Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-15

be advancing on Hai-Cheng.
Indianapolis. June 10.-A special ca
Bile received by the Indianapolis News
from its staff war correspondent Mt
ChefoO, dated June 8, says: 'The long
contemplated attack by the Japanese
on Port Arthur began early this morn
ing, The Russian forces around the
belcagured city were reinforced by tile
troops which had garrisoncd Dalny
and kin-Chow The Russian vessels
in the harbor, With their great guns,
aided the land forces in rcpclins Tie
attack. The fighting still goes on"
Kuropatkin Reports Fight.
st. Petersburg, June TO- = General
Kuropatkin tclegraphs to the emperor
under date of June s: "a Japanese
brigade attacked a Russian detach
ment occupying Saimatzc OF June T.
The Russians retired slowly because
of the enemy's great superiority to-
wards Fenchulin pass. Our losses We're
two officers wounded and 100 soldiers
killed or wounded"
Knropatkin Moving South.
Among the rumors that fill the city
is one on better authority than the
average that General Iluropatkin is
himself moving southwark from Lao
Yang. 1t is not possible to authorita-
lively confirm the report.
Chinese Reports Contradicted.
st. Petersburg, June 10.--The war
office is In possession of information
which the officials declare warrants u
contradiction of the reports brought to
Chefoo by Chinese fugitives of four
days land and sea attack on Port Ar
thur and Of extensive damage to the
forts.
Details of the Snimatze Battle.
Liao-Yang, June lO.-Two Russian
battalions of infantry squadron Of
Cossacks and one battery of artillery
We're engaged near SaimatZc June Z
against two Japanese regiments of in
fantry, with artillery, but with no
cavalry. The Russian losses We're 100.
The Russian force ut Saimatze was
W WIZ
engaged the Japanese advance n,
u. m. on June Z. The Russian in.
fantry advanced steadily, pushing the
Japanese from their position. but their
attack gradually developed strength,
| and the Russians, finding themselves
in the presence of an Overwhelming
force, retired in good order. Their
| nj,
100 men killed or wounded. Russian
observers think tleJapanesc lost more.
The fighting continued until p. IN.
| Az to tic Black Sen Fleet.
st. Petersburg, June 10, $40 a. m.
= The Associated Press is Informed
officially that no negotiations are tax
ing place between Russia ana Turkey
concerning the passage of the Black
sea feet through the Dardnncllcs.
Japs in Important Operations.
Fusan, Korea, June little first
Japanese army has recently been en-
gagged in most important operations.
For two days past four columns have
been accommodating the roads toward
Lao Yang, Hiacheng, Saimatsza and
Stu Yen and have occupied towns OH
those roads, dislodging the Russians,
numbering several hundred from
each, after sharp fighting. The Jap
anese casualties We're sixty-nve men
killed or wounded.
Japs Trap Russians.
New Chwang, June 13.-Information
has been received here through here
tofor. reliable channels that part of
the japanese force left at Pu-Lan-Tien
to checkmate the Russians southwark
movement to relieve Port Arthur was
attacked southeast of Shungnmao
| Saturday. After slight fighting the
Japanese made false retreat, the
Russians hotly following them, when
the Japanese made flank movement,
catching the Russians in n trap. The
Russians losses are placed at 500 men.
They then fell back OH Kai-chou and
began to retreat along the Bnimatgu-