The Japanese army, REINFORCED by
the men landed at Dalny, occupied
living Ching and also Sanchimpo, sew
eral miles west of Dalny. They then
proceeded along the coast toward Port
Arthur. On one side of the army are
mountains and on the other is the sea
from which the Japanese gunboats are
supporting the flank of the army.
Very Near to Port Arthur.
On June 2 the japanese forces were
within seven miles of the outer forts
of Port Arthur, only two miles from
the Russian army, which is ready to
protest their further advance. The
Chinese believed that there would be q
big battle at this point. 1t is also said
by the Chinese that the Japanese have
moved their base to Dalny from Tai
ienwan. The larger Japanese ships are
anchored outside and the smaller ones
inside the harbor. Troops are landing
they say, from small vessels, apparent
lv coming from Pitsewo or the Elliott
islands. The Chinese further reported
that number of Chinese, have been
shot while attempting to get through
the Russian lines.
Plan of Japanese Advance.
Che Foo, June 6. - A Japanese cor
respondent from Dalny confirms tht
reported advance of the Japanese ar
my on Port Arthur, news of which
was brought today by Chinese The
correspondent says that there are fit
teen miles between the Japanese ant
Port Arthur.
The japanese army is advancing
along both coasts. 1t is reported tina
the peninsular division on the cas-
coast fought battle within fiftee1
miles of Port Arthur on June 3. Tht
result of the battle has not been learn
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