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Newspaper Page TextXJfcLK OKEepyiAN, FJRIDAX, OCTOiSEK 21, 1904. IDS I saio IN Japanese Have Suffered Terribly at Arthur. ANOTHER DASH IS PUNNED Inner Forts and Citadel Will Be Attacked This Month. REFUGEES REPORT FIGHTING Mikado's Troops Are Said to Have Surprised the Defenders and Cap tured Two Important Positions. CHICAGO, Oct. 20. A special to the J3ally News from Chefoo says: According to a. camp-follower, who has been for some time with tho Japanese army now besieging Port -Arthur, and who Is at present In Chefoo, having ax rived from Dalny, the number o Japan ese killed before the forts has reached 60,000. He says the Mikado's men reck lessly attacked the strongest positions, making bold rushes in masses, the sol diers being stripped of their accoutre ments and clothing. The result was that the Russian machine guns mowed them down. He also asserts there is some talk among the officers and men that leads to the be lief that tho Japanese mean to try to carry the inner forts and citadel this month. v MORE SEVERE FIGHTING. Japanese Surprise Russians and Cap ture Two Important Positions. CHEFOO. Oct. 20 (3 P. M.). The most important recent events at Port Arthur include the capture by the Japanese of further minor positions near Rihlung Mountain and the severe damage of a Japanese torpedoboat-destroyer by strik ing a floating mine. According to Chinese advices, which reached here today, and which are con firmed in essential points by Japanese letters from Port Dalny, the Japanese made assaults on the remaining outer works of Rihlung Mountain at dawn Oc tober 8, and were repulsed. The following day the Russians made an attack on tho Japanese trenches, and they in turn were repulsed. The Japanese Immediately followed with another as sault, resulting in the capturo of an iron railroad bridge and the heights south of the bridge, which is BOO yards from the main fortress. The Importance of these .captures lies in the fact that they curtail the Russian fire in harassing the Japanese who may attempt to advance on the trenches located on the lope of Rihlung Mountain. This attack seems to have been a surprise for the Russians, the Jap anese claiming that they lost only DO men. Since the capture of the points mentioned the Japanese assert that they have suc cessfully resisted numerous sorties In at tempting to recapture them. At 10 o'clock in the morning, of October 12 seven Russian torpedoboat-destroyers emerged from the harbor of Port Arthur, and later they were followed by two more destroyers. This squadron proceeded to Shaopintau and bombarded the Japanese left flank. Pour Japanese torpedoboat destroyers hurried to the scene, and the Russians retired to the harbor, followed by .the Japanese. The pursuit ceased upon entering the mined area. One Japanese destroyer while returning hit a mechanic cal mine and was severely damaged, out she managed to reach Port Dalny and Is now being repaired. Meanwhile, the Japanese siege guns con tinued to drop big shells in the harbor, tho Japanese claiming that they damaged the Russian gunboat Giliak, which is al leged to have been hit three times and to have changed, her anchorage from the east basin to the shelter of Tiger H11L It is also believed that the funnel of an other Russian warship was pierced, as a dense cloud of smoke followed the land ing of a shell on board of her. A Chinaman who arrived here today de clares that during the Japanese assault on Rihlung Mountain the Russian battleships fired almost incessantly to the north. The Japanese at Taku Mountain have dropped a ceaseless storm of shells on the Chinese' town, and many rifle bullets also fell in the place. The Chinaman adds that the fighting was very severe, and that the Japanese loss was considerable. He says be left Port Arthur because he was frightened by the shells. It Is asserted that the Russian force at Port Arthur now numbers 5000 men, ex cluding the militia, which is not engaged but patrols the streets doing provost duty and guards the arsenals, etc. "Winter clothing is very scarce at Port Arthur, shoes particularly. The Russian soldiers are wearing Chinese shoes; and some of them are unable to obtain even these, and wrap rags about their feet The garrison Is greatly worn out by the many months of exhausting, anxious la bor and fighting. The town Is full of wounded. " Flour is plentiful, and the slaughter of horses, mules and donkeys continues- Chinese who have reached Chefoo from Port Dalny say that Japanese reinforce ments continue to arrive daily. The Jap anese confirm this. A Junk which reached this port today from Port Dalny was al lowed to leave only on condition that she take no coolies, whom the Japanese are using in large numbers in constructing warehouses and removing the dead and wounded. The wounded are taken to the railroad and thence are transported to Dalny. from which port they are shipped to japan. The Japanese have practlcallv com pleted Immense warehouses between Port -uamy ana Port Arthur, and have therein supplies sufficient to last them until Spring. Similar preparations havo been made at Niu Chwang, and therefore the Japanese expect the release of 60 trans ports next month. Still Expect Relief. CHEFOO, Oct. 20 (8:30 P. M.) A Junk which left Llaotl Promontory yesterday was driven by a gale and arrived here tonight, bringing 100 coolies who left Port Arthur because they feared injury from the Japanese shells. These coolies say that on October IS there was fierce fighting for several hours on the slopes of Rihlung Mountain be tween comparatively small forces, during which the Japanese lost S00 killed or wounded. The coolies -were unable to give details of the fighting, but apparently it was the result of one of the numerous sorties made by the Russians agalnEt the Japanese who "were attempting to ad vance from their trenches. Japanese wounded say that the soldiers In the trenches suffer severely from the cold, although the Japanese army Is now almost completely supplied with "Winter outfits. It Is said that the Port Arthur garrison Is frantic for news of the operations of General Kuropatkln. from whom the de fenders expect relief. The news that the Baltic fleet has sailed for the Pacific was announced to the gar rison and greatly encouraged the Rus slans. 8 Ladies' Outfitters, Fourth and Morrison The Leaders in Portland for fine FURS Quality should be the fore most consideration in the selec tion of your Purs. Upon it de pends the serviceability of the garment. Our reputation as the headquarters for Furs of a su perior quality has long been es tablished by the durability of our garments. "We make and guarantee every garment we sell. Come in and pick out the Purs from our large andselect stock and we will make you any kind of a garment you wish made to your measure and guaranteed to fit. As we buy our skins direct from the trappers, we can make you a garment much cheaper than you will pay elsewhere and you are sure of getting genuine furs NO IMITATIONS. REMODELING AND BEPAIBING AT THE LOWEST PSIOES. Send for our handsome new Catalogue. Echoes From Our Suit Salon All who have visited our Suit Salon this season have acknowledged that we have the most ex elusive, and economical line of "Women's Wear in the city. You only have to visit this department to be convinced of this assertion. Every day we are saving money for our many well pleased customers. Special Sales in Brief $8.50 Children's suits $6.15 50c hosiery 33c $1.25 gloves 85c . $6.50 Children's dresses $4.65 $6.00 fur hoas $3.95 $12.00 fur boas $7.15 $8.50 Children's coats $6.15 $6.50 fur boas $4.85 $18.00 fur boas $11.35 $4.50 Children's dresses $3.65 25c combs 19c 75c belts 55c Separate sKirts $7.00 Reynier gloves $2.25 KUROKiMISSEDTRAP Orloffs Blunder Was,CbstIy to Kuropatkin. DASHED HOPE OF VICTORY Russian General Had Carefully Pre pared to Evacuate Liao Yang and Ensnare Enemy as It Was Moving Through Hills. MUKDEN, Oct. 15. (Special Corre spondence of the Associated Press.) There are now available for the first time two interesting?- technical war statements. One is General Kuropat kln's order of battle at Liao Tang", is sued between the evacuation of the ad vance positions on the southern front, and the desperate Japan eso assaults August 30 and 31 on the main positions around tne town. The other is a. de tailed description of the military defenses of Liao Yang, writter by an expert Rus sian omcer on the Ground. This shows clearly that, though Liao Yanjr was forti fied to tho limit of engineering skill. Ku- ropatiun cad made all preparations In advance for the withdrawal of tho Rus sian army in case a decisive victory was not achieved. Tho statement also shows that this withdrawal of tho commissariat and supplies had begun early in July. and it was only tho reserve stock of sup plies that was removed August 31. This connrms the statement to the same effect made by the Associated Press dispatches at tne time. It is also significant that even early in July tho bulk of the sup plied that were removed were trans ported to Tie Pass, Indicating at that date no Intention of making a decisive stand at Mukden. It is made clear that the only danger threatening the defense of and with drawal from Liao Yang was the possi bility that Japanese, traversing the hills to the eastward, would make a descent on the railroad about YentaL This "was provided against and actually happened. It -was here, if at all. that KuroDatkin "hoped to catch the Japanese In their own trap and defeat them in detail. How near this came to happening Is told In a private letter from an officer partici pating In the Liao Yang fight on the Russian right flank. The letter, however. gives even a worse picture than hitherto drawn of the terrible miscarriage of plans in connection with OrlofTs division Orion! was directed to take and hold at all costs a naturally strong position dominating the Russian eastern flank. The hill in question was unoccupied and Orloff had three regiments to throw upon it In abundant time to head off Kuroki. But through a bungling of directions. the force was actually lost in the fields of Chinese corn and entirely missed its objective, meeting the Japanese before either had occupied the position. Orloff lost many of his best officers, while his force was crumpled and in retreat through the dense cornfields when Btakel berg came to his rescue. Stakelberg re trieved what would have otherwise been a disastrous defeat, but the rescue was too late to give Kuropatkln any chance of the victory for which he had hoped. and It was only by the utmost exertion and skill that tho Russian army was safely withdrawn northward. An expert in the army organ who also gives these details considers there was a capital error in the Liao Yang posi tion. It could be easily turned by fol lowing the mountains, which would have placed Kuropatkln In a position identical with that of tho French army under Bazalne at Sedan. According to the opin ion at headquarters. If Kuroki could be drawn from the mountains, Kuropatkln might succeed. It was evident, however, if Kuroki remained In the mountains. the only thing left was to Inflict as much loss as possible on Oku and then by a rapid flank movement save the army from Kuroki s blow. The feeblest positions were those of the Third corps. Heliograph Hill was the key of the general position, for if it were lest the enemy could bombard with im punity the reserves, the City of Liao Yang, all the depots and tho convoys. Besides, Its possession would have en abled Oku to force the Russian army off the railroad into the hills, where it would have been In an extremely critical posl Rosenthal's 149 THIRD STREET SOLE AGENTS For Portland First Agency Bntterick Patterns Lipman, Wolfe & Co. Subscriptions Taken for Delineator $1 50c Satin Ribbons for 25c This is the ribbon most favored now Ties into the prettiest bows imaginable. Is an all pure silk, doable face satin taffeta ribbon, full four inches wide, and comes in white, cream, pink, blue, turquoise, brown, yellow, lavender, tan, nile, holly and orange. The genuine 50c quality on sale today at 45c Polka-Dot Satin Taffeta Ribbons for 25c 4-inch all-silk satin taffeta Ribbon with embroidered polka dots White ground with navy, pink, red, black, light blue and laven der dots Red vrith white, blue with white, blue with red, navy with red, black with white, yel low with white Actual 45c values on sale today at , 35c $6 Black Silk Waists $3.85 Women who have room in their wardrobe for another black Silk Waist, can buy very handsome ones here today .and save over $2 in the buying. This very satisfactory state of affairs came about by a manufacturers anxiety to sell us. goods in order to sell he made great price concessions You profit greatly. . These Waists are made of soft, pliant taffeta and Peau de Soies in black ONLY The front and back are tucked, have bishop sleeves, fancy stock collar. Actual value of these Waists -is $6. On sale today at $3.85 Plaid Waists We call your attention to our unri valed display of Plaid Waists Made of woolen, mohair and silken materials The styles are exclusive, the materials absolutely dependable, the patterns and colorings superb. Prices leave nothing to be desired as to fairness. BOOK STORE Blazed Trail Stories, pafc. oor by Stewart Edward Pries Pries White $1.50 $1.08 The House of Fulfill ment, by George Mad den Martin 1.50 1.03 The Luck, by Opie Read 1.50 1.08 Granny's Wonderful Chair, by Frances Hodgson Burnett (a new fairy tale book for children) .... 1.50 1.15 $3.50 Walking Skirts 98c Fifty Walking Skirts made of heavy black and navy blue Melton Cloths in the very popular seven-gored flared shape. Trimmed with stitched strappings, actual $3.50 value on sale today at the next to nothing price of 98c Store We have on display another new shipment of RHINE STONE MOUNTED WHITE COMBS. Both Back and Side Combs, in a variety of styles, 50, 35 and 25. Two Neckwear Specials 49c Instead of 75c A" large variety of fancy Lace Collars Fifth-Avenue bows and lace Jabots Genuine best 75c values at 4 These two special offerings in women's novelty. Neckwear will further demonstrate that THIS store is THE Neckwear store of Portland. If you have any need of some very pretty neck dress ings and care to save consider able in the buying come here to day. 98c Instead of $1.35 A large line of fancy chiffon Collars richly incrusted and ornamented with gold and steel beads. Real $1.35 values for 98 50c Lace Lisle Hose at 29c Women's Fast Black Brilliant Lace Lisle" Hosiery Handsome new all-over lace and lace boot patterns Double sole, high spliced heel Genuine 50c quality; on sale today at Women's 25c Hosiery for 29c 21c Not much of a reduction on the face of it -but the stock ings will compare very fa vorably with those sold else where at 35 or 3 for $1. .They are fast black, full fashioned and of extra weight A real cold weather stocking. rmum mm in I 1 1 Domestics CRETONNES Handsome new designs of the Oriental or der For draperies, cushions and furniture covers Excel lent values at 16 SILKOLINES in a complete assortment of plain colors, 36 inches 10 SILKOLINES in an extensive variety of colors and designs Oriental and conventional flo raL Extra quality at. .12 Glove Sale The great Glove Sale con tinues in full swing. Thousands of pairs of the best Gloves made on sale at reduced prices $ .79 for the $1.00 Sorts .89 some 1.25 Sorts 1.33 for the 1.50 Sorts 1.49 for the 1.75 Sorts 1.69 for the 2.00 Sorts Great Handkerchief Sale Good news of good Handkerchiefs never comes amiss. They are always getting, lost, and it's never a bad idea to have a spare dozen or two on hand. At prices like these is perfectly f easible. FIFTEEN-CENT ALL LINEN HEMSTITCHED HAND EMBROID ERED HANDKER CHIEFS 10c THIRTY-FIVE-CENT HAND EMBROID ERED SCAL LOPED HEMSTITCHED AND LACE TRIMMED 24c 65c, 75c, 85c Handkerchiefs for 49c Women's very sheer, all pure linen hemstitched, scalloped and lace trimmed Handkerchiefs in a very large assortment of designs Real 65c, 75c, 85c values on sale today at the very low price of 49d. Music Store The best offering we ever made in the "LEO FEIST DANCE FOLIO"- 25 big hits, all in on book Always sold at 75. Special today ng at aOv Picture Store Bisr sale of Cabinet Picture Frames in gilt and black, have 1 mat and easel .back. Regular 35c value for 15 More of those wonderful Plati no Prints go on sale today Regular 50 values at . .10 We are showing new Pictures by Frost, by Hutt, by Jessie Wilcox Smith. Jewelry Store The great sale of Mission Clocks continues today Two sizes Remarkable values at $1.48 and $3.50. Dress Goods Remnants on Sale at Just Half Price Hundreds of Remnants of the choicest Dress Goods of the season on sale at Half Price in this dress goods store. Colors as well as black. Lengths range from two to eight yards. Chances to buy the material for waist, skirt or entire dress at the saving of half of your expected outlay. Come today if you want to share in the big savings. Warm Gowns-Petticoats $1.65 to $1.75 Flannelette Gowns $1.29 Made of the very best, quality of fancy striped and plain cream, pink and blue Flannelette, in several very handsome styles; square yoke, Japanese, etc., braid and embroidery trimmed 1.65, $1.75 values for $1.29 75c and ,85c Petticoats For 47c These very comfortable Petti coats are made of heavy weight pink and blue striped Flannelettes They . are fin ished with an embroidered ruf fle have a muslin yoke and are) a marvelous bargain at 47 Tutfs Pills Cure All liver UIs. Perfect Health. Keep the system in perfect or der by the occasional use of Tutfs Liver Pills. They reg ulate the bowels and produce A Vigorous Body. For sickheadache, malaria, bil iousness, constipation and kin dred diseases, an absolute cure WITS Liver PILLS tion, That -was why it was fortified -with so much care and confided to proved troops. The reserve was formed of the Second and Fourth corps located to sup port the position on Heliograph HIU. FEW LIVE TO TELL THE TALE Japanese Run Into Hornets' Nest In Making Night Attack. MUKDEN, Oct. 20. The Japanese are fond of night attacks, -which they or ganize cleverly. They light a series of enormous campflres at false bivouacs, and then stealthily creep upon the Rus sian sentinels, who, peering into the darkness and blinded by the glare, can not see the Japanese approaching. Or they taka advantage of a "rain storm and try to surprise the Russians. On Tues day night they adopted ooin ruses, out ran into a hornet's nest. The night was inky black, rain -was falling, and a cold wind "was blowing. "A fine night for tho Japanese," every one said, and the Russians huddled In the trenches had strict orders given to them- that If the expected but uninvited Your Liver Will be roused to its natural duties and your biliousness, headache and constipation be cured If you taka Hood's PHIs Soldty alldrorcists. 25 ceate. guests appeared not to fire, but to meet J them -with the bayonet. It was so dark that a person could not see his hand be fore his face except vaguely. Through the rain, in the dlrecUon of the false campflres, all eyes -were strained and ears listened IntenUy. The -wind, which -was as cold as Ice and cut to the bone, -was suddenly freighted with omi nous sounds, an unmistakable squash In the mire and squirting of -water under the tramp of hurrying feet, accompanied by the metallic rattle of arms. The Rus sians stooped lower. The officers passed along another caution under no circum stances to fire, but to meet the Japanese with the bayonets. On them came. The Russians could hardly see the silhouettes of the Japanese, and watched the ap proach of their victims -with grim satl factlon. their only anxiety being lest some nervous soldier might fire and thus spoil the game. The Japanese came on, straining their eyes in the darkness, evidently believ ing the Russians -were not so close. When they were right under their feet, the Russians rose up as if out of the ground, and, with a hurrah, wildly fell upon them with the bayonet. The front ranks of the Japanese broke, turned and smashed Into the second line, -throwing the whole force into disorder. " IJge a rab ble, they tried to escape, but the Rus sians gave them no mercy, bayoneting them as they pursued. For a mile the. work of slaughter proceeded, and few of the Japanese lived to carry back the tale. In the morning the ground was strewn with corpses. N Sinmhlnpu still remains half Ma Russian hands and hK in tke .haste of the Jap- WEDDING INVITATIONS and ANNOUNCEMENTS WASHINGTON' BUELDINQ. . . FOURTH AND WASHINGTON STS. anese. The former have not been able to dislodge the latter from the Buddhist temple, which they so thoroughly forti fied when the village was occupied by their forces, as previously cabled, to the Associated Press. THREE MONTHS FOR THE TRIP Baltic Squadron Will Reach Vladl- vostok In Midwinter. BERLIN. Oct. 20. A dispatch from the Tageblatt's correspondent at Kiel says he learns from the Russian fleet the plans of the future movements of the vessels. They will, he adds, proceed separately "to the Island of Madeira, where they will coal. The. battleships and large cruisers will then start for the Far East by way of tke Cape of Good Hope, and the small er vessels will go by way of the Sues Canal. The fleet will reassemble at the Sunda Islands (Malay Archipelago), and thence the fleet will ,go to Vladivostok, -where it Is expected to arrive in 8S days. As the fleet will reach Vladivostok In Midwinter, when the harbor Is frozen, the icebreaker Ermak will accompany the vessels- Decorated by Emperor of Japan. PEKIN, Oct. 2CT (Afternoon). In rec ognition of the services rendered, by Sir Robert Hart, Inspector-General of Chinese Imperial customs, and by his staff, in connection with 'the commer cial treaty between China and Japan, which was signed October 8 last,. Sir Rob"ert yesterday received- from the. F.mperor .of Japan , the " order of- th Rising- Sun of the first class.