The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-05-26
A fierce BATTLE
IS Announced
RUSSIANS DEFEATED BY THE
JAPANESE WITH A LOSS OF
TWO THOUSAND MEN.
The Mikado Loses Two More Vessels
OFF Port Arthur, One by Collision
and the Other by Contact with
Hidden Mine.

London, May 20.-The Standards
correspondent at Tientsin cables that
while the japanese fleet was covering
the landing of troops near Kaishau on
Monday fierce engagement occurred
at Haienyenching. Two thousand Rus
slams were killed or wounded. The
Russians retreated and the Japanese
occupied both Karping and Kaichau
Two Vessels Lost.
Toxic, May 20.-Vice Admiral Togo
has reported as follows: AT liza in
the afternoon of May Is, in a deep fog
off Port Arthur, the Kasuga rammed
the kOshinO, sinking the latter in a
few minutes. Ninety of her crew were
saved. The same morning the Hatsuse,
while cruising off Port Arthur cover
ing the landing of the soldiers struck
mine ten knots southeast of the har-
Dor entrance. She signaled for help
and instantly struck another mine
She sank in half an hour. Three hur-
dred of her crew were saved by torpedo
boats"
651 Lives Lost.
Toxic, May 21.-The loss of life in
CURED by the sinking of the cruiser Yo-
shine and the battleship Hatsuse is
said to be 651.
Japs Lose Another.
Toxic. May 1.-THE japanese dis
patch boat Miyako was destroyed in
Kerr bay by striking submerged mine
The Miyako was lost while assisting in
the operations of clearing the Russian
mines from Kerr bay, northeast of
Talienwan bay, on which Port Dalny it
situated. Five mines were discovered
and exploded, and the work was being
suspended for the day when the Miyako
struck and undiscovered mine, which
exploded with tremendous force under
stern, on the port side and inflicted i'm
mense damage on the hull. The MiyakO'
sank in % minutes. Two sailors were
killed and % men were wounded. The
rest OF the crew were rescued.
Japs Forced to Retreat.
Newchwang, May 21.-The reports
of the Japanese retreat to Fengwang
cheng are officially confirmed. The
Japanese, numbering 10000 men, came
upon $4,000 Russians in strong posi-
ton on Monday, 60 miles west of Feng
wangcheng. 1t being unwise to risk
battle, the Japanese retreated in good
order and with great rapidity. An un-
official Russian authority says a
pitched battle was not fought, but ru-
NOR says there was considerable loss
on both sides during the clashes.
Russians Repulsed.
Toxic, May 21-The following Off
cial statement has just been issued
here: "a section of infantry of the LA
ctung forces went in the direction of
Sanchusan to reconnoiter and met two
sections of Russian infantry. The Rus
slams were repulsed in 80 minutes. Our
casualties were one officer and four
men killed and one officer and eight
men wounded. The Russian casualties
were one officer and 40 to 50 men
killed."
Kuropatkin to Avoid Conflict.
st. Petersburg, May 19.-COnfrmlng
the intimations that it is Gen. Kuro-
patkin's purpose to avoid a decisive
combat with the japanese at the pres
ent state of the war the statement was
made by the general staff Wednesday
that the commanderiD- chief is making
preparations to fall back on Mukden
and then on Hardin.
To Cut Line Of Retreat.
Rome May 19.-According to the tel
| egram received here from Toxic, two
japanese divisions have arrived near
Mukden, with the object of cutting off
| Gen. Kuropatkins line of retreat
nOrthward.