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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1904-08-11, Page 7although he did, not ask for supeort..try WIll go any.where,. and ivill refuse to " `Simultaneouely with the :Week on t 'retreat, no matter how great their losses the heights, the centre of our position, may be. the Japanese directed ea attack It is believed that Port Arthur could no, • precedent for such "barbarity." , • tack and. stubborn defence may be as- anainst Major -Gen. Mistetenko's detach: have been taken before this time with The Theca, according to -the statement,' sinnea. The Capture of the Shantaikow y oss o e, ut it is evident that Ant, and against our right flank. "a heav 1 f lif b • " military leaders are working to effect . "The beginning of the fighting the reduction ind capture the fortress showed the superiority of our artillery with the minimum loss of ,life. There over that of.the Japanese. Not only will be no charges of great niasses of in - did our batteries silence the Japanese Witty until the artillery has finished guns previensly in position) and alma- the task of silencing the Russian guns. lutely prevent them leaving their posi- A story is current to the effect that tons, but the batteries sustained no the Emperor bas expressed the wish loss, and. were able to develop their that the capture shall be effected with firat their leisure. the smallest possible sacrifice of life, e . hence the. care and precision taken by "'At 10 caelock I reCeived the fol lowing note -from LieuteCol. Soloinsky: the Japanese in approachingthe • Rue "'The japnese turning inevement - sian defences and the extensive use of has been stopped, the enemy sustaining the larger engines of war with which enormons losses. We have many they clear the way. wounded, Capt. Golitijisky was killed. The wounded include two .officers and a surgeon. I am,tnaking a firm stand. ;" 'Simultaneously. with the receipt Of this report it was seen that our de- tachment hada 'evacuated three crests of the mountain range. It was evident that Solomsky bad too strong a force to cope with, end had bean obliged to give ground. somewhat. He continued, however, to hold his position. "'After reinforenag Solernsky with t-wo battalions, and afterwards with two and. three-quarters battalions, and de- siring to centralize the command . of these troops, I despatclied Col. Polo. ;viten Lepovita With orders to take com- mand of all troops engaged in that position. "'The fusilade continued. on our tight flank, without becoming threateuing. Our artillery continued to crush the enemy's artillery with fire, although the Japanese, ,had brought inountam and field guns into action. "'At 3.40 p. m. I received a report that a regiment posted at the ex- treme right flank heal retired from its petition an the mountains., having had its flank turned. Six disabled .guns were abandoned, two officers were killed and two wounded, and the commander of a battery was Injured. "Before this had happened the Japan- ese had. placen tWoplea battoies oai the left of those which had previously taker( tip their position there, and With their batteries on the extreme left they began to 'bombard our battery, as well as to enfilade the right flank of our formation. This was tbe cause of the de- struction of our battery and the serious loss of troops on our right flank, Zest Several Guns. "The battery Was coMpletety !bat- tered, but at the heginnifig of the action WO succeeded in saving our guns, while four others were left on the field eoni. pletely disabled. Of these four, however, two had to be spiked and abahdoned, owingto lack of horeeer "'With tile 'WOW Of &trading the at - „4„6„ tention of the Japanese from our right flank, X directed Col. Lepovitz at five o'clock, when the heat hed diminielted, to order the soldiers to. fake off their eq!pprnent and AS8111116 the 'offensive. "Po support this offensitna movement WNW • ?.1.4.#0.#004.40108ffraWNOWPINPON*. RUSSIANS RETREATIN6; JAPS HARD AFTER THEM. Report That Another Battle is Being Waged in the Neighborhood of Hai Cheng Gen, SakharofF Describes to the Czar the Desperate Fighting on the Last Day of July, the 'natio equadroll law been postponed for a fortnight. d'he cruiser Oleg and the transport Kamtehatka are ready to go into commieelon, The Veeeels new commissioned are the battleships. Alea- attar% IL the battleship. Nevem, the battlesblp Oellabia, the in:otect-ed, cruifter Aurora, the battleship Souvaroff, the battleship Orel, and two other crulaers, with quite flotilla, of torpedo boats and torped4 boat deetroyers. ••••••••••••moor, THE MALACCA -CAPTURE. It is Said the Captain Did Not Refuse to Show the Ship's Papers. London cable; Seeretaay jolts:son, of the Peninsular and Oriental Steamsbip Company, writes to the Times an abtio• Jut e contradiction of the Russian offi- cial statement that the capture of the Malacca (seized in tl It 4 S li tl Russian volunteer fleet steamer St. le e ea y lc Peteteburg, and subsequeritly released! Japanese Confident They Will be Able to Take Port Arthur, • papers. He'says that not only were the at Algiers) refused to Show the ship's - . ., manifests given up, but that several of the ship's people wore sent aboard the Si'. Petersburg for 04auli1uatiOn with with fixed bayonets on the Japanese, reference to the cargo, and were even. , iv%) were unable to sustain the Sheck. offered inducements to give such infer- • and quickly evacuated the three crests illation as would justifn the seizure of they had occupied. I am %formed by the vessel.. . Maior Lordkipanitze that those who re- ' The Rilssialisi Mr. Johnson says, teamed woe beyonetted, • 7 thought they had got a Tien prize, and " 'After this brilliant affair I ordered were ,nrepated to bribe the officers0X: Col. Lepovitz to stop and push, further, the Malacca in es.der to assist them to.: "At 7 O'clock I reeelyed an order to wards . that consummation, He adds'. retire in the direct -len of ,Hai -Cheng. that the so-called examination of 'the but are Trying to Save Their Men. $t. Petersburg, cable: h A• despatc from Anslia,nslitin (halt way netweaa IfeaCheng 'and Liao -yang) says "The Japanese advance is being con- tinued with great energy against. the aouthern army. The Russian main forces continue their' retirement nerth. ward, but the cavalry bas checked the Japanese threatening flank movement." Gen, Sakharoff reports that 20 offi- cers and over 1,000: men were killed or wounded in the engagements of July 30 and July 31, and that six guile wake abandoned. ANOTHER BATTLE RAGING, St, Petersburg Heats That Fighting Has Been Resumed. St. Tetersburg cable: A. rumor is current hero that a battle is in progtees north of Hai -Chong. There has been complete and ominous silence regarding events at the front since the receipt of Gen. Kouropatkin's latest despatch, of Aug. 2. • There are neither official nor press despatclies to -night to indicate the pro- gress of fighting around ,Liao -Yang, where it is felt tbat inost Serious situ- ation meat exist. It is thought pea mt- ble that there may be a temporary lull. Thera is the gravest .anxiety here to learn whether Gen. Kouropatkin is seri- ously giving nettle or is determinedly screening the withdrawal of his main force. • SAKIIA.ROFF „REPORTS., The Russians Stubbornly Defended Their Positions. •, St. Petersburg. cable: The Emperor has received tne following despatch from Lieut. -Gen. Sakharoff, dated Aug. 3: "Lieut. -Gen. .Zassalitch reports the following details : "In the fighting of July 31 the operations were not deci- sive. The aetion of the a Japanese on our east from on July 30 !maimed me that they were making an attack with their main force oh our south, near Simoucheng, towarda Dapoutza and PIchailitantouta • "'From dawn on July 31 we heard cannonading on our right flank, which th obliged me to hurry down te e south front, where at first, from a battery, and later from a range of hills, I di- rected. the course .of the fight. • - "The battle began under the most favorable Auspices for us, The first report received was from Lieut. -Col. Solomsky, who informed me that he was tenaciously holding bis position, although he had many wounded. "'I ordered. at first two companies and then .a battalion, to reinforce him, " 'According to the report of the coat- mander of a Cossack regiment whicli reconnoitred the Valley ef Dapoutzza dining the battle, as Well as organized the delivery of ammunition and the re- moval of the wounded,' three divisions of Japanese were observed moving 'through the Town of Haputzza." • RUSSIAN PRISONERS. The Czar's Government Fails to Supply Information. London cable: A despatch to the Tim'es. from l'okio etcys there is much innignetion in Japan at Russia's pereist- eat neglect to observe the rules of the Hague convention in regard to supply- ing information about prisoners. The Japanese from the outset of the war base been scrupulonsly careful to convey to the 'Russians through the French Min- ister every possible detail ' concerning prisoners taken by them. But to this day, in spite of, frequent enquiries about the prisoners taken (tiring the third attempt to s.eril up Port Arthur, the Russians have maintained complete silence. This cannot be due to lack of opportunity to communicate with the Japanese, as Rus- sia has just applied to Japan for re- cognition of two additional hospital ships at Tort Arthur. AROUND PORT ARTHUR. The Fortress Expected ;to Fall at Any ' Time Now. Tokio cable; The Japanese are hourly awaitin gladings of a, victory ta Port Arthur with more interest and eagerness than heretofore displayed der - mg the war. Fro ma political, strate- gical and a sentimental standpoint the position of the Russian fortress and naval base is considered <If paramount importance by • the Japanese. It is known that the Japanese noose about the besieged city is gradually. tightening. The Japanese gees are pouting fire into the diminishing circle, and at is felt here that the eritiCal hour is fast approach- ing. But the .public there is ignorant of the hour when the final assault will be made and also of the details 'Of what has a.!lready been done around Port Ar- thur. It is believed 'that the fire from the Japanese batteries will compel the Rus - elan fleet to leave the harbor:and aceept battle from Admiral Togo. It is beeom- ing proverbial that the Japanese infan- GENERAL icaRogx, Who Has Defeated the Russians in Two Severe Engagemeuts. Malacca at Algiers consisted 'merely of. a •a . • , . - . , , the opening of one %itch, showing that penile and bloody character, the . Rue - the stores. were marked with a broad clans offering the most stubborn re- • arrow, and that this examination sistenee. The lades, therefore, Must cupied only five s minute. . be heavy on both !Ades. Between 6,000 • THE THEA CAPTURE. , 'and 8,000 men is ono estimate given of the Russian losses, .All the esttmates, . however, are little better than guess - German Government. Inquiry Into the Work es yet, and possibly the Russian Particulars of the Seizute. ' casualty may be much larger. T Berlin cable) The Gernip,n Govern. xoulize.apsattrianongsseri.neetenridsrraw.pnaasiitvisuhs has nd than-. anent has begun an tnventigation into the Sinking. ben driven in at all points Hat Oneng of the German steamer being practically aband,oned: without a Thea, by the Vladivostock squadron off blew. The pressure of the Japanese the coast of japan, preperatpry teanak• numbers and the failure to hold the ing representations at . gt. Petersburg. northern positions, probably sendered it The Government wants to fiud out who- useless to try to hold out there. FROM PORT ARTHUR. ther the Thee -carried tosi little .coal. The Russi n f r e .1 t ti _ burned. Cremation was found to be necessary for sanitary reasons. Many of the dead were hidden in the woods two clays before being discovered. The Chinese assert that many more were burned in the Russian lines. It is the consensus of 'opinion that the Euro- pean regimente made a poorer showing against Oen. Kuroki's troops than the Siberian regiments did. The condition of the • Siberian troops is; bad. Hund- reds are without boots and are wearing Chinese shoes. Russian deserters fre- quently enter the Japanese lines. a (tee as nightcons - to steam te Vladivostock, and, whether 'kited a compact chain in the form of a the provieions in her caw: 'exceeded semi-eirele anatuid Liao -Yang, extend- nalf the whole, thus subjecting the yes- ing from Anshanshan„ hall way be- set to capture under the Russian prize tween Hai -Cheng and Liao -Yang, a to replications, . .The Foreign Office proba Anping, which is only 13 miles east of ably will also institute -an inquiry with Liao -Yang. the Ainerican owners of the.cargo. The • Unless the -bulk of General Kouropat- German Government admits that Vice- kin's army has already been withdrawn Admiral Skhydloff n'eted within the north of Liao -Yang it Is difficult to see Rustian prize regulations -in' capturing how be could now do so with such great the -Thea, but the officials intlinate that -pressure, the •Japanese being almost up the' Forign Office questions the right on his main lines. Inasmuch as portions of capture when provisions are consigned of our 'army corps were engaged in the to private firms instead Of to hostile fighting up to last night, and as these Governments. The Foreign Office, how- don's comprise three-quarters of the ever, says that no serious complica tions Will grow .out. of the eaae, Incident Ended. St. Petersburg, Aug. ,—The announce- ment in the despatch of the Assoeiated a Pass from Vladivostock that 't1M steam- er Arabia will be released and that .bnty. ; the 'portion of her cargo consigned.. to I Japanese ports will be held, will, it. is believed, end the Arabia incident, so far as the United States is concerned, as the United States asked nothing e more than prompt action for the immediate re- lease of the ship and the portion of the . cargo not declared centraband.. The steamer will be released, Having disposed. of the Arabiacase, the prize court will. 310W take. up. the cases of the Alps eel*, four Japanese schooners, t Japairese steamer, -the Then 'and the, Knight Commander. The crews of these vessels were taken off, and are ! comfortably housed and fed at the Gov- ernment expense, although Only, the 1:Japanese, as prisoners of war, are en- titled thereto,.The captain of the Knight , Centreancleraleclares frankly. thatalte Tee - I egaizes the legality 'of the sinking- of the -ship; and is astonished at t•he claims made in the British press that there is whole Russian army, it seems certain that nothing except a portion of the stores and..munitiOns have yet been re- moved, Nevertheless, well-informed mili- tary attunes express the opinion that Genetal Kourematkin will get away with the bulk of the main army if he finds -the chances against him. From t1M best information obtainable as to General Kouropatkin's dispositions, his fotces Were located this niorning as follows: Gen. -Zaroubaleff's and Gen. Stakel- berg's corps formed the right wing at Anshan.. The 1st Siberian(late Gen. Kel- ler's) and the 10th European corps were on the left The. recently arrived 17th corps and the portion of Gen. Stoessel's corps which* is not at Port Arthur were at Liao -Yang. a Intense anxiety -ptevailsin all circles. All newspapea specials from th'e front are -suspended, which is considered omi, nous.. AT PORT ARTHUR. The Great Struggle Now Going on Around..This Fortress. - London cable: From Tort Arthur there is no certain word. A vigorous at - Silenced Japanese Guns. I ordered our batteries to epee tt hot fire on the ridges held by the Japanese. The fire of our guns, which had previously bombarded this point, was murderous, and the Japanese again sustained minty killed or 'wounded. "Our attack in open order aetonithed all beholders. Mir men in this formation advanted swiftly across the printipal ttnitintain range, rushing on both sides MOWED DOWN LIKE GRASS. Japanese Advanced Like Beings Heed- less of Death. London *cable: A despatch to the Daily Telegraph from St Petersburg saysthat the Ministry of War is in pos- session of information that, although several thousand Rusians have fallen in the. recent engagements at Port Arthur, there is no immediate danger of the fall of the fortress. The forts on the north- ern and northwestern front are abnost all held by the Russians who dealt ter- rible destruction upon Lie Japanese in their recent attacks. The Japanese ad- vanced like beings heedless of death and insensible to pain. They were mowed down like grass. The Chefoo correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says that the Japanese positions at Port Arthur aro exposed to the fit° of the forts, and that the be- siegers must either advance or evacuate the positions. WHAT THE JAPS ARE AFTItit. To Strike the Main Army, Not to eap- ture Port Arthur. it. Petersburg cable: The army or- gan mama no effort,. to foreshadow any events of the immediate future in tlie far east, and gives no clue to Gen, Kou- ropatkin'a intentions; but it decilitres that the events of the last ten nays. de. monstrate conelusiveln that The Japan- ese objective since the beginning of the war has been to strike the main army of the Russians, and not, as popularly supposed, to take Port Arthur. The paper earl the Japanese general advance began July 23, the taking of Tatehekino 'being a igima1 for the final struggle in the valley of the Liao River. On July 31,after six days' prepara- tions Alm armies -of Generals Oka. end Nodzu moved against Hal -Cheng. The same day Geri. littroki began en advance upon Liao -Yang. Militia, the position of the Russian eastern army at Yangse pps, cunt that of Gen. Herschelmann at YttaIni pass. equivalent to the Jemineee "Yeludintz,” The paper atimatee the strength of Kurokan army at 120,000 men, of which number 50,000 are on the 'high road to Lifto-Yang, 30,000 are on Mac Saimittsza-Liao-Yang road, 30,000 on roads to hfultden, and 10,000 in reserve. The paper does not give the figures of Gens. Oktt's and isiodsat'sarmies which are believed to bring the total close to 200,000, Baltic &platen. The leaning of the Cruiser division of of her eretv, was chartered at the opeii- itigof the tvar to carry contraband.: She visited -Mope Japan,,Matehl2, and, awl. since called. at Kobe, Yokohama, Hake - date and other Japanese ports several times. The crew also say that the Jap- anese freighted twenty German and many more British and _American ships with contraband.•• • ' From the Japanese priseaers the re- ports of the sinking of two Japanese tor- pedo boats in the -Straits of Corea dar- ing the first cruise of the Vladivostock squadron and of the eevere•damage sus- tained by three others wben the Japan- ese, during the chase of . tne Ruasian, squadron, aniatook,. their own torpedo boat flotilla for that of the Russians, bane been eonfirmed. . JAPANESE DELAY- - — Gives the Russian War Office Hope that • Kotropatkin May Esdape. St. Petersburg cable, 3.20- n. General Kouropatkinas official details of the fighting oh July 31, at Simon- cheng say that only a division and a half Were engaged. The report deo not mention the loss of guns, neither was Lieut. Gen, Ale.xieff in command, as stated. in the despatch from Tokio yesterday. Gen. Alexieff who eon - mended the fifth East Siberian 'division of Gen. Stakellietg's corps, was poeted on the other side of Hai Cheng,. Jil uly curta. 31. The Wax Office does not intend, The Japanese are now oceuPying out - to publish the name of the actual coin- post trenches that they captured from launder at Simoucheag for reasons of the Russians. military expediency. Both fleets aro reported to be in ex - The War Office does not expect the 'eellent condition. Javanese to resume their advance for A despatch to the Daily Telegraph several days. They, are always stow - from St. Petersburg says that the and cautious and make the most care- :Baltic fleet, with the exception of one ful preparations before striking. Now they aye -probably again preparing for a flanking movement on a large scale, and possibly awaiting the marching up of a strong catmint from New Chwang. The failure of the Japanese to- follow up their success is evidently the dense of great satisfaction to the general , staff here. Whether this feeling is due to the fact that the delay will give Gen. KOuropatkin breathing. space and enable him to atrarige his concentrated dispositiohs for the doming battle, or became° it will allow hint the requisite time to effect bis Withdratval northwatd is of course unktiown, the general staff not even adtnitting that the commandet. in -thief is contemplating • eaeaae. Th either event, however, the Itukssaile Will profit by the declination of the Japan- ese to 'matte their advantage. fort, reported yesterday, may well be true. It is doubtless impiortant posi- tion, but its true Value s unknoivn. News carriers by Chinese junks bring daily stories, which cannot be taken at; their fa& value. The steamer •Wuchow, Which has arrived at: Chefoca picked up o junk carrying men, and women, they having left Tort Arthur Tuesday, They report sanguinary fighting at Wolf Hill, resulting in Mac repulse of the Japanese. Wolf Hill is near the railway. Eight trains were busy taking; the wounded to Port Arthur. The Russians declare that the fortress will never fall, but they expect that scarcely a building will be left. Scarcely a' whole pane of glass now remains in the place. Other Chinese who arrived at Che - foe 'tVednesday night say that the Jap- anese have optima two lightly -gar- risoned fotts on the east shore, but. were repulsed elsendiere. The forts bristle with guns! ' many of the eight - inch naval guns inflicting the heaviest losses on the Japanese. • The exodus from Tort Arthur is due, leave hitherto withhold, being granted. The refugees are generally of the better class of peopte. They pay exor- bitant rates to junks for earrying them. A junk carrying the officials of the Danish East Asiatic Company and their families from Port Arthur, which left at the same One as other junks which have arrived here, has not yet RUSSIAN LOSSES epee. Fighting of a Desperate and Bloody Matter. ' $t. Petersburg cable: Whether a general engagement is already pro - grafting around Liao -Yang between the %tees of On. Xouropatkin and the three Japanese armies which have been moved against them front the south and east, the' dceisive battle of the campaign is regarded as tetteitt if the japaneere thergetleally follow uptheir preliminary successes of thd last three days. The fighting has been of a ires. !Vessel, is new ready to start. It is be-. :lieVed. that It dedision to despatch the 'fleet will be • largely dependent upon ;the eapacity of Pott Arthur to bold et,mellokadolike FIGHTING WAS SEVEltit, Japanese Outnumbered the Russians in the Fight of July ta and s8. General Kuroki's headquarters, near Motion Pass, July 22, via, Seoul, Korea, Aug. 5. --(Delayed in transmission— From the brief official reports arriving it appears that the Hinting July 10 was severe. On July 17 the Japanese attacken a superior force of the enemy, occupying the strongest defensive works. The attaek resulted ht forcing the Rus- sians to tetreat along the roads north- ward and westwarn in bringing the right Japanese line ahead some miles and hi Orating the way for the Japan- efte advance. The Japanese again out manomtvred the Russians who held the trenches. The Japanese flanked them on both sides, apreading a eomparative- iy naall force into long lines, The Jain ,finese lose was one (Miner and 53 men killed and -5 officers and 350men wounded. One conimitty lost all of its officers. Two Ansi:tit (dilate and 45 lima were taken prisoners by the Japan- eSe. According to the officers' ac- counts the Russian loss Wen Reveal %m- ated. The bodies of more than 200 Russians, killed July 17, were bftried or Now, Say the Jap Loss is za,000 Men— Incidents of the Struggle. Chefoo cable: S. A. Serebrinik, who was a passenger on the British steamer Ilipsang, which was sunk by a Russian torpedo boat in Pigeon Bay July 16, and who•was among the refugees who atria - ed here yesterday on the German steam- er Sulberia, was interviewed to -day. Ac- cording to his version ,the fighting be- fore Pert Arthur from July 26 to 28 in- clusive was directed against the last of the outer defences, namely, Wolfs, Green and Ohrist &ills, situated north and east of the city. The Japanese captured Wolfs and Green hills, but [failed to take Christ hill, which was the only °Avast held by the Russians when Mr. Serebrinik left Port Arthur, A Port Arthur newspaper estimated the Russian loss at 200 killed and 800 weimdecl ,the Japanese loss at 17,000 killed and wounded. It was also esti- mated that the Japanese, fired 125,000 rounds of shrapnel. Me Japanese at- tacking force was estimated at 180,000 men. On the night of July 28 a. truce was declared for the purpose of burying Mac dead, which strewed the ground. The Russian fleet emerged from the harbor July 26 and engaged Admiral Togo, who withdrew with safety behind his. ntines. ' A. Japanese gunboat struck a mine and was damaged, but not sufficiently to sink her. She was towed away. The Russian warships then retired, one squadron going to the inner basin, the other behind the Tiger's Tail. None of them were injured. The mein force of the Russian army defending Port Arthur is now inside the numerous permanent forts which con- stitute the fortress. They have 2,000 guns sweeping the .plain over which the Japanese must cross. There was a gen- eral confidence prevailing that the fort- ress is invulnerable, although the cour- age of the Japanese is described as reck- less to an extreme. The Japanese are now mounting heavy guns on the posi- tions "eaptured July 28. It is .alleged that the Russian battleship Retvisan thaw a 12 -inch shell, which hit a Japan-• ese gun, whieh was being mounted on Wolf's Hill, killing many. - Gen. rock,. who commanded the Rus- sians at Wolf's Hill, is reported in a Port Arthur newspaper to have related an incident illustrating the spirit of the Russian troops. A severely wounded soldier was being assisted to the rear. He was struggling and expostulating. Gen. Pock said: ."What's the matter, brother?" "They left my gun and sword for the Japanese. How can I fight when I get well?" Lieut. -Gen. Stoessel, who is in chief command. at Port Arthur, is a strict dis- ciplarian. He is feared by the officers and loved by the soldiers. Ho is always up at daybreak every day, and makes Mac rounds of the positions. Mr. Serebrinik says he saw Gen. Stoes- sel, .sylien leaving Port Arthur, and that he had not been we:ended, as reported, but his dog had lost a leg. Illustrating Gen. Steessers discipline, the story is told that on discovering some officers at a champagne dinner, he personally order- dered the guests under a three days' ar- rest, and confiscated the viand.% . Serebrinik; who is a Russian, held con- tracts to supply artillery, but he was suspected of being a spy and was con- fined separately. information re- garding conditions at Port Arthur was derived. chiefly from a newspaper, which was allowed him. The accounts of the Chinese refugees differ from that of Mr. Serebririik. They say that the Japanese were only two miles from the fortress when they left. Mail, including newspapers, was still arriving at Port Arthur. The Hipscing was officered as follows: Captain Bradley, Engineers Collier, Watson and Bishop, and Mates Smith and Cartwright. They are noty at Che - foo. They were marched into Port Ar- thur, some in pajamas, and some in even- ing dress. They did nob reeeive any clothing, itntil the junk on which they left Port Arthur, was stopped by the Japanese, who gave them every atten- tion. The reason assigned by the Rus- sians for sinking the Hipsang, as given to the Ilipsaeg's °filters, was that tbey thought she was a Japauese vessel, They: say that the Japanese had been flying Mao British flag. RUSSIANS LOST 4,00o Li the Intro Days' Fighting, and the Yaps Lost About as Many. St. Petersburg cable, 2.15 p. tailed teports teaching the War Office from Gen. Keuropatkin's generals show that the Russian losses, duly 30, july and Aug. 1, did not exceed 4,000. The Japanese are believed to have lost at. least anopted number. Prom 0 eompreltensive. review 'of the fighting obtained by the Associated Press, it appears that most of the ltus- elan losses were sustained on the Saimat- me road and beta een Simoucheng and lrai-Cheng. The two divisions of the late Gen. Iteller's corps did not make. (I ions resistance at the Yangse pass,. fall- ing back on Liandianslan with Rawly any casualtioa. Similarly, Gen. Stakel. burg** aud Lien. Zaroubalatf's troikpa rir tired. Irma Aushaashan, half -way 140- tween ffai-Oheng and Liao•Tang, with. out heavy fighting or loes. The greatest umber of naellitities was Sustained by (len. Hersetelmann, Who with the ninth Eurepean division held Kneltie.tza and Tushu pass, on the Sal- matsza, road. 'The fighting there weeof the most desperate and bloody eintracter. A single regiment lost 25 per cent., or We Boating Accident in 23()0 men, before they withdrew teward Anping. Another point where most stubbborn resistam was made wee at Naliga Pao (a position between Shnoucheng, and IDA Chen) which was held by Gen. Zazzae Melt, who had been placed. in :command of A newly formed corps, including the thirty-first division, belonging to the third European corps and two Siberian battalions, altogether 18,000 men. Oen. Zasselitch's misfortune • at the Yalta . river was duplicated owing to the au - priority of the Japanese artillery.. He j' was making a splendid fight, until he suddenly' discovered that the Japanese gunners were enfilading his batteries. It appears that Zassaliteb in this cese. was not to blame. The information that Gen, Zaroulialeff had Veteived orderit to retire had not yet reached him with his own orders for witherawal of the Rus- sian support of thetcon se right, and coe- quently he allowed the Japanese to take up a new position, suddenly unmasking batteries and overwhelming the Reesian gunners, who made desperate efforts to remove their pieces, but were compelled to leave six of them n belua. There bas been no turther fighting of any importance since Aug. 1, according to the latest reports received by the War Office. - In the opinion of the gen- eral staff both sides need n rest after fighting three days in the terrible heat, and the officials here are inclinea to be- lieve that the Japanese will not be able to resume their advance for several days. . SOME LATE NEWS. — YEN PER WER Terri 0801001 • The Figleting of July z7 and 21 ]e - scribed in Detail. Gen. Kuroki's headquarters,. July .22, via Seoul, Aug 5.—(Delayed in transmis- sion)—From later information yester. day's engagement • proves to have been more general and more impotent tban could be appreciated by observers at Mo- tien Pass, whose vision of the field was bounded by high hills guarding both sides, and whose reports were written before the Japanese pursuit of the Hes- sians down the valley was ended. . ' The hardest fighting was itene to Mao right of Motien Pass, in the valley approaching the Japanese line of defense, which lay between high wooded hills. A Russian contingent, consisting of a regiment or more, attempted, by ad- vancing through tbe valley, to gain the Japanese position by it flanking. move- ment, or from behind. the pass, but was repulsed, after an action lasting •until sunset, when the Japanese troops aban- doned pursuit, and the Russians, who stubbornly contested the ground as they were forced back, marched away to- ward the town of Gaboto. One Japanese company lost all of its officers in this action, and a sergeant -major was fin- ally in command. On the morning of July 17 the Jap- anese outpost line in protecting Motien Pass was entered on the lowed ridge, where the fight occurred on July 4th, with a few pickets stationed ahead. When firing began about 5 a. 111., the Russian line, facing the Japanese trench- es, was more than a mile and a quarter long. The fighting along this line was severe for more than four hours, but comparatively few Japanese were hit. The fog lifting at 7 a, in. enabled. a Japanese battery stationed on a height to rake the attecking force effectively. The Russians began to retreat when Mac Japanese threatened their road of retirement, which was still further en- gaged by the advance of another de- tachment of Japanese on their left. The Russian officers had collected their companies for retreat in close Imita- tion, as usual making thein splendid tar- gets, their dark , coats aformitig huge blots against the brilliant green shrub- bery. Several shells burst among the re- treating troops, scattering them into temporary confusion, and as the Japan- ese from their trenches saw a dozen men mowed down by it single shell they stopped shooting and loudly shouted "Banshia." From 10 a. m. until noon the Russians slowly and oggedly retreat- ed down the valley, gathered in close, solid bodies with rear guards in order to cover their retirement. The shrubbery was so dense, with fre- quent clumps of trees to furnish cover, that rapid pursuitwas impossible. No matter how sorely pressed the Rus- sians maintained their formation with admirable discipline, t k t Oigby Basin, N, S. Yacht Conveying a Party of U. 8, Campers Grounded. Drowned While Trying to Reach Shore on Tender, Halifax report: Seven persons Wet their lives by the sinking of a small .lioat Digby HOW late tide afternoon. The yacht Quida, owned by Ceammodore Irving, and in charge of Captain Charles 1fersey, left here at 7 o'clock this morn- ing for Pinney's Point, to take out a party of American tourists, who were camping in that vicinity. The boat was seen to leave the Point about 10 a. tn. with the party on board and a smolt tender In tow. Arrangements had been made to land the party at Smith's Cove. About 5 o'clock a man saw tbe yacht aproaching the Cove. Later he noticed ber go aground ,on Bear Island bar, the tender a short' distance from the yacht, and bottom alp, with people evidently clinging to the bottom, Ile at once gave an alarm. A number of others ran for the nearest 'boat, a dory, half a mile, -distant, Anotber erew start- ed for the Harbor View House, a mile away. _ The .diary wee rembed first, but was 200 yards from the shore, Herbert Hat- field tiwein for the boat, and the rescu- ing party were soon at the scene of the disaeter. They feund three bodies. float- ing on the water, head downvierds. (Inc man still showed signs of life. His name is Vedito. He was hastened to his home iriat let! ,,Itrihvreer e, abnodd bodies is a rtsh oiunghtth the e Bearay'll River station, and s hard to learn their correct names or native places. The party„ as near as can be learned, consisted of Captain Charles Hersey, of Digby, master of the yacht, body not recovered; Vedito, a resident of Bear River, aged about 27 years, the only one saved; his wife, aged about 30 years, body not recovered; a young child, body not xecovered; George Leach, aged about 45 years, manager of a w000llen mill in Nasonville, R. L, body recovered; Mr. O'Riley, supposed to be a New York lady, aged about 40, body recovered; her son, aged, about 13 years; body recovered; another son or daughter of Mrs. O'Riley, body not re- covered. It appears that when the yacht grounded cin the bar about half a mile front land all the occupants of the yacht got on board a ten -foot tender and be- gan to row towards shore. The water is deep between the bar and the landing opposite the Bear River station. The lit- tle boat swamped with her heavy load, and then turned bottom up. A RUNAWAY TROLLEY. Narrow Escape From a Terrible Acci- dent in, Toronto. Toronto, Aug. 9.—What might have been one of the most serious trolley ear accidentE: In the history of the env W11.8 miraculously averted last evening, and instead a a death list numbering hundreds, a small list of six persons Injured confronts the Toronto Rail- way Company. At 9.30 p.m. Bathurst street car N. 423 ran away, and dashed down Bath- urst street at a speed of from 40 to 50 miles an hour, and had the svritch, not been turn- ed at King street, the ear would undoubt- edly have gene to Pronts.street and overthe Grand Trunk embankment on to the railroad tracks. The car left Bloor and Bathurst streets, and in some unaccountable manner got beyond. the control Of the motorman. At Sussex avenue it was going at a good rate of speed; at Harbord street the speed was 10 miles an hour,and at College street it was 20. By the time College street was reach- ed, the speed was 40 miles, and when the car jumped the tracks ae King street and ran up ehe boulevard of the Canada Biscuit factory, a speed of 45 miles an hour had been reached. Four intersecting tracks were passed— at College, Arthur, Queen and King [streets — where cars are continually on the move, east- ward and westward, and scores of persons are usually congregated waiting for cars, aud it is positively marvelous that none of these were even injured, oine prisoners a en saythatyeater- . • day being the anniversary of the tak- UNITED STATES CROPS. ing of the Sipika, Pass ami a lneity clay — in the Russian calendar, the soldiers had Large Areas Ruined by Dust in the entered the fight in the highest spirits, confident of victory, and as European Dakotas. tle. bas the foilowing from St. Paul: Damaging Now York, Aug 9.—The Tribune to -day troops determined, to prove their met- • It was evident that the Russians ex- reports were received from the wheat fields pected to occupy the pass, because they to -day. H. V. Jones, the Minneapolis crop had struck their tents and packed all expert, who has made a trip through both their camp baggage in wagons, long ; the Dakotas and Minnesota, wtred from the trains of which followed the army. Red River Valley that he found large areas Yesterday was intensely hot, and the ot wheat ruined bi, rust in south and North wounded of bOth armies suffered fear- Dakota, and abandoned as worthless. Rust fully, lying In the sandy cornfields be-Souh Dakota is ery day. The wheat crop of continuos to spread, taking new territory ev- t neath the blazing sun, Many of them spent the night undiscovered and un- placed as low as 85,000,000 bilshole, PrOVided there is not another day's damage. This is aided in the woods or underbrush, and 20,000,000 under the government's July re - the work of searching for them contin- port. North Dakota, say8 Mr: Jones, will give nes to -day. Burial detachments are a greatly reduced yield under the most fay - yet tmsy and wounded men are still ar- orable conditiona, while Minnesota win riving at the hospitals. about bold her Own Comparatively few wounded prisoners Two conditions tend to make it possible were taken by the Japanese, and many for a much smaller yield than the estimators. Russians were rescued by their mv21 dare guess. These are rust and early frost. forces, whose white covered ambulance The harvest Is dill three weeks away, and wagon could be seen hurrying about in the present condition of, wheat it couple within their lines all day. ot doe of adverse weather brings about T ' 1 t R • •• o -nig I no mum camps re e great damage. It will require another week to form an accurate idea of the probable yield of the three States, but enough is known nt the bresent tittle to warrant say- ing that they will yield 50,000,000 bushels less than last year. from Motien Tess, and the Japanese troops have undisputed possession of the WOMAN POISONED dawk• 41*. Step -Mother in Jail Charged With the Crime. Itartford City, Lida. Aug. 0.—The ar- rest of Mrs. WI R. Itanss,-fornierly Miss Rae Anderman ,the, young wife of it lead- ing druggist and business man, on the charge of poisoning her stepdaughter, 'Miss Crystal Krauss, lute caused intense excitement The atomaelt of the dead girl was aent to Fort Wayne to -day for eltemicsal analysis.Texamination of mitnesses began this afternoon. Mrs. Krauss is still in jail. She is 27 years old, and is the naughter of Dr. W. A. Anderniatt, President of the State Veterinety As:iodation, whose wife died • in a Cineinnati hospital, Mrs, Kamm be- ing one of the beneficiaries of her ano- ther's will. All of the property owned by Mr. Krauss is in his name, and -0.t the time of Ids marriage with 'Alia Antler. man, three months ago, Ito made a will bequeathing the property to his &met - ter, exeept $2,000, which was to go to Is widow six months after his ihutth. PERHAPS YOU'VE GOT 'En. - That the illness of many persons is due to being possessed of devils, and that witelteraft is not it myth, but an alarmingly %creasing reality, is the belief of Professor Herbert L. Stetson, of Kalamazoo College, as exptessed in a lecture before divinity students in Mac minima school, University of Chi- cago. Prof. Stetson quoted front books on psychology, hypnotism, °atilt seience, making special use of extracts on hal- lucinations, partial insanity and hyster- ia. "Many persons are ruled by per- sonalities other than their own,' said the professor. "It is inmesaible for these vie - tints to disenthral themselves. They grow away from their own selves by sheer forte of sinister and occult influ- ences over %Odell they have no control. This kind of witcheraft has reached data gerous proportiOns, and it Is one of the most importeht problems with which set. ',nee has to deal today. These 'pouts - Mons' of demous wil never mule until mankind t0td0* t* pftfeet ennaittonti.!'