Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-07
THEIR PLANS ARE A MYSTERY.
Russian War Office Denies That a
Great Battle is Now in
Progress.
CORRESPONDENTS GIVEN FREE RUN
Perhaps With Design Result is Many
Conflicting Reports Gar to Visit
Departing Soldiers.

Ia Tche Kiao, Wednesday, July g.
delayed I'm transmlsslon.) 1.-THE Japan
ese swarmed over the mountain crests
early this morning and advanced on
kai Chou, compelling Gen. Chrikoff
with the center OF the Russian van
guard TO fan back, A whole brigade
of japanese, with masses OF cavalry,
followed and occupied the village OF
Nantay, driving out two companies OF
Russian infantry and two companies
of COssaCks who were entrenched there.
The Japanese arrived within five miles
Of kai Chou It was then nightfall.
Gen. SamsOnon made a heroic attempt
To check the japanese, galoping out
with guns to shell the Japanese left and
inlilcung great loss on them, but fear.
ing his retreat would be cut Off, be fell
back ana is now holding Kai Chou
Gen. Chrkons force is stationed south
east OF kai Chou. The plans of the
Japanese remain mystery to the RUS
sian commanders
FREE REIN FOR CORRESPON-
DENTS.
ST. Petersburg, July 1--O:06 p. ND
II 10 reported that the emperor viii
leave st. Petersburg Saturday for the
Nclga region, and VIII Visit Kazau
Penza, Samara and Syzran, 10 bid fare
well TO the Fifth and Sixth Siberian
army corps which win be held in re-
serve at lrkutsk and Omsk.
There Is much confusion In the news
paper reports from Lao Yang which
may possibly be accounted for by the
absence Of Lieut. Gen. Sakharoff, COM
mander of the eastern army, and Cen
huropatkin ana his STAFF, who are with
the southern army
Inc correspondents, perhaps by de-
| Sign, nave been given free rein with
the result that a mass OF conflicting re-
ports nave been published There are "A
poHen versions of Lieut.. Gen. Count
hellers reconnaissance IN force, which
resulted in two lights on July 4, one
AZ EkhaVQan and the other at Mohou-
lnlENa, west OF the line between Mo
Tien and Fen Shut passes. The dis
patch of the London Daily Telegraph
nom Lao yang announcing that bat
TIE was proceeding % miles from there.
PROBABLY refers TO this fighting,
According to official information re-
celNed by the war office the Japanese
began their advance toward Lao Yang
June ~, one column moving along The
main ana the other over the direct
road, the former reaching Duh Fang
hou, 10 miles beyond Fen Shut pass
ana the latter reaching Lao Khol pass,
~ miles northwest of Mo. Tien nass
Ihey halted at these points until Julv
. the Russiuns falling back TO Lang
lze pass, 30 miles from Liao Yang Tlis
Japanese advance guard. consisting of
l,1OO men, was only two miles east of
the Russian position The next day
occurred keller's reconnaissance I'm
force when the Japanese were discoy-
ered TO be trying q flank movement I'm
the direction OF Liam Dian Sian. There
the last lighting is reported northward
put sun turther north a Japanese col.
umll II continuing to hold another Fen
Shul pass. II miles northwest of Saim-
alta ON the road leading TO Lao Yang
and Mukden and 81 miles east of he
latter place, At this time the Japan-
csc main forces are on the sun Yen
Hal Cheng and Kai Chou Ia Tche Kiao
roads ana Wanda pudze and Shi IA
Heouya respectively 81 miles from Hal
Cheng and 80 miles from Ia rche KIao
and kai Chou
BATTLE NOT IN PROGRESS
81, Petersburg, July T. 5:03 p. m.--The
war office denies that a battle ia I'm
progress, rs reported by the Lao Yang
correspondent Of the London Telegraph.
VINO IN dispatch under today's date
H"gh t"dl severe ndttle was proceed
ing % miles from there, and that num-
bers OF wounded were being brought In
from the mountains. The officials az
the war Office repeat the substance of
the explanation contained IN these dis.
patches today, saying that the CORE
spondent Of the Daily Telegraph prob
ably referred to the reconnaissance IN
force made by Lieut. Gen Count Kel-
Ter July 4, In the direction OF Mo Tlen
pass, east Of Lao Yang. fun details OF
which We're tolegraphed here and ca.
bled 10 the Associated Press the same
day from Gen, Sakharoffs camp TO
whose army Gen Kellers corps be-
longs. Gen. Sakharon reported that the
Russians lost more than 200 officers or
men IN Killed or wounded, The report
OF the Daily Telegraph correspondent
was doubtless due 10 his seeing the
stream OF wounded brought in The
war office has no news Of further fight
ing Of importance