The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-06-18
saturday Va News.

Saturday War News.
General Kuropatkin reports a stub
born engagement neal Stuyen In which
artillery played prominent part. The
Cossacks. who were in danger Of be-
ing thanked. were forced TO retire. and
the inference is that Siuyen Is in the
hands of the Japanese.
Russian troops are now being hur-
ried from Russia TO reinforce kuro-
patkin. The infantry will be feFried
across Lake Baikal. while the cavalry
will make a wide detOur,
Sunday War News.
Chinese reaching Chefoo declare a
battle was fought June within seven
miles of the inner works OF Port Ar
thur Port Arthur still stands,
Later accounts of the battle of Stu.
yen show that the losses Of the jap
aense must have been considerable.
The Russian retreat was orderly.
Mondays War News.
| Rumor in st. Petersburg of a big
naval battle OF Port Arthur, in which
two Russian battleships were severely
| disabled and four Japanese warships
were damaged. The rumOr tells OF an
attack by Japanese. a dash by Russian
torpedo boats to sink a Japanese mer-
chairman sent in to bleck the harbor
entrance, attempt Of the japanese to
cut off the Russian torpedo boats and
a sortie of the Port Arthur squadron
to succor the torpedo boats.
Admiral Skrydloff reports that he
took the Vladivostok squadron within
80 miles Of Port Arthur ana had an
engagement with the Japanese June T.
returning to Vladivostok with some OF
his warships damaged.
TUESDAY War News
1t is reported that a naval battle
took place of Port Arthur on June 10,
and that during the engagement Gem
eral Stoessel was so badly injured that
il was necessary to Amputate leg al
the knee.
The czar declares that the war will
be prosecuted even at a cost Of 4 mil
hon men.
/ Daily skirmishes occur between ont
posts and it is believed at st. Peters
burg that heavy fighting is imminent.
japanese forces in Manchuria are
said to be short of supplies.
i Wednesdays War News
} In desperate engagement at vafan,
! gov. 80 miles north Of Kinchou, Rus,
SLAMS report they repulsed the Jap.
anese. the latter leaving $500 dead OF
the field. The charges Of the japanese
where most courageous, some Of then
reaching the outer edge Of the trsnche.
only to be shot down. The Russians
J lost several prominent officers.
! Toxic reports that the Russian Vlad
| vostok squadron is in tine straits o
Korea, where it is believed an engage
r ment Is in progress.
) Skirmishes are reported from a mum
Der Of points, both Russians and Jap
r anese doing considerable execution
with small arms
Thursdays War News.
=, japanese reported to have infiicte,
terrible punishment ON a Russian arm.
north Of Port Arthur. the Russians los
ing a Thousand men and leaving q
guns on the field.
I Russians said to have wiped on
I three squadrons Of Japanese cavalry il
a another battle; also TO be more thai
: holding their own at Vafangow.
: Sortie from Port Arthur haT Dor b
r Russian torpedo boat destrOyers and
t cruiser, the Japanese fiotilla retirin
q and the Russians going back to harboI
. The Russian Vladivostok squadro
/ is said to have captured two Japanes
merchantmen and is causing much al
!. preheusion by operations OF the wesI
. ern coast Of japan. Rep0Ets that th
japanese squadron has engaged tn
n Russian squadron and wiped it out al
not believed in Toxic.