River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-14
DEFEAT FOR JAPS.
Camp Surprised by Russians-Battle
in Storm-Mikado's Force Loses
One Thousand Men.


London, July S.-The Central News
has a dispatch from St. Petersburg
stating that early Wednesday morning
Gen. KashtalinsKy's troops surprised
and attacked the Japanese outposts at
Lantyansan. Advancing through a
terrific rain storm, the Russians
reached the outlying videttes Of the
raised, and finally rushed the camp of
the outpost, killing every one in it..
The Japanese were reinforced and
made three fierce attacks, but were re-
pulsed. The advance of the second
Russian battalion enabled the first to
retire in safety The Russians had
800 casualties. The Japanese casual
ties are reported to have been 1000.
Rome, July IA dispatch from
Liaoyang says that fierce battle has
been fought at ~Hoang, near Liaoyang.
between a force-of Russians numbering
1000, led by Gen. Keller, and a sup
posedly superior number of the enemy.
Although the Russians struggled val
iantly they were compelled to retreat
before determined assaults by the Jap
anese and left $50 dead upon the field.
The japanese showed great bravery.
The battle ended in complete rout of
the Russians The loss of the Japan
csc is unknown.
Chefoo, July IA European who
left Port Arthur at five o'clock Sunday
afternoon reports that the Japanese
ing, attempting to penetrate into the
harbor. They were repulsed without
loss on either side.
The European further reports that
on July severe fighting occurred
around Port Arthur. The Russians
claimed to have driven the japanese
back on all~sides, but admitted loss
of over 1000 killed. Seven hundred
wounded are said to have arrived at
Port Arthur on July 8, and it was re-
ported that more were to come in.
Tatchekiao, July 8.-The japanese
swarmed over the mountain crests early
Wednesday morning and advanced on
Kaichou, compelling Gen. Chirikoff,
with the center of the Russian vanguard,
ese, with masses of cavalry, followed
and occupied the village of Nantay,
driving out two companies of Russian
infantry and two companies of Cossacks,
who were entrenched there. The Japan
ese arrived within five miles of Kali
chou. It was then nightfall. Gen. Sam
sonoff made heroic attempt to check
the Japanese, galloping out with guns
to shell the japanese left and infiicting
great loss on them, but fearing his re-
treat would be cut off, he fell back and
is now holding Kaichou. Gen Chiri-
koff's force is stationed southeast of Kali
chou. The plans of the japanese remain
a mystery to the Russian commanders.
London, July THE Toxic CORE
spondent of the Daily telegraph, in a
dispatch dated July 6, gives Gen. Kuro-
ki's textual account of the fight near
Molten pass as follows: At four
o'clock on the morning of July 4 a few
Russians approached near our pickets,
posted one and half miles north
west of Molten pass. They were fol
lowed Immediately by one company,
which attacked. Then from the north
ern heighths the enemy brought down
another company, thus surrounding
us. The picket commander dispatched
his main force towards the southern
hills, retaining only small force. Our
troops were fiercely engaged in close
encounter with the enemy and forced
passage through the Russian line,
while our outpost, which had been the
first alarmed, attacked the enemy's
flank. A desperate bayonet fight en-
sued, which resulted in the enemy re-
firing, pursued by our main outposts,
to Carbohydrates and Tawan. The
enemy also attacked our outposts west
of Shiakaolin at about the same time,
but was Immediately repulsed. Our
total casualties were 10 men killed and
2 officers and 36 men wounded. The
enemy left on the field SO men killed
and 40 wounded, suffering still
greater loss while being pursued
Tientsin, July 7.-Advices have been
received that at nine p. m. on last Sun
day four Japanese destroyers made a
determined attempt to enter Port Ar
thur and attack the Russian fleet. The
destroyers were discovered by the shore
batteries. One of the destroyers was
sunk under Golden hill, another under
Shore battery No. % and a third one
had its funnel shot away.