Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-07
sAkHARoFF's REPORT.
Tells Gen. Kuropatkin About Russian
arrangements.

ST Petersburg, July 6.-The general
staff has received the following as
match from Lieut.. Gen. Sakharof, the
chief of staff of Gen. Kuropatkin, dat
ed July a:
ION Jouly 3, tie advance guard of the
Russian force operating east of Lao
Yang occupied a position at Langtoo
mass. Toward evening the same day
orr scouts ascertained that a detach-
ment of the encmy's advance guard,
1900 strong, had occupied me villages
Of Ekhavuan and Tchakumenza on
our front, the main force having re-
manned in Fenshui and Mo Ten passes.
At this moment we discovered the
movement of q japanese detachment
consisting of n battalion of Infantry to
turn our left flank positions In the
Lanetse pass in the direction of Liam
diansian. In order to check this move
ment force consisting OF live COM
panics of infantry, two detachments OF
mounted Hussars and half company
of Cossacks was sent forward in the di-
rection of the threatened point"
IN order to learn the strength of the
encmy's position in front of Lang Use
pass the commander of the detachment
ordered out was reinforced and a re
cnnOitering party of ID cmpanies was
sent in the direction Of EkhaVuan un-
der the command OF Col. Letschitsky.
With the view of making Il demonstra-
ton insuring the return of Letschit-
sky's detachment, three companies UNI
der Lieut.. Col. Garnitsky marched to
Mahaumizza. about n mile and a half
&c Vl.t,a 90 he orr in of
the roads leading to Sin Xii and the
Lok river passes. Firing began Mt 80
=. NJ. July A. Garnitsky'S clumn
reached the cross roads and dislodged
4 company of the enemy'S advance
guard, which was almost annihilated.
simultaneously Letschitsky's column
dislOdged the enemy'S advance posts
without firing a shot and approached
the foot of the heights, surmounted by
a temple. The temple is less than "a
mile east of Ekhavuan, where, al
though exposed to a heavy frontal and
flank fire, our troops dshed frward and
dislOdged the japanese. from their en-
trenchments and occupied the pass. AS
the enemy was preparing to deliver a
frontal and flank attack our column
then retired, as previously instructed.
Three companies of Garnitsky's force
occupied the position which they had
been ordered to secure.
when Letschtsky's force began to
withdraw the enemy opened a heavy
fire from the heights. In spite of this
the column retired in perfect order.
Brave Letschitsky remained continue
ously on the fighting line and directed
"a column with rtx a h1p ability
and GOODNESS. He was the last to retire,
with his chief of staff and adjutant.
''Garnitsky's column behaved with
equal brillancy and GOODNESS, carrying
out their task with no sign of agita-
ton.
The casualties were Letschitslly,
bruised and wounded, Col. Poapelow,
Lieut.. Col. Trakhemovsky, Capt. Solo
Jeff, Lieuts. Markoff. Latkine, BObro-
slavsky and Kezino, Second Capt. Play
and several officers wounded, and 200
soldiers killed or wounded.
Il observed the fighting with my
staff from TkacOhaun tower and / can
personally testify to the conduct of the
troops.
Il cannot pass in silence the remark
able deN otion of the surgeons and of
the chaplain who attended the wounded
under Il heavy fire and even helped to
carry them off the field.
"All the wounded We're removed.
On the morning of July 8, our REIN
forcemcnts occupied Lian-Dian-Sian
One soldier was killed during the fight
ing. The same afternoon a detachment
of the enemy, consisting of two battal-
ions and six Squadrons, with six ma
chine guns, advanced and attacked our
outpostS, lying south of the valley of
the river I<ho who rctreatcd Under the
vigorous fire of the enemy. The officer
commanding our cavalry advance ut
go J.. Nj, with detachment and at the
same time the enemy placed machine
guns on the height northwest of Doun-
Schk-Iedjaa ana their infantry occu-
pied the outskirts of thes forest near
the village. Our horse battery retreat
CT on the position ut Daositchja near
the railroad, being covered by mounted
Dragons and frontier guards. Under
the fire Of our artillery and rfes the
enemy quickly evacuated their posi-
ton and retrcated toward Senu Chen
reached an entrcnchcd position occu-
pied by Il strong force Of the enemy.
The cnemy's principal forces are at
present concentrated Mt Wanda Pudze.
in the direction Of IIat-Cheng ana at
Schikouoyo, about 10 mics west of Stu
Yen. on the road to Kai Chou.
"Reminiscences, July 3, discovered
ic fxrin ;,,