Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-06-04
THREE MORE
DEFEATS
The Little Japs Prove That the
Cossaks Are Not at All
InvincibIe.
RUSSIANS DRIVEN BACK
Spirited Fights at Teissu, Chang CHA
Tun and Lung Wang Mic Which
Russians Lose.

Toxic, June 4-The commander Of
the Japanese forces south of the Yalu
River, telegraphed from Seoul today
the news Of a series of fights north of
Pu Ian Ten, about 40 miles north of
Port Adams, Liao Tung peninsula, on
Monday, received from the Japanese
cavalry scouting in the vicinity of Chu
CHA Iung. 1t was learned that the
Cossacks had been located at Telissu
and the Japanese thereupon dis
patched infantry and cavalry, which
defeated and pursued them. The Rus
sian force consisted of three squad
rons. At Chang CHA Tun, this force
was Joined by two additional squad
rons and the Japanese again attacked
and defeated the Russians. Five COM
panies of infantry and battery of
horse artillery joined the Russians at
Lung Wang Mao, where the Japanese
attacked for third time and the
Russians fell back to Telissu where
the Japanese and Russian cavalry
continued in contact on Monday night.
a Fight Near Saimatsza.
st. Petersburg, June 4-The war of
flee has received the news of. sharp
fight 20 miles north of Saimatsza,
north OF Feng Wang Cheng on June
!. in which six Cossacks were killed
and 20 wounded. The Japanese losses
are not known.
Russians Successful in Northeast
Corea.
Mukden. June 4-The situation in |
the war zone is not altered, and no
news has been received here from
Port Arthur. Russian successes in
northeast Corea are said to be causing |
great dlsqqietude among the Japanese.
Casualties at Kin Chou.
ST. Petersburg. June 4-The war Of
flee has received no fresh news from
Lao Tung Since the receipt of Cen
eral Stoessel's report, the general staff |
is convinced that the Japanese losses |
in the fighting about Kin Chou were
greater than officially admitted. 1t is
known that only the very seriously |
wounded were included in the cate
CORY OF casualties. There are indica-
tlOIS tuut DOIl SlllCS al Pun oulA0 thio
course as wounds made by the small
caliber, high velocity bullets, unless
they reach a vital spot heal quickly
and in a few weeks most of the wound
ed men are again ready for active
service.
kuropatkin's Position Strengthened.
ST. Petersburg, June 4-The general
public at the Russian capital is i'm
bued with the belief that an import
ant battle. is impending between Gen.
eral Kuropatkin and General Kuroki.
The best informed circles of the war
Office do not anticipate decisive bat
Tie Immediately unless brought about
by an accidental COLI
sion between strong columns. Never
theless, it is known difference of
opinion exists at Russian headquarters
as to the advisability of Kuropatkin
taking the aggressive and it is be-
leved that this matter was the SUBJ
ject of conference between the COM
and the viceroy at
Mukden on Tuesday. Kuropatkin's po-
sition is becoming very formidable,
both in the number and the character
of the troops at his disposal. The most
important is a large reinforcement of
field artillery in which the Russian
army was especially weak.
Nevertheless Kuropatkin does not
consider himself strong enough to risk
the possibility of defeat which might
be rretrievable, and result in disaster,
or at least in years OF campaigning.
His friends have praised his steady
conservatism and caution and his re-
fusal to listen to the counsel of hot
SpurS.