Show out regarding port arthur more hopeful gen injury very slight the japanese army couth of mukden Js reported to be concentrating on their left and center presumably with the intention of attacking and a renewal of fighting Is expected today state mants given out at st petersburg re fl arding the situation at port arthur are more hopeel and that be expected to hold the garriton may out until the arrival of vice admiral squadron the report 1 that general had been wounded Is confirmed but it Is sam his in r jury is not sufficient to prevent him from directing tho defense of the fort k j ss cho foo nov 18 11 a athe fa crew of the has been tak en on board the chinese cruiser hal yung and their small arms have been taken from them attey will be kept on board the hal yung in ordera that the chinese authorities may completer ly govern them RECEIVES SLIGHT 1 st petersburg nov 18 a m over the undaunted spirit I 1 displayed by general stoessel in his i telegram of congratulation to emperor nicholas on tho anniversary of his ac cession to the throne and officially an the fallum of general noel to present port arthur to the mikado as a birthday gift is tempered by private that the gallant i commander of the garrison has been wounded general stoessel was struck in the head by a splinter from a shell while he ft as personally directing the repulse of a particularly desperate assault but fortunately the wound is not serious and general stoessel has not been obliged to relinquish command general stoessel essel Is regarded us the heart and soul of the defence and his death or disability which would causa him to relinquish corn t irand would be regarded as an dirrem misfortune other information sent by general stoessel which has not been divulged for strategic reasons it is said by the war office is by no means unfavorable while the garrison IB now hemmed in the citadel itself not one of the main forts has been taken the garrison has been provisioned fresh has arrived and general stoessel expressed confidence that the defence can be successfully maintained until the arrival of vice admiral second pacific squadron the report that the armored cruiser Gromo boi has been injured at vladivostok Is confirmed the vessel grounded as she was returning to the harbor from a trial trip after the repair of the injuries received in the fight with admiral squadron but at the admiralty the injuries are seii to be blight moscow nov 17 vice admiral besobrazoff who has enst returned robi vladivostok was interviewed here today he said the recently conj strutted ted fortifications at vladivostok made the position there stronger than ever the entrance to tho harbor has been thoroughly mined the protected cruiser bogatyr Is out of dock and the armored cruiser Gromo boi Is undergoing repairs admiral besobrazoff thinka the second pacific squadron be attacked in the indian ocean H said the vladivostok squadron will soon make another sortie st petersburg nov 17 general stoessel reports the repulse ol 01 a japanese attack oct 26 on the aorta front of port arthur the russian losses ware aso killed or mounded all the attacks nov 3 the day the anniversary of the emperors ascension to the throne was repulsed the general was slightly wounded in the head during one of the latest assaults kuropatkin reports that in an ambuscade bu scade nov 15 near thirty to japanese dragoons vere killed or wounded the text of general sels dispatches of oct 28 is as follows we have the honor to report to your majesty that the japanese bombarded ery vigorously oct bour forts and entrenchments north and northeast the fo lowing day they also attacked one of the forts on the north side but our heavy artillery and sharp net fire dispersed their reserves and the assault was le pulsed losses one officer and about seventy mm killed and four hundred rounded engineer captain Sa karoff governor of port dalny died oct 27 of typhus fever it is difficult to single out individuals fur special mention among the london nov IS the fact that the russian torpedo boat destroyed de stroye r ras which arrived at abe foo wednesday left port arthur much later than the date ot general leport which relates nothing later alian november ardis regarded as significant apparently however tonio has not only received as lale news aa Is contained in the report of consul general fowler at che foo which was transmitted to the state department at ashington wednesday dispatches from tien tsan indicate a heavy bombardment at port arthur as late as coerber No erber and nightly corties sorties by parties of russians who lose heavily by bayonet fights these leports give no reliable details but ghe reliable reports that the guns aie wearing out and that the russian ammunition is becoming scarce che foo nov 17 A russian bo has just arrived here from port arthur reports that the fortress is holding out well in spite three months of almost continuous bombardment the active land defense is entirely in the hands of lieutenant general ruoff com amander of the fortress though general stoessel is ceaseless in his ness and is frequently on the firing line much of the success in repelling the six day attack it is said s due to general handling of the artillery As an example of his work the russian relates that during an attack on a hill which was already in the bands of the japanese on three sides general sent quick fir ing guns under rover of darkness and got in the rear of the japanese reserves who were waiting tor the final attack put them up and drove hem off preventing them from proceeding in the final assault the report that the japanese blew up fort no 2 the associated press informant says is incorrect the japanese attempted to take the fort but general personally superintended super intended counter mining operations blew up the japanese tunnel and put a stop to their advance tokio nov 17 the navy department lias not received the report of the commander of the torpedo boat destroyer sent to cho foo to blockade the russian torpedo boat destroyer it Is generally understood here that the japanese were to remain outside but whatever the facts may be the incident is not causing concern in official circles the japanese feel free to use the harbor of die foo the russians it Is argued having relieved them of responsibility as to its neutrality tra lity HAVE DOUBLE TRACKED ROAD berlin nov 17 the bokal An prints a dispatch rom mukden today saying it is confirmed from various quarters that the japanese have double tracked the railroad from port dalny to liao yang thirty trains are running dally the chinese general ma has received reinforcements again and has installed furt lier japanese military instructors tors tho russians regard him with deep suspicion and are keeping a sharp watch on his movements st petersburg nov Is stated that ahe mobilization in the st petersburg district will occur on december 21 general griepenburg Grip and staff left valna this evening for ahe front allange allinge island of bornholm denmark nov 17 A russian squadron consisting of to cruisers three auxiliary cruisers and five torpedo boats were sighted northward of bornholm at noon today the vessels are probably those which left elbau yesterday to join the russian squadron paris nov 17 official advises advices from st petersburg show that the hitch which occurred in the anglo russian convention for arbitration of the north bea incident is not regarded as eer ious the main are not affected rubbia dearring deal ring a modification of certain points of detail unofficial information confirms the statements that the modification desired relates to the question of the punishment of the officers found to be responsible for firing on the trailers trawlers lers general headquarters manchuria nov 17 ike according to the russian are heavily fortifying their second line of defense aloag the takaso river the major portion of the skirmishing of the last few days has been around the village of some japanese and russians ho had gone unarmed to the same spring of water had a hand to hand fight there were plenty of broken but not one on eather side was killed the health of tho russian troops with uio advent of the cold weather is splendid there are a few cases of infectious diseases and the hospitals aro no longer crowded most of the sick and wounded having been sent north headquarters of the russian army via shen king NOT 17 general dlott has returned from a journey in the direction of vladivostok general kuropatkin ro intends to visit vladivostok provided the situation here remains quiet i A guaranteed CURE FOR PILES blind bleeding Dle eding or protruding piles your druggist will refund it PAZO OINTMENT falls to cure you in 6 to 14 daisv |