The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-02

stand on q hill northwest OF Chiu Ten
I Cheng, but they began retreatine at 10
noon The Twelfth japanese division
I advanced toward the Tab Lang Fang
/ which is due west OF the village of Ma
/ kaO. the division Of the imperial guards
/ west Of Chiu Tien Cheng. while the
/ Second division moved down the river
with An Tung as its objective The
general reserve advanced over the main
road to Iaio Yang which runs IN "A
westerly direction from the Talu river
At 6 o'clock yesterday evening the
[ japanese army held line extending
from An Tu1g uOrCnWeSterly 10 Lauku-
ku and running from there in a north
/ easterIy direction to Mihukau-
At Hamatau. where the IOho makes
I its first bend to the west. the japanese
succeeded IN enyeloping the Russians
/ on three sides. At this place after
sharp fighting at close range the Japa-
uese captured 20 Russian guns with
their horses. carriages and ammunition
and more than 70 or1cerS and many
men The Russian troops at Hamatan
returned toward Feng Huan Cheng-
Russian officer who was taken pris-
oner, said that the effect OF the Japa-
nese artillery fire on Saturday and Sun
day was enormous
Isieutenant General SassauIitch, com
nnander Of the Second Siberian army
corps, and Major General KashtaIinsky.
+ commander OF the Third east Siberian
rife brigade were wounded by shells
A Russian lieutenant colonel was cap
tured. It is estimated that the Russian
casualties amounted to over 500
General Kurold and his headquarters
entered Chiu Tien Cheng at half past
5 Sunday evening
General Kuroh has teIegraphed that
the imperial prince and the officers OF
his command are in high spirits, and
that all the troops are in excellent spir-
Admiral Hosoya's Report
Toxic, May Z.-1o a. m--Admiral
Hosoya reports that Commander Ma
kagawa, the commander OF the Jap
anese gungoat f1otilla, has communi-
Gated to him as follows
The detachment started at half
past on Sunday morning 1t went
up the YaIu river as far as practicable
The gunboat Maya bombarded An
tushcan and Cjib. It also bOmbarded
Liu Dong kau and vicinity The tor
peGO boat fOtiIIa proceeded to Su
Dong Kau and b0nbardAd that place.
Returning it was suddenly attacked by
the enemy from the hills northeast Of
Antuschan. 1t returned the fire and
siIenced the enemy IN 80 minutes II
then returned to Xongampo at half
past II. There were no casualties.
Armed steamers at 10 O'Clock Sat
urday night bonn barded Su Dong kau
for 80 minutes The enemy replied to
at half past 9 Sunday morning
these steamers exchanged FIRE with
the enemy's infantry and artillery for
IS minutes The enemy was dispersed.
An Tung was seen to be burning
AN Tung was seen to be burning
fire and retreated- We had no casual
ties
Fog saved the Russians.
Toxic, May 2-Noon-VIce Admiral
kaminUra, who is in command OF the
japanese squa drOu. which has been OPP
Grating recently against NladivOstOk
has sent in a report from Gensan. Ko-
rea, dated Sunday. in which he says
that the inpenetra bic fog twice forced
the abb ndonment Of the attack on VIA
divostok and twice spared the Russtln
squadron a sea fight
While kanimura was steaming north
the first time he passed the Russian
squadron bound south on the "a = To
Gensan which resulted in tie sinking
OF the japanese merchant steamer
Goyo Maru5 and the transport kirlsIl-n
Maru. The japanese and Russian spau-
drons must have PASSED very closely TO
each other for the Japanese We're con-
scioEs Of the presence Of the enemy.
When karnImura was Competed 20
suspend his attack upon Nlad1vostOk,
he moved to the southwark and
again passed the Russians on their
way north after the Cfeussn raid As
soon as kamimura returned TO the
Korean coast he learned that the Kin
shiu Maru was missing and immedi-
ateIy returned TO the north to search
and pursue it He found three boats
ing at sea He then detached some
cruisers from his squadron and or
dered them to search certain fnlets in
the vicinity Of Naniwa- The vessels
discovered some Russian mines at
Izuu1i and exploded them
Vice Admiral kamimura closes his
report with saying that the conunu-
ance Of the fog since Thursday has
prevented a renewal of the attack
Davidson Can Go now.
shanghai Nav AS a result of the
occupation of Antung by theJpanesea
United States Consul James W. David-
son. who has been assigned to An
tung. probably will proceed to his post
Immediately. Mr.. Davidson has been
granted an exequatur by the Chinese
government. but the Russians having
occupied and fortified Antung- thought
it inadvfsabIe for him TO proceed there
The japanese authorities have lndI-
Gated that they have no objection to
Mr.. Davidson going to Antung at
once
When it was learned that Mr. Da-
wilson and the other c0nsuls assigned
to pOsts in MancHuria could not pro-
coed TO their respective places be
cause Of the war. the state depart
uent decided TO End temporary en-
pIoyune nt for them in the far east and
it was announced from Washington
on April 8 that Mr. Davidson would
be sent to New Chwang TO serve as
that point
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