The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-01

RuSSlaHS, Win nedNy loss.
st. Petersburg. June %. - 1t is re-
ported hat a serious land fight has
taken place near Tachekiao, in which
the Russians were defeated. but no
confirmation of the report is obtain
able.
Port Arthur Fleets Heavy Loss.
London. June 2S-The Contra News
has received the following dispatch
from it's Toxic correspondent, dated
June 26, evening:
"A detailed account of the naval
battle at Port Arthur has just been
published here.
The Russian battleships Peresviet,
Poltava and SevastopOl and the cruis-
ers Bayan, Askold and Novik attempt
ed to emerge from the harbor at dawn
June %, led by steamers used for
clearing the mines. At II a. m. the
battleships ~Czareyitch, Retvizan and
Pobieda Joined the others.
"All the ships then advanced, en-
d~eavoring to dispose of the mines laid
by the Japanese, but they .were hin
dered by two Japanese torpedo boat
destroyers which had been guarding
the mouth of the harbor.
AT 8 p. m. the Japanese torpedo
boats exchanged shots with seven
ing the
Clearing Operations.
One of the Russian d~estroyers was set
on fire and retired inside the harbor.
subsequently the Japanese decoyed
the Russians out to sea and awaited
an opportunity to begin a general &C
ton, but between 8 and 9 p. N. the
Russian ships made for the harbor.
The Japanese torpedo boat destroyers
and torpedo boats chased the Russians
and at $50 delivered the first attack,
in consequence of which the enemy
was thrown into disorder.
During the night eight separate at
lacks were delivered, lasting until
dawn of Friday.
I'm one of these assaults the Chfra.
TAXA twice t%orpedOed a battlesnip of
the SevastopOl type n a cruiser OF
the Diana type were disabled and
towed away. The Russian vessels re-
entered the harbor during Friday"
B%attIeship Sunk by Japs.
Toxic, June 26. - Admiral Togo re-
ports an engagement at Port Arthur
last Thursday in which a battleship OF
the Peresvlet type was sunk and a
battleship of the CevastOpol type and
a frst-class cruiser of the Diana type
were damaged. The Japanese fleet
was practically uninjured.
1t is reported that the Port Arthur
fleet came out of the harbor Thursday
and engaged the Japanese fleet.
Will Settle Issue Of War.
Headquarters of the Japanese First
Army in Manchuria, via Fusan, June
26.-Skirmishes are still occurring fire.
~quently around the positions held by
the Japanese first army. A force is
now moving. The situation is rapidly
developing and a battle between the
two main armies probably will take
place soon. 1t is felt that it will settle
the issue of the war.
Only 1000 Feet Apart.
London, June 25.-The Standards
correspondent at Shanghai telegraphs
under late of Thursday:
Gen. Stakelberg is retiring north
ward from Kaiping, but is expected to
make another stand at T~ashichaio,
where the next severe fight probably
will take place. 1t is reported tina,
the vanguards of the two armies are
- ~ q n ~ - z-l ~tIn-
Russians Repulsed.
Chicago. June 25.-John F. Bass, a
staff correspondent of the Daily News,
cables his paper as follows:
Gen. kuroki's Headquarters, Man
churia. via Fusan, Korea, June %
For the first time the Russians in con-
tact with Kuroki's forces assumed the
aggressive, making a bold attack on
the Japanese outpOsts yesterday at
Aiyang, nine miles northeast of Feng
Huang Cheng. The M~uscovite force
consisted of one regiment of infantry,
a detachment of cavalry and artillery.
After a sharp encounter the Russians
were easily repulsed and retired in
some confusion, leaving a few dead
and carrying off their wounded.
Retreat With Heavy Losses.
st. Petersburg, June %. - The Ga
zette that there has been a
sanguinary battle at Mai Cheng. The
Russians retreated with heavy losses.
Another report says the Russian
losses in this battle were 5000 killed
and wounded.
Russian Loss About 5000.
st. Petersburg, June 23.-The Rus
sian losses at the battle Of Vafangow
are turning out to be heavier as the
reports of the various regiments come
in. They are o placed by a con-
~servative official statement at 1000,
but a usually well informed authority
expects the total to be no less than
$500.
Hasty Retreat by Russians.
Fekin, June %. - UNSIGNED and
probably forwarded by United States
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