Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-16
RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR


Viii, Fall in Less Than Week.
TOXIC, June 11.--Port Arthure1s ex'
pected to fall in less than week. The
attack on the fortress is being pushed
by the land forces, supported by the
high-angle fire of Admiral Togo's war
ships.
The Japanese vessels in front OF the
fortress are merely maintaining
close blockade, except for occasional
"Reminiscences. Detachments OF the
fleet that are doing effective work in
connection with the storming opera
tons are stationed off both TANKS OF
the besieging army. They are quite
secure against russian fire. Their
shells, which cover a range of many
miles, arc said to exercise terribly
Demoralizing Effect
on the Russians. No inkling of pro-
ceedings in the direction of Liao-yang
is allowed to be made public by the
authorities, who control the cable from
Korea. Their exceptional reserve in
this particular is construed as presag-
ing general forward movement
against Kuropatkin. That Russian
general is apparently determined not
only to refrain from advancing to the
relief Of Port Arthur, but to persist in
tho shipment of superfiuous stores
northward in preparation for retreat.
Some of the mikado's soldiers be-
lievc that the Russians have already
delayed their retrograde movement
until there is slim chance of their get
ting off without severe losses.
kuropatkin Goes South.
st. Petersburg, June 11.-Among the
rumors that fill the city is one, on bet
ter authority than the average, that
Gen. kuropatkin himself is moving
southwark from Liao-yang. 1t is not
possible authoritatively to confirm the
report.
Terrible Battle Fought.
London, June 1.-THE Daily Nails
correspondent at st. Petersburg
wires:
"Details are now at hand of the as
sauit on Port Arthur June s. The at
tack was by both land and sea. Gen.
Oku attacked with his entire force.
The assault was repulsed after an en-.
gagement Of terribly sanguinary
nature, the Russian loss being con-
siderable"
The Petersburgski Viedomosti, which
publishes a graphic report from it's
special correspondent, credits the
statement that the Japanese lost one
Germans Supply Russians.
Toxic, June 1O.-The Germans at
Kiaochau, on the Yellow sea, their
port leased from China, are supplying
ammunition to Port Arthur, sending it
on junks.
Regarded as Significant.
London, June 10.-The sudden in,
terruption of the cable between Korea
and Japan is regarded as significant of
important operations at Port Arthur
the Japanese having taken the precau-
ton, as usual, to cut the only means
of communication with the outside
world and thus enable her naval and
military forces to work with absolute
secrecy.
Coast Is Bombarded.
Mukden, June 10.-According to in
formation here a Japanese squadron Of
nine vessels has been bombarding the
coast between Sung Yu-Cheng and
Kai-Chun.8on the west coast Of the
Liaotung peninsula, just below Niu-
chwang, since June Z.
Japs Assault Port Arthur.
Chefu. June Proceeding sea at
tack on Port Arthur last night the
Japanese apparently made deter
mined effort to advance on that
stronghold by land
a Chinese junk which left a point
three miles north Of Port Dalny early
Monday morning reports having heard
firing north of Port Arthur from z
o'clock Monday morning until 2
| O'Clock that afternoon, by which time
she passed out of hearing distance. 1t
would appear that the Japanese
planned land and sea attack on Port
Arthur yesterday. The Russians, on
seeing this, sent their fleet out to give
battle. The result is not known.
Jap Warship Blown Up.
Berlin, June ga telegram to the
/ Lokal Anzieger from Toxic states
that the Japanese warship blown up
at Talienwan was the hattleship Shi-
kishima. The entire crew was
! drowned.
T. Russians Are Again Whipped.
London, June Z. The Daily Tele.
graphs Tien-tsin correspondent wires:
Four thousand Russians belonging
! to Gen. Stakelherg's brigade on May
81 attacked 1900 Japanese occupying
position five miles south of Wafang-
ten. The Russians were repuised.
| losing 200 killed and 400 wounded.
The Japanese lost more than 100
| killed"
r Russian Gunboat Torpedoed.
| Toxic, June The Russian gun.
| BOAT @ti1liak was Atorpedoed and de.
stroyed at Port Arthur Saturday.
4 CLARA BARTON q. A. r. GUEST