New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26
OKU STILL ADVANCING.
Troops MoUing SLoacly North7cdrd
in Order of Battle.

st. Petersburg, June 25.-Major General Mist
chenko, commander OF the Eastern Cossack
Brigade according to reports received at the
War Office dated yesterday, attacked the Japa-
nese advance posts on the Siu-Yen and Tashi-
Chiao road. resulting in a sharp engagement in
which artillery was brought UP and the Japa-
nese forward movement arrested. The
Cossacks lost seven men killed and three Of
ficers and eleven men wounded
The position of General Kuroki's on the
Siu-Yen and Kai-Ping road is practically I'M
changed.
General Oku's army continues to advance from
Siung-Yo- Cheng. travelling six miles day and
marching in order of battle. evidently expecting
momentarily an attack Oku was about ten
miles from Kai-Png yesterday.
The city is fuls OF rumors OF heavy fighting
being il progress at Tashi-Chiao. which are said
TO emanate from the Palace of Peterhof. but
no confirmation OF them is obtainable
The general staff has received the following
dispatch from Lieutenant General Sakharoff.
under date of June 20
Since the morning OF June % the enemy has
continued to advance toward Kai-Ptng. Three
attachments of cavalry, each consisting OF four
or five squadrons, led and were followed by
dense lines OF infantry, behind which are march
ing columns of the line. The Japanese outposts
about nine miles south Of Siung- Yo-Cheng with
the cavalry posted in the rear. The infantry
with machine guns held the village or MotSla-
Tung on the right flank There was firing all
day long. We had one man wounded.
The frontier guards. under Sub-Lieutenant
Demeyer, ambuscaded and fired on a squadron
OF Japanees cavalry, whose losses were consid-
cradle, ten OF their horses being killed.
There had been no further advance of the
enemy westward toward Kai-Ping since June Il
up to l o'clock yesterday afternoon. when
movement OF the japanese was observed from
Khanza. on the Southern Siu-Yen road toward
Kai-Ping, along the mountainous route from
Khanza. leading northward TO Siakho-T ung.
The Japanese on June y occupied the village
of Sian-D!ao. but toward evening evacuated the
place under pressure by a detachment OF our
vanguard
The enemy concentrated three battalions with
six guns, and four squadrons OF cavalry at Mat
siavaitse and at dawn of June % a detachment,
consisting OF battalion OF infantry. two guns
tackled a company of our vanguard bivouacklng
at Sian-Diao. and forced the company to retire
The Japanese occupied Black Mountain: north
OF Sian-Diao and also the pass east or SIAN
Diao the Siakno-Tung road.
The Russians concentrated on the heights near
Siakho-Tung. Four companies with three
mountain guns were ordered to move from
Siakho-T ung the pass to Sian-Diao. The
Japanese were dislodged from their position by
our artillery, and detachment. reinforced.
proceeded at IL O'Clock IN the morning 10 attack
the whole OF the enemy 5 front The enemy tel
back IN utter disorder. and Sian-Diao was re-
occupied at l o'clock in the afternoon, Our ar
tillery fire forced back the Japanese, who re-
tired precipitately beyond Erltakau;
Our losses were seven soldiers killed, three
officers and fourteen soldiers wounded and one
man missing. The officer commanding the de-
tachment speaks highly OF the behavior OF our
artillery.
Some Cossacks on June % prepared an am
buscade at Lintsiakhe about four miles from
Selu-Chen. A Japanese detachment fell into
the anbuscade and lost fifteen killed
wounded Sub-Lieutenant Polozon, OF the Rus
sian force. wounded.
Al II O'Clock in the morning OF June % Rus
sian detachment recommending three miles 10
the eastward OF Ai-Yang- Pien-Men exchanged
shots with the enemy's vanguard About noon
no Rnssaus advanced and attacked the Jap
anese on the right flank dislodging them from
several advanced fortified positions.
A Russian detachment at o'clock IN the az
ternoon approached the enemy's main position.
and found IL occupied by three regiments OF in
fantry with eighteen guns The Russians held
their positions until O'Clock. not attacking the
Japanese because OF the latter's superior force
and not being attacked. Our detachment then
retired In perfect order toward SaInaJa our
losses are not yet known.
The town Of Kwayensian (Kwan-Dian-SianD
has been evacuated by the enemy.