Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-16
JAPANESE GAIN
A GREAT VICTORY
D..i,os Overwhelmed, Lost a
Thousand Men and Left All
Their Guns
,tpoRTs VERY CONTRADICTORY
cid % Have Attacked Russians
''T 40 Have Been Repulsed With
Great Loss.

Tune ia dispatch to the
~.' rxpress from Toxic, dated June
p'"! news has been received there
W 49, ~ m. vet been officially publish
oa' -, great Japanese victory near
s sa' on the railway 70 miles north
ut po,, Arthur. The Russians 1t Is
~ o,s.a. we're overwhelmed lost l,pve
49, go loft all their guns on the held'
AVA retreated in disorder
~ NJ. nally Chronicle correspondent at
.,,. a. HES the same news, adding
.,., fine Russians, TO the number OF
,ass Won are now in full fight toward
r,hi chalao and kai Chou'
JAPANESE REPULsED.
,no Yang, June 15,-The battle at
y,,sngow lasted hll o'clock yesterday
or,nns. The Japanese in tremendous
s.,.s attacked the Russian position,
~, were repulsed with terrible loss. 1t
-,norted that three squadrons OF
r.narese dragons were absolutely
.lnsS ont. and the 60 men were Cap
ia THE Russian losses were Bill
Wv col Khvasteron, commanding
~ frst rife regiment, was killed.
BOARDING 10 the latest reports receive
~ h.ra the Russian troops We're at
,.cpinr the Japanese az o'clock this
morning, but no particulars are obtain
able,
ST. PETERSBURG EXCITED.
g. Petersburg June l5.--Not since the
war began has such excitement been
aposrent al the war and navy minis
,ri4s as reigned there today. With the
encounter between the opposing fleets
Imminent and heavy fighting In pro
Tress south OF Vafangow (Liao Tung
peninsula, about IS miles north Of Port
Arthur, aud along the line established
BY the Japanese reaching across the
peninsula from Piesewo to Port Adams)
news both from the land and sea was
awaited with feverish anxiety, The
general stan believes that the Japanese
force which attacked Maj. Gen. Coin
grosss division yesterday was the adj
vance force OF Gen. Nesou's entire
army Of nearly $4,000 men. Gen. Baron
stakslberg who commands the First
siberian corps, IL personally directing
the operations at the front. but 1t is
believed that the major portion OF his
corps is too far north to render effec-
tive support.
sakelbergs dispatch given out last
night came direct 30 the emperor. Moth
INK further so far as asCertainable has
hAAn received thus far either from Sta
kelbers Of Gen. Kuropatkin Both sides
retained their positions after the en-
counter yesterday, when the fighting
was OF the most desperate character on
the Russian left wing. No doubt exists
here that the adversaries brought up all
the support possible during the height
Of the battle and that II was resumed
this morning, But with the whole Third
army behind Gen Nozu there Is appre-
henHon that Stakelberg may be una
Me to get together a sufficient force 10
successfully oppose the enemy.
The authorities here have successful
y concealed up TO this time the num-
Der OF Russian troops on the peninsula.
Il now develops that Stakelberg 4
whole corps has been centered at Kai
Chou about 20 miles south Of New.
chwang). The dispatch Of divisions
southwark Is not entirely attributable
70 desire 20 relieve the pressure on
Porl Arthur, as II Is considered that the
fortress would lose most OF its import
ence 70 Russia from a strategical stand
pintif the squadron there succeeded In
escaping and effectIns a juncture with