The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-01
TELL DIFFERENT STORY.
General Kuropatkin's Report of the
Battle.

6&IEle.
St Petersburg. June 20-The follow
ing dispatch from General Kuropatkin
TO the emperor, dated June p. was re-
ceived today
Towards s o'clock ia the morning Of
june y our troops, having dislodged
the eneny's advance guard. composed
Of cavalry and infantry. occupied the
station Of Seuu Chen. but at O'Clock
II IVES discovered that a brigade OF
the enemy's infantry was advancing
on the front, while other columns were
turning our detachment's left flank.
The town of Senu Chen which is sur
rounded by walls, was also occupied by
the japanese. Consequently at II
O'Clock our troops slowly Withdrew As
regards losses, we only know as yet
that an officer and ten men were
wounded.
A reconnsi ssance carried out on the
road from STA KhO Tuug to Erltatan
and Khanza revealed the presence of
six companies Of she enemy's infantry
and two squadrOus Of cavalry. and Al
MayaratSa, three miles southeast of
Sia KhO TUng. In this reconnaissance
Captain Nassilieff. Lieutenant Makar-
off and five Cossacks We're wounded.
MakarOm succumbed.
There was some skirmishing June -
between the enemy and our outpOsts at
Samaritan and Wang Isl Afang
Ching FIVE miles west Of Samaritan.
Held Their Ground Well.
At O'Clock in the morning of June
IS q detachment Of the enemy. nearly
an infantry brigade, with two batteries.
occupied SantiaO. firing on our out
posts occupying Black Mount. south OF
Sia Khou Tung Our three companies
firmly held their ground well until re-
inf0rced. At s O'Clock in the morning
battery of Cossacks and a mounted
mountain Battery took Up a position
and opened fire on the front and flank
of d JaFanese battery and dense col
umns Of infantry which had appeared
against our left. AZ T. N. the Japan
csc began 10 retire, pressed BIZ our
troops. who had assumed the offensive
and pursued the enemy as far as San
tao Our losses are six soldiers. killed
and two officers and thirty-three men
wounded.
Got an Early Start.
The battle recommended AZ Sjso
kho Tung az in the morning. A
Cossack battery and a mounted battery
repeatedly pursued the enemy's in
fantry and siienced the japanese bat
teries- A section of our infantry re-
pulsed the Japanese on our right The
Eleventh horse battery which partici-
pated infthe lighting astonished every
body by its gallantTy in pushing ou
as FAR as the Shan Hal pass and hold
ing its own against eight OF the enc
my's guns until its ammunition was
exhausted.
our losses have not been ascer-
tanned definitely. but they are reported
nor 10 exceed fifty men and twenty
horses.
a battalion and a squadron Of the
japanese vanguard. June IS. operating
north of the Stu Ten-kai Chou road.
OCCUPIED Che Liu Ang Tien. four miles
northeast cf Sia Khou Tung
a concentration toward evening Of
twenty-six japanese hattalions was
observed near the village Of Wang
STA Pulse on the Stu Yen-Hai ChenS
road.
From the morning OF June q the
japanese developed frontal attack
against our troops in Ia Pa simultane-
ousIy turning our right with at least 4
division q infantry and three field
batteries the tight lasted until 40
IN the evening. ia view Of the enemy's
great strength and the turning move
ment- our troops retired slowly from
the pass The enemy did not advance.
esur losses are undetermined. but are
estimated al about 200
ION june 26 the enemy continued 10
advance from Fen Chui and No Tien
passes irontally and fianking Al least
eight battali0ns and ten guns were
against No Tien pass.
At in the afternoon the enemy &C.
cupied Kau Tai pass, on the Liza Yung
main road.
since June p the japanese have
been advancing their rfght. occupying
Saiu7s rEze the fnarnfre- Of TtFna ee