Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-02
Russians Prepare to
Make Desperate Re-
sistanCe.
ATTACK DETERMINED
Foreigners All Ordered
to Leave the
Place.

Chefoo. July 2.-Affairs are, it is
asserted, reaching a crisis at Port Ar
thur. The Russians are ready to meet
it with all the forces at their COM
mand
The few foreigners remaining at
Port Arthur, with the exception of
several under suspicion, have been
ordered to leave. A number arrived
here today. The Norwegian steamer
Sentis is in the harbor ready to bring
out women and children. Every Rus
sian subject has been ordered to join
the forces facing the invaders on the
hills back of the town.
Bali Report From Lao Yang.
Lao Yang, July 2.-The Japanese
are advancing over an extended front
The Russian troops are in splendid
spirits. Kuropatkin is in personal
command. The Russians are holding
Dalin pass. Fifteen trains are arriv-
ing here daily.
Keller Driven Back.
Wednesday the Japanese division
advanced by a tortuous defile about
had no artillery posted. but had three
battalions of artillery stationed along
the crest commanding the pass. An
obstinate fight followed and lasted Il
whole night. The Russians lost so
men. The japanese casualties were
much larger. Tn Irsday morning Kel-
Ter retired successful.
Confirmation From Chefo"
Chefoo, July 2.-It is learned a big
battle was fought on land near Port
Arthur June 26-27. The Japanese were
successful on the morning OF the 18th.
They occupied certain heights githi1
10 miles of Port Arthur. The Jpran-
ese losses are unknown: The Rus
SLAMS suffered very heavily.
Japanese Retiring.
Lao Yang, July 2.-The Japanese
guards division, which engaged in an
attack on Talin pass, is retiring east.
ward. Gen. Count Keller, who has
been reinforced, is following up the
Japanese.
Is Somewhere Else.
Nagasaki, July 2.-The Vladivostok
was reported off Iku island
last night. The sound of firing was
nearu at GOtO island.
Chinese Suffer.
ChefOO, July "A junk was blown
up by contact mine at the entrance
Of Lao river below New Chwang, Fri
lay. Twenty Chinese were killed and
~ wounded
Fleet Was Trapped.
Toxic, July 2, 10 a. m.-Vice Ad-
niral Mamimura evidently trapped
and attacked the Russian Vladivostok
squadron off the islands of Tsu in the
southern entrance to the sea of Japan
asst night. The result of the encoun-
er is unknown.
First Desperate Struggle.
London, July 2, 3 a. m.-With a ma
yal battle apparently in progress off
Port Arthur and that fortress at the
ame time being shelled from the land
ide, the first desperate struggle for
he possession of the Russian Gibral-
ar has begun. After furious fighting
asst Saturday, Sunday and Monday,
japanese troops, in spite of three de-
eats, captured the heights at Loun-
antain, eight and two-thirds miles
asst of Port Arthur
Cost Japs 900 Men.
The struggle for the position is re-
orted to have cost the Japanese 900
len. The Japanese stormed positions
efended by Russian rifemen, carried
he heights at the point of the bayonet,
nd charged over mines which were
exploded hurting many
f them to death.
Smelling Port Arthur.
The japanese are throwing shells
1to Port Arthur, from heavy siege
uns mounted on Lounvantain last
Wednesday. The Russians assert that
ut little damage has been inflicted SO
ar
Refugees arriving at Chefoo declare
hat many dead and wounded Russian
oldiers are being brought into Port
-rthur and that already the hospitals
re overcrowded.
VIadIyostOk Squadron Returns.
London. July /, 9:0S p. m.-AdmiraI
krydloff, according to a dispatch
rom st. Petersburg to a news agency
ere, reports that the Vladivostok
quadron has returned to Vladfvostok
The admiral confirms
be bombardment of Gensan.