Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-08-03
JAPANESE:
VICTORIOUS
Russian Force is Defeated at
Simou Cheng With Appalling
Loss.
CASUALTIES ARE 1000.
Mikado's Troops are Forcing the Enemy
in the Direction Of Hal
cheng.

TOXIC, Aug. 3.-The Japanese army
defeated the Russians at Tomu Cheng
(Simou Cheng), and drove them tow
ards Hal Cheng in sharp fight, which
began last Saturday and ended Sunday
The Russians left fifteen hundred
dead on the field and lost six guns
They occupied range of high hills
north of Tomu Cheng, which were
strongly defended with covered tren-
ches. The Japanese seized the range
of heights to the south Saturday, and
began the attack at daylight Sunday.
The Russians were reinforced and as
sumed the offensive at $50 o'clock in
the evening, but were repulsed with a
heavy loss. The Russian artillery pre-
vented the Japanese from pursuing,
and during the night the Russians
withdrew towards Hal Cheng. The
Japanese casualties were about four
hundred. General. Kuroki has wired
that in two days fighting at Yang-Tzu-
Ling and Yushulintzu his losses were
six officers killed, sixteen officers
wounded and $50 men killed and
wounded.
Contract Was Violated.
Kiel, Aug. 3.-The Keller Zeitung
says that the German steamer Thea,
sunk by the Vladivostock squadron,
had Kiel for home port and was char
tered by British firm under the ex-
press provision that the boat should
not be sent to blockaded ports, and
that the steamer was not to carry
troops or contrabandof war. The Thea
was built in 1908 and was of two thou.
sand tons burden.
Japanese Cruiser. Sunk.
Rome, Aug. 3.-The GiornaIe Dita-
taia today published in an extra edi-
tion dispatch from Toxic announcing
that the Japanese armored cruiser Ka-
suga, formerly the Argentine warship
Rivadayia, has been sunk. The report
caused great sensation here.
Alarming News Received.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 3.-The CORE
spondent of the Associated Press is in
formed that Emperor Nicholas has re-
ceived a telegram at Peterhoff contain |
ing alarming news, also that it is re-
Ported that Viceroy Alexieff, who had
gone to Harbin, on his way to Vladivo- |
stock, returned to Liao Yang yester- |
day and conferred with General Kuro |
patkin regarding the situation.
Russians Lose Heavily.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 3.-A general
engagement is already progressing
around Liao Yang between the forces
of General Kuropatkin and the three
Japanese armies which have been
moved against them from the south |
and east. The decisive battle of the
campaign is regarded as certain If the
Japanese energetically follow up their
preliminary successes of the last three
days. At various points fighting has
been desperate and bloody, the Rus
SLAMS offering the most stubborn resist
ance. Losses although their extent is
not established, must be heavy on
both sides. Between six and eight
thousand men is the estimate given of
the Russian losses. All estimates,
however, are but little better than
guess work.
Russian Squadron Moving.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 3.-According
to information received here, the yes.
sells of the Russian volunteer fleet have
left the Red Sea, it is believed that
they have gone to the Indian Ocean or
to Jibutil.