Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-14
OUTWlT RUSSIANS
Japanese Made False Retreat
to Outfank Enemy.
CAR LOST EIGHT HUNDRED MEN
Driven Back by Jnps to KaiOchnu
After Having Fallen Into II Trap
Near PuIuntien Russians Were
Again Defeated.

Again Defeated.
LONDON, Jme IA Newchwang
report says that information has beer
received through a reliable channe
that part of the japanese force left a
Pulantien TO checkmate the Russians
southwark movement to relieve Porl
Arthur was attacked southeast OF
Shungnmao.
After slight fighting the japanese
made Il false retreat, the Russians hot
ly following them, when the japanese
made Il flank movement, catching the
Russians in u trap. The Russian losses
are placed ut 500 men.
They then fell back on Kaiochau and
began to retreat along the Baimatgu-
tsaichOu road.
About 1000 Russian infantry from
Kaiochau passed through ~Newchwang
in the morning. accompanied by u
large supply and hospital train. Sew
eral carts contained bandaged men
The troops appeared to be tagged Out
and showed every indication of Il long
forced march.
The officers refused to furnish any
information, but a noncommissioned
officer said that all the troops were re-
treating from T%saichou. Before he
could say anything further he was
reprimanded by a captain. S%tragglers
are closely watched by noncommis-
stoned officers to prevent them from
talking.
The Russians have abandoned the
ground mines eight miles south of
here.
Only a comparatively short distance
separates the Japanese and Russian
armies. and the soldiers are all anxious
for active operations to begin.
a Chefu dispatch says that accord
ing to the captain of II of the Japa-
nese cruisers blockading Port Arthur
the Russian cruiser Noyik has been
out Of the harbor on several occasions
hunting Japanese dcstroyers. The cap
tain thought that the distractions at
the mouth of the harbor prevented the
exit of the larger Russian vessels.
According to the japanese the Rus
slams have three submarine boats
which have presumably been put to-
gcther at Port Arthur since the begin
ming of the war.
Tokyo advices say that the recent
Japanese bombardment in the vicinity
of Kaiping, south of Newchwang,
caused Russian forces to the number
of 5000, with twenty guns, to evacuatc
Yinkow.
Two men who were taken prisoners
by the japanese report that two Rus
sian regiments, numbering in all about
5000 men, arrived recently at Man
chalin. Nafangow and Nafangtien.
The prisoners say also that large num-
bers of Russian troops are coming
south from Mukden.
\ detachment of the fleet has bonn
bardcd and dispersed two companies
of Russian troops who were on Kai-
ping point. Another detachment of the
fleet bombarded the enemy for two
hours near Yingchintsu and Tsantia-
kiao, inflicting much damage upon
them.
Liaoyang reports say that the Japa-
ncsc are terrifying Laodun and along
the railway from Pulantien to Tand-
zafan. japanese scouts are constantly
skirmishing with Russian cavalry
south of Vafandian. A strong advance
guard is occupying Siuycn, which is
being fortified. japanese scouts have
been seen ut Haicheng and IN the Kai-
ping road.
General Kuroki remains at Feng-
wangcheng, where the Notifications
have been strengthened.
A st. Petersburg dispatch says:
'"rhe continued efforts of General
Kuroki TO outfiank General Kuropat'
kin's right wins are interpreted by
the military critics to indicate the
intention Of the Japanese to try to cut
off the retreat of the Russian army
TO Hardin.
with the enemy apparently about
to occupy Yinkow, the plan of the
| campaign clearly is to surround tho
Russian center at Liaoyang.
"The japanese. however, forget tha'
| re-enforccments are pouring in daily.
"All the newspapers feelingly cal
| attention to the chivalry of the Japa
ncse in burying Russian dead mum
bering CO. at N~anshan, but the new
that 546 Russians are prisoners Mt To
kyo comes as n bitter pill