The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-08-06
0kU TELLS Of BIG VICTORY
IAPANEsE COMMANDER REPORTS
ON TATcHHxIAo FIGHT.
Gives His Loss a. 1000 Mem, While
Russians Lose Twice a.
Many.

the Russian losses at Tatchekiao last
Sunday to have been at the, lowest
1000 men. and In his report expresses
the opinion that the Russians decided
to retreat at midnight Sunday after
the japanese had stormed Laiping
mountain In surprise attack and car
ried most of the Russian left. leaving
the right rear threatened. An imme-
date withdrawal alone averted .
greater disaster to the Russians.
The fighting around the fortresses
on Laiping mountain was desperate.
1t was there that the Japanese sus-
tanned their heaviest. losses, which are
now estimated for the entire engage
ment at 1000. The Russians had evil
IDENTIFY hoped to check Gen. Oku at
Tatchekiao. The Russian defenses
were the most extensive and the best
that the Japanese have yet encoun-
tered. A series Of rope-protected
trenches extended around the hills.
The gun emplacements were covered
and protected by wire entanglements
which barred the ravines. The POSI-
ton dominated the ground which the
Japanese occupied and over which
they advanced.
Over 120 guns barred an infantry
advance. Sunday afternoon single
Japanese detachment succeeded In
penetrating the Russian line, but 1t
was beaten back. The Japanese artil-
lery was constantly exposed, and, oc-
copying a disadvantageous position
geographically, 1t was unable to score.
At nightfall the situation seemed
hopeless with the prospect Of bloody
renewal at dawn. The Japanese right
wing asked and obtained permission to
surprise the enemy at night, which
brought victory. The Japanese swept
over the trenches into the first for
tress at ten p. m. This was followed
by an assault on the second fortress,
which was mastered at three q. m.
The Russians abandoned Tatchekiao at
II a. m, Monday, the Japanese she'll
ing them and the vanguard pursuing.
London, Aug. 1.-The correspondent
Of the Daily Mail at Newchwang, In q
dispatch dated July 81 says that there
has been heavy fighting for two days
In the marshes south OF Haicheng dur
ing the gradual retreat from Tatche-
kiao of 5000 Russians forming the
rear guard, and that the peril of this
force increases daily. Delayed reports.
sent from Haicheng Friday, state that
the army under Gen. Oku attacked inc
right flank of the position earlyin the
morning, the infantry advapcing along
the railroad under tie cover Of a furi-
GUS artillery fire for four hours. when
their movement was stopped by the
Russian reply.
st. Petersburg, Aug. although
| public attention has been distracted
from the events of the war during the
past week, first because of the fear Of
international complications, and, Sec
ond, because of the ASSASSINATION Of
Minister OF the Interior Won Plehvc,
| the situation at the front is regarded
| as critical. The enveloping movement
| of the three Japanese armies of Gems.
Kuropatkin's position appears to be
| almost complete, and the extended line
| of the Japanese seems to be the only
drawback to concerted action. 1t Is
realized here that the Russian general
| must now either fight or withdraw the
whole army northward. He is being
| closely pressed at Haicheng.
| Frankfort, Germany, Aug. 1.-The
| Toxic correspondent of the Zeitung
says that the Vladivostok squadron
has returned to Vladivostok.