The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-06-15
JAPS OCCUPY SIUYEN
Successfully Advancing Upon Russian
Headquarters.
A FIGHT IN A MOUNTAIN PASS.
cossseks Unable to Check the Japanese Ad.
ers Killed Gen. kuropaikin Reports Ad.
vance Of the Japs and Tells the Story Of the
Engagements Near Siuyen.

St. Petersburg, (By Cable) The
japanese advance in Manchuria is be.
ing pushed vigorously. They have
taken Siuyei, an important place, and
are advancing upon Haicheng. which
i'll on the direct road to Liaoyaag and
Mukden, the headquarters, respective
ly, OF General kuropatk.n and Niceroy
AIcNief. The Russian forces driven
back consisted ol several thousand
cavalry and SIN guns.
/ he Russians nave again suffered
severe losses. They were driven to.
ward kHpIlg which is also on the
road to Liaoyang. 1t appear, that
large portion OF the japanese Army
recently landed at akushln co
operated with General kuroki'S forces
General kuroki has received large
reiniorcements.
The Emperor has received from
General Kuropatkin the following
telegram, dated june Q. telling o.
operations III the vicinity of Siuyel be
fore ITS Occupatlod by the JapS.
The Japanese bombardmcnt Jun,
\, OF the coast between Scuyucier
and kaiping caused no loss Of lie
nor material damage. auhuugh con
siderable number of shells were fred
One man uoing hospital duty va!
slight; wounded and two wagon,
were damaged.
At;a.k Upon Siuyen.
June !, the japanese slowly con
tinued their march toward Siuy,n bl
the Takushan and Feng Wang Chenp
roads. Their advance guard lid no'
approach nearer than FIVE miles south
and east IT SiuyCn. On the morning
OF June &, a Japanese infantry brigade
two mountain batteries and FIVE squad
rons of cavalry marched against Stu
yen. About II o'clock the japanese
appeared before :hc town on the south
side. but were checked by very sue
cessful FIRE from our batteries,
japanese infantry then began ad
vancing against the town from thu
east by the Fcng Wang Cleug road
and came in contact with the Cos
sacks holding the pass. After tive
hours fighting the CosSacks were
obliged to retire. and our artiller,
opened fire along the pass, not allow q,
ing the Japanese TO establish them
selves. At this moment a Japanes,
mountain battery arrived and took :
position to the south. but after firing
lew rounds was silenced by oui
battery. A second Japanese batter,
did not succeed in getting into action
but was compelled to evacuate its po
sition under the fire of our guns.
Line of Retreat Threatened.
"ln the course OF the fight flank.
ing movement by several battalio-s OF
japanese infantry was observed north
east of Suyen threatening our line
of retreat Consequently our Cos
sacks gradually withdrew FIVE miles
from Siuyen, keeping up their fire
from battery on dense column Of
the enemy at range of 600 yards.
The fire 3lackened about five in the
afternoon. Among our losses were
Cheremissineff, chief of Cossacks,
Cornet Komarovski and Lieutenant
Colonel Possokhoff To all appearan-
ces the Cossacks were engaged with
troops of the Tenth division.
I'm the affair Jrne 7. at Nafangow,
we had one riheman wounded but the
Japanese sustained considerable los
ses According to the testimony of
residents they had 40 killed or
wounded