The Tomahawk., 1904-06-23
RUSSIANS sustain
A Severe Defeat.
JAPANESE VICTORIOUS AT VA
FANGOW AND ENEMY'S .
RETREAT CUT OFF.
MIkADO'S MEN SEIZE
TOWN OF TELISSU
Capture Six Guns and Many Regimen
tai Colors-Heavy Losses on Both
sides-Two japanese Transports
Sunk.

St. Petersburg, June lit is ru-.
mored throughout the city that Gen.
Stakelberg has sustained disastrous
defeat at Vafangow, and that his re-
treat is being cut off.
A special dispatch from Liaoyang to
the Official Messenger says the battle
of Vafangow ragged the whole OF
Wednesday, and the Japanese, receiv-
ine considerable reenforcements,
crushed the Russian left flank and
compelled the Russians to retire north
ward. No estimate of the losses is
given, and no mention is made OF the
loss of Russian guns.
The war Office announces that Gen.
Stakelberg was forced back before
greatly superior numbers, and re-
treated to Vantsialin, 80 miles north
Of Vafangow. The officials here deny
that there was anything in the nature
Of a rout The enemy had over tour
divisions in action.
Japs Capture Town.
London, June ia dispatch TO the
Central News, from Toxic, says that
the Japanese. after fierce fighting
Wednesday captured Telissu, between
Kaichou and Seulantien. The Rus
slams lost six guns and many regl-
mental colors.
Heavy Losses Reported.
Toxic. June 17.-In a fight which is
reported to have taken place at Tel
issu on the railroad about 80 miles
north of Port Arthur, the Russians
lost 500 men killed, 300 taken prison
ers and IA guns. The casualties on
the Japanese side are estimated at
1000 men killed and wounded.
Two Transports Sunk.
Toxic. June 17.-All doubt as to the
sinking of the transports Hitachl ana
Sado by the Russians has been re-
moved. Three hundred and ninety
seven survivors of the Hitachl ar
wed at Moji and 153 survivors of the
sado have arrived at Kokura. The
survivors report that the Sado ana
Hitachi were sunk by torpedoes.
It is reported that the transports
Hitachi and Sado carried only l,4oO
men. If this is true, the loss in lives
possibly is less than 1000 The trans.
ports, however, had many horses and
large quantities of supplies on boaro.
Town of Siuyen Taken.
Toxic, June ia detachment OF the
army under Gen. Ku:oki captured the
town of $iuyen on Sunday after routing
and defeating force of 300 Russians
and 900 mounted Chinese bandits. The
pnemy retired toward the Tao river,
leaving behind them three dead and
two wounded men belonging to the Fiji
teenth East Siberian regiment The to-
tai of their losses is not known. me
Japanese sustained no casualties. This
is the first actual report of Chinese ban
dts fighting with Russian troops and
it may mean that the Russians have en-
listed large numbers of these irregulars.
Squadron Returns.
St. Petersburg. June 1.-THE Vladi-
vostok squadron has returned to Vladi-
yOstok.
Both Armies Determined.
st. Petersburg, June 1.-THE result
of the battle of Vafangow (north of Port
Arthur), which has now been in prog
ress for three days, is awaited here with
breathless interest. Excitement pre-
walls in all circles. The losses on the
Russian side, more than 300 on Tuesday,
show that the fighting has been of a
desperate character and Gen. Kuropat-
kin's report Thursday morning proves
that both armies are determined to
force matters to a decisive issue. En-
peror Nicholas has received the follow
ing dispatch, dated June Is, from Gen.
Kuropatkin:
can engagement occurred June IA at
;Waiangtien (nGrth of Port Arthur, I,
with a Japanese force numbering at
least two divisions. Our losses in killed
include Col. Khoastonnow, commanding
the First regiment of Eastern Siberian
Rifles of your majesty, and Second
Lieut. Dragoslaff Nadochinsky, adjutant
of the regiment. The wounded include
Maj. Gen. Gerngross, who remained in
the field, and Capt. krintsky, of the gen
eral staff Twenty officers, whose names
at present are unknown, were also killed
or wounded, besides 81 soldiers of
whom the First regiment of Siberian
Rifles lost IL officers and 200 men and
the First brigade of artillery six Off
GERS and so men"
Officers Elected.