New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-01
KUROP4TKIN'S REPORT.
Fighting Near Siung-Yo-Cheng-
Battles an Passes.

81 Petersburg. June 30.-The following dis
patch from General Kuropatkin TO the Emperor.
dated June -. was received to-day:
Toward O'Clock in the morning OF June %
troops. having dfslodged the enemy's ad-
vance guard. composed OF cavalry and infantry,
occupied the station OF Sung -ChenG. but at
o'clock IL was discovered that 81 brigade OF
the enemy's infantry was advancing in front,
while other columns were turning our Getach-
ments left flank. The town OF Sung -Cheng.
which is surrounded by walls. also occu-
pied by the Japanese. Consequently at IL O'Clock
our troops slowly withdrew. AS regards losses
We only know as yet that an officer ana Ten
men were wounded
A reconnaissance carried out the road from
Sia- Kho- Tlng TO Erltatan and khanza revealed
the presence of six companies OF the enemy s IN
tantry and TWO squadrons OF cavalry at Maya
-atsa, three miles southeast OF Sia-Rho-TuHg
In this reconnaissance Captain NassiliefT. Lieu
tenant Makaroff and five Cossacks were wound
ed Makaron sUccumbed.
There WaS some skirmiShlng on June - be-
tween the enemy and our outposts at Samiarl
kau and -Tsi-Afang- Ching. five miles
At + o'clock n the morning June &c.
detachment Of the enemy, nearly infantry
brigade with two batteries, occupied Santiao,
firing on our van posts occupying Black Mount,
south OF Sia-Kho-Tung. Our three companies
firmly held their ground until reinforced.
At Is a. battery of CossackS and a mount
ed mountain battery took up a position and
opened fire on the front and flank OF q japanese
battery and dense columns OF infantry which
had appeared against our left.
AT ! O'Clock in the afternoon the japanese be-
gan 10 retire, pressed by our troops who had
assumed the offensive and pursued the enemy
as far Santiao. our losses were six soldiers
Killed and two officers and thirty-three men
wounded.
The battle reopened at Sia- Kho-Tung al
o'clock in the morning. A Cossack battery and
= mounted battery repeatedly pursued the en-
erny's infantry and silenced the japanese bat
terles. A section of our infantry repulsed the
Japanese on right We counter attacking
The fighting ceased at 3 o'clock A section of
The llth Horse Battery. which took part in
fE AnfF inc y,gel,..
!antry IN pushing on as far as the Shan-Hai
Pass and holding its own against eight Of the
eneTnys guns until its ammunition
Our losses have not been ascertained definitely.
but they are reporJ-u nor 10 rXv-eu HTty men
and twenty horses
battalion and q squadron Of the japanese
vanguard on June 26. operating north Of the
Eiu-fen and Kai-Ping road. occupied Che-Liu-
An-Tien. four miles northeast Of STA Kho-T ung
concentration toward evening OF twenty-six
Japanese battalions was observed the VIII
Esi-Cheng road
From the morning of June 81 the japanese
developed frontal attack against our troops
IN Ia Pass simultaneously turning our right
with at least division OF infantry and three
the evening
turning movement our troops retired slowly
from the pass The enemy did not advance.
Our losses are undetermined. but are estimated
At about 200
On June rs the enemy continued TO advance
from Fen-Shui and Mao-Tien Passes frontally
and Ranking At least eight battaions and ten
guns were concentrated against Mao-Tien Pass.
At O'Clock in the afternoon the enemy oc-
cupied kau-Tia Pass. on the Liao-Yang main
road.
Since June % the japanese hare been advanc-
Ing their right occupying Samaja the morning
OF June 20, three companies advancing beyond
n first they forced back the Cossacks but sub
sequently the Japanese were repulsed.
kilograms from Toxic relating the capture
Of forts forming part Of the defences Of Port
Arthur do not agree with information received
al the War Office or with the repo-ts of
General stoessel, which indicate that the siege
operations are proceeding very slowly Heavy
guns have not yet been brought in range OF the
works at Port Arthur
All the advices or the War Office indicate
that the japanese are concentrating on Hal
Cheng General Kuroki being at Dalin Cra-
Ling p with twenty-seven battalions. Only one
division is at Mao-Tien Pass and another at
Fen-Shu Pass.
Rain rs falling in torrents and is greatly i'm
pending the movements Of the troops.