Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1904 — JAPS RECOUNT THEIR CAPTURES [ARTICLE]

JAPS RECOUNT THEIR CAPTURES

In Offieen, Men and Onna—Official Casualty Report. Toklo. May 4.—Later reports from Seoul of the Russian reverse on toe Yalu are to tbe effect that the Japanese captured twenty-eight small rap-id-fire guns, borides twenty field guns. They also captured thirty Russian officers and over 500 men, many of whom were found hiding hi the underbrush by Japanese searching parties. Cnesadk officers who were captured place the number of Russians killed, and wounded at SOO, but It is thought that this understates the Russian loss, which is believed to be very much greater. The Japanese army is resting, burying Its dead, and caring for Its wounded. A supplemental report has been received here from God. Kuroki. dated ydsterdoy, which says that on Monday the Russians offered a stubborn resistance against pursuit adding about 800 to the Jap casualties; but they finally hoisted tbe wbate flag. Kuroki says he hears from Russian prisoners that General Kashtalinsky was killed. Of the Japanese casualties General Kuroki says: "A preliminary report from the chief surgeon of the First Japanese army shows that we had 70S men killed and wounded. These casualties are divided as follows: Tbe imperial gaurd, 132: seoond division, 350; third division. 310.” Capture of New Chwang Not Credited. New York, May s.—The special telegram to tbe London Chronicle, dated Chefoo, asserting that the Japanese had token New Chwang is obviously false. New Chwang. which Is on a river, and about thirty miles from the sea. could not posribly be token except as the result of an attack of at least two or three clays’ duration. The Associated Press has American correspondents at Chefoo, Shan-llai-Kwan. New Chwang and Yin Kow, any one of whom would certainly have reported an attack ui>on New Chwang. - Shells Thrown tnlo Tort Arthur. London. May 5.—A Tokio disjmtch to the Central News states that after the steamers had been eunk at the entrance to Port Arthur harbor the Japanese fleet bambajded the forts and town on May 3. The bombardment was conttotMd on the morning of May A.