Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-20
Russians Get Stores
From Ports in
China.
CORRESPONDENT SAYS
Reports of Fighting Both
on Land and
Sea.

Indianapolis, June 20.-The News
has received the following from Hec-
tor Fuller, the special correspondent
at Chefoo: After five days in a
Russian prison l was released and
sent here Stores and supplies are
constantly arriving at Port Arthur
from Chinese ports. The Japanese
blockade is ineffective.
Garrison IL Large.
THE garrison consists of between
$4,000 and 10000 troops. The DAM
aged battleships are all repaired and
the harbor entrance is cleared of OBJ
structions. Immense new forts have
been constructed. The place is in no
immediate danger of falling. A Jap
anese attack by land and sea on the Sth
was easily repulsed."
big Fight I'm Progress.
Lao Yang. June 20.-A general en-
gagement is proceeding near Kaichou.
The first train bearing wounded has
passed through here going north.
Engages Squadron.
Toxic, June 2O.-It is reported Vice
Admiral Kamimura has engaged the
Russian Vladivostok squadron off
Oshima.
Hears Heavy Firing.
Lao Yang, June 2O-The corre-
spondent of the Associated Press who
spent the night at Hal Chen heard
heavy firing from 10 until 2 this morn
ing to the southwark. He believes it
was either an attack upon Tashichiaob
or the Japanese fleet again lombard
ing the coast near Kaiping.
Places Russian Loss High.
New Chwang, June 20-A Russian
officer wounded in the battle of Va
fangow tells the Associated Press the
losses on both sides were severe. He
places the Russian casualties as at
least 1000.
Say Inner Fort Has Fallen.
ChccfOO, June 2O.-ThCrc is current
here Il Chinese rumor that the Japan
ese have captured one of the inner
forts at Port Arthur, losing 1000 men
in the engagement. 1t cannot, how
ever, be confirmed.
Hears a Regiment Was Sunk.
st. Petersburg. June .U.----A dispatch
from Mukdpn says that according TO
advicrS received there an
entire infantry regiment with its
was sunk i'll the trans
ports Hitachi and Sado. The same dis
patch says that according to Chinese
attacks made by the Jap
anese on Port Arthur have been re-
pulsed with heavy losses.
Reported to the Gar.
st. Petersburg, June 2O.-Emperor
Nicholas has received the following
dispatch, dated June 20, from Vice
Admiral Skrydlon: "On June 10 our
cruiser division encountered III the
strait Of Kerea a Japanese transport
steaming from the south in the direc-
ton Of the Japanese coast, which was
visible on the horizon. The vessel
proved to be the IzumL with troops
on board. the expiration of the
time given those on board to lower
boats and leave Tie ship permission to
10 which was taken advantage OF by
part Of the crew, the transport was
sunk by our guns.
Same Treatment to the HItachi.
shortly afterwards two more
transports were sighted to the south
east. They proved to be the Hitachi
and the Sado, the former with troops
an dthe latter carrying coolies, horses
and railway plant. The transports
refused TO surrender, and at Che end
Of the period granted those on board
to take TO the Doat3 the two vessels
were sunk by torpedOes and shells. The
losses on the three transports, the
Of which aggregated about
j., 900 tons, consisted of a portion OF
the troops and crews, a Ierge guam
tity of war material and the railway
plant"
Russians Expect Better Luck Now.
YIan Wang lima 20-Ear fhA GP~h