Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-28
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road from Toutakau and Pantisiapei in
the direction of the Waita naSs

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THE enemy on June % undertook to
advance from Seluchan toward the
Lao Yang main road and also along
the road leading to the Mao Tien pass
through Tanputza and Tafangku, IL
miles northwest of Seluchan.
"A battalion advanced along the Lao
Yang main road and regiment of in
fantry and two squadrons of cavalry
along the valley of the Tsao river.
"A battalion and two squadrons
marched westward in the direction of
the mountains.
THE enemy on the main road was
first stopped by two companies of
sharpshooters constituting our van post
which slowly retired northward.
Reinforced by two companies, the
enemy, at 80 O'Clock in the afternoon,
occupied Tuinpu. The sharpshOters
retired north toward Phakhessan, %
miles north of Seluchan. Our losses
were Lieut.. Oglobeff and five sharp
sharpshOOters wounded
ION June %, about a battalion of Jap
anese infantry marching out from Tun-
goputZe, five miles northwest of Selu-
| chan along the road to the Mao Tien
pass, was repulsed by two companies
of our sharpshooter outposts near
Tafanglhu. The sharpshoters fell back
at firstu upon Urtungti and then upon
Kentsiaputze. Capt. Yanchukovsky,
in command of one company of the
| sharp5hoOters, was wounded. His
wounds We're dressed by DIR. RySchkoff
| of the Red Cross and he was being car
| ried to the rear on n stretcher when the
| Japanese rushed out from the flank.
Three stretcher bearers were wounded
and captured and Capt. Yanchukovsky
and DIR. Ryschoff We're also captured.
We also had two sharpshooters killed
and Lieut.. Serpukhovitlnoff and Is
| sharpshooters wounded.
| During the night of June %, the en-
envy, regiment of infantry and / reg
iment of cavalry strong. remained ut
Tuinpu.
| AT 9 o'clock on the morning of June
26, a Japanese battalion marched along
the Stu Yen-Mai Cheng road from
Stokhodza in the direction of VandZia-
pudza.
The cncmy's infantry and mountain
guns followed the vanguard at midday.
THE enemy also resumed the adj
vance on the morning of June 26 from
TuniDu in the direction of Ikhakhehun
along the main road, by the road to
the Mao Tien defile through Trlundi
and by the mountainous road to the
MadiapudZe pass turning our right. The
enemy located in the Mao Ticn pass.
AT least Il regiment of infantry with
artillery was ordered to proceed along
the main road to Lao Yang. This de-
tachm,nt Tidiavaiza at A. NJ.
we have received no other report
regarding this movement.
"Thn following are the details of the
reconnaissance of the Japanese forces
made by a Russian detachment on juno
at Avarilmyna (Ai Yang Ticn Men)
AT 1880 A. NJ, the cavalry of fOul
advance guard drove the enemy from
the trenches of their advanced position
At1.2 p. NJ. four Russian guns of the
mountain horse artillery had beer
placed in position against the onomy's
right flank, which they homharded Wit!
great success. the right Gordon refining
The serricd ranks of the Japanese
troops developed violent fuslate
which, however, was almost without
result
at this moment our infantry came ur
and four companies were thrown against
the right flank of the cncmys position
one company being held in reserve to pro
tect our right flank against two japanese
companies advancing.
The enemy fell hack under n" cner'
gctic pressure Of our forces for z distance
of two or three miles. cvacuating theil
| trenches at T. NJ.
AT the moment that orr COsSIck bat
terry apprna chcd the cncmy'S principal 20
sition il WAS exposed to the concentrated
: fire of II mountain guns and within 4 few
/. | minutes eight Cossacks were killed ana 2
| wounded. The Sunncrs at that time hat
, the shelter Of the nearest stone building
but orr two companies continued to re
. pulse the enemy until the main position %
the enemy WAS reached, when three regi
mcnts of japanese infantry were discov
, cred Having asccrtaincd the strength o
the enemy the commander of our dctach
mCnt determined to stop the advance ant
ordered the mountain battery not tt
change its position. in order not to expos
, it to unnecessary losses.
..'Thc encmys right flank took the often
sive at Z. NJ Our two companies %
. sharpshooters and company of cavalry
commanded by Second Capt. CerdcrbcrE
, having dismounted, put the japanese bat
talon TO full retreat by well SUSTAINED
, point volcys which inflicted considcrah'
| losses.
..-rhe fight continued until nichtfall
| Thanks to the darkness we were able t
move our guns. \ vacilllting advance o
the Gncmy's infantry was checked by tn
fire of our sharpshooters and the fgh
| ended Mt A. NJ
our losses were staff Lieut.. Col. 10
mciko Guorko. Lieut.. Col. Yakovleff. Lieu
! tenant of CosSacks Novitoff. Secon1 Lieut.
| of Cossacks Nikolaicff, Second Lieut.
Schildloski and Second Lieut. Hoffman
and o6 men killed. and 80 men wounded
seven of them seriously. The enemy
h losses were considerable"
The following has been issued by tn
general staff:
1T having been stated in foreign news
2 papers and in kilograms from Toxic thi
the japanese had taken the Russian fla
. | in tho hattie of Eafangow, the chief O