The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-06-25
FURIOUS FlGHTING OCCURS
JAPANESE ADMINISTER DEFEAT
TO RUSSIANS.
stakelberg's Command Repulsed-
vladivostok Fleet Sinks japanese
Ships-Heavy Loss of Life. II

Ships-Heavy Loss OF Life.
London, June 1.-THE Russian army
at Vafangow, $4,000 strong, has been
crushed by Gen. Nodzu, with 10000
japanese troops. The Russians aban-
doned 10 guns, their supplies, their
baggage train, their regimental colors,
and their dead and wounded. They are
in full retreat northward along three
roads. The Japanese admit that they
lost 1000 men, killed and wounded.
They say the Russians left more than
500 dead and wounded on the field.
Gen. Kuroki is reported to have sent
two divisions from Siuyen to intercept
Stackelberg's retreat. AS Stackelberg
is 100 miles from Kuropatkin's main
army at Liaoyang he may be compelled
to surrender.
Places Loss at High Figure.
Paris, June 20.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent of L'Echo de Paris says
there is report in Russian military CIR
Giles that Gen. Stakelburg during his re-
treat from Vafangow lost 10000 men in
killed, wounded and captured. He adds
that this news has created consterna-
ton.
Retreating on Foot.
London, June 20.-Gen. Stakelberg's
| shattered forces are retreating on foot
toward Haicheng. Russian reports state
| that the railroad is unable to transport
| more than few thousand men and the
| fight of the defeated army apparently is
| hot to No mi n wait
| on the arrival of more trains. Besides
the railroad has large task in trans
porting the men wounded in the battles
| at Vafangow and Telissu. Eleven hum
bred wounded, including SIS officers, have
reached Liaoyang and 734 wounded men
and 3S officers are in Mukden. The Rus
slams estimate their total losses at 1000
men. There seems to be every reason for
Stakelbergs haste to get back to the
main army. The st. Petersburg war Of
flee announces that Kuroki is at Siuyen
with 10000 men, but believes that he is
too late to pocket Stakelberg.
| Toxic, June 1.-THE Vladivostok
squadron apparently has escaped after
raid into the Korean strait, which
cost Japan at least two transports and
the lives of nearly 1000 men. Vice Adj
miral Kamamura with Japanese
squadron is in hot pursuit Heavy
| fogs prevail over the strait. AS far
as ascertained, the net results of the
! Russian raid are summarized as fol-
lows:
| Hatachi, transport, sunk with 700
men on board; all killed or drowned
save 397 men.
| Sado, transport, sunk with 700 men
on board; 1873 escape in boats.
Izuma. transport with soldiers and
supplies; missing.
London. June 18.-Reports reaching
London indicate that the Vladivostok
squadron has escaped with perhaps the
| loss Of the cruised Rurik, and that a
Japanese army has attacked Gen. Sta
kelberg's retreating army north of
Vafangow.
| Bulletins from several japanese
| ports tell of running fight in the fog
and storm in the Korean straits, in
| which one Russian cruiser, believed to
I be the Rurik, was sunk. While these
reports are not confirmed, they cannot
be denied.
Race to Vladivostok.
| The Vladivostok squadron-or
part of 1t, at least-was sighted early
this Saturday morning off the west
| ern end of the Straits of Tsugaru, be-
tween the main island of japan and
the island of Yezo. This would locate
the Russian vessels 400 miles due east
| <xfN Io1 tElr DrA t.,Sx 1at
Admiral Kamimura is in close pursuit,
1t is question of speed whether the
Russians can get into safe harbor at
Vladivostok without battle.
! Japanese Transport Destroyed.
| Toxic, June 20.-In addition to the
transport Hitachi and Smelling the Sado
the Russian fleet sank the Idzumi, a
transport homeward bound. carrying a
few sick soldiers. Three boats from the
Idzumi have reached shore. The losses
on the Idzumi are not known.
| Lacks Confirmation.
| Chefoo, June 20.-There is current
here a Chinese rumor that the Japan
csc have captured one of the inner
forts at Port Arthur, losing 1000 men
in the engagement. 1t cannot. how
ever, be confirmed
Says Attacks Were Repulsed.
st. Petersburg, June 20.-A dispatch
from Mukden says that according to
trustworthy advices received there an
entire infantry regiment with its COM
mander was sunk in the transports
Hitachi and Sado. The same dispatch
says that according to Chinese state
ments attacks made by the Japanese
on Port Arthur have been repulsed
with heavy losses.
| Anniversary of Famous Battle.
| Boston, June 1S.-The one hundred
and twenty-ninth anniversary of tho
battle of Bunker Hill was celebrated
Friday In this city, in Lynn, in other