Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-06-03
JAPANESE WON VICTORY.

London, May PA dispatch to the
Central News from Toxic says the
Japanese have stormed and captured
the town of Kin-Chou, about 80 miles
north of Port Arthur.
In an earlier message the Toxic
correspondent of the Central News
cabled that Japanese spies had ascer-
tanned that the Russians had 80 guns
at Kin Chou and numerous mines and
wire entanglements at all the points
where an attack was expected. The
fighting is said to have taken place
Thursday.
After the occupation of Kin-Chou
the Russians retired in good order to
the heights further south, which were
attacked by the full Japanese force
and carried after a stubborn resist
ance.
The Shan Khai-Kwan correspond
ent of the Daily Chronicle sends a re-
port received from New Chwang that
on May %, thinking that the Japa-
nese had retired from Feng- Wang
Cheng, $4,000 Russians from Hal
Cheng and Liao- Yang marched to-
wards Feng- Wang -Cheng. They were
surprised by 10000 Japanese in the
Tatung Pass. The Russian casual
ties were over 1000 and over 1000
Russians surrendered. The report
does not state the Japanese losses.
st. Petersburg, May 27.-Viceroy
Alexieff telegraphs that a report is
current that Port Arthur was bonn
barded May "a, but says he has not
received any official confirmation of
the rumor.
The general staff Is not in a posi-
tion to confirm or deny the Toxic re-
port that the Japanese have occupied
Kin-Chou. The latest official infor-
nation regarding fighting in that vi
cinity was conveyed in Gen. Kuro-
patkin's telegram, which stated that
the Japanese lost 700 on May IA.
BATTLE IN THE HILLS.
Toxic, May 2S.-The Japanese
army swept the Russians from Kin
Chou Thursday morning and in a
desperate night attack stormed the
almost impregnable position of the
Russians on Nanshan Hill, west of
Talienwan. The battle ragged in the
hills all through the night and tele-
grams from the Japanese headquar-
ters report that the engagement is
still in progress and that the Japa-
nese are still pursuing the Russians
south from Nanshan and the head of
Talienwan Bay. The Russians had
made elaborate preparations to check
the Japanese movement south on the
Lao Tung peninsula toward Port Ar
thur. They had fortified the high
ground on the south shore of Talien-
wan Bay, their works extending to
the east and the west.
The extreme Russian right was at
Hushangtao and the extreme left at
Nanshan Hill. This hill was the
strongest part of the line; a series of
batteries, strongly emplaced, crowded
its crest, while rifle pits extended
around it's sides. Mines had been
placed lower down on this hill, and
around the base on the northern and
eastern sides were stretched well
made wire entanglements. Another
line of defenses, also protected with
wire entanglements, extended from
Yen CHA Tung near the head of Tall
enwan Bay, north of Liuchie Tien,
which lies south of Kin-Chou.
Wednesday morning the Japanese
attacked Kin Chou, and for three
hours they had an artillery duel with
the batteries on Nanshan Hill. The
Russian gunners searched the Japa-
nese lines with their fire, but failed
to inflict much damage.
The battle was resumed at dawn on
Thursday, Three Japanese gunboats
then entered Kin-Chou Bay and in CO.
operation with the artillery on shore
shelled the Russian positions on
Nanshan Hill.