Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-02
1000 RUSSIANS
FALL IN BATTLE
cuRPRIsED BY DOUBLE THEIR
FORCE NEAR FENG WANG
cHENG.
JAPANESE CAPTURE KINCnol
RUSSIANS RETIRE TO HEIGHTS
TO THE SOUTH AND ARE
AGAIN DRIVEN OUT.

Niuchwahg, May %. A Chinese
army captain reports that japanese
scouts on Sunday discovered the en-
envy in strength at Tatienling, fifty
kilometors northwest of Feng Wang
Cheng.
On learning the exact Russian posi-
ton the Japanese Immediately sent
q flying column from Siuyen, making
strong demonstration against the
enemy's frontal position At daylight
on Sunday the Japanese engaged the
Russians with artillery from the
south, while the main force. with
mountain guns, advanced westward
from the Feng Wang Cheng road
completely turning the Russian left
flank and enfilading their trenches.
The
Russians Reiterated Hastily
to Tatungling pass, losing more than
1000 in killed. wounded and prison
| ers.
The Japanese losses were slight.
The division which outflanked the
Russians were troops who, according
to st. Petersburg report, had rs-
tired to Feng Wang Cheng. This re-
tirement was part of the Japanese
tactics in Sundays battle. The Jap
anese now occupy Tatienling pass.
Russians Surprised.
London, May %. - The Shan Khai
| 1F noi1
Chronicle sends report received at
Niuchwang that on May 90, thinking
that the Japanese had retired from
Feng Wang Cheng, $4,000 Russians
from Hal Cheng and Liao-yang
marched toward Feng Wang Cheng.
They were surprised by 10000 Japan
csc in the Tatung pass
| The Russian casualties were 1000,
and more than 1000 Russians sur
rendered. The report does not give
the Japanese losses
After Desperate Fighting
Chicago, May 2S-Ernest w. Glenn
ent, staff correspondent of the Daily
News. cables his paper as follows:
"Tokio, May 26. = On reliable au.
thority the Daily News correspondent
Is able to state that the Japanese
troops bombarded Nangk-wang- ling, a
fortified position on the narrowest
point of the Kinchou peninsula, yes,
terday. Early this morning the forces
attacked Kinchou, where there is a
strong castle. The castle was carried
by assault, the Japanese exhibiting
the greatest daring. The troops are
now attacking the Russian positions
on the heights to the southwark, in
the direction of Port Arthur"
Japs Take kinchou.
London, May %. The Toxic cor
respondent of the Daily Express says
1t is reported unofficially that the
Japanese have captured Kinchou and
are now attacking Dalny.
The Toxic correspondent of the
Daily Mail, under date of May 20
says:
According to a reliable report the
Japanese occupied Kinchou to-day
and are now pursuing the enemy"
| A dispatch to the Central News
from Toxic says the Japanese have
stormed and captured the town OF
Kinchou, about thfrty-two miles north
Of Port Arthur.
| In an earlier message the Toxic cor.
respondent of the Central News ca.
bled that Japanese spies had ascer.
tanned that the Russians had thirty
guns at Kinchou and numerous mines
and wire entanglements at all the
points where a Japanese attack was
Expected. The fighting is sal dto have
! taken place to-day.
| Russians Followed Up.
After the occupation of Kinchou the
Russians retired in good order to the
heights further south, which were at
tackled by the full Japanese force
and carried after a stubborn resis
lance. Circumstantial accounts of the
]storming and capture Of Kinchou
Identical with the reports received by
the Central News from Toxic, are
sent by Shanghai correspondents OF
the Standard and Telegraph.
The Posts Toxic correspondent,
says that the Japanese occupied Kin
chou Thursday afternoon, and are adj
yancing to attack the Russians occu
pyin the heights south of Kinchou.
Japanese Plan Changed.
Liao-yang, May %. Rumors have
been received of change in the plans