Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1904 — War News in Brief. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

War News in Brief.

The town of Aiuyangpienmen is captured. Another Japanese army is said to be landing in eastern Korea. Russian troops have abandoned four positions defending Port Arthur. Nankwanling and Sanchilipu, strong positions on the outer defenses Port Arthur, have been abandoned by the Russians without a battle. Officers of tho Japanese cfuiser made no attempt to save themselves when she was sunk in collision off Port -Arthur, but shook hands in farewell on the bridge as the ship sank? The success of the attack on Nanshan Hill hung in the balance when Japanese

ships shelled the Russian forts and the last possible assault carried the day. The Japanese artillery had exhausted its ammunition and nine assaults had been repelled. St. Petersburg officials admit that they are unable to attempt any relief for Port Arthur, owing to Russia’s loss of sea power in the East A bold attack, similar to the assault on Nanshan Hill, Is expected. •A raid of Cossacks into Korea, duriug which they advanced to within a day’s ride of Seoul and were prevented from attacking the city only by orders to retire, is described by a Russian correspondent of the Associated Press. The Japanese government announces that everything in the Liaotung peninsula south of a straight line drawn from Pitsewo to Pulientan is in a state of siege. Japanese attack and defeat 2,000 Cossacks, supposed to be part of Rennenkampf’s forces, northeast of Fengwangcheng, and one report has it that the Cossacks surrendered. The Japanese commanders at Kinchau report that the Mikado’s army lost 3,500 men, killed and wounded, In the capture of Kinchau and Nanshan Hill. The Russian loss is placed at 2,000.

THE HILLS BACK OF PORT ARTHUR.