Milford chronicle., 1904-06-17
BIG BATTLE
FOUGHT AT
VAFANGON
Japs Repslled in Desperate Attempt
to DislOdge the Enemy.
RUSSIAN LOSSES ARE HEAVY
st. Petersburg Believes Japanese Ad.
vance North Has Received a Severe
Check - Nineteen of Togo's Men
Killed BY Mine of Port Arthur.

N'SS NoTH TtaS received severe
Check - Nineteen of Togo's Men
Killed BY Mine of Port Arthur.
St. Petersburg, June Is. - Emperor
Nicholas has received the following
telegram from Lieutenant General
Baron Stakelberg, bearing yesterdays
date
"A battle began at noon around the
Russian position. AZ miles south of
the station of Wafanhoon CVafan-
gow9, the enemy making repeated at
fempts to dislodge our left flank. The
attack was repelled and we retained
our position.
Ihe first regiment occupying the
left flank of our position. sustained Sc
we're losses. Its commander, Colonel
khavastounoff. and adjutant, Sub
Lieutenant Dragoslaff Nadoehinsky. /
were killed. General Gerngross was /
wounded a shrapnel bullet shattering /
the right side of his lower jaw, but he
remained on the field"
The general staff remained in session
until almost o'clock this morning to
translate and give out Lieutenant Cen
eral Baron Stakelberg's message an
nouncing the fight at Vafangow. This
unusually late hour indicates that the
authorities attach considerable i'm
portance to the dispatch.
1t is thought here that the Vafangow
anair may prove to have been quite
heavy fight. The fact that the Rus
SLAMS held their position in the face of
heavy losses also supports this theory.
and it is believed that it may turn out
to be a severe check to the Japanese
northern advance. 9
, The movement of 5000 Japanese
north of Kuan Dian Sian only adds to
the blindness of the situation in the :.
northeastern field of operations. It is
unquestionable that the Cossacks have
been worrying the Japanese north of
Feng Wang Cheng, and the movement R
may be merely an effort to clear the
country. At the same time this move
ment holds the possibility of a demon R
stration against Mukden one of the NJ
main roads leading directly east from h,
Mukden toward the region to which the q
Japanese are now advancing. n
The consensus OF opinion, however. h,
Is that the advance is more in the ma of
ture of a demonstration than a pre- III
liminary to an actual attack.
A special dispatch from Lao Yang. %
dated June IA. says
Yesterday (Monday) at the battle hi
of Vafangow Japanese troops number mr.
ng 10000 tried to pass our flank. but on
we're discovered. We changed our posi- I'm
ion, flanking the Japanese. and opened
heavy fire. The result is unknown" is
The same correspondent in a later mo
ispatch says: ls
To-day (Tuesday) the battle con- ~,
lnues. The Japanese have opened tbe
eavy fire on our center. bre
On the night of June 70. southwest
Vafandian, the COssacks came in
ontact with the Japanese and drove
hem from their position. We lost two Chi
len. The Japanese losses were Is men
nd 20 horses" n
The date of the first dispatch does o.,
ot agree with the Associated Press 1o,,,
spatch from Lao Yang or with Lieu tbo
nant General Baron Stakelberg's t,t,
essage to the emperor. both of which 80
dicate that the battle took place yes foIs
rday CIuesday). 1t is thought i'm frao
obable that there have been two No.
tions. ~, -