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JAPs CONTINUE TO ADVANCE AND
DRIVE CARS TROOPS BE.
FORE THEM.
OCCUPY sIuYEN AFTER A FIGHT
ARE THOUGHT NOW TO BE AD
vANclNG IN FORCE ON
HAICHENG.

Toxic. June 12-Saimatsze was &C.
cupied by the Japanese troops on
Tuesday after a series Of skirmishes,
in which the Russians were cleverly
rounded UP and defeated.
On Monday and Tuesday there was
also much lighting south of Liushan-
wan, the japanese clearing the Rus
sians out of that district The first
army. in cooperation with the forces
landed at TaI1ushan. occupied Siuyen
on Wednesday, the Russians retreat
ing in confusion in the direction OF
Chaimuncheng and Kaiping.
Confirmed by Russians.
st. Petersburg, June 1.-THE Jap
anese have taken Siuyen, driving out
the Russians. The enemy appears to
be advancing on Haicheng.
News of the fighting at Siuyen fir
nishes food for considerable specula-
ton concerning the real Japanese OBJ
jective. Whether the advance to Stu
yen constitutes forward movement in
force, military authorities here do not
pretend to know. It's character de-
ponds largely upon whether Gen. XII
roki has the number Of troops with
which reports credit him. If he has,
it is considered possible that the jap
anese may
Attempt to Rush
,oroce Tho pooipc,,Io opS establish a
new base at Niuchwang. The direct
road to Niuchwang passes south of
Hal Cheng. Such movement on the
part of Gen. Kuroki might precipitate
a serious engagement in the neighbor-
hood Of Haicheng if Gen. Kuropatllin
considered the time ripe to contest the
advance seriously. But it is also point
ed out that the Japanese movements
to Siuyen and Sai1natsze may be either
feints or merely continuation of an
effort to distract the Russian attention
from Port Arthur.
Japs Continue to Win.
Headquarters of Gen. Kurok, via
Fusan, Korea, June IL. = The activi-
ties of the first army are increasing
rapidly. Four large bodies of troops
are clearing the roads to the west and
northwest toward the railroad OFF,
cial reports show uniform Japanese
success, but their casualties are larger
than in former operations.
Russians in Korea.
Seoul, Korea, June ia body Of
Russian troops from Kopsan has occu-
pied small city near Chang .Iiu.
There are conflicting reports regard
ing the action Of the Korean garrison
The natives claim that the garrison
bravely defended the place, but the
Japanese report that the garrison
made precipitate flight.
BY Wireless Telegraph.
London, June 12-The Daily Mail as
Chefu correspondent says:
THE Japanese consul has discov-
cred that the wireless telegraph APP
paratus is attached in the night time
to the Russian consular Flagstaff here
and that the consulate is in commune
cation with Port Arthur"
Nothing Doing at Port Arthur.
ST Petersburg, June 1.-THE gen
eral staff's advlces are that nothing of
exceptional gravity has taken place at
Port Arthur during the past few days,
but that decisive events are expected
daily.
Russians Are Routed.
Toxic, June IL. Gen. Kuroki re-
ports that a detachment of japanese
troops on Tuesday routed a battalion
of Russian infantry, with two guns at
Hai Machi, the loss being three men
killed and twenty-four wounded. The
Japanese captured two officers and
five men. The Russians left on the
field twenty-three men dead or wound.
ed and probably lost seventy men.
A Japanese detachment dispatched
In the direction of Tung Yuan Pu re.
pulsed sixty or seventy of the enemy's
infantry at Lin Cha Tai Monday, and
Tuesday encountered six companies OF
Russian infantry and 800 cavalry at
Chan Chiah Sih. After
TWO Hours Engagement
the japanese drove the Russinas of
In the direction Of Tung Yuan Pu. The
Russian casualties were seventy; OF
Japanese lost four men killed and six.
teen wounded.
On Wednesday Japanese detach,
ment, cooperating with another de.
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