The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-07
EXPLODED AND SANK.

LONDON, June 7.-Adyices from To-
kyo say:
The destroyer hotilla engaged in
watching Port Arthur from the east
w9rd reports that Russian gunboat
of the Giliak type was seen to explode
and sink near Chentaoshan. The YES
sci, with another gunboat, destroyer
and other steamers, was evidently en-
gagged in clearing the vicinity of mines.
when the explosion occurred the
others hurried back into Port Arthur.
Vice Admiral Togo expresses the opin-
ion that the explosion was caused by a
Japanese torpedo.
"rhe name of the gunboat destroyed
Is unknown, but it had been seen be-
fore upon several occasions by the Jap
aneSe acting as guard ship at the north
Of the harbor."
\ St Petersburg report says General
Kuropatbin has telegraphed to the EN-.
peror as follows;
a detachment of Russian cavalry
consisting of dragons. Cossaclis and
mounted chasseurs. with a battery, on
their way from Nanzalen We're inform
ed that two companies of the frontier
guard were engaged with the enemy
occupying a position near the village
of Yondziatun. y portion of our caval-
ry advanced toward Wafengkau, while
two squadrQns of Dragons were sent
to support the frontier guard, and one
company of chasscurs was sent to pro
tect and reconnoiter on our right flank
in the valley of Fuchau. After accom-
plishing this mission the chasseurs and
company of Cossacks formed the
right flank of our position.
Toward / O'Clock the enemy began
TO debouch in considerable force from
Lutsiatun with the object of attacking
our advance line Two companies of
Siberian Cossacks crossed the railway
in front OF the cavalry and attacked a
squadron Of the Japanese advance
guard, almost entirely destroying it in
hand 10 hand fight They afterward
encountered the fire of the Japanese
infantry. Two squadrons of our cav
airy and a battery of machine guns
hurried up, and then retiring drew
after them a second squadron Of Jap
anese cavalry. This squadron followed
until it came in contact with a detach-
ment of chasseurs, who succeeded in
firing eight volleys at fixed range
into the squadron, which then fell back,
having suffered considerable loss.
a Liaoyang dispatch says:
"The throbbing of the whole great
Manchurian war engine can be felt
here. The town is animated, full of
officers from all branches of the serv-
ice. The real WORK is carried on in the
second story of the railway station,
heing the army headquarters. Tele-
graph wires radiating in every direc-
ton control the movements of the Rus
sian forces throughout Manchuria.
"a hundred yards up the track upon
an isolated siding stands a military
train shaded by a white tent, where
General Kuropatkin makes his home
and uses his movable headquarters for
flying visits to outlying points"
A ST. Petersburg dispatch says:
'"rhe government has no advices of
sortie having been made from Port
Arthur by the Russian squadron, re-
sulting in the sinking of four japanese
ships. The Increased reticence and in
creased activity of the general staff
might presage important developments
from the seat Of wSr. They neither
affirm nor deny the report that General
Baron Stakelberg is moving SOUTH