The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23
Retreating on Foot.

that this news has created consterna-
lion.
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 a few thousand men and the
flight of the defeated army apparently is
SO urgeNt that there is no time to 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 hun
dred wounded, including So officers, have
reached Liaoyang and 734 wounded men
and SO officers are in Mukden. The Rus
slams estimate their total losses at 1000
men. There seems to be every reason for
Stakelberg's haste to get back to the
main army. The st. Petersburg war Of
fee announces that Kuroki is at Siuyen
with 10000 men, but believes that he is
too late to pocket Stakelberg.
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 Idzuni are not known.
Lacks Confirmation.
Chefoo, June 20-There is current
here a Chinese rumor that the Japan
ese 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 2O.-A dispatch
from Mukden says that according to
trustworthy advices received there an
entire infantry regiment with its CONT
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.
Kuropatkin Takes Command.
LldOg dHSs june CUT INC uESL
time since the beginning of the war
Gen. Kuropatkin has taken personal
direction of the operations and in con-
sequence Of his having assumed the
offensive results very different from
those following recent events are an
ticipated. The tactics of the Japanese
are admired here, but their strategy is
criticised, especially with regard to the
battle of VafangtoH June 14), which
may truthfully be called an artillery
engagement. During that battle the
infantry extended over the field further
than the eye could reach, one division
covering six miles
Raid Is Over.
Toxic, June 15.-The remarkable raid
of the Russian Vladivostok squadron
evidently is over. The squadron dis
appeared yesterday off Cape Hanashi
steering to the north, and it has not
been reported since. 1t is assumed to
be returning to Vladivostok. Whether
or not portion of Vice Admiral KAN
intura's squadron is awaiting the Rus
slams off Vladivostok is a carefully
guarded secret. Assuming that Vice
Admiral Kamimura dispatched some of
his vessels to Vladivostok when he
learned that the Russian squadron was
off Xxi island, these ships would have
ample time to arrive there ahead of
the Russians and will be ready to give
battle.
Effect of Squadron's Raid.
st. petersburg, June 20.--Vice Adj
miral Skrydloff's message to the en-
peror from Vladivostok, in which he
details the operations of the Vladivos-
tok squadron, indicates that he has
accounted for at least three of the
Japanese transports. besides a suspect
ed collier. Tie message does not indi-
cate the present whereabouts of the
squadron. The fact that the collier
was sent to Vladivostok under a prize
crew might indicate that the news OF
the operations of the squadron was
brought there by her and that the
cruisers are still at sea. The destruc-
ton of an aggregate of $4,000 tons of
shipping, besides troops and crews,
and valuable cargo of supplies. is
considered here as being good showing
for the raid made by the cruisers. 1t is
thought that it will have moral eff
feet and will, besides, necessarily di-
vert a considerable section of Vice Adj
miral Togo's feet in an attempt either
to round up the Vladivostok squadron
or to protect the line of sea transport
concerning which the Japanese until
recently felt so secure Further news
of the movements Of the squadron are
awaited with intense interest
Congressman Hit Is Better.
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