The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1904-07-01
BIG NAVAL
BATTLE OFF
PORT ARTHUR

TOXIC, June 25.-Additlonal details
of a big naval battle off Port Arthur
Thursday night came today, Sixteen
Russian warships, embodying the |
cream of the Russian navy at the port,
made a dash south at nightfall. A
japanese scout ship discovered them, |
notifying Toga by wireless telegraphy.
The admiral advanced with his entire
Ieet, excepting those on special duty.
The Russians stopped not far from
the harbor as the Japanese drew near.
Japanese pedo boats pressed the at
tacb sinking battleship of the Peres-
Wet type and disabling the battleship
Sevastopol A cruiser of the Diana
type was towed into the harbor Friday
at dawn, apparently badly damaged.
Japanese torpedo destroyers, Shira-
kumo and Chidori We're struck by
shells, three men ON the former being
killed, and the engines of the latter
disabled. The hnats were only slight
ly damaged.
- WASHINGTON, June 25.-Minister
Griscom, stationed at Toxic, confirms
the report of Japanese victory. He
cables: "One Russian battleship sunk
aud several others badly damaged. No
damage done japanese fleet"
WASHINGTON, June 25-The Jap
anese legation today gave out Toxic
dispatch saying that Japanese troops
landed at Taku Shan and surprised
and routed a squadron Of Russian cav
airy near Santaicho June %. The Rus
slams left sixty dead.
ST. PETERSBURG, June PA
great land battle now seems imminent
as Kurokis army is drawing near the
Russian position at Hal Cheng, while
heavy Russian detachments have
moved south from Tatche, between
Haitcheng and Kaichow to attack Gen
eral Oku. Beginning Saturday big
movement of the Russian troops start
ed and continued all day Sunday
Great masses OF infantry, long lines o
artillery and heavy detachments ol
cavalry started through the valleys
the me- singing lklfihln near - s!Ii
between the cossacks
at flank.
ST PETERSBURG, June 2S.-Gen
KurokPs main army forced its way
through three fortified passes, driv.
ing the Russians back, the Japanese
pressing forward on Lao Yang. A
report from Kuropatliin from Lao
Yang, dated June u, says "Yester.
day the japanese attacked our forces,
occupying Motienling, Feng Chou and
Talien passes. Our infantry and cav.
airy retreated. The Japanese made
frontal and flank attack, and oc-
cupied Feng Chou and Motienling
passes this morning, Reconnoitering
parties report one portion Of the Jap
anese army moving northeast with
the evident intention Of joining KTo
kis forces. At noon today our caval.
ry was hotly engaged near Teny
Chen All reports OF the past few
days state that the. forces Of the Jap,
anese against our Manchurian army
consist OF eight or nine infantry dl-
visions and several brigades of re.
serves, which also occupy positions
along the fighting line"
This report is considered highly sig.
nifcant, not only for its admissions
OF Russian retreat, but also for facts
concealed.
TOXIC June 2S.-It is reported
here that the Russian Vladiyostok
squadron has started out on another
.faid.
LONDON, June 2S-Baron Hayasp
has made public an official dispatch
stating that the japanese TAX Shan
army overwhelmed and routed about
three thousand Russians June o. af
ierwards occupying Fenshuiling, thir
teen miles northeast of Siuyen. The
japanese casualties number 100.
LONDON, June 2S.-Dispatches from
Toxic say that another unknown Rus
sian battleship has been discovered
stranded off Tiger Rock. 1t is be-
lesed that the boat was wrecked
While returning to Port Arthur after
the recent engagement.
TOXIC, June 2S.-An mconfrmed
report has been received from the isl
and of Kok Kado that ships resem
bling the Russian Vladivostok squaG
ron appeared off there June q. Sim
liar reports have come from all along
the coast, but the naval office pays
but little attention to these reports
TOXIC, June 29--Tt is reported
that the Japanese captured three forts
southeast of the Port Arthur defenses
last Sunday
.CHEF0O, June 29.-The attack on
Port Arthur continues from the land
side. Frequent bombardments by the
navy are occurring. The Russian
fleet spent some time outside the har-
Dor yesterday.
TOXIC June 29-It is unofilcially
reported here that Chik Wan Shan,
Chit An San and So Cho San forts
u were taken Sunday after an all day
: fight which began with an artillery
duel The Russians retreated west,
lelvlng forty dead and wounded. The
Japanese lost three officers and a hun