The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-12
HAILED At TOXIC
AS GREAT VICTORY
The Russian Abandon
ment of Kai Chou.
OKU is PRESSING ON
At Noon on the Ninth He SheIIed and
Occupied Pintzan Seven Miles
North of Kai Chou. His Scouts
Close to Yin
KoW.
(By the Associated Press.)


Yin Kow, July 11.-Japanese ves-
sells have been seen off Kai Chou. 1t
is believed that they are keeping in
touch with the advance of the land
forces and that if the Japanese take
To Tche Kiao, which is understood
to be their objective, it is thought
thought that landing will be made
simultaneously at Yin Kow.
The fighting at Kai Chou consisted
of series of skirmisheS on July q
and July 8, ending with the occupa-
ton of the town by General Oku's
troops.
The Japanese began to push their
advance north at dawn July 8 and
since then they have proceeded stead
lily. They kept their artillery we'll to
the front and shelled and occupied
Pintzan, seven miles north of Kai
Chou at noon July 8. 1t is now re-
ported that they are inclose touch
with Ia Tche Kiao.
General Oku is said to be wearing
Chinese costume. Japanese scouts
are close to Yin Kow. They can be
seen on the neighboring hill tops
from they occasionally fire upon the
Russian outposts
Tallharoff Report of the Matter.
st. Petersburg, July 11.-(6:0S.-
Details of the ussian retirement from
Kai Chou, which Is hailed as a great
victory at Toxic show a corroding To
the offiial report of Lieutenant Gen"
eral Sakharoff s commander of the
Eastern army that it was little more
thamn a series of skirishes. The Rus
sian losses were about 200 men. The
Toxic report that ten guns were cap
turned. The Russians retired in per-
feet order before General Oku's army
saurvel.
Staff Correspondent Neubrokdisky
was a brother of the midshipman OF
that name who was killed at the time
Of the sinking of the Russian protect
ed cruiser Voriag off Chemulpo. Cap
tain Nedro was in command or the
squad which is the post of honor. a
Russian officer occupying this post
must be behind his men and II was
while following the troops that Nedro
met his death.
General Oku's advance continues.
His main force which the general staH
believes 20 be almost sixty thousand
strong, was yesterday about five miles
north of Kai Chou. His skirmishers
were about three miles further north.
The japanese cavalry is proceeding
to New Chwang and a heavy force of
Japanese is converging upon Siad1a-
maj, half way to Ia Tche Kiao on the
Stu Yen road.
A Hot Affair at Siadama.
At about noon July 8, a Japanese
force of six companies of infantry and
two guns were observed marching
southwark from the Black Mountains
in the vicinity of Siodama. AT the
same time a brigade of Japanese in
fantry with two batteroes, advanced
from Vida Pass, concentrating at
Siadama. Firing commenced in the
afternoon and last until dusk, when
the Russian troops retired. In this
affair two Russian officers and fifteen
men were wounded and four men
killed.
There is no change in the situation
in the direction of al Cheng and Stu
! Yen.
4 company of Cossacks during a re-
connaissance near Sian Chain, in the
direction of Lao Yang and Siam
| tasza, ambuShed a squadron of Japan
ese cavalry. The Cossacks lasses We're
! three horses killed. The Japanese
| lost twenty men killed or wounded.
Fhe sentiment of the general staff
| foreshadows an engagement at Hal
Cheng.
Up to noon yesterday the Japanese
| had not resumed the offensive.
TheAdmiralty has no confirmation
of the reported activity of the Port
Arthur squadron. Nevertheless there
is excellent ground for believing that
it has gone out of Port Arthur. The
| VladiVostock squadron is also at sea.