The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1904-06-03
.IAPS OCCUPY DA[NE.
The Russians Fled From the City
in Haste.
Continuous Fighting Has Been Going
on Near Feng Wang Chang Since
May 27-Both Sides Have
Suffered Severely.

Toxic, May 31.--A detachment of
Japanese troops attacked and defeated
1000 Cossacks at All Yang Pien Men,
northeast of Feng Wang Cheng, Sat
urday.
Toxic, June Gen. Oku, command
ing the army operating against Port
Arthur. occupied Dalny Monday with
out opposition. The Russians evacu-
ated Dalny so hastily that they failed
to destroy much property which will
prove highly valuable to the Japanese.
Gen Oku's scouts report that over 100
barracks and stOrehouses remain I'M
injured. The railway and telegraph
station, with 200 passenger and freight
coaches. are also uninjured. The Rus
slams destroyed the big pier and block
ed all the dock entrances with sunken
steamers. They destroyed all the
small railway bridges in the vicinity
of the docks, but left the jetties unin-
jured.
Lao Yang, June Continuous
fighting has taken place northeast Of
Feng Wang Cheng and the railway
above Kin Chou since May q. A
sharp action has taken place eastward
of Simatsi, So miles north of Feng
Wang Cheng, which lasted from the
morning of May q until daylight, May
80. Both sides suffered severely. De-
tailed figures are lacking.
The engagement resulted in the Rus
slams retiring on Simatsi followed eau
tiously by Japanese detachments.
Three companies of Japanese are re-
ported to have ambushed a patrol of
the Nerinsky regiment near Hunsian,
wounding three Cossacks. A fourth
Cossack had his horse killed under
him. Fearing capture he buried his
rifle. He was captured but subse-
quently escaped, dug up his rifle and
rejoined his regiment.
Severe fighting is reported alSng the
railroad between stations Vfangoy and
Vfandion. The Japanese suffered
heavily and would have been annihi-
lated had not infantry reserves come
up and forced the Russians to retire
into Warsaw
st. Petersburg, June 1.-The govern
ment is making every effort to expe-
dite the dispatch Of artillery reinforce
ments to the front. Ordnance mate
rial on the way is given precedence
over all traffic, including passengers.
London, June 2.-The Moscow CORE
spondent of the Times learns that Har-
bin is to be fortified speedily against
the contingency Of a siege. Heavy
siege guns left ST. Petersburg really
intended for Hardin, and others will
be sent from Cronstadt and other first
class fortresses for the same purpose.
A painful impression has been pro-
duced by Gen. Kuropatkin's insistence
on the necessity of making timely pro-
vision for a retreat to Hardin.
The Times correspondent at Chez
Foo cables:
During the interval of 80 hours be-
tween the Russian evacuation of Dalny
and the Japanese occupation, anarchy
prevailed. The local Chinese allowed
the prisons to be forced with the re-
suit that about 200 cut threats had the
run of the town.
Some time will be required to make
the ports of Dalny and Talienwan safe
for shipping to enter as the Sanshan-
tao islands have been connected very
skilfully with the mainland by mines
zigZagging over a large field. The
damage to the Russian works ashore is
Insignificant. The Japanese have much
railway material on the way"
- st. Petersburg, June Gen. SAX
haroff has telegraphed as follows, I'M
der Wednesdays date, to the general
staff:
According to reports the Japanese
commander in the action of May so
near Vafangow had three battalions
of infantry in reserve. Our losses were
IL men killed and % wounded, and
Lieut.. Meyer and another officer whose
name has not been ascertained wound
ed. The japanese losses were very
considerable. One squadron of the
Thirteenth Japanese battalion was an
initiated in a hand-to-hand encounter
and another squadron which came to
its assistance suffered great loss from
the fire of our frontier guards and rife
men. We captured 10 horses"