The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-06-25
SERIOUS BATTLE REPORTED
JAPS AND RUSSIANS ENGAGED
NEAR HAICHENG.
Latter Said to Have Lost 5000 Men
Japs Also Lose Heavily-De-
tails Are Meager.

ST, Petersburg, June PA telegram
from Liaoyang states that in the battle
at Haicheng the Russians lost 5000
killed and wounded.
London, June 21.-lf the reports
from Liaoyang are to he credited an
other severe battle is in progress at Or
near Haicheng.
The dispatch adds that during the
last As hours $500 wounded have
passed through Tashichao, bound for
Hardin. There is a general lack of
medical provision for Russian wound
ed, resulting in piteous scenes of suf-
1ering.
United to Crush Kuropatkin.
All reports indicate that Gems. Kuro-
Iii and Oku have united their forces.
Kuroki advancing westward from Stu
Yen and Oku pressing northward on
the heels Of Stakelberg's retreating
army. In a dispatch to the emperor
at st. Petersburg Gen. kuropatlin re-
ports that three bodies Of troops are
extending their front between Vafan-
gov and Tschonjon.
Japanese Advance Checked.
st. Petersburg, June 21.-The en-
peror has received the following dis
patch from Gen. kuropatliin: The
enemy in the direction of Saimatsze
and Fengwangcheng have not only
stopped, but have made retrosrade
movement. They have evacuated sew
eral points towards the north of Feng-
wangcheng, which until recently they
occupied. The movement of Japanese
troops towards the Dalime defile has
been stopped, but a rather important
movement of the Japanese forces has
been discovered in the direction of
Siuyen and Haichang, or Siuyen and
Tashichiao''
Japs Used Telephone.
st. Petersburg, June 21.-It has de-
veloped that the japanese at Vafangow
had an accurate Typographical map of
the whole battlefield and that their
batteries were connected by telephone.
There is rumor in St. Petersburg that
a battle at Haicheng is actually pro-
ceeding and that there have been
heavy losses on both sides. There is,
however, no confirmation of this ru-
NOR.
Places Losses at 1000.
Newchwang, June PA Russian
officer who was wounded in the battle
at Vafangow (Telissu) declares 1nat
the losses on both sides were severe.
He places the Russian casualties al the
least at 1000. He says no soldiers in
the world could withstand the Japan
ese as they have been fighting lately.
Their artillery fire, he claims, is mar
velously effective. The Russians
fought stubbornly desperately, but
were unable to withstand the enemys
,dashing persistency. The japanese
buried most of the Russian dead after
the battle. 1t is estimated upon infor-
nation obtainable that the japanese
force moving northward is 10000
strong, with 10000 men in the aggre-
gate engaged in the operations at Port
Arthur
Another Estimate.
London, June 21.-The correspon-
dent of the Central News at Mukden
says it has been officially announced
there that the Russian losses at the
battle of Vafangow were about II Off
GERS and 519 men killed, 81 officers and
1,9SS men wounded, and IL officers and
1893 men missing.
st. Petersburg, June 21.-Under date
of June 20, Vice Admiral Skrydloff
sent the following message to the en-
peror: "The cruiser division has re-
turned to Vladivostok without losing
any men or sustaining any damage"
Washington, June 2i.-An explana-
ton of the japanese campaign on the
Iiaotung peninsula, especially with
reference to Port Arthur, is contained
in an advice that has reached this city
from source believed to be absolute
1y reliable. The Japanese tactics,
which have SO puzzled the Russians,
are intended to isolate Port Arthur,
but do not contemplate an attack on
the place by Gen. Okus army. The
actual work of reducing Port Arthur
will be confided to another Japanese
army under command of Gen. Nogi.
which will be landed on the peninsula
land indeed may even now be landed)
at a point south of Gen. Oku's posi-
ton, and considerably nearer Port Ar
thur. On the list of June no less than
26 transports had been gathered at one
of the japanese ports to embark this
army, and it is, probable that the ves-
sells attacked by the Vladivostok
squadron were of this number.
Anniversary of Famous Battle.
Boston, June 1S.-The one hundred
and twenty-ninth anniversary of tho
battle of Bunker Hill was celebrated
Friday in this city, in Lynn, in other
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