Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-17
THREE DAYS
ENGAGEMENT
treat lass 70 The Japanese.
Defeat Aserled By Timely
Reinforcemenls
RUSSIANS FORCED
TO RE | REAT
oqttianlsei By superior Number
They Abandon Naf.tngoM and
Retire ii Good order

LAO YANG. June 1g, Thursday
During the night of June i4th III,
Russian forces under General Staksl
berg which had been engaged Will
the Japs for two days, slept on thell
position, four miles south of yafan
gov, and 81 the morning 81 June 18th
assumed the offensive and attacked
the Japanese lines. The battle lasted
All day the Russians intiieting heavy
loss on the enemy. Heavy japan.
ese reinforcements were brought iii
readily from the south. arriving Iii
time TO turn the scale, The entire
division Of fresh Japanese troops was
thrown into line against the already
tired Russians and the immense sup.
eriority of numbers enabled them to
overlap the left flank ii the Russians
who had not sufficient men to meet d
turning movement and were forced
70 withdraw from Yafangow. The
Russians retired doggedly, not beaten,
bur ont.numbered.
vladivostock Squadron Sighted
LONDON, June 1.-THE Japanese
legation has received q dispatch from
Toxic announcing that the Russian
vladivostock squadron was sighted on
oki Island yesterday.
Description Of the Battle.
LAO YANG. June TIA cprres-
pondent of the associated press who
was present at the battle Of vafangow,
deskfibes the fighting as follows,
Throughout three days the officers
and men vie with each other In CON
duct and heroism. They have ad-
ded glorious page 70 Russia's mill
tary history. The enemy's advance
originally included the fifth, eleventh
and eighth divisions, twelve suuadrons
Of cavalry and splendid artillery. About
two hundred guns were belching a
continuous stream Of shot and she'll
Large reinforcements enabled them
to turn the Russian TANKS, made
my way about II o'clock to the RUS
sian right flank and climbed d hill
where could see the whole field Of
battle. The heights III Foo Chou and
and the railroad bridge and the SUR
rounding cops were occupied By Jap.
anese infantry. Then black lines Of
infantry like threads could be seen
creeping through. The verdure. near
the slope was dotted BY Russian rife
men. A brownish smoke overhnng
some 81 tho batteries and others show.
ed flashes of flame. The crackle o.
The rifle fire was pnnctured by the
roar of the guns. The scene wasHwe
Suddenly j company o.
soldiers appeared on the crest 81 the
hill and commenced 10 descend. They
we're followed by infantry.
sado Safe.
TOXIC, June I7-The steamer lse
arrived At Kokura carrying more crew
and troops from the transport sado.
The Sado Is safe and Ii being lowed
into bort BY the Higo.
Fleets May Have Met.
TOXIC, juno IA report has
been received from the police station
at Saga, near sasebo saying sounds
81 cannonading have been heard or
The coast i Is possible the Japan.
ese fleet has met the Russians.
Stirring Scenes.
The Japanese gunners promptly pnr.
sued them with shrapnel. Horses and
men began falling. a moment lnter
d couple of thousand Russians jumped
from train Just arrived and plunged
into the battle. Again came the crackle
III musketry and the Russians began
10 retire toward the railroad. Train
after train left the depot descend.
ed Tho hill and managed to jump On 10
The last car. The main force short,
II after began slowly % retreat 10.
wards Vantsiallm, thirty miles north
of ynlangow, and about one In the al.
ternoon had accomplished its strateg,
ic mission. The battle had inflicted
considerable loss on the japanese force
from Port Arthur. Many Russians
have fallen. but tho greater number