The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-07-30
'NEWCRWANG is EVACUATED
APPROACH OF JAPANESE CAUSES
, ITS ABANDONMENT.
Russian Retreat from the City Fol-
lows Two Days Battle in
Vicinity.

Russian Retreat from the City Fol-
lows Two Days Battle in
Vicinity.
abandoned Newchwang after a two
days battle, in which they are reported
to have lost 700 men in killed and
wounded. Before evacuating the city
the Russians burned the railway sta
ton and presumably all their stores
and supplies The fighting for the pos
session of Newchwang began on Fri
day, when the japanese advanced from
their position south of Tatchekiao.
The Russian outposts were driven back
to Tatchekiao and the fighting became
general. The Russian force OF 20 bat
talions under Gen. Stackelberg, who
was so seriously defeated at Vafangow
on June IA, Is and Is, gave battle and
contested every loot of the Japanese
advance. Gen. Olu's force over
whelmed the Russians, however. and
the latter were compelled to retreat
toward Tatcheluao.
Paris, July 2l.-The Yinkow CORE
spondent Of the Ma;in says that so jap
anese cavarymcn entered Newchwang
at five O'Clock in the morning and hauled
down the Russian commercial flag,
which had been substituted for the mil
itary standard on the residence of the
governor. The Japanese standard was
hnicfol no ~
neighboring buildings and the custom
houses. The consular authorities had
taken precautions to insure the safety
of the European residents, who were
armed. The Russians who refused to
follow the retreat have been cut Off
The Japanese cavalrymen, the corre-
spondent says, We're supplied with the
most modern accoutrements and each
man was furnished with compass and
field glass. Competent authorities had
thought that Japanese attack was out
of the question, owing to the large Rus
sian requirements arriving during the
last two weeks. The dispatch in con-
clusion says that Japanese troops are
still filing into Nechwang.
Paris, July 27.-The japanese occu-
patton of Newchwang is regarded here
as serious blow to Russia, which there
by is prevented from closely watching
the doings of the Chinese army CON-
manded by Gen. Ma. The French have
not forgotten their experience against
the black flags during the Tonkinese
war, throughout which peace was NOM
lnally maintained with China, and the
belief is current that the Japanese now
will readily obtain unofficial aid from
the Chinese soldiers by promises of good
pay and hints of the possibilities Of
plumber. Russia could only make rep
reservations at Picking, where the reply
doubtless would be that the troops had
been ordered to observe strict neu-
trality and that any Cinnamon fighting
for Japan were merely brigands.
st. Petersburg, July 27.-Dispatches
received by the war office announce
that the Russians have retreated to
Haicheng. They decided to withdraw
from Tatchekiao Sunday evening
Gen. Zaroubaieff, commanding the
fourth army corps, who is Gen. Stakel-
bergs senior, resolved to take this
step in consequence of the reports of
scouts that the Japanese were turning
the left flank.
London, July 26-Cabling under date
OF July "a, the Daily Nails Newchwang
correspondent describes 14-hours'
desperate battle with heavy losses on
both sides, and which resulted in the
Russian position at Tatchekiao being
rendered untenable, by reason of which
they will be compelled to retreat to-
ward Haicheng. The battle began at
six o'clock in the morning." the corre-
spondent says, 1.-The Russians resuming
the attack on the japanese position
on the heights east of Tatchekiao. Aft
er few hours the Japanese left flank
from TAPPING mountain captured the
village OF Tanghuditueno, compelling
the Russians to retreat to Tienghuait-
uen, six miles from their base. The
Russians, now reinforced, maintained
the position until five o'clock in the
afternoon, when the Japanese right
Hank made sudden appearance on the
hills south of Tatchekiao and by tre-
mendous fire forced the Russians to re-
treat. The Japanese firing line ex-
tended Is miles. After two more hours
oil an incessant storm of shot and shell
they swept the last hill and the plain
clear of Russians"
Although military men do not seem to
be alarmed, the southern army from
Tatchekiao tends to concentrate Kuro-
patkin's forces. thus giving him smaller
front to defend, considerable nervous
ness is manifested here by those not in
the secrets Of Russia's commander-in-
chief, especially as Gen. Kuropatkin him
self points out the danger threatening
his line of communications to the north
owing to the development of the Japa-
nese advance from SaimatsZe toward
Mukden. If this column be pushed home
and the japanese Gordon should at the
same time be frightened from the south
and east Gen. Kuropatkin's danger would
be easily conceivable and consequently
there is already talk of his preparing to
meet this danger by withdrawing to
Mukden and there awaiting further re-
Inducements.
Gave Himself Up.
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