The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
RUSSIANS ARE ROUTED.

attacking the japanese at 6 O'Clock
/ this morning, but no particulars are
| obtainable.
London Hears japanese Whipped.
London, June ia dispatch to
/ the Daily Express from Toxic, dated
1 June Is. says news has been received
! there, but has not yet been officially
published, of great japanese victory
/ near F'u Chou, on the railway 70 miles
north of Port Arthur. The Russians
1 it is added, were overwhelmed, lost a
/ thousand men, left all their guns on
| the field and retreated in disorder
The Daily Chronicle correspondent
1 at Toxic cables the same news, adding
/ that the Russians. to the number of
! 1000 men, are now in fun flight toward
| Tshi ChaiaO and Kai Chow.
Later a section of Russian cavalry
/ marching in the direction of Tafan
/ Chow and Lun Koo discovered on it's
] right flank a great force of Japanese
cavalry. An engagement ensued and
| according to the latest dispatch fight
/ ing is proceeding all along the line,
/ the japanese having reinforcenentsI
| from VafangOw, consisting of three in
| fantry divisions with artillery and
| cavalry.
Russians Sank Two Transports.
Toxic, June 15.-6 p. m.-All doubt
as to the sinking of the transports
/ Hitachi and Sado by the Russians has
4 been removed. Three hundred and
ninety-seven survivors of the Hitachi
arrived at Moji and 153 survivors of
the Ed0O nave arrived at hOhuIet
Details of the destruction of the
( two transports and the full extent of
the casualties are not obtainable-
Japanese Almost in Port Arthur.
New Chwang, June 16.-3 A. M--Firing
has been heard distinctly in the direction
| of Kai Chou since l o'clock last night
! Two batteries Of artillery rushed through
/ town at midnight. The Second DIVISION
! of General Kurokis army was reported
4 to be marching toward Kai Chou yester-
/ day afternoon for the purpose or taxing
the enemy in the rear. 1t Is positively
/ known that the Russian forces in the vi
cinity of kai Chou are divided Half are
at Kai Chou and the remainder at about
20 miles east of there. The entire force
numbers IS, 600 men, including 600 cossacks.
There are rumOrs here Of fighting at Port
Arthur with japanese almost in the city.
| A private letter from Mukden says the
Who Give every indication that the cor,
resno5dents are not wanted Many of the
correspondents are preparing to leave
Heavy Fighting at Tellissu.
Washington, June 16.-The Jap
anese legation has received the follow
ing cablegram from Toxic, dated to-
4 General Oku reports that on June
IA our main body advanced north
| ward in two columns along the rail-
least of Yafa8fgoHs at 5 D. M The
/ enemy made a stand on the railway
/ line between Lung Wang Mao and
| was reinforced. One June Is the
the enemy near Tellissu consisted of
two and half divisions occupying
the position between Tafangshen and
4 Cheng Tsu Shan. At dawn we opened
1 attack and our main body advanced
/ along the railway, one column march
ing from Tsouchiaton. At a.. m. the
left wing of the column was Joined by
the forces from Tung KOw and at
noon by cavalry from CHA ChiatOn.
Thus the enemy was surrounded by
our forces near Tellissu and after Sc
we're fighting they were routed and
!
are estimated under 1000. So far as
| known we captured colOrs, fourteen
quick ffrers and about 300 of the
enemy, including the commander OF
the Fourth infantry regiment of
shareholders. over 500 of the enc
my's killed and wounded were left on
the battlefield. Our scouts saw the
enemy marching with a japanese nag
in this engagemen by which our
artillery was misled and suspended
fire"
Kuroki Captures Stu Yen.
Toxic, June 1880 p. ma de-
tachment of the army under General
Kuroki captured the town of Stu Yen
on Sunday after routing and defeating
a force of three hundred Russians and
three hundred mounted chinese pan
dts The enemy retired toward the
Tao river, leaving behind them three
dead and two wounded men belonging
to the Fifteenth East Siberian regi-
ment The total of their losses is not
, |
The JaDanese sustained no casual
: ties This is the first actual report OF
Chinese bandits fighting with RUSSIAN
troops and it may mean that the Rus-
) | slams have enlisted large nuIHbeiS u
these irregulars.
Japanese Loss Below 1000
: Toxic. June 16.-S D. MT IS re
ported that the transports Hitachi and
I Sado carried only fourteen hundrea
men. If this is true the loss in lives
| rrobahIv is less than one thousand
. The transports however, had many
horses and large quantities of supplies
on board.
Russians Deny ROut-
St. Petersburg. June 16, 7:45 p. m.
The war office announces that Cen
| eral StakeIburg was forced back De
fore greatly superior numbers and re
treated to Vantsialin, so miles north
of Vafangow The officials here deny
that there was anything in the nature
: 1 of a rout. The enemy mad over IouI
divisions in action.
Transport Showed Fight.
Nagasaki. June 16. 10 a. n--The
report that the port of Hakata, about
so miles to the north of NagaSakl, mas
been bombarded by the Russians Is
denied.
Yesterday the Russian warships ap-
| peared at the island of Okino, one of
the Liu Kiu group, south of Japan.
where there is a plentiful supply OF
water They fred on three merchant
steamers, but the latter escaped.
The japanese transport Ugo, home
ward bound, arrived at Xxi island yes
) terday, after having been fired upon
by the Russians, She was not dam
The captain of the transport Hino.
; which has arrived at MoU, reports
that he saw the transport Hitachi,
Captain Campbell, being attacked by
Russian warship with four tunnels.
The Russian was on the starboard