Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-13
DEFEAT FOR JAPS.
Camp Surprised by Russians-Battle
in Storm-Mikado's Force Loses
One Thousand Men.

London, July 8.-The Central News
has a dispatch from St. petersburg
stating that early Wednesday morning
Gen. Kashtalinshy's troops surprised
and attacked the Japanese outposts at
>Lantyansan. Advancing through
terrific rain storm, the Russians
reached the outlying videttes of the
Japanese without an alarm BENG
raised, and finally rushed the camp OF
the outpost, killing every one in 1t:
The Japanese were reinforced and
made three fierce attacks, but were re-
pulsed. The advance of the second
Russian battalion enabled the first TO
retire in safety. The Russians had
300 casualties. The Japanese casual
ties are reported to have been l,OOO
Tatchekiao, July 8.-The Japanese
Wednesday morning and advanced on
Kaichou, compelling Gen. ChlrlkoH,
with the center of the Russian vanguard,
to fall back. A whole brigade OF Japan
csc, with masses of cavalry, followed
and occupied the village OF Nantay,
driving out two companies of Russian
infantry and two companies of Cossacks,
who were entrenched there. The Japan
csc arrived within five miles of Kai-
chou 1t was then nightfall. Gen. SAM
sonoff made heroic attempt to check
the Japanese, galloping out with guns
to shell the Japanese left and inf1icting
great loss on them, but fearing his re-
treat would be cut off, he fell back and
is now holding Kaichou. Gen. Chiri-
koff's force is stationed southeast Of Kai-
chou. The plans of the japanese remain
mystery to the Russian commanders.
London, July 1.-THE Toxic CORE
spondent of the Daily telegraph, in
dispatch dated July 6, gives Gen. Kuro-
ki's textual account of the fight near
Molten pass as follows: At four
o'clock on the morning Of July a few
Russians approached near our pickets,
posted one and half miles north
west of Molten pass. They were fol
lowed Immediately by one company,
which attacked. Then from the north
ern heighths the enemy brought down
another company, thus surrounding
us: The picket commander dispatched
his main force towards the southern
| hills, retaining only small force. Our
troops we're fiercely engaged in close
encounter with the enemy and forced
passage through the Russian line,
while our outpost, which had been the
first alarmed, attacked the enemy's
flank A desperate bayonet fight en-
sued which resulted in the enemy re-
firing, pursued by our main outposts,
to ChenchiapaotZe and Tawan. The
enemy also attacked our outposts west
of Shiakaolin at about the same time,
but was Immediately repulsed. Our
total casualties were 10 men killed and
2 officers and SO men wounded. The
enemy left on the field So men killed
and 40 wounded, suffering a still
greater loss while being pursued"
Tientsin, July 7.-Advices have been
received that at nine p. m. on last Sun
day four Japanese destrcyers made a
determined attempt to enter Port Ar
thur and attack the Russian fleet. The
| destroyers were discovered by the shore
batteries. One of the destroyers was
sunk under Golden hill, another under
Shore battery No. % and a third one
had its funnel shot away.
Tatchekiao July 2, via Eaoyang, Ju-
ly 5.-Gen. Kuroki has begun to retire
probably as result of the rains which
have flooded all the rivers and threat
ened to cut him off from his base of
supplies. Nearly all the customary
fOrdS are now absolutely impassable.