The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-06-11

From New York to Japan and That
Others Are Under Construction
Newspaper Correspondent Killed BY
Chinese Soldiers.
Lao Yang. June S.-rhe japanese
have drawn in their advance guards
from Vafangow. They blew up part
Of the railway and the telegraph sta
ton on the night of June 3. The dam
age was soon repaired.
Samsonon's Cossacks are harrassing
the Japanese towards Port Arthur
rossacks searching the hills OCCASION
ally catch detached parties unawares.
In the clothing of q Japanese officer
of the 1lth regiment who was killed
important documents were found,
showing that the Japanese had lost
heavily in the fighting May 80. Among
the japanese killed were Chinese
clothes such as spies use.
SamSonof's fight with the Japanese
June in the valley Of Putsiantun took
place in an immense amphitheatre in
the hills. Samsonon threw forward
skirnishers TO feel ont the Japanese
POSITIONS The Cossacks and dragons
crept forward. examining the steep
hillsides. deep ravines and dry water
courses likely to protect JaDanese am
buscades
Finally the Japanese fire on the
crest of the hills located them. and
the assailants swarmed mp almost In
accessible cliffs The Japanese first
kept in the shelter of the rocks, but
the Russian fire searched them out.
End they fitted shadow-like across the
rocks as the Cossacks continued 70
advance. while the dragons cleared
the valleys leading from the amphi-
theatre. The Japanese cavalry re-
treated. unwilling to risk a collision
al close quarters.
The Russian line encircled one great
hill on which was the principal Japa-
nese position. and like a living rib
bon crept toward the summit Colonel
Sereda led the advance until he fell
wounded half way up the cliffs. The
command devolyed upon Lieutenant
Colonel Chicsville. who continued the
forward movement clearing the Japa-
nese from the heights.
In the meantime a Russian battery
placed an accurate shrapnel fire
among the hilltops Fastening the Jap
anese retreat. Two Japanese sharp
shooters on the summit of a hill seri-
ously annoyed the Russians at a criti-
cal period of the advance An officer
Of TereHesld's company scaled the
rocks in the face of almost certain
death and killed both the Japanese,
returning unframed
Soon after the Russians had occu-
pied the hilltop and an entrenched VIII
lage. they received an order to retire.
Just then the japanese artillery re-
serve was brought into action, and
showered the retiring Russians with
shrapnel. but failed to get the exact
range.
Besides Colonel Screda. II Russians
were wounded in the days encounter.
The japanese losses owing TO the ac'
curacy Of the Russian artillery fire
seemed heavy.
ST. Petersburg Has No News.
St. Petersburg. June S.-The govern
ment. it is authoritatively said, has no
more information that the pubic Of
happenings in the neighbOrhood of
Port Arthur. The lack of official news
from Southern Lao Tung was respon-
sible for the usual number of rumors
throughout yesterday, among them
the reports from Chefoo and else
where that the Russian squadron had
made a sortie from Port Arthur and
that the Japanese had begun a land
attack upon the fortress. The general
staff could neither confirm nor deny
these stories any more than similar
ones during the past As hours. How
ever. it was pointed ont that while
preliminary Smelling of the land de-
lenses Of Port Arthur was not i'm
probable IL is too early 10 expect news
of a serious assault Which could not
be pressed with any prospect Of sue
cess until siege guns have been landed
at Dalny brought overland 20 miles.
emplaced, and all the arduous prelim-
inary work of a systematic advance
against the outer works OF Port Ar
thur completed.