Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-23
RUSSO JAPANESE WAR

miral Kamimura. This means. from
all indications, that the Russian Via
divostok squadron must no longer be
considered In the war.
Jap Transports Sunk.
Toxic. June 1S-The Japanese trans.
ports Hitachi and Sado, carrying about
1,400 men, many horses and large
quantities Of supplies, have been sunk
by Russian warships from Vladivostok
Big Armies In Fierce Battle.
London. June 17.-Dispatches from
all sources indicate that the armies Of
Russia and Japan are engaged In a ter.
rifle struggle on the Liaotung PENN.
sula, with Port Arthur for the prize.
Heavy losses have been suffered by
both combatants, just how great can.
not now be determined. A naval bat.
tie evidently is in progress.
Chefu, June 1.-THE Japanese have
succeeded in placing flfty-two siege
suns on the heights to the north of
Port Arthur.
Loss Is Terrible.
Liao-yang, June II. - The battle at
Vafangow lasted till o'clock Tuesday
evening. The japanese, in tremendous
force, attacked the Russian position
but were repulsed with terrible loss.
1t is reported that three squadrons
Of japanese dragons were wiped out
and that sixty men were capt-red.
The Russian losses were 311 men. COX
Khyasterotf, commanding tho First
rifle regiment, was killed.
According to latest reports the Rus
sian troops were attaci.irg the Ja-rn-
csc at 6 O'Clock yesterday morning,
but no particulars are obtainabie.
VIad!vostox Squadron En1e-ed.
London. June IA dispatch to TIE
Central News from Toxic, filled yes
terday afternoon. sa5-s naval er-Hro.
ment is in progress off TsuscNima isl
and, in the Korean straits, between
three Russian cruisers which esca,eL
from Vladivostok and number OF Jap
anese ships. No details have yet been
received.
Fierce BattI: at Vafaneow.
Niuchwang, June 16. - A battle be.
tween the vanguards of the\opposing
armies occurred yesterday at Vafan-
gov, station on the railway about
sixty miles above Finchou
It is reported that each side lost
heavily, but the Russians retained
their positions.
The fighting is said to have assumed
the nature Of a general engagement.
1t is believed that the Japanese have
planned to capture Mukden and attack
the main Russian army from the rear
Russian Loss Is Heavy
ST. Petersburg, June 1G. - Emperor
Nicholas has received the following
telegram from Lieut.. Gen. Baron Stalk
elberg, bearing yesterdays date:
"A battle began at noon around the
Russian position, four and half miles
south of the station of Vafangow, the
enemy making repeated attempts to
dislodge our left flank. The attack
was repealed and we retained our po-
sition. The First regiment, occupying
the left flank of our position, sustained |
severe losses"
800 Hundred Russians Die in Ambush
Niuchwang, June 15 = Information
has been received here through here. |
tOfore reliable channels that part of |
the Japanese force left at Pulan-tien |
to checkmate the Russians southwark |
movement to relieve Port Arthur was
attacked southeast of Shunganmao |
After slight fighting the Japanese
made false retreat, the Russians hot
ly following them. when the Japanese
made flank movement, catching the
Russians in a trap. The Russian
losses are placed at 800 men. They
fell back on Kaichou and began to re-
treat along the Baimatgutsaichou road.
Japanese Lose Heavily.
Haicheng, Manchuria, June IA. - A
thanking movement of the Japanese
around the Russian left from Feng
Wang Cheng June 9 was repulsed
with loss of two whole battalions.
A large Japanese force moved out
in the morning along the Geng Wang
Cheng and Haicheng road. The Rus.
SLAMS had force strongly posted in
ravine thirty miles southeast of Hal.
cheng. The Japanese were preceded
by two battalions, who walked into the
Russian Ambuscade.
They received a murderous rifle and
artillery fire at close range and we're
wiped out, only one or two escaping.
The main Japanese force, which
was greatly superior to the Russian
force, tried to outflank the Russians,
who drew off without losing a man |