The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1904-08-05

LONDON, August ga Lao Yang
dispatch dated yesterday reports an
other Russian reverse. The dispatch
says the Russians were overcome by
a superior Japanese force. Kuliatz,
who was located northeast of Lao
Yang, was driven back after a hard
fight with a loss of nearly a thousand
men.
LONDON, August 3.-The Standard
correspondent says an official report
is in circulation that the Japanese
have effected an important and ire
parable break in the defense work of
Port Arthur.
ST. PETERSBURG, August 3.--Ku-
ropatkin reports his army retired
from Hal Cheng along the road to
Anschanchan The retreat was made
in perfect order, but sunstroke caused
many casualties, He says he has no
further news from the eastern front.
This front protects him from an at
tack which threatens to shut off his
retreat to Mukden. Anschanchan is
half way between Hal Cheng and Liao
Yang on the railway.
LONDON, August 3.-An Italian
newspaper man reports from Liao
Yang that the work of the Russian
troops is truly heroic under prevail
ing conditions. The army, he AYERS,
is practically dying of hunger After
marching for forty-eight hours the
soldiers were given nothing but a
piece of sugar each They have no
meat, bread or staple provisions. Huge
quantities of supplies were burned to
keep them from the Japanese. The
urgency of bringing forward troops
80s been the means of sidetracking
c6inmissary trains at Togo, Japanese
losses in the two recent battles were
twenty-five officers, $50 men wounded
or killed. Six Russian guns were
captured at Simunchen, where the
Russians left hundreds of dead on the
field.
ROME, August 3.-A Toxic dispatch
says the Japanese cruiser Kasuga
purchased from Argentine in the
spring, has been sunk.
LONDON, August 3.-The japanese
legation here has issued an official
Toxic dispatch telling of the capture
Of Cip,upor Nbonu 6ftoop ,,,ilog eou+I,
east of Hal Cheng Saturday and Sun
day and the fight of the Russians to-
ward the latter place. Japanese cas-
ualties were 400. Russian dead on
the field were fifteen hundred.
KUTCHIAZTU, Manchuria, July 30
Great battles appear imminent, and
the position of the two armies is ar
interesting study. The main body Of
Russians and Japanese are very neal
each other and form more powerful
array than at any previous time,
TOXIC, July 3O.-It is known this
evening that the Vladivostok squad
ron is flying homeward. 1t has don
much damage to shipping during it
raid 1t is estimated that 100000 ton
of chartered shipping has been hell
up for ten days at a loss of nearl!
eight million dollars.
TOXIC, July 30.-It is officially an
nounced that the report Of Port Al
thurs fall was premature.
Early this morning the Vladivostol
squadron was seen off Oshima head
Ing rapidly south, with four Japanes
warships chasing them fourteen mile
astern. Three other Japanese wal
ships are but forty miles from Osf
ina.
a later dispatch reports the Russia
squadron east of the entrance of Tt
sugaru straits with no Japanese We!
sells in sight.
HIA CHENG, July 3O.-Japanes
engaged the Russian right flank yei
terday. The attack screened the az
vance of large body of infantry alon
the railway. Russians brought tn
Japs to standstill at noon, but it wa
resumed in the afternoon.
ST. PETERSBURG, August 10
fetal confirmation that the big battl
of the war may be in progress nea
Haicheng was received today in
report from Kuropatkin, dated Jul
81. General Count Won Keller, one {
Russia's foremost generals was kille
by the bursting of a she'll Kuropa
kin's report leaves the result of Il
fight in the dark The report follows
Three Japanese armies of Gener
Kuroki, Oku and Nodzu simultaneou
ly renewed their advance on OF
southern front. The Russian rej
guard offered stubborn resistance IL
til the attacks of the enemy revealt
their greatly superior strength. o.
rear guard then slowly retreated
the direction of Hal Cheng. The Ru
sian division near Simung Cheng su
eessfully checked the advance of Il
enemy which pressed toward o
right flank. Japan's main blow W
delivered by the Taku Shan army, OF
commanding, between Simung Chez
and Hal Cheng, operating from va
aus villages west of Simung Cher