The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-08-04
OKU TELLS OF BIG VICTORY
JAPANESE COMMANDER REPORTS
ON TATCHEKIAo FIGHT.
Gives His Loss as 1000 Men, While
Russians Lose Twice as
Many.

Toxic, July 30.-Gen. Oku estimates
Sunday to have been at the lowest
1000 men, and in his report expresses
the opinion that the Russians decided
to retreat at midnight Sunday after
the Japanese has stormed Laiping
mountain in a surprise attack and car
ried most of the Russian left, leaving
the right rear threatened. An imme-
date withdrawal alone averted
greater disaster to the Russians.
The fighting around the fortresses
on Laiping mountain was desperate.
1t was there that the Japanese sus-
tanned their heaviest losses, which are
now estimated for the entire engage
ment at 1000. The Russians had evil
IDENTIFY hoped to check Gen. Oku at
Tatchekiao. The Russian defenses
were the most extensive and the best
that the Japanese have yet encoun-
tered. A series of rope-protected
trenches extended around the hills
The gun emplacements were covered
and protected by wire entanglements
which barred the ravines. The posi-
ton dominated the ground which the
Japanese occupied and over which
they advanced.
Over 120 guns barred an infantry
advance. Sunday afternoon a single
Japanese detachment succeeded in
penetrating the Russian line, but it
was beaten back. The Japanese artil-
lery was constantly exposed, and, oc-
copying a disadvantageous position
geographically, it was unable to score.
At nightfall the situation seemed
hopeless with the prospect of a bloody
renewal at dawn. The Japanese right
wing asked and obtained permission to
surprise the enemy at night, which
brought victory. The Japanese swept
over the trenches into the first for
tress at ten p. m. This was followed
by an assault on the second fortress,
The Russians abandoned Tatchekiao at
II a. m, Monday, the Japanese she'll
ing them and the vanguard pursuing
Paris, July 27.-The Yikow CORE
spondent of the Matin says that so Jap
anese cavalrymen entered Newchwang
at five o'clock in the morning and hauled
down the Russian commercial flag,
which had been substituted for the mil
itary standard on the residence of the
governor. The Japanese standard was
hoisted, the Chinese flag flying from the
neighboring buildings and the custom
| houses. The consular authorities had
taken precautions to insure the safety
of the European residents, who were
armed. The Russians who refused to
follow the retreat have been cut off
The Japanese cavalrymen, the CORE
spondent says, were supplied with the
most modern accoutrements and each
man was furnished with compass and
field glass. Competent authorities had
thought that Japanese attack was out
OF the question, owing to the large Rus
sian reenforcements arriving during the
last two weeks. The dispatch in con-
clusiou says that Japanese troops are
still filing into Newchwang.
Paris, July 27.-The Japanese occu-
patton Of Newchwang is regarded here
as serious blow to Russia, which there
by is prevented from closely watching
the doings of the Chinese army COM
manded by Gen. Ma.
Shanghai, July 30.-A telegram re-
ceived here from Weihaiwei confirms
other kilograms received here Friday
from Chefoo to the effect that Port
Arthur has been captured. The Wei
haiwei telegram says also that the
British fleet, which has been cruising,
will return there Saturday.
Washington, July 30.-The Shang-
hal dispatch reporting the fall of Port
Arthur was communicated to the Jap
anese minister here. Up to this time,
however, no official news on this sub
ect has reached the legation.