Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-06
RUSSIANS FIRE
ON KOREAN TOWN
SIX TORPEDO BOATS ENTER HAR-
BOB AT GENSAN AND bonn
BARD SETTLEMENT.
DAMAGE DONE SAID TO
BE INSIGNIFICANT
Japanese Army Now Threatening LII
aoyang-Trying to Cut KuroPat-
kin's Communications-De OF
Fight at Fenshui Pass.

Gensan, Korea, reports as fOllows:s
EARLY Thursday morning, June 80, six
Russian torpedo boats entered the
port, fired about 200 shots upon the set
Element, sank steamship and sailing
vessel, then rejoined their ship outside
the harbor and disappeared. Two ko-
reans and two soldiers were slightly
wounded. The damage done to build
ings is Insignificant"
Object of the Japs.
Liaoyang, July 1.-The Japanese
column, which forced the passage of
Molten pass, is advancing on Lao
yang by the eastern road. A Russian
force commanded by Gen. Count Kel-
Ter is holding fortified position COM
handing the road on this side of the
pass. The object of the Japanese is
to cut the Russian communications
northward of Liaoyang while Gen.
Kuropatkin is operating in the vicin-
ity Of Haicheng with practically the
whole of the Russian forces.
Jap Armies Join.
London, July 1.-The Toxic CORE
spondent of the Morning Post says that
the Japanese second army has effected
juncture with the first army and that
the whole force now has fighting front
Of 120 miles.
The Toxic correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph says that severe fighting took
place at Kaichau on June rs, which re-
suited in the capture of that place on the
morning of June g.
How Pass Was Captured.
London, July Ia dispatch to the
Japanese legation from Toxic Thurs
day gave few details Of the opera
tons at Fenshui pass. 1t says the Rus
SLAMS left 80 dead on the main road,
while the number left elsewhere is not
yet estimable. Six Russian officers and
81 men were captured. The total
casualties of the Japanese are esti-
mated at ITO.
The report, which was sent by the
commander Of the Takushan army.
says the Japanese army, in three COL
umns, commenced operations June 26
for the occupation of Fenshui pass
where the Russians had constructed
semi-permanent Notifications, with
forts, entertainments, wire entangle-
ments and abatis. The Russians stub
bornly resisted, but after a fierce en-
gagement the Japanese succeeded in
surrounding the Russians and finally
captured the pass June 27.
Says No Ships Were Sunk.
st. Petersburg, July Ia Russian
torpedo boat has arrived at New
chwang from Port Arthur. Her COM
mander denies that any Russian ships
were sunk or damaged in the fight off
Port Arthur June %. He declares that
after clearing away the Japanese mines
the whole Russian feet returned safely
to harbor.
Dispatch from Kuropatkin.
st. Petersburg, July 1.-The fol-
lowing dispatch from Gen. Kuropatkin
to the emperor, dated June 20, was re-
ceived Thursday:
Towards eight o'clock in the morn
ing of June q our troops, having dis
lodged the enemy's advance guard,
composed of cavalry and infantry, oc-
cupied the station of Senuchen, but at
nine o'clock it was discovered that a
brigade of the enemy's infantry was
advancing in front, while other col
umns were turning our detachment's
left flank. The town of Senuchen,
which is surrounded by walls, was also
occupied by the japanese. Consequent
ly at II o'clock our troops slowly with
drew. AS regards losses, we only know
as yet that an officer and ten men were
wounded. A reconnaissance carried
out on the road from Siaknotung to
Erltatan, and Khanza, revealed the
presence of six companies of the ene-
my's infantry and two squadrons OF
cavalry, and at Mayaratsa, three miles
southeast of Siaknotung. In this
reconnaissance Capt. Vassilieff, Lieut..
Makaroff and five Cossacks were
wounded. Makaroff succumbed. There
was some skirmishing June rs between
the enemy and our outposts at samiarl-
kau and Wangtsiafangching five miles
west of Samiarlkau.''
Fatally Injured by Burglar.
IN~T