The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-06-29
ANDERSON, s. c., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29 1904
Latest War News.

! London, June GA dispatch to The
Daily Mail under date of June 81 from
Niuchwang, says.:
while @ Russian force of 5000
under General Kondradvitch, was
tTsvSfsing Wafungko ravine, 8 miles
southeast of kaichou JLne 10, it was
surprised Dy concealed Japanese ar
tillery. The Russians loet heavily.
Their casualties being 1900 in number.
General kondravitch extricated his
men and led them in good order to an
entrenCned position.p
Toxic. june 22.-The Japanese cap
.erday, juno 81, and the Chinamen
on board cay that q few days ago two
Russian torpedo boat destroyers and
the steamer Shin -Tai-Ping struck
mines at the entrance to the harbor
and sank. One hundred and forty
lives were loat, according to their ac-
count.
Toxic, June 24.-Four thousand
Russians including infantry, cavalry
and artillery, attacked at Aiyapg Pien
Men, about so miles northeast OF Feng
Wang Cheng last Tuesday. The Rus.
sians were repulsed and retreated TO-
ward Stimulating. The Russians lost
five killed and 20 wounded. The Japa-
nese loss is not given.
/
ports an engagement at Port Arthur
lnst. Thursday In which battleship
of the Peresviet type wac sunk, and o
\ battleehip Of the SavastOpol type and
I o fret t-class cruiser of the Diana type
was damaged. The Japanese fleet was
practically undamaged,
LAO Yang, june 28.--Reports of
aghting between the advance. guard
regiments are continually coming in.
The battles are indecisive, but they
show that the Japanese are moving
forward regularly on each front. This
is cOrroborated by official dispatches.
Members of the Red Cross, together
with non combatants who are desirous
Of witnessing the fighting, are leaving
southward daily.
gram was received at the Japanese
legation to-day from Toxic:
General Oku reports that our cas-
ualtIes at Telissu were PAT killed, in
Guiding officers, and 946 wounded, in
Cluding 43 officers"
st: Petersburg, June 27.-Dispatches
received here from Ia Tche kiao in
dicate that both the Russian and Japa-
nese armies are moving into contact
For o great battle which even now may
be in progress. General kuropatkin
yesterday assumed the offensive against
Oku, while General Kuroki from
position fourteen miles to the eastward
was moving against the Russian flank
at Heicheng.
Ta-Tche- -Kiao, June GA great
battle seems to be impending. A por-
t1on Of the Russian army has assumed
tine ofensive againet the Japanese
forces commanded by General Oku
and 1t ie reported that General Kuroki
is working along the Russian left flank
&C Hai-Cheng. According to a high
placed personage General Kproki's
offensive and he presumably is anxious
fora decisive action before the rains
begin.
Sharp firing was heard lin the hills
yesterday at daybreak and severe
lighting is reported to be in progress
near the village of Ton Chen. An
officer who galloped in yesterday even
ing reported that the Russiana were
gaining the upper nand and driving
ba ck the enemy. This, however, has
NOT yet been confirmed.
All direct news from the land side
ildicates an immense and decisive
ba tile near Ta-Tche- -KiaO. General
Kuropatkin is there, personally in
command. The presence Of the mill
popdents are also significant. Kuro-
paGkin's purpose. seems to be to try to
prevent junction of General Okn's
and General Kuroki's armies. The
outpoets are ia. touch all along the
line. II KurOki has met Kuropatkin'a
offensive move southwark against Oku
in an advance on Hal .Chen9, the Rus
sian communicative chief alen.s &c hs
seri ously endangered unlese he retires
OF is strong enough to present two
faces to the enemy. KurOki was only
fourteen miles from the Russian army
Yesterday according to O dispatch from
the front and the armies are 90 close
together that declsive battle appears
to- be inevitable.