The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-01
Says His Troops Have Dls- lodged Japs' Advance
HIS LOSSES NOT VERY HEAVY
At First They Forced Back the Cos sacks, But Subsequently the Jap anese Forces Were RepuIsed.
 Are Still Advancing.

St. Petersburg June 3o.-The following dispatch from General Kuropatkin to the emperor dated June 9, was received to- day:
 Towards 8 o'clock on the morning of June 27. our troops having dislodged the enemys advance guard, composed of cav airy and infantry. occupied the station of Senu- Chen. but at o'clock 1t was dis covered brigade of the enemys infantry were advancing in front while other columns were turning our left flank. The town of Senu Chen, which Is surrounded by walls, was also occupied by the Japa- nese Consequently at Il O clock our trops slowly withdrew. As regards losses we only know as yet that an officer and ten men were wounded.
 "A reconnaissance carried out on the road from Sia-Kou-Tung to Erltatan and Khanza revealed the presence of six com panes of the enemys infantry and two sance Captain vassilieff Lieutenant Makaroff and five cossacks were wound ed. Makaroff succumbed
 There was some sklrmishlng June 25. between the enemy and our outposts at Samiarlkau and Wang-Tsi-C Ching, five miles west of Samiarlkau..
 At in the morning June 26 a detach- ment of the enemy nearly an infantry brigade, with two batteries, occupied Santiao, firing on our van posts. occupy ing Black Mount. south of Sia Kho Tung.
 Held Their Ground.
 Our three companies firmly held their ground until reinforced. At a. m a bat tery of Cossacks and a mounted noun tain battery took up a position and ops ened fire on the front and flank of a Japanese battery and dense columns of infantry, which had appeared against our < left.
 . Al q ipsths afternoon the Japanese be- gan to retire, pressed by our troops, who had assumed the offensive, ana pursued the enemy as far as Santiao. Our losses were six soldiers killed and two officers and thirty-three men wounded.
 .The battle recommended at Sia Kho Tung at 6 in the morning. A Cossack battery and a mounted battery repeatedly pursued the enemy's infantry and silenc- ed the Japanese batteries. section of our infantry repused the Japanese on our right. we counter attacking The fighting ceased at B. A section of the Eleventh horse battery, which participat- ed in the fighting, astonished everybody by it's gallantry in pushing on so far as the Shan Hai pass and holding its own against eight of the enemy's guns until its ammunition was exhausted.
 Losses Not Heavy.
 ..Our losses have not been definitely as- certained. but they are reported not to exceed fifty men and twenty horses.
 "A battalion and a squadron of the Japanese vanguard June 26. operating north of the Siu Yen Kai Chou road, oc- cupied Che Liu Ang Tien four miles south of Sia Kho Tung.
 "A procession of twenty-sx battalions was observed near the village of Wang Tsia Pulse in the evening on the Slang Cheng road.
 "From the morning of June 27, the Jap anese developed frontal attack against our troops in Ia Pass, simultaneously turning our right with at least a division of infantry, and three field batteries. The fight lasted until ' 40 in the evening. In view of the encmy's great strength and the turning movement our troops retired slowly from the Pass. The enemy did not advance. Our losses are undetermined, but are estimated at about 200.
 s'On June 26 the enemy continued to ad- vance from Fen Shui and Mo Tien passes frontally and fanking. At least eight battalions and ten guns were concentrated against Mo Tien Pass.
 Al In the afternoon the enemy occu- pied Kau Tia Pass on the Liao Yeng main road.
 Since June 25 the Japanese have been advancing their right, occupying Saim- atzse, the morning of June 26, three com panies advancing beyond. At first they forced hack the Cossacks, but subsequent ly the Japanese were repulsed.'