Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-05-27
JAPANESE CATCH
RUSSIANS IN TRAP
Force of 10000 Surrounded
Column of $1,000
Russians.
RUSSIAN LOSSES ARE HEAVY
1000 Reported Killed and 1000 Said
to Have ndered-JapaneseA Adj
vancing on Port Arthur Have Cap
tured Citadel of Kin Chou.

London, May 27.-The Shan Kai
kwan correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle sends report received
from Niuchwang that on May %,
thinking that the Japanese had retired
from Feng Wang Cheng, $4,000 Rus.
slams from Hal Cheng and Lao Yang
marched towards Feng Wang Cheng.
They were surprised by 10000 Japan
csc in the Tatung Pass. The Russian
casualties were 1000 and over 1000
Russians surrendered. The report
does not state the Japanese losses.
Paris, May a7.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Petit Parisien
telegraphs that according to private
dispatch from Lao Yang, General
kuroki's army has begun an attack on
the Russian position on the Lao Yang
road. and that it is believed what wall
prove to. be decisive battle is pro-
crossing.
London, May 27.-The Toxic CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail under date
of May 26 says: According to re-
liable report the Japanese occupied
Kin Chou today"
Che Foo, May Eft is learned from
a reliable source that the Japanese
took Kin Chou yesterday Thursday
and are now pursuing the enemy
London, May 27.-The Toxic CORE
spondent of the Daily Express says
it is reported unofticialfy that the Jap
anese have captured Kin Chou and are
now attacking Dalny.
London. May 27.-The Toxic CORE
srondent Of the Daily Chronicle, under
date Of May 26, sends the following:
The Japanese have already con-
structed thirty miles of light railway
for the transportation OF siege guns
towards Port Arthur.
Around Kin Chou. the japanese
hae been fighting stubbornly for the
past eight days. but are making little
progress against the Russians. who &C.
cupy strong positions on the heights"
London. May 27.-No authoritative
confirmation of the capture of Kin
Chou has yet been received from any
quarter.
Circums tantial accounts of the
storming and capture of Kin Chou,
Identical with the reports received by
the Central News from Toxic are sent
by the Shanghai correspondents OF the
Standard and Daily Telegraph.
The Morning Posts Toxic CORE
spondent says that the Japanese occu-
pied Kin Chou Thursday afternoon and
are advancing to attack the Russians
occupying the heights south of the
town..
The Standards Toxic correspond
ent, cabling at $50 o'clock last night,
says: 1T is reported that the Japanese
have occupied Kin Chou Official con.
firmation Of the rumor is expected
hourly"
Niuchwang. May 23.-The Russians
are reoccupying this place with fair
force of artillery and mounted imam
.Ty. The disaster to the Japanese feet
s officially unknown here. The only
information on the subject came from
he Reuters Telegram company,
whose dispatch was read to the troops
N parade yesterday afternoon. The
news was received with great cheer
ng
The Russians are constructing
slight entertainments south Of the
own. Steamers from Che Foo report |
hat they passed quantities of wreck
age, and it is supposed here that the |
Russians have been blowing up the |
distractions at the entrance to Port !
Arthur.
FUsan, Korea. May 23.-From Chi
lese sources it is rumOred that 1000 |
Russians have reoccupied Hsiu Yen. |
Cossacks have been seen near Kao-
imam and thirteen miles west, but |
hone have been observed on the main |
Dad to Lao chang.
The Russians are scouting on all |
sides, but, are disinclined to fight I'M
ess they are in far superior numbers. |
The recent landing of the Japanese
orce at Takushan guarantees the Jap
,nese lines of communication.