Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-16
STAKELBERG WAS FORCED BACK
ST, Petersburg Officials Deny That
There Was Anything in the
Nature Of ROut.
JAPANESE HAD FOUR DIVISIONS.
Their Loss Was One ThOusand-Ene.
my Lcit Five Hundred Dead aud
Wounded on the Field.

ST. Petersburg. June l6 GEO p, M -
A special dispatch from Lao Yang to
the Ohicial Messenger says the battle
Of Nafangow ragged the whole OF yoster-
day and the Japanese receiving con-
siderable reinforcements crushed the
Russian LEFT flank and compelled the
Russians to retire northWard. No est-
mate Of the losses Is given and no men
ton is made Of the loss OF the Russian
guns.
The war office announces that Gen,
stakelberg was forced back before
greatly superior numbers and retreat
ed to Vantslalln, so miles north Of
NafangcH ne officials here deny that
there was anything In the nature Of a
rout The enemy had over four diyi-
sions In action.
JAPANESE ACCOUNT.
Washington June i6--The japanese
legation has received the following ca
blegram from Toxic, dated today,
"Gen, oku reports that on June n our
main body advanced northward In two
columns along the railway eXpellng the
enemy from the east Of Vafangow at
p M The enemy made a stand ON the
railway line between Lung Wang Mlao
and was reinforced on june Is the
enemy near Telissu consisted Of two
and a half divisions occupying the po-
sition between Tafangshen and Cheng
Tsu shan At dawn we opened attack
and our main body advanced along the
railway, one column marching from
Tsouchiaton, At 9 q. m. the left wing
OF the column was joined by the forces
from Tung lung Sow, ana at noon by
cavalry from Cnla CHA Ton Thus the
enemy WAS surrounded by our forces
near Tellssu and after severe lighting
they were routed and fed northward at
3 y. m. our losses are estimated under
900 So far as known we captured
colors, II quick firers and about 900 Of
the enemy including the commander OF
the Fourth infantry regiment Of sharp
shooters over 500 OF the enemy's killed
and wounded We're left on the battle
field. our scouts saw the enemy march
ing with a japanese dag In this engage
ment by which our artillery was misled
and suspended fire.
ST. PETERSBURG AWAITS NEWS.
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