River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-28
BATTLE WATCHED
FROM HOUSETOPS
FIERCE ENGAGEMENT OCCURS
NEAR NEWCHWANG.
FEW DETAILS ARE RECEIVED
Heavy Losses Are Reported-Jan-
anese Advance on Yaikow
Marked by Severe Fight
ing at Sangoss.

Newchwang, July ga battle was
fought Saturday near Tatchekaio, at
tended, it is believed, with heavy
losses. The progress of the battle was
watched by many people in New
chwang from the roofs of houses. The
day was clear and the smoke of the
guns could be plainly seen.
Russians Lose Heavily.
Tientsin, July 25.-News has reached
here that battle is raging outside of
Newchwang. In the engagement Of
Saturday the Russian losses are re-
ported to have been 700. The Japanese
are slowly nearing Newchwang. Great
excitement prevails in that city.
oku's Men Fight.
st. Petersburg, July 25.-A badly
mutilated dispatch from Tatchekiao,
dated July 20, which has been received
here indicates that an engagement of
some Importance had occurred on the
seacoast road between Kaichow and
Yinkow. The dispatch states that the
Russians made night attack on for
titled Japanese camp at Sangoss, on the
seacoast north of Kaichow. They got
within close range and opened fire ON
the camp before they were discovered,
and forced the retirement of the Jap
anese toward Kaichow.
Here a portion of the dispatch is
missing. Apparently the attackers
were enveloped by cou er Japanese
movement, probably by troops from
some neighboring position, for this
whole region is strongly fortified, and
the Russian detachment was in dan
ger of being cut off and annihilated.
The message continues by saying
that when the Russians had given
themselves up for lost welcome di-
version was created in their rear by
Capt. Rotovski, in command of three
companies of Russian troops, who
threw his force into the fight. Co.'S
sack companies also came up on a gal
lop.
Here occurs another mutiliation
The message continues as follows:
'The next day we abandoned our posi-
ton, leaving the bodies of Is japanese
which we were unable to bury"
Japanese Advance Checked.
Sintzintin, 20 miles east of Mukden,
July 25.-According to Chinese informa-
ton, 10000 Japanese, with 80 field and
200 mountain guns, have reached Sal
matsza from the south and have occu-
pied the district covered by Saimatsza,
Izyanchan and Saiobeer. Four COM
panies of Russian cavalry and one COM
pany of infantry with two guns came In
contact with the Japanese advance at
seven o'clock on the morning of July %
and discovered that the Japanese, 1000
strong, were advancing a mile and a half
from Izyanchan. The Russian guns
checked the Japanese advance, but heavy
reserves coming up the Russians retired
to a side road near UitzintZin to save
themselves from being cut off. The Jap
anese, however, did not continue to ad
vance.
Russians Defeated.
st. Petersburg, July 25.-Gen. Kuro-
patkin reports in a dispatch to the en-
peror that a detachment of Russian
troops commanded by Col. Tsybulsky
gave battle in the Sybel pass July IL
to a superior force of Japanese. The
engagement resulted in the retirement
of the Russians with the loss of an Off
Ger and 46 men killed and four officers
and 1872 men wounded. In another fight
on the Mukden road, July 10, several
companies of dismounted Cossacks Of
fered a stubborn resistance to the Jap
anese advance guard. The Russians fell
back on SiaCsyr. One man was killed
and IS wounded. The Japanese suffered
considerable losses.
Failed to Break Through.
Liaoyang, July 25.-Two japanese d.
visions have tried to break through
Lieut.. Gen. Count Keller's left, but Gen.
Herschelman with the aid of reinforce
ments hurriedly sent forward made q
successful stand Details of the engage
ment are not yet known. The Japanese
have left only two divisions at Kaichou.
These are strongly entrenched and on
the defensive. Other japanese troops
formerly at Kaichon were embarked on
transports for the vicinity of Port
Arthur. The capture of that strong
hold has become vital question for
the Japanese. They have been able
hitherto to adopt the offensive, but they
realize that Gen. Furopatkin himself
will be prepared soon to take the often
sive and foresee that they must have
strong naval base Port Arthur is the
key to all Japanese operations
Merchantmen Sunk.
Toxic, July 25.-The Russian Vladi-
vostok squadron has sunk the mer-
chairman which it captured off the
coast off Izu province Sunday. The
name of the ship and her nationality Is
not known and nothing has been
learned of the fate of her crew. Wit
nesses ashore saw the merchantmen
following the fleet. Then they saw her
fired upon, after which she disap-
peared.