Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
ARE HOLDING OALIN PASS.
,..,otps Forward Movement in Dl'
rcctIon of Hal cheug Has Been
Suspended.
DIG BATTLE NEAR PORT ARTHUR.
,.os We're Successful and Occupied
Certain Heights Within Ten Miles
OF That Place.

rlao Yang July 1.-The Japanese are
.dvoncing over an extended front.
rno Russian troops are In splendid
l,,lrlts and Gen. Kuropatkin Is In per-
s,rol command. The Russians are hold
ING Daln pass Fifteen trains are ar
irving here daily.
wot-Cien. Mistchenko's cavalry is
lighting constantly
The Russians assert that photographs
taken prove that the japanese are hil-
,ng the wounded. Lieut. Chita, IT Is
ala who was wounded near Stu YEN
Iune %. and who was left on the HELD
was wounded thrice by Japanese. The
Russian soldiers are furious at this
wanton cruelty.
They also claim that the Japanese
use foul language in approaching the
Russians.
The Japanese guards division which
was engaged In the attack on rain
mass Is retiring eastward ana Gen.
Count Keller, who has been reinforced
Is following up the JAPANESE
KURoKI's FORWARD MOVEMENT.
ST. Petersburg. July 1.-The following
dispatch from Gen. Kuropatkin, dated
June 30, has been received by the en-
peror:
mot only has Gen. Kuroki's forward
movement In the direction Of Hal Cheng
and Ia Tche Klao been suspended but
even the japanese troops marching on
ne road To Khauza, toward Star piao.
have begun to retire toward Chanza ON
tAe road TO Stu Yen. The village Of
MadIaviz has been occupied by our
troops.
mo Japanese retreat has been OBJ
served on the southern road leading to
Kin Chou across the Chapan Lin pass.
Our cavalry operating In the direction
Of senu Chen has retreated north under
pressure Of the enemy.
Southwark Of Hal Cheng the Japa-
nese have placed strong infantry adj
vance posts for distance of 122 miles
along the roads leading from the diff
terent passes.
THE japanese advance IN the Feng
Wang Cheng region has ceased, while
IN the Hua Yen Sian and Sint-Sint-In
districts the enemy has retreated south
ward"
A BIG BATTLE FOUGHT.
chefoo, July 2, 1880 p, NIT has
been learned here that n big battle waS
fought on land near Port Arthur on
June 20 and q. The japanese were
successful and ON the morning of the
18th, they occupied certain heights
within ten miles Of Port Arthur. The
first Japanese division, which suffered
50 heavily at the battle of Nanshan
HILL and the Eleventh division, fresh
from Japan, were engaged. The Jap
anese losses have not been learned, but
the Russians are said to have been
suffered very heavily.
Refugees who left Port Arthur yes
ttrday and who have arrived here de-
care that wounded Russians were be-
Ing brought in by the hundred, Other
refugees from Pigeon Bay assert that
hundreds OF wounded Russian soldiers
we're passing near the bay, being trans
ported In numerous and various kinds
deonyeyances. The fact that Russian
Wounded were seen at Pigeon Bay
Which is due west OF Port Arthur
would Indicate that the Japanese have
'NN'NNN hANiAh Nilf tdHl anu WEI
coasts OF the peninsula at the same
tine.
The two divisions which attacked
Fot Arthur were composed OF 10000
men and an Independent artillery corps.
matter OF precautlon the Jap
ahese have landed a division of 10000
men on one OF the Elliott group of
Islands, and on June 2S they landed the
snh division OF 10000 men at Kerr
pN (The Elliott Islands are about
miles southeast OF Pitsewo and
Nooal 80 miles northeast of Port Ar
NUT while Kerr bay is about SO miles
nom Port Arthur and six miles from
nh Nhou) These two divisions can be
wed 70 reinforce Gen. OlSu's army
sN Mapping on the west side of the
LAO Iung peninsula and about 40
IlFs south OF Newchwang, or the
thur. Wv -
During the present week three large
ehu number OF smaller TRANSPORTS
arrived at Port Dalny with an inde-
penuent artillery corps, heavy siege
ssas and provisions for the eleventh
,rorelgners who have reached here
pon Fort Arthur and Japanese from
~ palhy agree as 10 the success OF
e japanese on land. and from the
s,OIles brought IN by junkmNn It would
sss that the Japanese have at least
ss. u prospects Of being successful at
D., yyunRmen who have arrived from
,Vt Dalny say they heard heavy Ar.
~ au gay yesterday and untll noon
a. 10y while junkmen who have come
tor ION Port Arthur report that a nor
I,,s u the japanese fleet was on Port
sanur last night, These two renort =
~. that a portion of the Japaness
NH. mas engaged the enemy al sea
Ar,hue remainder returned Ia port
Pmlr TO cut of the retreat OF the
foT Ss,Sn warships, should retreat be
ter6ay' who left Port Arthur ves-
may evening confirm tho rannr,s
fov "ssht by Chinese that there are oniS
AVN large Russian warshIps in p p
nom 1Tsppatch to the Associated prass
fsrrsdi .S t dated June 20, probably re es
ID , ,Sto the SINE engagement reyo re-
M 1--we Te by the Che Foo oorresna ,nbor.-
n 81, ONO message was moi oGlclaI 'I Ky,
sns S, y mat chickwanshan cb, t,, pu !.
tas, l, H. the forts on The son,n
"a wsre Of Port Arthur line OF defena-