The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-17
FIRST DAVIS FTaHr.
Russians Had Hope stakelberg
Would Win.


~. petersburg. June 16.-G-32 D. M
-Ihe result of the battle at Vafaugow.
tiorIh Of Port Arthur, which has uOW
Deen ~ progress for three days, is
awaited here with breathless interest.
1-SclLenent prevails iu all circles. The
losses on the Russian side, more than
SUI ON Tuesday. shows that the fighting
mas been Of desperate character ana
General kurOpatkin's report this morn
ing proves that both armies are deter
mined 20 force matters 10 a decisive
issue.
The public has been considerably
eIated by the news of the success which
mus Iar has attended the expedition
OF the AlaQlVOstOk squadron 10 The
straits Of Korea, ana should General
ota6elDerg win q victory over General
NOzu on land, it would make the Ceep-
est impression.
Already there IS much talk of his
successes, but the war office prudent
Iy advises caution against the accept
ance of irresponsible reports iu abb
aence OF Oihcial news from either side.
kuropatkin's dispatch given out this
morning brought the report up to z-5J
yesterday afternoon, but stopped at the
most critical point of the battle, when
StakeIberg was meeting an attempt TO
turn his right flank by similar move
nent around Nous left flank. Stakel-
berg's reserves had already been
brought up and the japanese had been
heavily reinforced. This dispatch
reached the emperor yesterday after
noon. but through a blunder i'm trans
mission the war commission dld NOT re-
ceive 10 until this morning. There was
no intention TO withhold its contents
from the public. Nothing further has
reached the war ohice up to this hour
siberians In Battle.
Cossacks were engaged at NafangOW Is
not asCertaiuable. lit consists of the
First, Second and Sixth East Siberian
rife divisions, the UsuEi mounted bril-
gade and the First East Siberian Sap
per battalion General GOingrOss, who
was wounded, commands the First
Siberian division OF four regiments and
q machine gun battalion
General SamsOmOf commands the
Usuri mounted brigade. The opera
tious leading up 10 the battle of Va
1aagOw date back to June III, when two
japanese divisions one commanded by
General NOZu, advanced from the Pu-
iantieu-PitseNO lines probably prompt
ed by Intelligence that the Russians
were receiving achievements. A sharp
skiTmish took place the night of june
- at the village of OUdiadeu, nEe
miles west or the railroad and seven
miles south of Watang I1eus and au-
othe rskiFmish occurred ou the heights
near the village of Iidiatuu, ten miles
east Of Oudiadeu, The Japanese were
repulsed, but the Russian advance
posts retired. On June is two Japan
csc divisions were five miles north OF
The scene of the sklrmish, their left
wing resting on the village OF Natan-
gov and their right on the valley of the
Tassa- which flows parallel with the
railroad, falling into the sea ten miles
south of PiJseW0. After ii days rest
the enemy advanced fifteen miles June
L. and attacked the Russian position
four miles south of NafaugOW, The
Russians had the bssl Of the first day S
fight, aunihilauug a Japanese cavalry
squadron and taking some prisoners
although at uiShtfau both armies re-
tanned their positions
Artillery Effective.
Yesterdays battle extended over a
rough country where artillery was
very effective. The Russian lines exc
tended between the villages of Ian
Chou. near the railroad and tatau-
EOpan- The japanese were between
Tafau Chou and Hun Chou. stakel-
berg's reserves were held at 81 san, q
short distance from NaIaugUW station
The Japanese reserves were south q
Tafau Chou
General Nozu's artillery began The
dsv by Smelling the Russian right, while
his sharpshooters were busy with In,
other wing. StakeIberg was not certain
from whence the main attack would ID
delivered. and sent out cavalry 10 lh'
heights of Ian Chou to TeC0uuoICer
Having ascertained that the enemy was
not moving in that quarter Inc attacked
the Japanese center and left I'm ordel
TO drive the enemy against the raIl
road. The Japanese cOunJered 10y
moving up reserves in am eIIolJ 10 Juli
The PUssian right Half am hour lateI
SrakeIberg ordered his reserves Z,
move from ST san to reuel the Japan
csc thanking tactics. iu the meanN me
continuing his attack on the enemy
l-7t and center This was the situa
1iol when the last adylces were re-