Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 23, 1904, Winnipeg, Manitoba Russian decks were shambles which the earlier reports had been re resistance of officers and men of Rossia and Grom to overpowering Force of body deliberating on the Askold attacks on port defenders sanguine. Heroic Obi Stock. With toners. Most aug. That China has yielded to the russian demands and will Grant compensation for the Ryehl Tell affair As Well As degrade the local total and tha chinese Admiral. The correspondent says that an american warship in ready to land marines should trouble wounded in i the japanese Squadron burled ust avedies impressive military All the inhabitants of Al the funeral wounded officers now in Are expected to get Well. Brush of the reported to have tragic. He was of the Cruiser ii ii of 11 Shell. Although the lieutenant together and continued Mil -5-" Mia nine and encourage the men v How is eat rents while and ventilators t bail j ii and there Are Marks Oun Are Dos Tutu arc enormous holes s1 hulls through which a Vii pass. Many of the Only Meiy wrecked. Some a l 101 Jar a shells u i . Queer burst garments tar 10 shreds but a mar Hotl. In another Walls were line yet an rot even 11 cd Vur. The of a Tierce fire men a Ere burned in uric on the Wall was aboard the Gro the wardroom a i Ali or nature. But a Par n Tov to full of Praise for bravery the men Vuth untie without a Mur their places with i in is. 11 was deadly deck where the arise. Fierce conflict raging. And t l. a burst into a thousand in i a a v killing and wounding men i in Jim became i veritable sos dead we re Ritli blood. Not a single to Tei by casimates lost the i f protective Arm r-wj3 d whenever pro the to roomed portion of heroism live hours Battle but the to i text of All to Cap new kill Cluj of Tho who re _ a his on the lir Itce had in -. A to Tho end of Trio tight. In the Backho per in resuming rom Wal directly Trio a l Hail dressed bin. Yield of Solhi cars to h in the conning entered Thau a Shell Tolj glancing to the cover and Tom tic peephole kill "5 a and two Quarter Nias two Lupu tenants and Rolinc a blah in the not a san Sale Man in Thero being no 0.4 o the ship the Captain Sev through he was. Drag of to tin wheel and managed Janoth i quartermaster had Che Foo August first detailed news of the general assault on port Arthur indicates that a tremendous conflict in raging and that Victory is hanging in the balance. Chinese who left port Arthur yester Day and arrived Here to Day say that the japanese by making desperate charges which were reinforced by artillery fire from shush yen and Louisa Bay. Swept from the North into Pigeon Bay territory and drove the russians Back from the main forts. The ground being comparatively Flat in this Vicinity the japanese were unable to hold in the face of russian artillery lire and they returned North an eighth of a mile beyond the zone of fire. The chinese declare that the Jap anese captured one important fort on the Ithan Hills Midway Between the Western coast and the railway on a line drawn approximately from a Point Between Pigeon and Louisa Bays. The fighting resulting in the capture of this fort was very severe. The position subjected to a bombardment for Over 48 hours. Then the japanese infantry assaulted it. And compelled the russians to retire. The russian artillery then directed a heavy fire on the spot compelling the japanese in turn to retire. Body meets. Shanghai. August Long meet ing of the consular body was held to Day for the purpose of discussing the Case of the russian Cruiser. Askold and the destroyer Grombol which put into this port on August 12. No decision was reached but it is believed that the final action will be the same As that taken in the Case of the russian gunboat Bandjur which put into this port and which was compelled to dismantle on March 31. The consular body will meet again to Day. The japanese torpedo boat destroyer which entered the Harbor yester Day hns left the Harbor with despatches for the Fleet. The Tao Tai has by order of the Wal Wou Pou ministry of foreign affaire taken a hand in the affair and has issued another Extension of time to the russian vessels which have been ordered Liow to leave at noon tuesday. At Low tide the As Coull not get Over the bar this therefore repairs must cease. The America men of War in the Harbor while retaining the outward appearances of inaction have for several Days been practically cleared for action with gun sights in Posi Tion and steam up. Rear Admiral Stirling is determined that the japanese shall not interfere with the russian vessels. He has. It is reported offered to escort the As Kold and Grombol beyond the three mile limit. The japanese boat destroyer is expected to return to the Harbor to night. Sanguine russian reports. Llao Yang. Aug. Following is supplied by a russian correspond ent of the associated press with each Audi tonal report from port Arthur wonder increases both at the persistence of the japanese at tack and heroic stubbornness of the a attn tack and heroic stubbornness of the Kir Nln that the men defender of fortress. The Jap fact that he Nau Mese Are literally throwing away n second time the Cap july after the second dressing Jor. Beni along the decks 10 the am him hrs. Go on smash Jorr the i we to Aivor Luff. Of the Ros in my Only three out 20 suns could be Fred. He oilers to get explosives in. 10 sink the ship. Cup is usually nervous but in no Cool. When not or Flor. He Rappr full con the sinners at their -t.tj. Cantata Wing killed by a whim struck him on the head the been Nunt of the flight. Mil is distinguished him of. A a Hill entered the Compart . Directing the fire file to deck on which a of i herpes were standing an Elt lit Inch Shell the the charges and Caus a explosion which threw in re Lori ton and hurled los to the upper deck. For he fell on a Heap of dead s and with severe burls Tiro Arul smoke were then out of the compartment. But Molas did hesitate for a calling for Volin Legorb he headlong into the flame apr and succeeded in put pm the anther offerer. Followed by a num fillers brought a Hose and t water upon lieutenant Milan his men while they were remove he unexploded charges regard the fact that they might have inese Are literally throwing away thousands of lives in the Hope of shaking the courage of the russian rooms. Major gon. Fock says he is co Jill Lent the fortress cannot be taken. It that if it is taken the whole of the japanese army will have to immolate self on the slopes of the fortifications. There were five desperate assaults on Green s Hill july 28, the japanese returning each time with apparently a exhaustible reinforcements. On the final assault however the japanese broke badly throwing away their guns Cartridge belts and even their Loots to facilitate their flight and caving 7.000 dead or wounded. Our at any minute in. Their. Hands. Of the ipad was brought Berl Laksy. Of the Ros his Lay in a coffin near of the Saviour the Glass Frame was smashed. The image miraculously escaped. All killed were burled a fare Arii Salute being fired be were Slid Over the ship s and the Nho survived Are cheerful. To1 the Skry loft Greet los of _. Joyful the Rurik were Twenty four a priest eighty seven Petty oven Hundred men. _ t o carry despatches merely. Rear Admir 5 Hal Tho of tha boat destroyer. A fron Woosung to Shanghai m was to rare y despatches. Nad connection to of the japanese Tor wat destroyer. Swept from Pigeon Bay. August have swept the russians Bay. And captured the fort of the Western line defences at port Arthur. The prevents the Jap ing the fort on Jap reinforced. Hit a to August is i v have been r. Dumb v Oku-3 from vial. To Russia. The times asserts or Gens worked heroically impartially aiding japanese and russians. The japanese were so touched that they tearfully thanked the russian surgeons. The assault on Green s Hill was repeated on july 29 and there were fre quent hand to hand encounters the russians leaving the trenches to Fol Low their enemy. The assaults of july 2s and july 20 on the wolfs Hill were not followed up. The japanese being too severely shaken. We evacuated the Wolf s ill chiefly for strategic reasons and the Hills made the line of defences too Long to effectually withstand the furious attacks of the japanese. The e assault of july 27 was made in the darkness of the night. In Tho Hope of surprising the thousand men were hurled against our 13.000. But we drove them Back again and again at the Point of Tho Bayonet it was another Chlpka pass. The japanese poured in fresh battalions and the slopes covered with the dead and the dying literally ran with blood. Our 13th regiment was forced from us position but the regiment came up and with the Bayonet. Again dislodged the victors. As near As can be ascertained this As Sault Cost the japanese men. The japanese losses since the siege been 23.000 men. The explosion of one mine wiped out this was an awful sight. A Volcano of stones dismembered the bodies of the soldiers while the up with a purple Glare and the mud Walls of the were thrown Down by the Shock. After this fight. Gener Al Stoessel collected japanese rifles. The japanese installed Twenty siege guns on the Wolf Hills. August 5 four of these Are 12-Inch guns. They have not yet reached our Shore batteries which Are still out of Range but they have damaged the and the railway station. 11 the japanese Are nipping out tha town by sections for purposes of bombardment and they Are assisted in this task by a chinese Engineer who recently deserted to them. The japanese fire an average of shells Dally and they keep it up both Day and a Damper on russian Enthus fast. St. Petersburg aug. News that the Navy department it Washington absolutely denied that.? the United states warships at Shanghai had received instruction to assist in the Protection of the the japanese warships which did not arrive until . Put a dam per on the eel Rig of satisfaction reckless and Wanton. Shanghai. Aug. Dence Given before a naval court to Day shows the shelling and sinking of the Steamer he Sang off Pigeon Bay jul by the russians to have been a reckless and Wanton act. No provocation for the act had been Given. She was on her regular course from new Chwang to Che go and her lights were burning brightly. The europeans and to of the chinese were saved uninjured. Nine chinese were wounded and three were killed on Board the vessel. Inside the doomed town. Washington August states Consul general Goodnow cabled the state department to Day from Shanghai telling of the appearance of japanese vessel in Harbor there. He made no mention of the reported action of the american torpedo boat. The valuable american property on the docks near where the russian As Kold is and it 16 also said that the russian Consul general Hud refused to disarm Askold. Che Foo aug. Chinese just arrived who bring the latest in formation from port Arthur were employed by the russian authorities carrying the dead off the Field and Al so ammunition which they say is plentiful confirm the statement that the Lla to Promontory was not assailed for the reason that it is impregnable from the Seaside and the japanese Are unable to move on la from the North. The japanese main attack has been the heaviest against the russian Cen tre and the right particularly against the Centre fronting which the Japan Ese have taken up a Strong position it shush or Pigeon Bay had been the scone of lighting several Days before the final assault had begun the japanese never being Able to hold for Long any territory they might gain. Their attacks were made mostly at night during foggy Days and misty mornings. Tha japanese believe shut their Superior physical condition will win the Battle for them. By wearing out the russian Garrison which is constituted of less hardened material Down to the Point of exhaustion by the persistency of their at tack and their refusal to accept a re pulse. The temperament of the russian Garrison is dogged and determined. Both officers and soldiers have grown indifferent to the shells which enter the town frequently. Recently the chinese theatre was hit and a score of people were killed and wounded. One Shell exploded in the Corral of the chinese who Tell the Fitzory kill ing live donkeys. Civilians arc allowed to leave the bomb proofs during the lulls in artillery Floc but these intermissions Are rare and everybody is worn and anxious Over the situation. An unusually Large proportion of Young company officers have been killed which is partially owing to their and partly to reckless daring. While the russians apparently be Lieve they will hold the japanese in Check their Confidence in their successful resistances not absolute. The japanese have guns mounted on nearly All the Hills which formerly formed russian outposts. The japanese fire is accurate. The hospitals and chinese houses at port Arthur Are full of russian wounded. The narrators say the dead until ready for burial Are stored in Hornea and Are then burled on the out a karts of the town quicklime being used freely to prevent infection. Three Large ships and two gunboats Are being repaired in the dockyard and Basin the other ships being be Hind the shelter of a Lief tall pc instil a. Work on Askold suspended. Shanghai. August Good now. The american Consul general who is Dean of the consular corps presided at the meeting of the foreign consuls held Here to Day. All foreign coun tries with consulates Here were represented. M. Oda girl. The japanese con sul and m. Klel Monoff the russian Consul were in attendance. M. Oda girl left a sick bed to attend this meeting. He made a vigorous pro test against the russian Cruiser Askold and the torpedo boat destroyer Grombol in Shanghai Harbor and declared that China had failed in her duties As a Neutral Power. He asserted that the japanese had the right to take the Independent step of enter ing the Harbor and seizing the two vessels. The attitude of m. Oda girl was warlike and uncompromising. M. Klel Menoff protected against the entering of the Harbor yesterday by a japanese torpedo destroyer and insisted upon the right of the two rus Sian warships in question to remain and repair damages. A. Suggestion made by the British Consul to refer the entire matter to Pekin was adopted. In the meantime the work on the Askold is to cease for forty eight hours and no further Steps Are to be taken by consuls who will await instructions. Another British ship stopped. Durban August British Steamer comedian from Liverpool july 1m, arrived Here to Day and reported that she was stopped by a russian converted Cruiser yesterday off the Mouth of Basho River in the South Eastern part of Cape Colony. After the comedian s papers had been examined she was allowed to proceed. Stoessel s Mournful prophecy. London. Aug. To the Moscow correspondent of the moral no Post. Lleut.-gen.1 Stoessel a Telegram la an intimate Friend there with the words Farewell forever port Arthur will be my Tomb the Paris correspondent of the speak Nar of an interview with or. J. Bruce Wallace or. Richard lab Orson Guys this gentleman is a Scotchman who resides at Glasgow and he represents the department of immigration in that City. I thought hat he would be Able to give me iome information begun Long that no Arloua person Grae Inu Hunter whom Veall know As a tool of the manufacturer association and As a celebrated strike breaker us soon As the iame of this party slipped my Tongue or. Bruce worker unhesitatingly u Oke out into language that would have sounded better la n Hud been accompanied by the Dag pipes. I re Neider a Good Deal or he told be but it in put Hugh just us hat some of the details have slipped my mind. Or. Wulker Bruce Walker i should say because i fancy the Vord Bruce is used to give a scotch color to English name of 11. Appears in the Spring received word from the minister of the a terror or. Sefton that men were being sent to Toronto re agent on immigration or. The scottish City deals with unscrupulous employment action of the Immi Gration department presentations by a Man by the name of Graeme Hunter., he was instructed o report at once. Tho matter being urgent he cabled the principal fuels. These have already been Given in Hose but to make the Story Nelll Gable i will repeat some of them is or. Bruce Walker gave them to me. The enterprising scotch employment agent Graeme Hunter secured from he Canadian Pacific railway con Agency to sell tickets for heir lines and steamers in order o create b us in re proceeded to advertise to the effect that Large numbers of mechanics were wanted or Canada work was to be Gibran Perl. And agents at the Points they vere destined to would meet them. The men were furnished with Elanor Ite contract forms copies of which Lave already been published and they Eft the coast of Bra town believing Al thou question that when they arrived in Quebec Toronto. Montreal or Winnipeg they would to met by the parties they were directed to and Thot hey would immediately go to work. They found however that the parties hey to had never author Zed any one to employ help for them and no one was at the port to meet pin. It suddenly dawned across help minds therefore that they had Jeen duped by the said Graeme Hun Ter. As both As Hon. Or. Sefton was by cabled to or. Bruce Walker at Glas Gow to Lay an information against the said Graeme Hunter on the ground fraud misrepresentation and false statement. Or. Bruce Walker apparently enjoyed the carrying out of these instructions from his minister and he very quickly put the Machin Ery of the Law in motion. After the formal laying of the information Cap Tain Stevenson the Glasgow chief of police sent one of his inspectors to investigate the premises of Graeme. The result was that some interesting documents were Given publicity from which it was Learnt that Beveryl manufacturers Pron clap by from Toronto had sent orders to him to Forward workmen. Instead of in to 1 u v sending the number actually asked for. Which was. Nay six he would this accounts for so Many being sent to Canada. Then again the contract he gave which wus supposed to guarantee work and did not do so was conclusive evidence against the Crown prosecutor however ruled that it Wau a civil Case and also thai or. Walker was not in a position to prosecute us not Ono of that was the scotch of la v not being Able to Stop the misrepresentations of or. Til Nemo Hunter by process of. Law. The minister of the Interior or. Sefton immediately resorted to giving the widest publicity a the British newspapers to the fraudulent practices of these conscience Lens employment agents. Particulars of the advertisements which appeared in the British papers Are Given in full in the last monthly Issue of the labor Gazette and were reprinted in this column a few week ago. Or. Bruce Walker applies the term colossal liar to or. Graeme Hunter. He said that action against him would have been taken by the Crown but for the fact that they could not prove against him the charge of hav ing received Money or jecs from the men Ife duped. Immigration agents instructions. Speaking generally upon emigration matters or. Bruce Walker said that their instructions do not in any Way authorize them to Send out or encourage the immigration of mechanics or other classes of skilled labor to can Ada. His efforts Are confined to the sending out of those suitable to the farming conditions in the West and in other parts of Canada. The charges made to the effect that the immigration department was instrumental in sending out work people to Canada is it l. Sin noun ;