The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-06-24
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FORT RUSSIANS ! !
Gen. stakslbsrg Forced to Retreat
Said to Have Lost 10000 Men IN
the Engagement - Story Lacks
Confirmation. w. @&,.


crushed by Gen. Nodzu, with 80. 900
Japanese troops. The Russians aban--
doned Is guns. their supplies. their
baggage train, their regimental colors,
and their dead and wounded. They are
in full retreat northward along three
roads. The Japanese admit that they
lost 1000 men, killed and wounded.
They say the Russians left more than "a
500 dead: and wounded on the nel ''.
Gen. Kuroki is reported to have sent en-,
two divisions from Siuyen to intercept
Stackelberg's retreat. AS Stackelberg
Is 100 miles from Kuropatkin's main
army at Liaoyang he may be compelled
to surrender. +
& Places Loss at High Figure.
Paris, June T2O.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent of the L'Echo de Paris
says there is q report in Russian mill
tary circles that Gen. Stakelberg dur
ing his retreat from Vafangow lost TO-
600 men in killed, wounded and cap
tured. He adds that this news has
created CONSERVATION. VI. Is.
Retreating on Foot. W.
London, June 20.-Gen. Stakelberg's
shattered forces are retreating on loot
toward Haicheng. Russian 10. reports
state that the railroad Is unable to
transport more than few thousand
men and the flight Of the defeated army
apparently is so urgent that there is
no time to wait on the arrival Of more
trains. Besides the railroad has large
task in transporting the men wounded
in the battles at Vanfangow and Tells
su.. Eleven hundred wounded, includ-
ing. IS officers, have reached Laoyang
and 734 wounded men and SO Officers
are In Mukden. The Russians estimate
their total losses at 1000 men. There
seems to be every reason for Stakel--
berg's haste to get back to the main
army. The st. Petersburg war office
announces that Kuroki is at Siuyen
with 10000 men, but believes that he
is too late to pocket stakelberg..
Between Two Jap Armies.
London, June 1S.-A dispatch from
st. Petersburg stated that two jap
anese divisions were marching from
siuyen to intercept Gen. stakelberg's
army. If this is true. and the Jap
anese army from Siuyen has reached
Tashicao, as stated by the Daily
Nails correspondent, then Gen. Stalk
elberg's army Is in q most critical
situation, with 10000 fresh Japanese
troops blocking his way. to the north
and the 10000. men Of Cen. Modulus.
army pressing him from. the south.
He cannot retreat eastward. He must
either withdraw toward Newchwang
or fight H. 7: = !" g.,
-. Cruiser Reported Sunk. :, =.
London. June 18.-Reports reaching
London indicate that the vladtvostok
squadron has escaped with perhaps the
loss of the cruiser Rurik, and that 2
Japanese army has attacked Gen. Sta
kelberg's retreating army north OF
Vafangow. T.. !
Race to Vladivostok.
The Vladivostok .squadron-or q
part of it, at least-was sighted early
this Saturday morning of the west
ern end of the Straits of Tsugaru, be-
tween the main island of Japan and
the island of Yezo. This would locate
the Russian vessels 400 miles due east
of Vladivostok. Presenting that Vice
Admiral Kamimura is in close pursuit,
it is a question Of speed whether the
Russians can get into safe harbor at
Vladivostok without . battle.
Great Loss to Japanese. ,
Toxic. June 17.-The V1adivostok
squadron apparently has escaped after
q raid into the Korean strait which
cost Japan at least two transports and
the lives Of nearly 1000 men. Vice Ad-
miral Kamamura with japanese
squadron is in hot pursuit. Heavy
fogs prevail over the strait. AS far
as ascertained the net results OF the
Russian raid are summarized as fol-
lows: : 81 9. ~ = =: sst w ~
Hatachi, transport, sunk with 700
men on board; all killed or drowned
save 397 men. +,':>:' q" LUX ~. N.
sado, transport, sunk with 700 men
on board; 1853 escape in boats. 4
Izuma, transport with soldiers and
supplies; missing. i::5 Ts H., < =
IA zap Transport Destroyed. &
Toxic, June 2o.-rn addition to the
transport Hitafchi and Smelling the
sado the Russian feet sank the Idzu-
mi, transport homeward bound, car
)yrying ! few sick soldiers. Three boats
from the 1dzumi have reached shore.
The losses on the 1dzumi are not
known. #l.35s e
| Effect Of Squad ron's Rsdd.
st. Petersburg, June 20. Vice Ad-
miral Skrydloff's message to the en-
peror from Vladivostok, in which he
details the operations Of the vladivos-
tok squadron, indicates that he has &C
counted for at least three Of the Jap
anese transports, besides q suspected
collier. The message does not Indicate
the present whereabouts Of the squad
Iron. The fact that the collier was sent
to V1adivostok under prize crew
might indicate that the news Of the op-
.a&nt" Il