Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-07-08
JAPs WIN THREE DAY FIGHT.
Russians Unable to Stand Before the
Marksmanshin of Their Enemies.

Russians Unable to Stand Before the
Workmanship of Their Enemies.
New York, June 3O.-Edwin Emer-
son. the New York World correspond
emit who was reported shot by the Rus
| SLAMS as a spy, was not shot but made
his escape and sends q detailed state
ment OF three days lighting between
Kuropatkin and Kuroki east OF Flu Chau
June IA to i6 as follows.
Shanhaikwan, June al had a
close shave getting through the Rus
sian lines for five days to a cable sta
ton. There Is lighting now on the
Lao Tung peninsula. thirty miles
of Kaiping, the w Japanese armies
under Kurok and Oku striking to-
gether.
The Russians are v~acating New
chwang, a couple OF hundred remaining
and the Japanese are expected within
a week.
A three days battle ragged from June
IA to Is between We-fan-tine tInean-
Ing Red Tile TAVERN, and Wa-fang-tu
(meaning Red Tile walD, east from
Flu Chau fifteen miles. The country II
mountainous and the weather wac
clear. but the heat WAS oppressive.
A disastrous Russian defeat IL ad-
mitted. The first estimate OF Russian
losses is: Killed, 1900: wounded 1000,
with 2 generals, 4 colonies and IS Off
GERS: missing. 300 men. / colonel, 6 on
GERS and ! regimental guidon flag, but
not colors with the saints image,
Fourteen machine guns and much,
ammunition were lost. The Russians
abandoned their rifles, blankets, horses,
carts, caissons and tents ia a complete
r0ut.
/ counted 1000 wounded. -Four Red
Cross trains Of twenty cars each came
from the battlefield and the hospitals
are filled al Lao Yang. Mukden and
Hardin.
kuropatkin arrived too late. Laeu-
tenant General Baron George Carlo
witch StakeIherg commanded two d.
visions of the East Siberian Rifles.
kuropatkin OverruIed.
The war councll at st. Petersburg or
dered the hopeless relief of Port Ar
thur. overruling Kuropatktn. Two d.
visions of $4,000 men, mainly East Sl~
beTian rifles, and eighty guns with
Cossacks scouting, advanced south
ward from Wo-fan-gau along the rail-
Way Oh the morning OF the 18th, meet
ing the Japanese main column advanc-
ing northward early IN the afternoon
OF the lAth.
An artillery duel lagted until night.
The Japanese were the better posted.
and had the heavier guns. The shrap~
ncls were deadly on both sides.
l. it'E JdJdnG@G were ItftllUi&GA &0ftt
night, and a fierce infantry fire be-
gan at dawn OF the 18th across a deep
valley, the Russians apparently winning
until the forenoon. when the japanese
left wing, reinforced. charged the steep
slope repeatedly. The Russians at
tempted to turn the Japanese right,
and had almost succeeded when the
japanese cavalry attacked the left
fank and rear, fighting disfnounted
L. faanrs W.. fAr "a So a. vI NaFTnr3r4n fhn
Russian position ~precariOus. The Russ
slams In their attempt charged cheer
Ing. and following their ioug-haired
priests brandishing crosses. But the
Russian batteries were unablet to With
stand the Japanese ~shrapnel, IA one
battery lost its horses and most Of It's
gilglIlers and later WAS unable 10 save
the guns.
Russian Officers Fall.
Cossack Lieut.. isenkendorf. son kof
the Russian ambassador in London, Is
reported killed. After the repulse at
W&-fan~tien the Russians retreated TO
Wa-fang-tu. The first division Of the
East siberian Rifles stood bfavely.
Colonel sCilausstunoE 0f the First regi-
ment WAS killed with Adjutant Dragos-
lay and the color bearer. Five more
officers of the same command fell In
dufcis succession. The emperorss own
L 1RAAA1f@tffR ~ t%3L 80 ttAtRNt NAtt
captain, Tutshkoff. the cars favorite.
was mortally wounded In the fierce
melee, which ended in a general re-
treat with heavy losses, especially to
the Fourth East Siberian Rifles, whose
colonel is missing. Colonel Dubelt OF
the Thirty-fOurth rifles was killed and
two batteries OF quickfires of the fourth
brigade We're lost. Commander Major
General Alexander Alexievitch Germ
gross was severely wounded In the face.
The Japanese mobility was asfound-
ing. The Japanese carried only rifles,
while the Russians were III heavy
marching order. Retreating, they
abandoned their rifles with all other
impedimenta. The Cossacks succumbed
to the Japanese cavalry carbine prac-
tice.
Kuropatkin is pushing the fortifca-
tons Liao-yang with twelve forts con-
nected by trenches three miles beyond
the four city gates. Icounted 10 light
guns and 5 heavy.
The total forces In Mancharia are
now 10000 Infantry, 10000 cavalry and
$50 guns At Liao-yang are $4,000 IN
fantry, 5000 cavalry and insufficient
artillery. Southwest of Mukden are
$4,000 altogether. On the Kirin frontier
are 10000.
Cossacks arriving at Liao-yang re-
port that another division Is going to
the frontier of Tibet. There are gem
eral reports OF heavy shipments OF
arms and ammunition to Tibet.