The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-06-21
Russians We're Whipped IN
a Battle at Telissu.
LEFT 500 DEAD ON FIELD.
Japs Captured 800 Prisoners
and IA Field Guns.
JAPs LOST 1000 TROOPS
Three Russian Warships Met I've
Japanese Transports and Sank Tbom
A Large Number Of Japs Drowned
Another Transport MESSING.

Toxic, June 17.-The Russian hopo
OF relieving the pressure on Port Ar
thur by threatening the rear Of Gen
Oku, the commander of the Japaneoo
forces investing the Russian Strong-
hold, came to end Wednesday It Tel
issue, point on the railroad 50 miles
north of Kin Chou and rs miles north
of vafangow. when the Russians were
outmaneuvered and sweepingly d.
defeated. They left more than 80
dead on the field and the Japaneso
captured 800 prisoners and IA quick
treated hastily to the northward-
The Japanese charge that the Rus
SLAMS violated the japanese nag. Ger
tain officers aver that during tie fight
ing a body Of Russian soldiers appear
ed carrying japanese dag. and that
the Japanese artillery, deceived ~
this flag, ceased firing on that par
ticular body of Russians. DlspafchoG
from the japanese commanders Da1o
specific charges of this nag Violation
Early estimates of the Japaneso
losses at Telissu say that 1000 men
were killed or wounded.
ALI doubt as to the sinking Of tho
transports Hitachf and sado By ~
Russians has been removed. Three
hundred and ninety-seven survivor
of the Hitachi have arrived at Mo5t
and 153 survivors of the 6ado have
arrived at Kokura-
Details obtainable from the surviv-
ors of the Inflated japanese trano-
ports show that the Hitachi and The
Sado met three Russian war1h1po
near Xxi island Wednesday morning.
The Russians fired on the japanese
ships and stopped them, and soon ~
terward they sank the transpoFta
The captain of the Sado and several
other men were captured. More t1on
200 men escaped In the boats on4
landed at Kikusa-
The transport Izumi is still misG1ng.
St Petersburg. June 17.-speeia1
dispatches. dated June Is. from VAT
angow, say the Japanese during Tie
first days fighting had . battery of
six-inch guns These reports unite h
saying that the Russians several times
repulsed the enemy, speak especially
of the fine work Of the Russian art1l-
lery and report that the Japaneoe
losses, which include quite number
of prisoners captured. were much
heavier than those Of the Russians-
Emperor Nicholas has received the
following telegram, dated June Is
from Gen. Kuropatkin:
IT have received the following dis
patch from Gen. Stakelberg. dated
June 16:
Yesterday had intended to It
tack the enemy's right flank. but just
as our troops had been assigned for
| the purpose and were beginning to
successfully envelop the enemy'o
right flank, the Japanese In their turn
attacked my right flank with superior
| forces and was compelled to retreat
| by three roads to the north
"'Our losses are heavy, but they are
not yet completely known. Dur1ng
| the engagement the third and fourth
batteries of the First artillery brigade
were literally cut to pieces By the
| Japanese shells. OF 16 guns. - were
rendered completely useless and were
abandoned.
| "'The conduct of the troops was ex-
cellent, a large proportion Of them re-
fusing to retire until after they had
been repeatedly ordered to do %"