The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-02
HOLDS
DALIN PASS
japanese Meet with a Re-
verse on Land.
KUROPATKlN A VICTOR
he Forces the JapS to Vacate
One of Their Strongest
Positions.
KUROPATKlN A VICTOR

LONDON, July "A Liaoyang dis
patch says that General Kuropatkin,
with re-enforcements, has personally
moved on the Dalin pass, which has
been evacuated by the Japanese and
reoccupied by the Russians.
At st. Petersburg il is said that the
Japanese report of the sinking Of sew
eral vessels of the Russian squadron
and that the killed included Rear Ad-
miral Prince Ouktomsky and 700 sail
ors is absolutely untrue.
Emperor Nicholas has received the
following dispatch from Viceroy Alex
eieff:
"A report received from the acting
commander of the Port Arthur squad
ron, Rear Admiral Without, states that
when the japanese attacked Port Ar
thur eight torpedo boats We're dispatch
ed to guard the roadstead seven miles
out TO sea.
The torpedo boats repulsed the enc
my's torpedo boats, which had APP
preached. During this action Com
mander Ellisseien, Lieutenant SmI-
non and two blueiackets were wound
ed. All the torpedo boats returned
safely.
'Then the Novik, Diana, Askold.
,Sevastopol. Potava, Cesarevitch, Po-
bieda, Peresviet, Retvizan, Bayan and
Pallada steamed out into the roadstead
n line ahead and anchored. Two float
kIg japanese mines having been per-
ceived in the roadstead, the squadron
remained at anchor.
Meanwhile several small boats
which had been searching for mines
discovered and exploded ten on the
eastern side of the roadstead. An eX-
animation showed that the mines were
probably laid during the night by two
of the enemy's torpedo boats, which
had approached Port Arthur.
Later the squadron, preceded by
a flotilla of mine dredgers, torpedo
boats and the Novik, steamed in line
ahead toward the open sea, having
emerged from the roadstead without
mishap. The squadron shaped its
course southwark, and the dredgers
were sent back TO Port Arthur. escort
ed by armed picket boats. Two Japa-
nese scouts with detach- -nent of tor
pedo boats were keeping our squadron
in sight all the while.
Twenty miles from shore Japa-
nese squadron was sighted steaming
in division lines ahead, which on draw
ing closer was found TO be composed |
of one second class and four first class
battleships, four armored first class
cruisers, seven second class cruisers, |
five third class cruisers, one scout boat, |
one steamer and thirty torpedo boats |
In two divisions.
"As they approached the Japanese |
were seen to be preparing to place
division of cruisers and torpedo boats
between the shore and our squadron in
order that during the darkness they |
might force by persistent torpedo at
tacks some of our ships TO break the
and engage us with all their
ships.
lukiHk lntO COliNlutTutfOH Ine IlCl
that the enemy's entire force was
greatly superior to ours and in view
also of the large number of Japanese
torpedo boats, | decided to return to
Port Arthur.
"The squadron reached the roadstead
Of Port Arthur, where it cast anchor.
At the same time our rearmost war
ships successfully repulsed two Japa-
nese torpedo attacks.
"The enemy continued to make tor
pedo attacks In the roadstead, but the
attacks were always successfully re-
pulsed
There were afterward found along
the coast near our warships twelve
Whitehead torpedoes which hau been
aunched by the enemy at long range,
he torpedo boats not being allowed
% approach nearer than twelve cable
engths.
THE torpedo boats attacked in
groups, and at least two of them were
sunk.
THE bodies of Japanese officer and
wo sailors have been found upon the
leach.
"All our vessels entered port at high
ide."