Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-19
LOST THOUSAND MEN Kuropatkin Reports Repulse
 at Motien Pass.
RUSSIANS ATTACKED IN DENSE FOG
After Stubborn Fight Japanese Drove Czar's Troops ofR-England and Germany Protest Against sei-
 1ures En Red Sea.

LONDON, July 19.-A special dis patch from St. Petersburg says that General Kuropatkin reports that Lieu tenant General Count Keller lost over 1000 in killed or wounded in the at tack on Molten pass on Sunday morn ing.
 A Tokyo report says that General Kuroki, commanding the First army, reports a severe engagement in the Molten pass between Fengwangcheng and Liaoyang early Sunday morning. General Keller, with two divisions, taking advantage of dense fog to cloak his advance, at o'clock in the morning fiercely assaulted the Japa- nese positions at the pass and on ei- their flank.
 After a stubborn fight the Japanese repulsed the attack and pursued the Russians nearly to Tienshutien.
 General Kuroh adds that, he is mak- ing an investigation to ascertain the number of his casualties.
 He compliments the army on it's splendid behavior in the battle.
 A correspondent at General Kuroki's s headquarters has telegraphed as fol- lows:
 "A Russian force, apparently about 20, 1000 strong, attacked the front. left and right of the Japanese positions on the western slope of Molten pass at a. n. Sunday under cover of dense fog. The sudden onslaught drove in the Japanese outposts, but as soon as re-enforcements arrived the Japanese galiantly advanced to the attack and after severe fighting drove of the Russians and reoccupied the position. The Russians retired, their retreat be- ing well covered The fighting lasted until 3 o'clock in the afternoon. and when I left the scene desuitory firing was still proceeding.
 It is reported here that the Japanese right wing Is making rapid move ment to the southward. It is not clear on which points the Japanese are con- centrating.
 Vigorous action by Great Britain and perhaps by Germany is expect ed to follow the reports of Turkeys 8 violation of neutrality and the Paris treaty in allowing Russian armed ves- EGlS u RHSb IAC = s@S SNsN ation is today occupying the closest attention of official and diplomatic circles.
 The passage of the volunteer cruis- CTS Smolensk and St. Petersburg through the Dardanelles, some days ago., aroused much criticism, and this has now been changed to open condem- nation of Turkeys course by the report that the Russian guardship Cherno- moretx was permitted to pass yester- day. England is bound by her treaty with Japan to prevent such assist ance to Russia, and several of the pa pers this morning assert that strin- gent measures will be taken to punish the offending Turk and prevent re- curreuce.
 A Berlin dispatch says that Ger many has entered vigorous protest at the seizure of malls on the PTinz | Heinrich by the Russian volunteer fleet in the Red sea.
 Not only is the seizure protested. but 1 the right of search for contraband by a vessel not openly classed as part l of the Russian naval force is denied, The Prinz Heinrich was stopped and 1 detained four hours in the Red sea by the Russian volunteer fleet steamer ] Gmogensk. All the mail and pack