Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 122, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1904 — War News in Brief. [ARTICLE]

War News in Brief.

Gen. Bilderling lost nearly a whole brigade out of his corps. The Dowager Empress has broken down on account of Red Cross work. The Japanese hare withdrawn troops from Newchwang and sent them do Liaoyang. , The contraband question reached an acute stage at St. Petersburg, but has eased up. Gen. 'Kuropatkin had a narrow escape from being killed with hia whole Staff by a Japanese attack on his head-

quarters. He was obliged to flee suddenly. The Baltic fleet wns inspected by the Emperor at Reval, and will sail in a few days for the Pacific; Japs nre reported to have crossed the Hun river ready to attack the Russians in the roar, when they are driven across it. The Russians are supposed to have lost from 20,000 to 80,000 in the six days’ fighting. There were* 4,500 dead in front of one Japanese army. Russians are offering fabulous prices

to get supplies into Port Arthur. Gen. tstoessel admits that serious damage is being done and things are warm there. A mail pouch for the cruiser Cincinnati was seized by Russians from Oalchas, and opened and afterwards returned. The government will make a strong protest. Over in Japan they call the war dispatches from Chefoo—chefooleries. Those that come from Shanghai they call Shanghai “bunders,” meaning that the news Is created on the bund, or river front, of Shanghai