Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-16
.JAPS DRIVEN OUT.
Russians Occupy Heights In
Rear Of Port Arthur.
FIGHT IMMINENT At TATCHEKIAO
A Naval Battle Is Reported On Port
Arthur Yesterday Japanese
Column ON Mukden
Road. I.

LONDON, July 16. -- A Tatchekiao
dispatch says that the latest reports
regarding the storming of Port Arthur
place the Japanese losses in killed or
wounded at $4,000 and those of the
Russians at $500. The Japanese were
driven out, and the Russians occupied
the position in the rear of the town.
The Japanese have now changed
their frontal position, and a big battle
is expected at the eastern portion of
the defenses owing to the Japanese
turning movement. In the fighting at
the right flank of the line of defenses
of Port Arthur the Russians drove
back the Japanese and occupied the
east bank of the Lunsantan and the
heights commanding Lunsantan pass.
Fighting is imminent at Tatchekiao
and Haicheng. The Japanese are in
trenched six miles south of Tatche-
kiao. Much skirmishing is taking
place.
The weather is favorable for the
movement of troops. No rain has fallen
for whole week.
It is rumored that a Japanese col
umn has appeared on the Mukden
road.
A st. Petersburg dispatch says that
q Russian correspondent in the field
repeats the story of a Japanese disas-
ter at Port Arthur, but does not add
any details except the statement that
after the repulse the Japanese fed
in great disorder, pursued by the Rus
SLAMS.
He says that an aid to General Rem
nenkampff and seven CossaclSs We're
wounded in the skirmish in which the
general was shot between Liaoyang
and Saimatza, in which the Japanese
were repulsed).
A Shanghai dispatch says that ma
val engagement took place yesterday
off Port Arthur.
1t is reported at Shanghai that the
Chicago Daily News dispatch boat
Fawan has been seized by the Rus
SLAMS and towed into Port Arthur.
A Liaoyang report says that General
Samsonoff seriously checked the Japa-
nese advance in the direction of Yin
kow. His Cossacks have ambushed
the Japanese column and put 1000 out
of action.
The Russians had expected move
ment in this direction, and company
OF cavalry, with two guns, lay in am
bush in the high grass, catching the
Japanese in the most difficult part Of
the coast road and SCATTERING their adj
vance column. The artillery fire of the
Russians was splendid, and the Japa-
nese were unable to make an effective
reply They were forced to retreat.
The Russian losses were six killed
and seven wounded.
Tokyo dispatches say that the st.
Petersburg story of a Japanese repulse
at Port Arthur with heavy casualties
is wholly discredited in Tokyo, where
no such report has been received. Two
divisions of Japanese e-enforcements,
about 10000 men, have landed at
Dalny.
Americans' Goodness Under Fire.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 1e--A cor
respondent, describing incidents at the
battle Of Vafangow, says: "Lieuten-
ant Vokoulin stood beside two Ameri;
can attaches, Lieutenant Colonel Wal
ter s. Schuyler, United States army,
and Captain William " Judson, United
States engineer corps. He was greatly
impressed by their soldierly bearing
They did mot leave the firing line a
single minute, but stood calmly OBJ
serving the battle raging around and
unconcernedly smoked cigars, although
shells were bursting and bullets whiz
zing."