The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-06-03
KINCHAU TAKEN
By THE JAPANESE
EUMoRED CAPTURE OF THE RUS
SIAN STRONGHOLD AFTER
DESPERATE FIGHTING.

Story of Loss of 1000 Men by Rus
slams at Tatung Pass Probably
an Exaggeration-The Very Latest
War News.
London. May 27.-The correspondent
Dof the Central News at Toxic cables that
the Japanese attacked Nanqwanling on
the narrowest part of the Kwantung
peninsula Wednesday and drove back
the russians by main force. The at
Tack on kinchau, the despatch says,
was begun at dawn Thursday, and by
noon klnchau was in the hands of the
Japanese, who occupied the castle. The
fighting continued during the afternoon
and was of the most desperate character.
1T is believed the casualties were heavy.
After the occupation of Kinchau the
Russians retired in good order to the
heights further south, which were at
tackled by the full japanese force and
carried after a stubborn resistance.
Accounts Agree.
London, May 27.-No authoritative
confirmation of the capture of Kinchau
has been received from any quarter.
Circumstantial accounts of the storming
and capture of Kinchau, identical with
the reports received by the Central News
from Toxic, are sent by the Shanghai
correspondents of the Standard and
4 Daily Telegraph The London news
papers accept the news as true, but as
it seems to have originated at Shanghai
it would seem advisable to regard it
with reserve pending official contirma-
tion.
st. Petersburg Without News.
st. Petersburg, May 27.-The general
staf is not in a position to confirm or
deny the Toxic report that the Japanese
have occupied Kinchau. 1t would be a
great surprise to the authorities here if
the report of the capture of Kinchau
should prove to be true. The impression
heretofore entertained is that Kinchau
would prove a hard nut for the Japanese
to crack, and that it's reduction would
need a siege train. and call for careful
approaches, which would occupy the
enemy for a long time.
Probably Exaggerated.
London, May 27.-The Shanghai
kWan correspondent of the Daily Chron-
icle sends a report received from New
chwaqg that on May %, thinking that
the japanese had retired from Feng-
w~angcheng, $4,000 Russians from Hal
cheng and Liaoyang marched towards
Fengwanscheng. They were surprised
by 10000 japanese in the Tatung pass.
The Russian casualties were 1000, and
over 1000 Russians surrendered. The
report does not state the Japanese
losses.
The battle at Tatung pass, which the
Daily Chronicle reports, is also sent by
the Daily T~elegraph's Newchwang cor
respondent, but on a smaller scale.
This battle is probably nothing more
than an exaggerated version of the
fight reported by Gen. Kuroki to have
occurred at Pataotsi.
Japs lombard Port Arthur.
Chefoo, May pa portion of the
japanese fleet bombarded Port Arthur
at II o'clock Tuesday morning. The
attack was witnessed by a French
man, who left Dalny on the night of
the 22d, arriving here Wednesday
night. He say that eight large war
ships circled before the entrance of
Port Arthur harbor for one hour, fir
ing broadsides at intervals of ten min
utes.
Communications Cut.
Paris, May ga dispatch to the
Temps from st. Petersburg says Gen.
K%uropatkin has cut the land commune
cations between the armies OF Gen. Kur-
ok and Oku.
Preparing Black Sea Fleet.
New York, May 26.-Intelligence
has been received from st. Petersburg.
according to a Times dispatch from
Vienna, that IA vessels of the Black
sea feet are. being modified and placed
in readiness for service.
ANU Destroyed.
Mukden, May 25.-The Russians on
May 16 made a sudden attack upon the
town Of Anjou, Korea, from the village
OF Haitchien and captured the town. de-
stroying it. The japanese garrison set
fire to the houses and stores and retired
in perfect order.
Continual Sk~irmishing.
Liaoyang. May 25.-There is contin-
ual skirmishing between the Russian
cavalry and the japanese. Cossacks
are pressing the japanese in the hills
n byroads, generally driving them