The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-06
DISPATCHES FROM sAKHARoFF.
Tells of an Encounter with the Japa-
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Tells of an Encounter With the Japa-
 St. Petersburg. July 5.-The general stan has received the following dis patch, from Lieutenant General Sak- haroff, the chief of staff of General Kuropatkin. dated July 4:
 On July 8 the advance guard of the Russian force operating east of Lao Yang occupied a position at Lang-Tse pass. Toward evening the same day our scouts ascertained that detach- ment of the enemy's advance guard. ai,500 strong. had occupied the village of Ekhavu4n and Tcha Kumen Sea on our front, the main force having re- mained in Fen Shut and Mo Tien passes. At this moment we discovered the movement of a Japanese detachment consisting of a battalion of infantry. to tour our left flank positions in the YangTse pass in the direction of Lian Dian Sian.
 Tn order to check this movement a force, consisting of five companies of infantry, two attachments of mounted Hussars and half a company of Cos sacks was sent forward in the dfrec- ton of the threatened point
 In order to learn the strength of the enemy's position in front of Lang Tse Pass. the commander of the detachment ordered out was reinforced and a re- connoiterins party of ten companies was sent in the direction of Ekhavuan under the command of Colonel Let schitsky. With the view of making a demonstration, insuring the return of Letschisky's detachment, three com panies, under Lieutenant-Colonel Gar nitsky, marched to Mahoumizza. Fir ing began at 2:30 p m.. July 4. Gar
 
 roads near Mahoumizza and dislodged a company of the enemy's advance guard, which was almost annihilated.
 Simultaneously Letschitsky's col umn dislodged the enemy's advance posts without firing shot and ap- preached the foot of the heights, which were surmounted by temple. The temple Is less than a mile east of Elk havuan, where, although exposed to a heavy frontal and flank fire. our troops dashed forward and dislodged the Ja- panese from their entrenchments and occupied the pass. As the enemy was preparing to deliver a frontal and flank attack. our column then retired as pre- yiously instructed. Three companies of Garnitsky's force occupied the position which they had been ordered to se- cure.
 When Letschitsky's force began to withdraw the enemy opened heaVy fire from the heights. In spite or this' the column retired in perfect order Brave Letschitsky remained continu- ally on the fighting line and directed the column with remarkable apility and coolness. He was the last to re- tire with his chief of staff and adjutant- Garnitsky's column behaved with equal brilliaancy and coolness, carrying out their task with no sign Of agitation Our casualties were: Letschitsky' bruised and wounded; Colonel Pompelo' Iiau,onant-Colonel Trakhemovsky. captain Soloieff. Lieutenants Mar koH' Latkine. Bobroslavsky and Kozine' sec ond Captain Paly and several other officers wounded, ana zOo soluieiS NA ed or wounded.
 On the morning of July 3. our rein Agreements occupied Lian Dian sian |. The same afternoon detachment oI the enemy, consisting Of two oattalioiis and six sduadrons, with machine guns' advanced and attacked our outpostS' lying south of the valley Of the hho' who retreated under the vigorous hre of the enemy The officer commanding our aoVance cavalry advanced st 2:3O ?. n'' Wlth datacbment and at the same time the enemy placed machine guns on the heights northwest of Dounschk HedJa' and their infantry occupied the out sLtrts of the forts near the village Our horse battery retreated on the po- sition at Daoitschja, near the railroad, finder the fire of our artillery ana rifles. the enemy quickly eVacuateu. . their position and retreated to"are Senuchen. ,.
 The enemy's principal forces are at rresent concentrated at Vandiapudze' fin the direction of Haicheng' and al al soboLouve about ten miles west or siuyen. on the road to Kai Chou.
 Reconnoissances July discovered that the enemy is fortifying Ia Pass'