Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-13
BULLETIN.

New Chwang, June 13.--Midnight.-
Information received here tonight thru
reliable channels says that part of the
Japanese force left at Pulantien to
checkmate the Russians southward
movement to relieve Port Arthur was
attacked southeast Of Shungnmao yes
terday. After slight lighting the Japs
made false retreat. the Russians hot
ly following them, when the Japs made
flank movement. catching the Rus
slams In trap. The Russian losses are
placed at 500 men. They fell back on
Kai Chou and began retreat along the
Baimatgu road.
About two thousand Russian infan-
tr. tron. kai Chou passed thru New
Chwang this morning, accompanied by
a large supply and hospital train. The
troops appeared to be tagged out and
showed every indication of the long
forced march. A n-commissioned Of
iicer told the Associated Press that all
the troops were retreating from
Tsaichou. native messenger just in
from, Russian camp east of here re-
ports there We're many wounded men
there.
St Petersburg. June 13.-The Jap
anese advance of columns north and
south of Seng Fang Cheng is causing
considerable mystifieation. The prepon-
derance of military opinion still inclines
to the belief that the movements in
both directions are feints, altho the
opinion that General Kuroki has begun
serious advance by both flanks
against Lao Yang does not lack sup
portefs. Renewed skirmishii.-, is re-
ported In the neighborhood Of Stu Yen,
but there is no information officially OF
the enga cement reported by the Asso-
ciated Press last night as having oc-
Cured thirty miles from Hal Cheng, IN
the direction of the Feng Wang Cheng
road, which was reported to have re-
suited in the loss of two Japanese bat
talions. Should this report turn out to
be true. it would show the Japanese are
advancing toward Hal Cheng by two
roads. as the column reported engaged
must have been different from the one
which drove out the Russians from Siu
lutte confirmation Is not obtainable of
the report that Kuropatkin is dispatch
ing troops from Mukden against the
enemy's right. Extreme reticence IS
manifested at the war office regarding
the military situation, which is general
ly interpreted as foreshadowing impor-
tant developments in the immediate
future. Lack of official dispatches
from Kuropatsin during the last forty
eight hours is regarded as significant.
The London Standards st. Petersburg
dispatch says a telegram is reported to
Gkrydloff announcing he left Vladivo-
stok with the Russian squadron and
engaged the japanese squadron off Port
Arthur is denied at the admiralty. No
such dispatch has been received from
Skrydloff. whose squadron, according
to the last advices, is still at Vladivo-
stok
The government has no advices in re-
gard to the fighting before Port Arthur,
but it is regarded as not unlikely that
fighting of more or less serious char
acter on kwan Tung peninsula may be
In progress, altho the war office is con-
WINGED no serious assault on the fort
ress is vet possible. The Russians
naval program as finally approved Sat
urday az a meeting between Emperor
Nicholas, Grand Duke Aiexieff and Vice
Admiral Avelan, chief of the admiralty,
for the next ten years includes twenty
battleships. ten armored cruisers, ten
first class and protected cruisers and a
number Of torpedo boats and submarine
boats.