Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-01

81 Petersburg, July 2l.-General
KurOpatkin reporting under date of
July Is sends details OF fighting in the
vicinity of Kaichou on the Esd. The
enemy concentrated its main body to-
wards Datchapu keeping the cavalry
on the Russian left flank. The Rus
SLAMS evacuated the heights and with
drew. the rear guard engaging the Jap
anese advance. AT Datchapu the Rus
sian artillery fought q duel with the
enemy. japanese advance began in
the morning but ceased at 4 in the af-
ternOOn. In the evening Of the 23d the
Russians bivOuaCked after leaving de.
tachmsnts in various fortified positions
- guard against a possible rear guard
engagement. General KurOpatkin said
the Russian losses Of the day were not
definitely ascertained, but they we're
not considerable. at nightfall the
Russians reOCcupied Tantchi. Early
The next morning there was an en-.
change OF shots with the enemy's out
posts. Since then there has been no
news from the KaichOu side.
The morning Of July q the japanese
occupied the height facing Phkan pass.
The Russians occupied the pass and
the following morning determined TO
occupy the southern slope OF the hin.
This was done. That afternoon the
japanese turned the Russian left ann
began 20 turn the right wing.
The Russian rsinfOrcements were sent
mp and checked the japanese but the
latter receiving heavy reinforcements
turned both the Russian tanks. The
Russians retired slowly. The enemy
ceased the attack after occupying the
Phkan pass. The Russians had one
captain. and 40 men wounded, but the
number OF killed Is not known. July
- the enemy resumed activity on the
south front and a fight began on the
left flank with a fusilaie from the out
posts near Tantchi. For IL hours the
enemy maintained heavy and unin-
terupted artillery fire. This artillery
duel went In the Russians favor, the
japanese batteries operating against
the villages OF Tiautziatung and Saul.
ziatze being silenced by 4 in the after
noon. simultaneously with the artil-
Iery cannonade the enemy made a Wig
or0us attack in the direction OF Dafang-
cheng with the object OF breaking the
Russian center, but was defeated. The
battle ended ar $3.50 az night The ex-
tent OF the Russian losses Is not AVIAN.
able.
The commander OF our troops" says
General Kuropatkin, who had sus-
tanned the enemy's attacks for two
days and repealed them all. after Civ
ing his men some rest, began 10 retire
to the north without being mOlested by
the enemy"
BY an Eye Witness.
LiaOyang. July 27.-The following
additional details have been obtained
from an eye witness Of the fight a.
Sibseyan. where the japanese northern
lSaimatsza) column was engaged
against General HersChelmann's newly
arrived European troops. The Japan
ese began the attack on Sikseyan dur
ing the afternoon OF July IL with a
bUmbardment lasting till nightfall.
The Russian garrison moved out on
the japanese flank with field artillery
and mountain battery. The attack was
resumed al 1880 In the morning with a
duel which lasted four hours, during
which the Russian batteries discharged
20 tons Of prOjsCtiles. A frontal at
tack developed at 2 in the morning
Meanwhile the japanese battalion tried
20 ford the river and turn the Russian
right Reserves we're hurried up and
arrested this attempt TO flank the
Russian force. The Japanese then
sent another column which charged
resoIutely in the direction OF the Rus
sian trenches, but the japanese were
unable 20 approach nearer than 600
PAGES. The main frontal advance OF
the japanese was arrested at 1900
uaces. The japanese fanking column
reappeared az this tuncrure over the
hills on the Russians right and small
faukfug detachments were discovered
on the Russian left. The Russian
commander thereupOn realized that the
japanese were TOO strong. They were
seen 20 have more than a division, p
suns and two mounted batteries. Con-
sequentiy General Herschslmann or
terei a retreat. The guns had scarce
Isl been removed from the heights
when the japanese infantry climbed up
and poured a hot fire on the retreating
Russians
More Favorable 20 Russians.
Berlin. July gT-The correspondent
OF the LUkaI AuZeiger. who was an eye
witness of the fighting near Tatche-
kia0. teisErauhs from LiaOyaug under