The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-07-07
ROUTE RUSSIANS IN BATTLE
CARS TROOPS ARE DRIVEN
FROM FENSHUILING.
Japs Said to Have Lost 1, 124 Killed
and Wounded-Fierce Engagement
Near Port Arthur.


capture of Fenshui pass, states that
the Japanese lost 1,120 men in killed
and wounded after a two days battle
in which they defeated II battalions
and three regiments of infantry, six
batteries of field artillery, SO guns in
all-and nine squadrons and one regi-
ment of cavalry.
London, July IA dispatch to the
Japanese legation from Toxic Thurs
day gave a few details of the opera
lions at Fenshui pass. 1t says the Rus
slams left 80 dead on the main road,
while the number left elsewhere is not
yet estimable. Six Russian officers and
80 men were captured. The total
casualties of the Japanese are esti-
mated at ITO.
The report, which was sent by the
commander of the Takushan army,
says the japanese army, in three COL
umns, commenced operations June 26
for the occupation of Fenshui pass
where the Russians had constructed
semi-permanent Notifications, with
forts, entertainments, wire entangle-
ments and abatis The Russians stub
bornly resisted, but after a fierce en-
gagement the Japanese succeeded in
surrounding the Russians and finally
captured the pass June 27
Shanghai, July IA desperate bat
tie has taken place about ten miles
north of Port Arthur. and the Japan
csc have occupied the Wolf mountains.
The Russians were driven back with
fearful loss, one entire regiment being
annihilated in a dashing charge by
Japanese infantry. The strong line
of defense was abandoned by the Rus
SLAMS in their retreat. The next line
! of defense which they fell back upon
| is close to Port Arthur. BY the occu-
patton of the mountains, which were
strongly fortified, the Japanese will be
able to command the road practically
to the fortress with their heavy siege
guns, which are being carried along
with the advancing army.
Chefoo, July 1.-The Japanese land
forces now are within striking dis
lance of the forts of Port Arthur and
have begun to lombard them, the Rus
slams replying vigorously. The oppos-
| ing armies see each other plainly.
Two Russian officers tried to break
through the Japanese lines and were
captured.
Rome, June IA dispatch from
Toxic to the Giornale d'Italia says the
Russian Admiral Prince Uhtomsky
and $50 men were drowned when the bat
in lot
sunk.
Toxic, June 27.-In a supplementary
| report of the naval battle at Port
Arthur Admiral Togo says:
"On June % my combined fleet at
tackled the enemy off Port Arthur.
Early in the morning the fact that the
battleships Peresviet, Poltava and
| Sevastopol, with the cruisers Bayan,
Pallada, Diana, Novik and Askold, pre-
ceded by several mine dragging steam
erS, were emerging from the harbor en-
trance was reported to me by wireless
| telegraphy from the scouting ship.
| Then, according to arrangements pre-
viously made to provide against the
enemy's egress, l fastened to the ap-
pointed rendezvous, sending my fourth
and fourteenth destroyer fotillas to
watch the enemy's movements.
cat IL o'clock the battleships Care
witch, Retvizan and Pobieda joined the
dragging steamers, which commenced
cruising about in the mines section,
and attempted to make fairway. We
kept troubling them. At three o'clock
p. m. my fourth and fourteenth fiotillas
| engaged seven of the enemy'S Destroy
ers which were covering the dragging
operations and defeated them. One of
the Russian vessels, catching fire, fed
into the harbor
THE enemy having cleared a fair
way with the aid of their dragging
steamers the Novik steamed out to sea-
Our third fighting squadron, keeping
in contact, drew the enemy southwark
on southeasterly course. Our first
squadron, hidden south of Sugar
island, waited for the enemy and con-
centrated all it's destroyers. At 6: Is
D. m our first squadron sighted the
enemy eight miles northwest of Sugar
| island. The Czarevitch was leading.
".The enemy was thrown into disor-
der and could not make port, SO they
anchored at 1890 p. m. in the road
stead, where we attacked them eight
times before dawn. At 1920 p. m. our
sixteenth fotilla dashed from Shoosen
point and launched two torpedoes into
the bows of a battleship resembling
the Peresviet, which Immediately sank.
We could ascertain no other results
till morning, when we saw that one
battleship was missing and two vessels
of the Sevastopol and Diana class I'M
able to use their engines. On the twen-
ty-fourth (Friday) the enemy's fleet
entered the harbor, some being towed
and others under their own steam, the
last getting in at four o'clock p. m"
Will Lie in State.
Manila. June 30.-The remains Of