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Show JAPS MARCH-ING MARCH-ING FORWARD They Win in Big Naval Na-val Battle t And Occupy positions near Port Arthur. t Washington, Aug. 15. Tlie State department lias iccelved advices from Chccfoo to the efTect thut It Is leport- ed there that a geueial naval battle ,' at 1'ort Aitlitir was begun atdawn to Ukhi.in, Aug. l.VA dispatch to the Lokal Anelgcr conllims the reports re-ports that heavy lighting has occurred at Port Arthur during the past few days. The Japanese captured three Russian battel les and secured positions posi-tions close to the Inner fortiticatlons. ijtp Both sides lost heavily. The Japanese haveeommenced a bombardment from Lang hill on the harbor and coast ' -defenses. .1 unks which arricd atChecfoo to-day, to-day, having left Port Arthur on Aug. 12, brought reports that the Japanese -occupied new positions on that day The firing at Port Arthur was heavy but Intermittent, and indicated that the assault weic being continued. The Russians at Port Arthur are reported re-ported to be downhearted. The men who came on the junks declare de-clare that the commander of the Jap-I Jap-I ancso Meet before Pott Arthur Inform- Icd the Russian commander of the place that if the waishlps which returned re-turned to the harbor after the sortie of August 10, were sunk by the Rus-!Wi Rus-!Wi 's'ans tnc Japanese would shell the r town with l)ddlte. E 'St. Pk,tkusuuuoj Rear Admiral F-f VitlibchjSTh4j--rrrc0mTiiann of tde Russian naal force at Port Arthur, Ar-thur, was killed during the engagement engage-ment on Wednesday. The emperor has received a telegram tele-gram Horn Tslng Clioti signed by Captain Cap-tain Matou.vitch, the admiral's chief -of .stalT, reporting that Withoeft met his death on boaid the flagship Czarevitch. Czare-vitch. Roth his legs were blown on". Capt. Wamoll of the Czarevitch, -Commander SatuolT and several olllceis weic wounded. Several olllceis besides the icar-ad-mlial weic killed. The ship sustained severe damage. Her rudder Is broken bejond icpalr. Capt. Mato.vitch did not report as to the whereabouts of the other vessels, ves-sels, hut the despatcli adds tlist the cruiser Novik lias left Tslng Chou. |