New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-20
RUSSIANS REFUSED
At molten PASS
GEN. KELLER MAKES DESPERATE
ATTACK BUT HE rs FORCED
TO RETREAT.
RUSSIAN MAIL is
SEIZED BY JAPS
Japanese Troops Nearing Newchwang
-Kuropatkin's Army in Bad Shape
May Be Attacked on Three Sides
and Retreat Cut OFF.

Toxic, July 19.-At three o'clock
Sunday morning, a heavy fog yelling
their movements, two divisions Of Rus
slams, commanded by Lieut.. Gen.
Keller, made an assault on the Japan
csc positions at Molten pass. Gen.
Kuroki adds that the Russians assailed
all the Japanese positions at Molten
pass and in it's vicinity desperately.
The Japanese resisted stubbornly, re-
pulsed the Russians and pursued them
for considerable distance westward
kurok1 IN his report praises the valor
of his men.
Seize Letters Of Information.
The Japanese torpedo destroyer
Hayatori has captured junk, convey
ing mail from Port Arthur to Chefoo
Letters dealing with military and
naval conditions at Port Arthur have
been seized. Much valuable informa-
ton was contained in the letters.
Those which did not deal with Mill
tary topics have been forwarded to
st. Petersburg with the request that
they be delivered to those to whom
they were addressed.
Japs Nearing Newchwang.
Tientsin, July 19.-The steamer Fup-
ing, just arrived here from New
chwang, reports that on July 16 the
Japanese army was within Is miles of
that city. The officers Of the Russian
gunboat Sivoutch have saddled horses
| alongside, ready to make their escape
upon the approach of the Japanese.
Troops Are Menaced.
London, July 19-Official Russian dis
patches admit that Gen. Kuropatkin's
| army at Tatchekiao is menaced on both
right and left tanks, and that Kuroki
is advancing on Liaotung British OBJ
servers are astounded by Russia's seem
ing Inactivity. Either Kuropatkin is
hopelessly enmeshed in the japanese en-
veloplng operations or he is confident of
his ability to defeat all the forces Gems.
Oku and Nodzu can send against him.
Inc situation can mean only one thing
) that kuropatkin will be attacked
from three sides and that if defeated his
| retreat to the northWard will be cut off
by kuroki, who will in few days be in
a position to throw his armies across the
| railroad
Kuropatkin to Fight.
st. Petersburg, July 19,-The Japan
csc are advancing upon Tatchekiao
where Gen. Kuropatkin in person ap-
parently intends to take issue with the
enemy. Artillery fire was opened by
the japanese on Wednesday, evidently
| for the purpose of trying to find the DO
sltlon OF the Russian batteries. which
| understanding the object, did not reply
by single shot, The Japanese after
| that gave up the advance upon the main
| road, reverting to their usual tactics OF
outfianking and thus turing the posi-
tons as they did at Kaichow.
Land 10000 Men.
Berlin, July ia German CORE
spondent telegraphing from Mukden
says that 10000 Japanese landed on
July IL and Is at Pigeon bay. The
operations were covered by the entire
Japanese fleet. The Russians made
only faint resistance, firing a few
shots from the shore batteries.
Situation Unchanged.
| London, July 19.-The morning papers
have dispatches from correspondents al
Gen. Kuroki's headquarters which bring
the situation in the far east up to July
| l6. All of the writer's agree in saying
that the situation is unchanged, but that
the Russians are being strongly rein
forced and that battle may be expected
/ any day. Slight skirmishes are reported
!, to have taken place on July Is.
! Lost His Mind.