The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-02
kINCHAu TAKEN
BY THE JAPANESE
EpcAPTuRn orrHHRus.
SIAN STRONGHOLD AFTER
~ DESPERATE FIGHTING.
ssory Of Los. Of 5000 Hen BY Rus
SLAMS at Tatung Pass Probably
an Exaggeration-The Very Latest
War News.

London, May 27.-The correspondent
Of the Central News at Toxic cables that
the japanese attacked Nanqwanling on
the narrowest part of the Kwantung
peninsula Wednesday and drove back
the Russians by main force. The at
tack on Kinchan, the despatch says,
was begun at dawn Thursday, and by
noon Kinchau was in the hands of the
japanese, who occupied the castle. The
fighting continued during the afternoon
and was OF the most desperate character.
1t is believed the casualties were heavy.
After the occupation Of Kinchau the
Russians retired in good order to the
heights further south, which were at
tackled by the full japanese force and
carried after q stubborn resistance.
S Accounts Agree.
London, May 27.-No authoritative
confirmation OF the capture of Kinchau
has been received from any quarter.
Circumstantial accounts of the storming
and capture Of Kinchau, identical with
the reports received by the Central News
from Toxic, are sent by the Shanghai
correspondents of the Standard ;. and
Daily Telegraph The London news
papers accept the news as true. But as
1t seems to have originated at Shanghai
it would seem advisable to regard it
with reserve pending official conf,rma-
ton. Z "a Z
St. Petersburg without News. -.
st. Petersburg, May 27.-The general
stan is not in position to confirm or
deny the Toxic report that the Japanese
have occupied Kinchau. It would be a
great surprise to the authorities here if
the report of the capture of Kinchau
should prove to be true. The impression
heretofore entertained is that Kinchau
would prove hard nut for the japanese
to crack, and that its reduction would
need q siege train, and call for careful
approaches, which would occupy the
enemy for long time. as
Probably Exaggerated.
London, May 27.-The Shanghai
kwan correspondent of the Daily Chron-
icle sends report received from New
chwang that on May %, thinking that
the japanese had retired from Feng-
'wangcheng, $4,000 Russians from Hal
cheng and Liaoyang marched towards
Fengwangcheng. They were surprised
by 10000 japanese in the Tatung pass.
The Russian casualties were 1000, and
over 1000 Russians surrendered. The
report does not state the japanese
losses. 4s.
The battle at Tatung pass, which the
Daily Chronicle reports, is. also sent by
the Daily Telegraph's Newchwang corr
respondent, but on smaller scale.
This battle is probably nothing more
than an exaggerated version of the
fight reported by Gen. Kuroki to have
occurred at Pataotsi.
Japs Bombard Port Arthur.
Chefoo, May pa portion Of the
japanese feet bombarded Port Arthur
at IL o'clock Tuesday morning. The
attack was witnessed by a. French
man, who left Dalny on the night Of
the 22d, arriving here Wednesday
night. He says that eight large war
ships circled before the entrance Of
PoTC arthur n6fDOr ION one nOur, mr.
ing broadsides at intervals 81 ten min
utes. Z s.
Communications Cut. y
Paris, May ga dispatch to the
Temps from st. Petersburg. says Gen.
Kuropatkin has cut the land commune
cations between the armies of Gen. Kur-
oki and Oku.
Preparing Black Sea Fleet.
New York May. &.-Intelligence
has been received from St. Petersburg.
according to p Times dispatch. from
Vienna, that IA vessels of the Black
sea feet are being modified and placed
in readiness for service. 2 70 1
ANU Destroyed.
Mukden Nav 25-The Russianc ~,