The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-06-08
JAPS CAVALRY ROUTED
Cossacks in Fierce Charge Literally Cut
Squadron to Pieces.
BRAVERY DISPLAYED BY MIKADO'S MEN
Russian Squadrons Said to Have Made Spec.
taculsr Showing as They Rushed Like a
Whirlwiud Across the Field-Japanese
Tried TO Advance. But We're Forced by the
Russian Batteries to Scatter and Retire.

Liao-Y Yang, (By Cable) 1.-The ia
panose lost 200 killed and a number of
horses i'll the fight at Nagerfuchu
lhe Russians opened fire at in the
morning, and after two hours and
half long range firing the japanese,
under General Akkiama. prepared to
charge and crush the force which had
been harassing them for twenty-one
days.
In the meantime General SamsonoH
was approaching Vagcnfuchu with
strong force of cavalry. 1t was a
sight worth seeing. when at the word
OF command the Russian squadrons
formed and rushed like wiirlwind
across the terribly cut up country
clearing away all obstacles, the bat
teries at the same time trotting along
the frightful road Having passed
The railroad station the troops came
under the fire of the Japanese machine
guns, but withdrew without suffering
much loss.
Annihilated With Lances.
he fourth and sixth companies OF
the Eighth Siberian Cossacks furious
ly charged the Japanese cavalry with
lances, attacking both llank.. In a
sew minutes they literally cut the
whole squadron into pieces This was
the first time lances were used and
they struck terror into the enemy In
some cases the lances pierced the rid
ers through and wounded their horses.
Som. af hx a,I H., 81,
drawn from the bodies into which they
had entered
The Japanese infantry, Numbering
four battalions of 900 men to acom-
pany, and eight squa irons OF cavalry
attempted to advance, but the Russian
batteries opened, and soon the slope
up which the enemy was advancing
was covered with black spots and the
.nemy was forced to scatter an retire.
Some OF the Japanese calvary were
wonderfully dashing, charging with
shouts upon the Russians, who met
and scattered them.
Decapitated an Officer.
A Cossack who had lost his lance
and sword wrenched a sword from
Jaapnese officer and cut off the Of
hcers head.
The Cossacks picked up boots which
had been taken off by the Japanese in
order to facilitate ther fight and flour
ished them on their lances as trophies.
The Japanese used the Boer trick
of displaying dummies, but the Cos
,acks did not waste shot on them.
Cornet Hero.
Ka- Chou, Liao-Tung, (By Cable).-
A Russian, who was wounded in the
tight near the station at Nagenfuchu,
says General Samsonoff attacked the
japanese near the railroad. a mile
from Vagenfuchu station. A cornet
Of the frontier guards was the hero
Of the fight. His sergeant was ly.
Ing wounded and Japanese officer
was about to ride over him when
The cornet unhorsed the Japanese,
mounted the latter's horse and placed
the wounded man on his own charg
sr. The japanese cavalry engaged
was the Thirteenth Regiment. Their
horses were splendid animals.
Sakharoff's Report.
ST. Petersburg, (By Cable Gen.
eral Sakharof has telegraphed as fol-
lows TO the general staff:
According to reports the Japanese
commander in the action of May 80,
near Vagenfuchu, had three battal-
ions OF infantry in reserve. Our
losses were II men killed and "a
wounded, and Lieutenant Meyer and
another officer, whose name has not
been ascertained, wounded. The Ja-
panese losses were very considerable.
"One squadron of the Thirteenth
Japanese cavalry was annihilated in a
hand-to-hand encounter and another
squadron, which came to its assist
ance, suffered great loss from the fire
Of our frontier guards ani rihemen.
We captureed nineteen horses"