River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-05-12
RUSSIANS ARE
IN FULL RETREAT
CEN. KURoPATKIN HAS ADAM
DoNED FENGWANGCHENG.
JAPANESE OCCUPY PLACE
Cars Forces Are Falling Back on the
Road to Mukden-AIe Pre-
pairing to Evacuate
Newchwang.

under date OF May Lieut.. Gen. Zassa-
Itch reports that the enemy's cavalry
and units OF their advanced guard occu-
pied Fengwengchengt to-day. Two COM
panies and two squadrons of their force
proceeded toward Daliandiaputso. Our
cavalry and units withdrew towards
| Schlindjano. Scouts from FengWang-
cheng report that two japanese dlVl-
sions advanced May towards Feng-
wangcheng by the main road from Plan-
min A third division advancing by the
valley of the All river occupied position
near Khuandiaputse and posted batter
| les to fire upon Fengwangcheng, count
| ing upon finding our troops there. Inc
japanese advanced slowly and very eau
tiously upon Fengwangcheng.
Another Capture.
Toxic, May "a detachment OF the
Japanese army operating on the Llao-
tung peninsula dispersed small Danos Oh
Russian troops on Friday and captured
Pulantien. a railroad station. Inc
Japanese destroyed the railway and teie-
graph. thus severing the Russian com-
| munication with Port Arthur.
In Full Retreat.
London, May 9-Gen. Kuropatklh mas
been defeated at Fengwangcheng' anu
his army is in full retreat toward Muh-
den. closely pursued by the JAPANESE
The few details at hand show that huro-
| ki outgeneraled the Russian command
| er-in-chief. Details of the fighting nave
not been received. A dispatch from An
tune indicates the battle for the posses
sion of Fengwangcheng began Oh
"Wednesday and that the losses on poth
| sides were heavy. Dispatches 10 PaFls
from St. Petersburg show that at the emo
of the fighting the japanese army occu-
MED the heights commanding the Rus-
sian position. Kuropatk1n gave MS at
tention to the enemy in his front, out
Kuroki. with a large force-declared at
St. Petersburg to be $4,000 men-turned
the Russian left flank. Kuropatkln
army was enveloped and he ordered
retreat along the road to Mukden. Inc
Japanese army then entered FengWang-
cheng.
Russian Losses on May /.
A dispatch from ST. Petersburg says
that the Russian losses in Kiuliencheng
last Sunday were seven officers and 855
men killed. 600 men missing, and $50
! wounded. Gen. Kashtalinsky, it is
stated. was wounded in the head by the
bursting of shell.
Will Evacuate Newchwang.
Newchwang. May 2-There is every
indication that the Russians have de-
cided to evacuate Newchwang. Troops
have been leaving here all day long.
Forts have been dismantled and all ar
tillery have been placed on board trains.
All the local transportation has been
commandered by the Russian authori-
ties. There is current here native ru-
NOR that japanese troops are in Foo
chau bay Con the west side of the Lao
tung peninsula, and about 60 miles north
of Port Arthur, but this report lacks
confirmation. The fear is held here that
if the Russians leave and the Japanese
do not at once take possession of New
chwang the brigands. who are now
across the river near Yingkow, will pill
lage the place. The foreign residents
are prepared to resist the brigands
should they come over. The British con-
sui has requested that gunboat be sent
to Newchwang. The Russians probably
will destroy the gunhoat Sivoutch before
leaving. The vessel is at Newchwang.
Depression in Russia.
St Petersburg, May 9-Two official
dispatches calculated to increase the de-
preston existing among all circles in
Russia were given out Sunday night.
From the point of view of the progress
of the campaign the most important is
that regarding the capture by the Japan
csc without opposition of Fengwang-
cheng, on May 6. The second gives de-
tails concerning the killed, wounded and
missing among the troops under the
command of Lieut. Gen. ZassaIitch, as
the result of the fighting on the Yalu, the
number of which totals 1897 officers and
men. Gen. Kuropatkin forwarded a
message from Lieut.. Gen. Zassalitch,
who had been left in command of the col
umn retiring from Fengwangcheng,
which described the movements of the
enemy in connection with the occupa-
| ton of the town.
Intended to Evacuate.
| The information caused no surprise
to the officials, who had already been adj
vised of the decision that no attempt
would be made to hold Fengwangcheng,
| the superiority of the japanese in all
fighting arms ensuring a disaster SINH
lar to that at Kiutiencheng. Therefore
Gen. Zessalitch was given strict orders
that there should be no fight of the rear
guard The Russians left while Gen.
| Kuroki was making his dispositions for
big battle. The Japanese approached
from two directions along the main road
and up the valley, placing batteries so
as to command the town. This proce-
dure on the part of Gen. Kuroki shows
that the entire Japanese plan of opera
ton had been thoughtfully prepared,
and that every division commander
knew exactly what he should do.
Close Call for Alexief.
St Petersburg, May 9.-PoTt Arthur
was cut off by the japanese who landed
at Port Adams. Admiral Alexieff man
aged to escape from Port Arthur with the
war money chest in a train just ahead OF
that upon which the Japanese fired. So
run two of the numerous items of news
served out to the people of this city, who
have scarcely stopped rubbing their eyes
| over them.