Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-19
I4f, THEY WERE CUT OFF.
..,,,. Before Reinforeements Gould
', ,.,I,, Exploded Mines, Killing
Every Soldier.
r,spr 70 aErANs MO TEN PASS
|, ., p.solt ia a General Engage
Y ~ ', inf There Was Series OF
Desperate Small Encounters

Il Desperate Snla'l Eu'O"
II -, Univ 10. . p. ma junk with
4 Cn', n.'., AM and so Chinese on board
sn |1 s.ro This afternoon, Ave days
'n'p o,,, Arthur. The Russians re-
0m ,0' ,olk. but the Chinese say that
\ '' %r n and 70 the japanese cap
!. '' 'n5 occupied with 1900 men one
!. l' y. ' .,stern forts. near Port Arthur
. Wv Wv ,.nforcements arrived the Rus
'',', an, m the 1000 troops in the fort
!. 'p' .,oloded mines, which resulted III
\. nnIng Of every japanese soldier
|,hge, ,,n,. n,oh,
4 ,or. hey left Port Arthur a Russian
!. ,ns8o boat sunk a merchant snip
IT, Port Arthur, installing her Tor
4 Iaoanese transport, Many Chinese
4 board the merchantmen were
n M bnt the white crew of the
Manner and number Of her Chinese
.ssengers were rescued by the rus
4 ,rs II this story is true, the steam
4 h question probably Is the HIP
4 y belonging to the mdl-China Ma
4 ,s,lon company. which yesterday
IN N hours overdue from NowchWanB'
. which was reported TO have struck
a nine The local agents OF the HID
IN ay they believe the steamer 70
4 ave been lost
\ ATTEMPT TO R2TAKE NO TEN
PASS.
Toxic. July 10, p. m,--The Russian
4i,empt to retake Mo Tlen pass on July
Il gss not productive Of general enr
s,tement nor was sc marked with seri-
a J. losses there were, however a series
u Desperate small encounters. The
I.ransse guarded their positions about
IA, pass with a company on outpost
Mo men resisted stubborply the Rus
ID ADVANCE and awaited the arrival
II Endorsements, when these arrived
H. j0ined in the general attack,
Il he outpost detachment stationed at
ssinalang held rs position all day
3l9 Il was largely outnumbered by
~ lremy and every commissioned
D. noncommissioned officer was
ff'lied as was a majority Of the
~
ATTACK BEGINS.
4 M attack on Mo Ten pass began
Bl O'clock In the morning. The Rus
an engaged the outposts, and the
laiiiose at once went into action. The
PaAhtse artillery posted on the heights
N o. northwest Of WuAngkuan opened
~ he enemy and the japanese out
3ot retired gradually. The Russian
faaly galloped forward and deployed
fog ne ridge 10 the west OF the
Pa Two hours later. at o'clock,
\ entire Jpanese line was engaged,
4 nt RUSSIANS were constantly receiving
Jelhofeements and finally they had
IoE regiments In action. They out
1lnoered the japanese. The
;'h'ans made vain endeaV-
n 70 envelope the japanese
IL Al his point the Japanese occu-
POI me summit ~ Mo Tien mountain,
ll 'hey resisted desperately the Of
~ VI me enemy TO dislodge them.
,asl me Russians finally retreated
II were pursued by the entire Japan
,0e seven battalions OF the enemy
o| a halt ON the heights OF Tawan
" VIVA lour guns, checked the Japan
y pursuit. wy
vue company Of Japanese soldiers
.N,ollerlng from Hsiukailing en-
,yn,l,led and engaged three battalions
] Hsu u It fought until re-enforced
,oO, more companies when the Rus
wv, were repulsed Tho Japanese
isL cu sua held the heights east Of
~ JAP OUTPOST ASSAULTED.
i ine attack on Hslamatang began NJ
y5'oeE IN the morning, a battalion
russian infantry aud a squadron of
a"l assaulted the Japanese COM
~ on outpost there. The Russians
wy 'r''eu fe-enlorcements until thew
sstea ''slment strong The japanese
,ro ~, uoggedly All their officers
! az NV, e,'ler Killed or wounded, but atili
r ,,s1 fought on, The japanese final
Jies'Nea re-enforCements, and the
isrnul retired at ocloSt In the
snl companies Of Russian infan-
S.u body OF cavalry attacked the
pan position at Shiaton. The
Y Pt'lese there were re-enforoed bv "A
, ero Oh infantry and company
gsi.ssslsneers, and the Russians were
kuRoKrs REPORT.
~, nS report on the lighting Gen
.s J" says that the Russians num-
NV 'oout two divisions, and were
IT.. 5u VI parts OF the Third and Sixth
M snarpshooters. the Ninth and
T-,"T infantry division.
n.y. Japanese lost four officers and
y wop nlliel and 10 officers and 2n
.r,d FUNDED The casualties ali oc.
roI, N the Second division. Gen.
n,H mentions, but he does not emu.
,a,s, ule trophies captured. lie es-
M .ne Russians losses as exceed.
"'o own,
RUSSIANS RETURN.
n ,r Isin, July t9,-About 800 Rus-
ndo,'''lh returned TO Newchwang
sDl night The Jpnanesa forces
M Pnss, 10 be six miles distant
h a nGSsian gunboat Sivouch Is now
Ns ,u cry In the upper reaches of
1--we FAITH IN sToEssE1.
!. ,"S ,so' July ia letter rece,vod
Ilsss sg' : Port Arthur shows thai Inc
nave implicit confidence In the