Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-07-26
JAPANESE TROOPS
ARE ADVANCING
ON KUR0PATkIN
Force of Mikado's Army
Has Been Sent Against Russian
Position at DatChapu---Russians
Retreat to Hal Chenq.

st. Petersburg, July 26-The Japan
ese advance against General Kuropat
kin's armies seems to have begun il
earnest. The troops are moving VI
strongly from the south and have CAP
tured Kan Pass on the road to Ha
Cheng A northern movement is alse
reported, but the objective japanese
point at present seems to be Hal Cheng
Official news received here shows thai
fighting at Ia Tche Kiao and south OF
that place has been progressing fol
several days. According to the latest
reports, however, the Russians had not
evacuated Ia Tche Kiao. but were
falling back on that place and fighting
continuously. The Japanese have ad-
vanced in a strong force against the
Russian position at Datchapu, twelve
miles north of Kai Chou.
In view of the great superiority of
the Japanese, General Stakelberg, did
not attempt to offer any serious resist.
ance.
General Kuropatkin reports con.
tinued Japanese advance along the
SiamatsZa road
The japanese forces are believed to
include the whole armies of Generals
Oku and Nodzu More than seven di-
visions of Japanese are engaged The
rear guard action continued until II
o'clock, at night, when the Japanese
were within sight of the Russian en-
trenchments. The Russians withdrew
in perfect order. The Russians have
strongly fortified Hal Cheng.
Japanese Losses Heavy.
Mukden, July 26-The latest re-
ports received here are to, the effect
that the Russians, with about 100 guns
in action in the Ia Tche Kiao engage
ment, inflicted serious losses on the
japanese and destroyed many of their
guns.
The Japanese attack on the center
of the Russian position was repulsed
but the Russians retired and occupied
the heights five miles north OF Ia
Tche Kiao. This movement was car
ried out in good order.
The Empress hospital train bearing
314 wounded soldiers passed through
Mukden today.
Cabinet Discusses Depredations.
London, July 26-The sinking OF the
British steamer Knight Commander by
the Russian cruisers off of Japan was
fully discussed at the cabinet meeting
today. Before the meeting Count Ben
ckendorff, the Russian ambassador,
discussed in detail with Foreign Sec
retary Lansdowne, the operations OF
the Russian cruisers in connection
with neutral shipping, but was unable
to make any statement concerning the
Knight Commander, having received
no official news on that subject.
Ia Tche kiao Fired Upon.
st. Petersburg, July 26-The official
prints the following dis
patch from Lao Yang: Throughout
the night of July 2Sd, the Japanese
we're busily engaged in placing batter
les on the crests and slopes of the
neighboring mountains, and at
o'clock this morning opened terrific
artillery fire on the Russian position !
at Ia Tche Kiao from their front,
which was nine miles long. The firing
continued throughout the day. but
slackened toward evening and stopped
entirely at Z o'clock, the Japanese re-
tiring from the mountains. The Rus
sian artillery hotly answered the jap
anese fire. According to reports OF
eye witnesses the Russians silenced
.hree batteries after which the Japan
ese fire ceased. !
Frnch Flag in New chwang.
Tien Tsin, July 26-Lloyd's agent at
New Chwang wires that so Japanese
entered New Chwang. The
French flag is flying from all of the
Russian buildings. The town is quiet.
Inquiries Being Made.
London, July 26-Premier Balfour,
in his reply to the question of the
House of Commons, today, in regard to
the sinking of the Knight Commander,
said that inquiries were being made
On the SuD!ecC, DuI Inat ne was Ho1
yet in a position to make a statement.
Russians in Retreat.
st. Petersburg, July 26-Dispatches
at the war Office at o'clock
that the Russians retreated
10 Hal Cheng.
Russia Maintains Right.
St. Petersburg, July 26-The Associ-
ated Press is informed at the foreign
off1ce that Russia maintains the right
Of her warships to sink neutral vessel
contraband, when the boats
papers show it to be clearly cOnfisca- !
BILE and when the circumstances rem i
Ter 1t impossible. or too dangerous to
attempt to get the vessel to a home