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Show ITHOUSAND JAPS SLAIN RUSSIANS MAKE SUCCESFUL SORTIE SOR-TIE FROM PORT ARTHUR. Troops Routed the Japanese and Drove Them a Considerable Distance, According to the Report. News has be.cn received In St. Petersburg Pet-ersburg confirming tho rumors In circulation cir-culation that Genernl Stocssol had mado a successful sortlo from Port Arthur, Ar-thur, resulting In tho defeat of tho Japaneso Jap-aneso with a loss of more than 1,000 killed or wounded. The Russian losses woro 11C killed or wounded. Tho movement wns carried out by a combination with a train bringing In war munitions a.nd supplies nnd Gen-oral Gen-oral Stocssol's forco, communications being maintained by wlrolcs3 telegraphy. teleg-raphy. Tho Japaneso barred tho routo between be-tween tho train nnd Genernl Stocssol's 'forco, whereupon tho Russians attacked attack-ed and routed the Japanoso. Aftor tho engagement General Stocssol's forco, together with tho train, returned to Port Arthur. Tho current accounts of tho Port Arthur sortlo aro somowhat conflicting and thcro Is somo doubt as to whothcr tho vorslon mentioning tho train is correct. But the operation Is described describ-ed ns having been brilliantly cnrrlcd ont by tho Russians. General Stocssol, Stocs-sol, It Is said, mado n now dlstrlbutlqn of his' guns beforo taking -part In the sortlo. Tho Russian troops fought with great bravery, breaking tho Japaneso Jap-aneso lino and carrying tho enemy for a consldcrablo distance |