The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-07-29
ABAYONET ATTACK
By Russians Followed an
Artillery Duel.
THE TATCHEKIA0 FIGHT
After 1t was Ended the Russians
Burned the Supplies There.
JAPS OCCUPY NEW CHWANG.
The Russian Steamer Smolensk Cap
lures Another British Ship in the
Red Sea Vladivostok Squadron
Seizes an English Steamer.

Berlin, July PA correspondent of
the Lokal Anzeiger who was an eye
witness of the fighting near Tatche-
kiao telegraphs from Lao Yang that
the Japanese unexpectedly opened a
cannonade on the evening of July %
and the artillery battle was continued
Sunday and lasted II hours. The
Russian batteries, continues the cor
respondent, were served better than
those of the japanese. The Russians
made a fierce bayonet attack and re-
tanned their positions at nightfall, but
were Unexpectedly ordered to retire
during the night. In the morning OF
July % they evacuated the railroad
station at Tatchekiao, carrying of the
moveables and burning the bulk of
their supplies. When the correspond
ent left Tatchekiao on the last train,
at 10 in the morning, the Russian rear
guard was still holding Tatchekiao.
St. Petersburg, July 27.-Gen. Kuro-
patkin's telegram recording the with
drawal of the southern army from
Tatchekiao to Haicheng fails to give
details of the continuous rear guard
action preceding the retreat, but the
war Office thinks the losses were sew
eral hundred, which would indicate
pretty severe fighting.
Kuropatkin does not mention the
number of troops engaged, but the
presence of Gems. Saroubaieff and
Stakelberg, both corps commanders,
shows that the total must have been
large, though certainly far inferior to
the combined forces of Gems. Oku and
Nodzu.
The Official Messenger prints a dis
patch from Lao Yang dated July 25,
announcing that the Japanese main
tanned a terrific bombardment of Tat
chekiao throughout the day, but that
toward evening, several of their bat
teries having been silenced by the
Russians, they retired. No estimate
of the losses on either side is fur
nished, but, judging from the extent
of the fire, the engagement was a
serious one.
Tien Tsin, July 27.-Lloyds' agent
at New Chwang wires that so Japa-
nese cavalrymen have entered New
Chwang. The French flag is flying
from all the Russian buildings. The
town is quiet.
Mukden, July 27.-The latest re-
ports received here are to the effect
that the Russians, with about 100 guns
in action I'm the Tatchekiao engage
| ment, inflicted serious losses on the
Japanese and destroyed many of their
guns. The Japanese attack on the
center of the Russian position was re-
| pulsed, but the Russians were ordered
\ to retire and occupy the heights five
miles north of Tatchekiao. This
| movement was carried out in good Or
| der.
Liverpool, July 27.-The owners of
| the British steamer Calchas, bound
from Puget Sound to Japan, have re-
ceived a telegram from Hong Kong
reporting that the Calchas has been
| seized by the Vladivostok squadron.
Suez, July 27.-The Peninsular and
| Oriental Steamship Co.'S steamer For
mosa has arrived here flying the Rus
| sian naval flag and with prize crew
on board. She was captured in the
Red Sea by the Russian volunteer
feet steamer Smolensk.
The Formosa is said to have or
board the Red Sea pilots who have
been on the Smolensk and st. Peters
burg as well as the Ardova's crew.
London, July 2T.-The British gov.
ernment is taking energetic action in
the case OF the sinking of the British
steamer knight Commander by the
Vladivostok squadron. All informa.
tion received by the government tends
to establish a belief that an outrage
has been committed for which no ex
cuse exists in international law.
The demands which will be made
upon the Russian government will in
clude compensation 70 the owners o.
the ship and to the owners of the
goods on board the Knight Command
er, apology for the action of the Rus
sian cruisers and an agreement tina
instructions be given which will pre-
vent a repetition of such action.