The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-28
HOT FIGHT.
Two Divisions of Opposing Ar
mics Engaged for Six Hours.
Cars Troops Completely De-
feated by the Japanese.
RUSSIANS FALL BACK.
The YladivOstck Squadron Is
Reported Out Again.
Japanese Naval Authorities Do
Not Believe IL.
RUSSIANS FALL BACK.

yesterday morning, June 27, the Taku
Shan division of the Japanese army
completely defeated five battalions of
Russian infantry, which supported by
two regiments of cavalry and sixteen
guns. occupied Fen Shuling, 27 miles
northwest of Stu Yen. The Russians
finally fell back in the direction of
Shi Nu Cheng. The japanese casual
ties aggregated about 100 killed and
wounded.
Major Oba was killed during the
battle.
On Another Raid.
Toxic. June 2S.-11:3O a. m.=An
unconfrmed report has been received
from the island of Hokkaido that
ships resembling the Russian Vladivos-
tok appeared off there June 27. Sim
liar reports have been received from
other places along the northern coast.
The navy office does not give any
credence to these reports.
Newspaper Correspondent Killed.
Tien Tsin, June est is reported
that Edward F. Knight. the correspon-
dent of the London Morning Post, with
Ine japanese army, was killed at Wa
Fang Tien.
Several engagements between the
Russian and Japanese forces have been
reported as having occurred al or near
Wa Fang Tien. that town being o2cu-
pied by the japanese June 19, and il is
possible if the report of Mr.. knights
death be true he was killed in one of
these battles.
British Steamer Condemned.
Vladivostok. June 2S.-The prize
court has condemned the British
steamer Attention, captured by the
Russian Via divostOk squadron recent
~ in the straits of Korea, for carry
ing contraband Of war and has con-
fscated the ship and her cargo of g.
of .lr1f a~if
$4,000 The firm at Singapore to
which the coal was consigned is the
same concern that supplied Japan
with contraband during the Japanese
China war.
The japanese schooner captured by
the Russian torpedo boats at the time
of the recent raid has also been con-
demned.
Brigands Are Active
New Chwang. June 2S.-S a. M
Brigands are again active in this vi
cinity. They attacked a village two
miles south of here last night and the
natives and foreign residents fear that
on account of the Russian reverses,
If the Japanese troops do not arrive
within a few days, the bTigands will
become bOlder and enter this city.
This they could do easily. as it lies
practically unprotected The Russians
have less than IS men in the city
proper with a few Chinese police
who, it is believed, are in league with
the outlaws. All the foreign resi-
dents. the British especially, are un-
able to understand the reason which
prompted the British consul to report
to the London government that there
is nothing to fear from these brig
Rnds.
Twenty military attaches who were
permitted to come here yesterday
from Ia Tche Kiao for supplies were
obliged to promise not to talk of the
Russian movements.
a native report that one division of
General Kurokf's army was 15 miles
south of Ia Tche Kiao at o'clock
yesterday evening is not confirmed. If
true il indicates that the Japanese
plans for fight there yesterday must
have been upset by the heavy rains.
Two regiments marched through here
from Kiao Chou toward Ia Tche kiao
yesterday.
Russians Fled in Disorder.
Washington. June 2S--The Japa-
nese legation has received the follow
ing cablegram from Toxic under to-
days date:
our Taku Shan army reports that
after six hours severe fighting on
June 27 they occupied Sen Shuiling.
% miles northwest of Stu Yen. The
enemy, who consisted of five battal-
ions of infantry, two regiments of
cavalry and l6 guns. fed in disorder
toward Tonuching. Our casualties are
estimated at about 100 killed and
wounded.
Grabbing ut straws.
St Petersburg, June 28.-12:13 p. M
tention to the statement that Don
Jaime de Bourbon was an eye witness
to the killing OF Russian wounded at
VafangOw, declares that something
must be done quickly to prevent the
war degenerating into the senseless
brutality which the Japanese practices
indicate The paper urges the Rus
sian newspaper correspondents in the
field to show up the authors of this
brutality and secure the evidence of
eye witnesses and photographs in order
that The Hague convention may be in
voked.
The sudden cessation of newspaper
dispatches from the theater of war
tends to confirm the belief tnat the
armies are about to engage. Most of
the military critics take the view that
a big battle is imminent, although the
Novoe Vremya's expert thinks that a
pitched battle now is more attractive to
the japanese generals than to General
Kuropatkin, saying that the latter does
not need precipitancy as Russian rein
forcements continue to arrive but if the
Japanese want a battle they must has
ten as only a fortnight remains before
rains set in
The army organ, whose comment was
written before the arrival of Lieutenant
General Sakharoff's dispatch last night
points out the difficult mountainous
country through which General Kuro-
kf's columns are going and finds in
General Okus withdrawal southwark
either that the Japanese are trying to
draw off part of Kuropatkin's army, OF
their decision, in view of the near ap-
uroach of the rainy season to arrest
their further advance. In the latter