The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-20
RUSSIANS WERE
DRIVEN BY 0KU
japanese Generals Report Of
the Battle Of VafangOw.
FIGHT SIMILAR TO NAN SHAN
LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES NOT
FULLY KNOWN.

Toxic, June ~, p. m.-Generai Oku,
the victor Of the battle Of Nan shan
hin on May 26, fought and won the
battle of Telissu (Vafangow, according
TO the Russian designation on June
40. There is a strong similarity be-
tween the two fights. AT Telissu the
Japanese had. 10 drive the Russians
from two hills while at Nansnan the
enemy occupied but one ILL., The Rus
sian position at Telissu Was superior
TO that OF the japanese and eQualiZed
the advantage Of the japanese in hay
inE ii larger force, The Russian posi-
ton extended from east 10 west and
crossed the narrow valley through
which run the FOO Chou river and
the railroad. From their positions On
tLe right and left In the high hills
which flank this valley General Oilu
drove the Russians down into the val
ley. The japanese general carried
first the encmy's right and then his
left The fight at the left Of h!s line
was the most desperate of the day.
The Russians held this position with
desperate determination and only fed
when they were almost completely en-
Veioped. The field had been disputed
al day and when the Japanese reached
ID 600 OF the enemys dead were found
there.
March Began June ID.
General Ozu started from a line
marked by PulaGdien and the TaEsa
river on June l3. His right column
moved along the Tassa river his main
all Eaaa
column by road leading through
MuChiatuns SuChEank0u and Iaho1l.
Ihe japanese cavalry started from
Fit&eWD over road leading through
ShuuZO. ana the smaii bodies OF Rus
slams opposing this advance We're
brushed away The left column
reached Nachidldug ON June IA and the
main or middle column and the right
column, keeping ina touch with each
other reached d line between Chiao-
chiatun ami TaPiugkuu, seven and a.
halt miles south of Teussu. the same
The Russian forces then held a line
between Tafaugsheu ard LungWang-
tiao- The entire japanese line ad-
N3need ANA at 3 o'clock in the after
noon the Japanese artillery opened fire.
The Russians had uiUeJy-eight guns
and tLey replied with spirit until dark
ness put an end To the artillery duel.
During the night Of the 18th the
japanese right column seized a hill be-
tween TsongchiOtun and Wengchiatuu
and the middle column occupied "a hill
90 the west of Tlpmgkou.
Firing Began at Dawn.
when dawn of the 18TH broke the
leld OF battle was ODsCured by fog,
buJ the artillery opened early. & por-
tion of the Japanese middle column
advanced TO the north side OF q bend i'm
the Foo Chou river Here these men
were greatly exposed 90 the enemy S
IRE, but force of infantry and ar
tllery was hurried forward and re-
teved them AT hair past o'clOck this
relieving force seized a point TO the
west or VA engchiatuu- and, i'm cooper
alton with the middle column. drove
TIE Russians from Tufaugsheu. The
Russian batteries posted at Lung Tan
shan and LuugWangtiao poured a
heavy fire into these forces but I'm
spite OF this Smelling the middle coll
unln ana the men who were sent for
ward 10 relieve the force at the bend
In the Foo chou river climbed the
heights ahead Of them and quickly
mastered the situation.
ia the meantime tie japanese right
was suffering. The Russian left had
been reinforced until their numbers
were greater than the opposing Japan
ere. General OiLU was twice forced to
order up infantry reserves. The Rus
SLAMS made q series of desperate Couu-
ter attacks and when the situation was
most critical Japanese cavalry swung
around the Russian lett and struck the
enemy on the flank. AT this time adj
oiuouaI Russian achievements had
--TrIved, and the Russians held their
position With dugged determination
until their front and both TANKS were
under Ire They then broke and fed.
The Japanese cavalry pursued the en-
envy L0f short fine, but the rough
ness on the country made &c necessary
soon 10 abandon the pursuit.
Russians Ambushed.
The japanese left succeeded in ann
pushing 800 Russian iuEantrymeu who
were discovered retiring toward WI
chiatun. ileE sent two c0mUaufeS of
infantry and one battery OF artillery to
mn east OF Hong Chiatun and the
Russians were completely trained
killed or wounded
lu his report General Oku says the
Russians began the fight with TWEEN
ly-nNe Dattalions of infantry. seven
teen squadrons Of cavalry and ninety
eight guns. They We're reinforced sew
eTal times, but The number OF The re-
movements is not known. The Rus
sian casualties are not known with ex-
actude- The Japanese right found and
hurled part OF the euemy's dead. Sew
sli RUSSIAN officers and 300 men were
taken prisoners.
The japanese casualties reported M
- noon Of June IL amounted To about
800 men, Including eight officers killed
ana fourteen wounded. General Oleu
concluded his report mOdestly and low
ally NuE these words.
The success tl carrying suparfor no.
slilons ana routing the enemy was due
t1 me influence OF the reiguinE en-
peror.'
dispatch from ST. Petersburg
dated june is said the total Russian
losses az The battle of Fafangow CTa-
usHul were about 2.009 men. Including
more than hfty-lve officers. The Rus
SIAN forces which took part in this
nsht were described as marching TO
me nortnWafd. aud IT. was said that
me Russians had forty-tWo battalious
engaged against forty-fOur JaDauase
battalions and that the Japanese had
steal superiority in artillery having
more than 200 guns.
Another report from Lao YANG. also
GATED June rs, said the Russians had
SIXTY guns iE action at Teiissu opposed
10 100 japanese guns.
EYcIpCl0N RATcC