Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-20
sKIRMIsH WITH INFANTRY.
Results in Casualties for Both Sides
Russian Repulse.


TOKYO. May 90 $3.50 pm.-The following
official statement has just been issued
here:
"a section of infantry of the Liao-Tung
forces went in the direction of Shan-Chusan
to recohnoiter, and met two sections Of
Russian infantry The Russians were re-
pulsed in thirty minutes. Our casualties
were. one officer and four men killed and
one officer and eight men wounded. The
Russian casualties were one officer and
forty to fifty men killed.
1.-The landing of japanese troops at Taku-
Shan began yesterday
Russian captured during the recent
fighting near Kin-Chou LiaO-Tung penin-
sula. reports that the enemy on the Kin
Chou peninsula consists of the majority OF
the 4th Infantry Division, and all of the
7th Infantry Division.
The prisoner adds that one Japanese
naval officer and thirty men are prisoners
al Port Arthur They are survivors of the
last blocking operation.
Japs Land Troops.
Admiral Hosoya commanding the third
squadron reports that with the third
squadron. consisting of the Fuso, Heiyen,
Tsukushi, Sal Yen and other vessels, he
protected the landing of troops at a new.
unnamed place, probably Taku Shan, yes
terday bombarded the coast and landed a
party of bluejackets. who occupied point
of land and raised the japanese nag at :
o'clock in the morning. The landing Of
troops Immediately commenced and was
accomplished very quickly.
Assisted in Saving Crew.
The report of Rear Admiral Togo. who
should not be confounded with the vice ad-
miral of that name, and who commands
the Japanese fleet sent to attack Kai Chou,
on the west coast of the Liao Tung penin-
sula. south of Niuchwang, says he reached
Port Arthur soon after the Japanese battle
ship Hatsuse was blown up, and assisted
in saving her crew and driving back the
Russian torpedo boat fiotilla, which came
out that evening. :,
Rear Admiral Togo entered Chilli guli
the morning of the 10th, reconnoitered the
coast near Kai Chou and drove the enemy
off range of hills near Tong Shan. ON
the 18th, after clearing the sea or MINES
Rear Admiral Togo entered Kin Chou pay
from which his gunboats bomoarded the
railroad bridge, a military train ana the
enemy's building, nflicting some damage.
Aogo's Report Of Hatsuse Disaster.
Vice Admiral Togo's full report Is as fol-
lows:
'It is regrettable to have to report
third misfortune. At o'clock Sunday
morning l received wireless message from
Rear Admiral Dewa, saying that on that
day. at in the morning, while returning
from the work Of blocking Port Arthur, he
encountered a dense fog north of the Shan
Tung promontory. The Kasuga collided
with the port stern of the Yoshino which
was sunk. Boats from the kasuga saved
ninety of her crew. The dense fog still
continues.
This has been a most unfortunate day
for our navy. While the fleet was watching
the enemy off Port Arthur the Hatsuse
struck one of the enemy's mines and her
rudder was DANA ged. She sent message
for a ship to tow her, which was being
sent when another message brought the
lamentable report that the Hatsuse had
struck another mine and Immediately began
to sink.
",The Hatsuse was then ten knots off
Liao-Te-Shan promontory. No enemy was
In sight 1t must have been a mine or a
submarine boat. Three hundred of the. .offi-
GERS and crew were saved. The Hatsuse
sank in thirty minutes. While sinking six
teen of the enemy's torpedo craft appeared
and were driven off.
"Our fleet report is somewhat vague on
account of the fact that some messages
were received by wireless telegraphy."
Advices received at the japanese legation
from Tokyo, confirming the press accounts
of the sinking of the cruiser Yoshino and
the battle ship Hatsuse, state that after
the Hatsuse had been struck by Russian
mechanical mines, Russian f1otilla of six
but were repulsed by the Japanese cruisers,
which saved 200 of the Hatsuses crew, in
cluding Admiral Mashiba and Captain
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