Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-29

Russians signaled the transport to
stop, which IL did. At 10 o'clock, how.
ever, the Japs tried TO run for it, but
were fired upon by the two cruisers
and sunk. Most of It's crew and hui
man freight went down with it. The
survivors, numbering about 20 per
cent by clinging to the wreckage,
managed to reach some of the little
islands in the straits of Korea.
Later on the same day the Russians
came upon the transport Sado, which
was also loaded with 700 men. After
some parleying this boat, too, was
shelled and torpedoed, most of it's pas.
sengers and crew being killed. The
hull, however, remained afloat and
finally grounded on the east coast OF
0ki Tor IkiD Island.
1t does not appear whether the Sadc
was sunk by the Gromoboi alone
which was not present during the at.
tack on the Hitachi, or whether the
whole feet reunited and destroyed the
Sado. OF the 1.4O) japanese soldiers
ON the two transports 900 were killed
Their raid having been successful
the Russians decided to return home
again, but they evidently did not wish
to risk the straight passage from Ko-
rean straits to Vladiyostok, choosing
instead to make an easterly detou1
along the coast line of Nippon. Doubt
less the Russians hoped to fall in with
few stray merchantmen on Their
journey.
Thursday the Russians were sighted
off Oki Island, and Saturday off Tsu.
pom. At p. m. Saturday the Rus.
SLAMS disappeared OF Aomori steam.
ing westward. The exploit of the Via.
divostok squadron during the last
week added some sadly needed feath.
ers to the Russian naval cap.
Campaign on Land.
On land there was q considerable
battle, which began in the neighbor-
hood of Vafangow. on the railroad,
sixty miles north of Kinchou and
Nanshan hill On the afternoon of
Tuesday, June II, al l 40 o'clock. the
fighting began and continued until
dark, the japanese pushing the Rus
slams back for some miles. After the
cessation of firing. under cover of dark
ness, Japanese column occupied Flu
chau, thanking the Russian right.
In the morning the lighting started
again The Russian general, Baron
! Stackelberg, tried to turn the Japa-
nese right flank but at the same time
the brigade which had been sent TO
Fuchau during the night struck him
on his right and crumpled him up. At
| the same time the main japanese body.
marching up the railroad, struck him
| in the center, and he was forced to
retreat to the northward. The Japa-
nese captured fourteen quick firing
guns and 800 prisoners. The total
Russian losses are about 2,0o0, while
| the Japs acknowledge only 1000 casu-
| alties. As at the crossing of the Yalu
| and Nanshan hill. the fate of the day
was largely determined by the Won
/ derful Japanese artillery practice. In
| the Vafangow engagement the num-
Sers engaged were about $4,000 Rus
SLAMS and 10000 or 5000 japanese.
The Japs engaged n this fight were
not part of General oku's second
army, which is concentrated around
Port Arthur, but were attached to
! General Nodzu's third any, which
landed some while ago at Takushan,
When Stackelberg pushed south, men,
acing Oku's rear. Nodzu moved west
/ erly from Takushan and struck Stack
elberg in the flank, rolling him north
| ward