Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-07-03 | Page 2 | Big Battle is Fought on Land

BIG BATTLE IS FOUGHT ON LAND Brown Men Successful in Fight Occupy Certain Heights Within Ten Miles of Port Arthur. i Woundod Russians "Were Carried in to the Town. by the Hundreds. Hun-dreds. CHEFOO, July 2. It has been learned here that a big battle was fought on land near Port Arthur on June 26 and- 27. The Japanese were successful, and on the morning of the 2Sth they occupied certain heights within ten mllca of Port Arthur. The First Japanese division, which suffered so heavily at the battle of Nanshnn Hill, and the Eleventh division, divi-sion, fresh from Japan, were engaged. The Japanese losses have not uccn learned, but the Russians are said to have suffered very heavily. Hundreds Aro "Wounded. Refugees who left Port Arthur yesterday, yes-terday, and who have arrived here, declare de-clare that wounded Russians were being be-ing brought In by tho hundred. Other refugees from Pigeon bay assert that hundreds of wounded Russian soldiers were passing near the bay, being transported In numerous and various kinds of conveyances. The fact that Russian wounded were seen at Pigeon bay, which is due west of Port Arthur, would indicate that the Japanese have advanced along the cast and west coasts of the peninsula at the same time. The two divisions which attacked Port Arthur were composed of -10,000 men and an independent artillery corps. Naval Coup Reported. 1 Foreigners who have reached here from Port Arthur, and Japanese from Port Dalny agree as to the success of tho Japanese on land, and from the stories brought Jn by Junkmon, It would appear that tho Japanese have at least good prospects of being successful suc-cessful at sea. Junkmen who have arrived ar-rived from Port Dalny say they heard heavy firing all day yesterday and until un-til noon today, while junkmen who have come In from Port Arthur report that a portion of the Japanese fleot was off Port Arthur last night. These two reports re-ports Indicate that a portion of the Japanese lleet has engaged the enemy at sea. while the remainder returned to Port Arthur to cut off the retreat of the Russian warships, should retreat bo found necessary. Foreigners who left Port Arthur yesterday yes-terday evening confirm tho roporta brought by Chinese that there are only four large Russian warships In Port Arthur.