Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-05-25
THE COSSACKS FLED
General Kuroki Reports De-
feat Of Russian Force.
SQUADRON Was ALMOST WIPED OUT
Paris Hears of Grea Japanese De-
fcat-Continuch SkirmiShing In
Hills Near EfoyanE-Japs Play
ing n Waiting Game.

mus near 49, ilay-
ing n Waiting Game.
LONDON, May -. "A Tokyo dis.
patch says General Kur0ki has report
cd that Il section of japanese Infantry
encountered and defeated 200 Cossacks
at TOutaokou, eight miles northeast of
Kuangticn. The CosSGcks fed to Al
y0ungpincmen, leaving twenty dead.
The Japanese sustained no losses.
Additional details Of the fight at
| Wang, hiatun. near Takushan, Indicate
that the squadron of CoSsacks was al
most annihilated by the japanese in
fantry, which surrounded and COM
pletely routed the enemy. All the Rus
sian officers were killed, wounded or
captured. Natives report that some of
the C0ssacks escaped on foot, abandon
ing their equipment Many killed or
wounded were found on the battlefield.
A Paris report says the Japanese
have been defeated, with terrible loss,
in Il battle near Kinchau. The report
says the Japanese lost 1900 men, the
Russians 1900. No details are given.
There are two places of that name in
the zone of active war operations, and
the laps have been trying to force a
landing ut both. One is south of New
chwang: the other is on the Port Ar
thur railroad, just north of the be
sieged port.
\ report from Liaoyang says there is
continual diminishing between the Rus
sian cavalry and the Japanese. Cos
sacks are harassiug the Japanese in
the hills and byroads, generally driving
them back.
The general plan of the Japanese has
not been divulgcd. They are apparent
ly marking time, awaiting the arrival
Of reserves from Korea, who have been
delayed owing to the impassability of
the roads.
a typhoon is raging off the coast.
A st. Petersburg report says the pre-
vailing opinion at ;hC headquarters of
the general staff Is that the withdraw
al of the Japanese upon Fengwang-
chCng means that the enemy has de-
cidcd TO devote himself primarily to
operations against Port Arthur and
that the present object of General Ku-
roki. with the first army, supported by
General Nadya. with the third army,
now landing near Takushan, Is to
watch General Kuropatkin and pre-
vent Il move southwark. which would
take General Oku and the second army,
OH the Ljaotung peninsula, in the rear.
a NewchWang report says the Japa-
nese land operations directed against
Port Arthur are meeting with little
success. Generals Stoessel and Fock
continue to make well directed and
desperate sorties against the advance
of the Japanese, who arc fighting with
Il stubborn determination almost I'M
known in history.
Several hundred have been killed
during the last few days.
Japanese re-enforcemcnts are arriv-
ing daily at Pitsewo and Po!andien.
4 Russian torpedo iotilla is cruising
off Port Arthur.
1t is the intention of the Japanese
to reduce the Russian fortress ut all
costs before undertaking Il general adj
vance en- Liaoyang, where the Russian
army is concentrated.
The west wall of Liaoyang has been
pulled down and the material Utilized
in constructing covered trenches and
Notifications extending from the noun
tains on the Fengwangcheng road to
the Lao river. Thousands of Chinese
anchors have been conveyed to Lao
yang to be used in anchoring pontoon
bridges.
Probably the greatest battle of the
war will be fought in the vicinity of
Liaoyang. where General K%uropatkin
is determined to check the Japanese
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