Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-20
1T AROUSES GREAT INTEREST.
Generally Interpreted to Mean Mika.
do is Shrinking Before Prospect
OF a Long War.
NOT BELIEVED RUSSIA WILL AGREE
If a Mediator Should be Chosen, the
Choice Would Very Likely Fall
Upon the United States,

st. Petersburg, June 90. $3.50 p, m-An
interview with Baron Suyematsu, pub
lished In Paris and suggesting that ia
pan is willing To accept the mediation
Of a power equally well disposed to
Russia and Japan, while regarded as a
tentative utterance, attracts much at
tentlon, coming from the Marquis Ito.
1t is generally interpreted az meaning
that Japan Is shrinking before the dos
pect Of a long exhausting war, Cow
eminent officials do not show The
slightest deposition. however, to relax
their position, the sentiment being that
having been forced into the war and
driven 10 make heavy sacrifices, to stop
just nov. when Russia is prepared to
accomplish something, Is quite impossi-
Bile. Diplomatic circles are keenly in
terested, but the opinion Is unanimous
~ expressed that II will be impossible
for Russia to consent 10 end the war
with her military prestige impaired, Be-
sides 1t Is pointed out that Baron suey-
matsu admits that japan has not re-
duced her demands. The French embas-
sizes are hardly disposed to believe that
Baron Sueymatsu spoke by authority,
and the American embassy is disincln-
ed to discuss the matter and to suggest
that II a mediator is wanted the Unit
ed States fulflls the condition pre-
scribed by Baron Sueymatsu.
RUSSIAN LOSS VERY HEAVY.
Toxic, June 20, 8 p. m.-Further re-
| ports received here show that the blow
| inflicted By Gen. Oku on the Russians
in the fighting at Telissu tVafangnwD
| on June 10 was more severe than at
| first was believed. The number Of Rus
| slams killed In this battle probably VIII
exceed 1000, and their total losses, in
| Guiding prisoners. is estimated at 10000
| The japanese losses are less than 1000,
or about one-tenth OF the Russian total.
Up to June IL Gen. Oku had buried
| 1915 Russian dead, and he reports that
| many mere dead have been found.
Chinese who witnessed the lighting
| from the Russian side report that the
| Russians removed many dead men
from the trains with their wounded,
aud that they buried or cremated many
c0rpses In the village Of Huasungkou
before they reiterated.
The number of prisoners and trophies
| taken by the Japanese is increasing.
Gen. Oku Is not yet able to report the
total number of prisoners,
RUSSIANS. ENCOUNTERED.
Toxic, June 20.--G y. MIA Japan
csc infantry and cavalry patrol which
vas sent out from Takushan on June
is reports having encountered a force
OF Russians at Chipanhng, SO miles
west Of Stu Yen. and at other points.
and the fighting Of series Of sltir-
mishes, The Russians had so men
killed and three men and many arms
auatattnaA eli
casualties
WOUNDED AT VAFANGKOw.
Newchwang, June 20--0 a. m.)--A
Russian officer who was wounded I'm
the battle az Vafangkow Creissu) told
an Assoc 'ated Press correspondent that
the losses on both sides were severe.
lie places the Russian casualties az the
least at 1000. He says no solc,ers In
the world could withstand the Japan
csc as they have been fighting lately.
Their artillery fire, he claims Is mar
volously effective. The Russians fought
stubbornly, desperately, but we're I'M
able 20 Withstand the enemy's dash
ing presidency
several hundred wounded Russans
have been sent north owing TO n lack
OF hospitals and surgeons. All The
available transportation has 10 be used
for supplies at the expense Of the sick
and wounded The japanese buried
most Of the Russian dead after the bat
tie.
II is estimated on the information
oEainablp that the force mo INK nor,h-
ward it, 10000 strong with 10000 men
IN the pfRrc gate engaged In u opti-
ations at Port Arthur. Several Japan
ese spies have recently been captured
a few miles south Of Newchwang.
a. ftsfs
yigilnnt and are watching newspaper
messages closely.
JAPANESE ARTILLERY,
slmuchon Manchuria, June 2O.-Tho
Japanese artillery at the battle Of Va
fangow included heavy siege gums us
| ing yddte and sweeping tho whole bat
Tie field. The japanese suffered tre-
mendous losses IN turning the Russian
right. one battalion OF the Twenty-slNth
regiment being annihilatod. The hos
| pital station az Nafangow was repeat
| edly struck by the encmy'8 shells
| which mutlatcd the Russian wounded.
QUIET AT PORT ARTHUR,
ST. Petersburg, June 20. $3.50 p. MA
| dispatch from Lieut-Gen Stocssel.
commander Of the Russian military
| forces ut Port Arthur. dated June IL,
| Just received here. reports that no SER
| ious fighting has occurred around Port
Arthur.
Only few sldrmishes have taken
place the Siege operations haylng not
yet begun
RUSSIAN DEAD BURIED.
Washington, juno 2o.--The Japanese
legation has received the following CO.
blcBram from Toxic.
General Oku reports that the Rus.
%. All al no.
near Tolissu, after the evening of the
18th. amounted TO 15l0. The corpses
are stlll being discovered. and II Is be-
lievcd the number win be considerably
Increased The natives say that during
the engagement the Russians carried
back by railway a large number %
their killed ana wounded, while later.
when about taking flight, they burned
or buried many corpscs near Hua Hung
Kaw. The number OF rifles. guns and
men captured besides those already re-
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