Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-05-11

equal and possibly superior, to European
troops"
Russians Retreat to Hal Cheng.
Shan Hal Kwan, May 9.-The Rus
sian army is retreating toward Hal
Cheng, thirty-two miles from New
Chwang,. and are evacuatlng the western
side of the Lao Tung peninsula.
On Thursday and Saturday of last
week the japanese landed 10000 men at
Kin Choo bay, 10000 at Foo Choo bay
and 1000 at Pitsewo. They occupied the
towns of Wa Flung Tien and Pu Ian
Tlen and destroyed several miles of the
railroad.
Heavy firing has been heard in the
direction of Kai Choo, where japanese
troops have been seen recently.
The isolation of Port Arthur is COM
plete. Sixteen Japanese warships pro-
tected the landing of troops at Kin Choo
bay, directing sweeping fire over the
embarked. Seventy-ive Russians, who
were wounded in this fighting, were
brought on the last train to arrive there.
Food is scarce at Mukden, where tho
troops are eating bean cakes.
Russian Regiments Cut to Pieces.
Seoul May 9.-(By Overland Courier
from Win, May 1.-THE japanese army
crossed the Yalu river today It drove
the Russians from strongly fortified
mountain posts, which should have been
held by small army against a greatly
superior force.
The Russian forces are estimated Of
ficially to have numbered 10000 men.
They removed the batteries during the
night leaving the infantry to cover their
retreat
The japanese dislodged the Russians
by a frontal attack delivered opnosite
Win. This attack might have involved
Al in,
they were obliged to advance across an
almost shelterless sand plain, where their
dark uniforms made the best possible
targets.
The retreating Russians were fanked
by two japanese regiments, which cap
tured twenty-eight field guns, twenty
officers and several hundred men. Jana
nese mountain batteries pursued the re-
treating Russians, but they were out
stripped by the infantry, who made the
captures among the hills, some miles be-
yond the river.
Two Russian regiments coming from
HlokO to REINFORCE their comrades were
badly cut to pieces.
All the ammunition for the Russian ar
tillery and large quantities of supplies
were captured.
Admits 1897 Casualties.
st. Petersburg May 9.-Two official
dispatches, calculated to increase the de-
preston in Russia, were given out last
night From the point of view of the
progress of the campaign the most i'm
portant is that regarding the capture by
the japanese of Feng Huan Cheng on
May 6. The second gives details con-
corning the killed, wounded and missing
among the troops under the command of
Lieut.-Gen. Zassalitch, as the result of
the fighting on the Yalu, the number of
which totals 1897 officers and men.
Gen. Kuropatkin forwarded 4 message
from Lieut.-Gen. Zassalitch, who had
been left in command of the column re-
firing from Feng Wang Cheng, which
described the movements of the enemy
in connection with the occupation of the
town.
Mastery Piece of Strategy.
st. Petersburg, May 9.-3:34 p. m.--
The swift march of events at the theater
of wharf.-the virtual abandonment by the
Russians of all their advanced positions
along the Manchurian littoral-has Gre
ated deep impression among the peo-
pie and feeling of apprehension which
ranted by a calm consideration
of the situation. While not at.
tempting to minimize the inl-
portance of the advantages gained by the
enemy in the occupation of the Lao Tung
peninsula and the advance from the Yalm
river, the general staff. nevertheless, de-
clares that if it had not been for Gen.
Zassalitch's rash stand at the Yalu, the
retreat and concentration of Gen. Kuro-
patkinS army upon its normal line of de-
Tense would have been regarded as
mastery piece of strategy.
The eQuanimity of the government is
shown by the free publication of all news
kilograms from abroad, some being Of
most sensational character. At the gen
eral staff the one dominant idea is that
the Developments of the last few days
make it certain that the war will be long
and bitter. There, it is said, that half
million men would have been required to
hold southern Manchuria. The real
truth seems to be that Gen. KuroDatl1in
has not much over 100000 men south of
Hardin, and he is determined to pursue
the plan which he mapped out at first
to allow the enemy to follow him back
into the heart of Manchuria. until strong
enough to assume the offensive.
Jap Losses Light.
Toxic, May 9.--5 p. m.-The official
report of the japanese casualties 1T the
battle of the Yalu, May l. shows that the
guards lost one officer and twenty men
killed and had seven officers and 122 men
wounded.
The second division lost one officer and
eighty-four men killed and thirteen Off
GERS and 800 men wounded
The twelfth division had three officers
and seventy-six men killed and FIVE Off
GERS and 1853 men wounded.
Russia Calls for Reserves.
st. Petersburg, May 9.-7:44 p. m.-
Ihe relnforcements prepared for Gen.
kuropatkin are being hurried. The last
stage of the mobilization of the Tenth
and Seventeenth army corps has been
slgnalized by the calling out of the re-
serves in the Moscow and Kharkoff PROV
inces. They will go to the front, thus
placing another 100000 men at kuropat-
kin's disposal.
Big Army to Be Sent
The announcement of the mobilization
OF four army corps along the Volga.
which will follow in July or August. is
expected next month The reserves of
each army corps involve about 2O.OGO
men, an army corps in time of peace,
numbering 10000 men and in war time
oOOOO An army corps on n war footing
includes three infantry divisions of four
regiments, each Of three battalions: i
division of cavalry, consisting of three
regiments of six squadrons each: one
Cossack regiment, a brigade of field ar
tlllery and a brigade of horse artillery.
n al.