Show 10 n BATTLE fO FOUGHT t f R PORT rO T ARTHUR Japanese Imperial Staff Denies St Petersburg Re Ue 1 port of Men Ien Lost NO SHOTS FIRED JULY 10 IOOR OR 11 II I I IThe 8 ri The Russians Now So No Doubt The lime Truth nt al If I ero AI PUBLIC PU LIC ARDOR HAS COOLED DOWN Japs Arc on Ta la Ich Tche Klao Ilat On Oct Scientific Lines Oku s forces Swinging Around Aromin Left Jul July fO L U 4 1 p niThe imperial start deny tieny lien the tho reports from tram Ht St Petersburg rK that thA I tIm tho lost men In n cc battle Port Arthur on o July Jul 10 cr or 11 II Not ro a tL ashot shot phol was II III limed led ed on either date dite do te D m St HI Petersburg July 16 35 p I m no Since the thie receipt from train of at an clil denial of the report re ort ot of a n repulse f at Port Arthur with the loss bits of about aboul men skepticism an RII to the truth of or this the report rl ort from Viceroy headquarters has hn pervaded alt all circles but bUI the tho members of or the general start decline to 10 accept the tIme denial un rl While ShIle not Insisting In l oil ml this tha of ot the Ih the claim there Is good gool reason r u on to believe that n a severe R CrO check was inflIcted Indicted on the Ihl Japanese s In front of at Port lort Arthur and It Is consi considered dered that Oen flen may muy mu have made a n report of or the tho subject dl di direct reeL to the emperor who vIto will not re return reo return turn here until tonight l Although till still tillIn 1 In Ignorance as 1111 to 10 viat w the statement meant II I by from Japanese t the hero here maintain that Alex left must have load hall good tea lea leaon teason son on Id tO t send ncnd the tho report While It 1 Is II conceivable that the Japanese theme them elves e ea may mn have spread the Iho report for tor forthe forthe the purpose ot of leading Gen Oen to 10 bellevo that they will not advance any nn further In Manchuria Mio ho general Renera staff Alner are not riot disposed t 11 regard remard them themas as Am a guilty guilt of ot such urh iv De Dc Despite spite the Iho attitude of or tue 1110 general staff who are ore evidently reluctant to 10 sire give a 1 report for tor which they the are re not the tho public ardor ardol had hn ha quIte cooled I Idon down don i Tho The American embassy today for tor forwarded forwarded 11 I warded to 10 another list of at i t tat of at Japanese There are lit III J 1 at tOt nt at at nl Soil Soli kamak find and nt at The where wherlo r I of ot the thai vito wore were at nt sea In the thu 11 Amur AmUl dIstrict and who vho ho are arc now no neat Icat Ir ti rod 1 has hns not been definitely estah l 1 JAPS JAIS ADVANCE ON TA KIAO ll iL 1 1St St Petersburg July 16 18 p in inThe inThe J I IThe The Japanese aro are continuing to ad 1111 advance adVance 1 vance a lice on Ta Tn Tche Klao following a so ff scientific plan pati anti and entrenching their i positions ns as they move e forward They The appear to 10 ba be b taking Inking extra precautions in III the cant cane of or Ta To Tche Klao ICino on account 4 of tiC their knowing that General Kuropat kin Is there titer personally According to 10 n a dispatch from lon Oen dated daled July Jul 16 15 and given given en out today loda the Iho wings of ot Gen den Okus null antI armies have hao Joined nt at Tang Chi 10 miles southeast ot or Ta Tone Kino Icino lao The Japanese are arc also re reported reported ported portell to 10 have occupied the fortifications bus at ot VIals Pint flau seven KIen miles north of ot Kal Kai Chou and were still pro proceeding c I Icee cee toward which f had not nol been occupied July Jul 15 lr 1 A de detachment i of den force torce la Is re reported t 1 ported portell to 10 havo reached the village of 40 miles east of ot Llao Liao Yang Yung I t on 01 the Iha Feng Peng Wang Cheng Cheni Chon high roads rands OIW OKI ANt AND ND NOI ZU 1 Ta ra Klao Kiao July 16 15 delayed In 1 transmission Tho main niala body bot of at len den j t J JOkus Okus force torce seems scorns to 10 be ho swinging f J around the Russian Ru left leCt hawing having J combined with len Oon army anny The Tho r o are ure also moving up thee the coast coaston t f I Ion fl i iOn on the tho lun right An n artillery I hiatt showed the country directly south to be clear of or the enemy anem The rhe Chinese report this morning that f fIhe they raw many Japanese transports transport 1 convoyed convoked by II torpedo bouts boats bOil III going In Inthe f thee the direction of tho thee port of lit Near Harbin Chinese bandits re me recently reo attacked n a Russian military 1 train They were driven oft ort by II the tho sot sol k without Ioe IO II n rn I t Tur ur p ir In the tho Held J via IA Thursday July H 14 delayed In lit Ira r r aro aTh Ignorant 1 of ot tho thc progress cRI here Iere or elsewhere and anit the tile movements of or orthis O this army except what shut little h In III hap hOp happening pening In their neighborhood l The rains have livo temporarily I The rhe country has hn h dried rapidly Ind and tho thoV V l Is able ollIe to live lIo largely on i vege vegetables vegetAbles tables which are ripening in large L quantities In tn tills this region V There Thore l In III In tl It building i roads and ami In III drilling the tho troops T PORT V In 1 Tche Kino Ito uly Illy 16 There l la III reason reaM II to believe tho whole or part ot C the Port Tort Arthur squadron has hen come coma north Into Int the Out Gulf ot at o Lino hino rung Tuns fun The rho sound Bound of ot the tho or of heavy guns la III 1 heard ea ard arc distin distinguishable Hul hable firing tiring In the direction of or Km hat I nl V Chou hoU It Is IH surmised that they could t h only be bo Russian vessels |