Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-06-15
TRAPPED BY JAPANESE.
Russian Reinforcements for Port
Arthur Routed by Japs.
CARS ARMY RETREATING.
Sharp Engagement Takes Place at
Shurgnmao and Russians Lose
Eight Hundred Men.

New Chwang, Sunday, June -, Mid
night Delayed. Information was re-
ceived here at 10 o'clock tonight through
heretofore reliable channels that part Of
the japanese force left at Pu Lam Tien
/ to checkmate the Russians southwark
movement to relieve Port Arthur, was
attacked southeast Of Shungnmao yester-
] day. After slight fighting the japanese
made false rear attack, the Russians
holly following them, when the Japanese
made a flank movement, catching the
Russians in a trap. The Russian losses
are placed at 500 men. They then fell
back on Kaichou and began to retreat
along the Baimatgu Tsaichou road.
Russians Tagged Out
About 1000 Russian infantry from
Kaichou passed through New ChWang
this morning, accompanied by a large
supply aud hospital train. Several carts
contained bandaged men. The troops
appeared to be tagged out and showed
every indication of long, forced h!aIcH.
! The officers refused to furnish any lllor-
nation, but q nOn-commlssloned oiHceI
told correspondent of the Associated
| Press that all the troops were retreatlnS
from Tsaichou. Before he could say any
thing further he was reprlmanded by d
captain. Stragglers are closely watched
| by non-commissioned officers to prevent
/ them from talking.
The Russians have abandoned the
ground mines eight miles south of here.
A native messenger just in from the
Russian camp east Of here reports that
there are many wounded men there
Mystifed by Kuroki.
| ~
| The japanese advance of columns nofth
and south of Feng Wang Cheng is caus-
ing considerable justification. Inc pre-
ponderance of military opinion still IN
clnes to the belief that the movements
! in both directions are TENTS, altnough
the opinion that Gen. kurokl has begun
a serious advance by both TANKS against
! Lao Yang does not lack supporters.
No Confirmation of Jap Defeat.
Renewed skirmishing is reported IN the
| neighborhood of Stu Yen, but there Is no
confirmation officially OF the ehsasenhi nsa
reported 10y correspondent OF the Asso-
ciated Press at Hal Cheng last night as
! having occurred thirty miles southeast OIL
| Hai Chenc. in the direction OF the feng
Wang Cheng road, which was reported
to have resulted in the loss OF two Japs-
nese battalions. Should TINS report tuLn
out to be true it would show that the
Japanese are advancing toward Han
! Chenc by two routes, as the column re-
ported engaged must have been dlne1enl
| from the one which drove out the NUS
slams from Stu Yen on the road furtner
south.
Kuropatkin Is Silent.
Absolute confirmation is not obtain
able of the report that Gen. huropathlh
! is dispatching troops from Mukden
against the enemy's right. Extreme
reticence is manifested at the war once
regarding the military situation, when
/ is generally interpreted as foreshadoW
| date future While the immlnence OF
decisive battle between the two main
armies is discouraged, news OF hghtln2
of q rather heavy character is antlclpat-
! ed. The lack of official dispatches from
| Kuropatkin during the last forty-elght
hours is regarded as significant.
Fleet Still at Vladivostok.
The London Standards st. Petersburg
| dispatch saying that telegram had Deen
! received from Vice Admiral SkrEdIoh
announcing that he recently left Vladlvo-
Stol< with the Russian squadron and en-
gagged q Japanese squadron Oft Fort Ar
! thur. is denied at the admiralty. No
such dispatch has been received from
! Skrydloff, whose squadron, according 10
the last advices, is still at NladlvostoJ'
and in it's neighboring waters.
Port Arthur SIll SdIe.
The government has no advices of re-
newed fighting before Port Arthur, bus
| # is regarded as not unlikely that fight
! ING of more or less serious character on
| the Kwan Tung peninsula may be III
nrogress although the war office is con-
/ WINGED that no serious assault on the for
tress is yet possible.
Report Whole Force Slain.
Hal Cheng, Manchuria, June 11.-De-
laved.)-A thanking movement of the
japanese around the Russian left from
| Feng Wang Cheng June was reDulsed
with a loss of two whole battalioDs.
A large japanese force moved out in
the morning along the Feng Wang Cheng
and Hal Cheng road. The Russians had
a force strongly posted in the ravine
thirty miles southeast Of Hal Cheng. The
Japanese were preceded by two battal-
| ions that walked into the Russian am
/ buscade They received a murderous
rifle and artillery fire at close range and
were wiped out, only one or two escap-
! ing.
The main japanese force, which was
greatly superior to the Russian force,
! tried to outhank the Russians, who
drew off without losing a man. The
japanese. closing in, found the raylne
vacant save for their own dead.
Little Fighting.
Gen. Kurokis Headquarters in the
Field (via Fusan, Korea, June 12.)-Ac-
cording to information here the only hos
tilities now occurring at the front are
daily encounters between outposts result
! ing in the loss of a man or two every day.
A few Russian prisoners are being
brought into Japanese headquarters, but
no Japanese are being captured. This is
taken to show that the japanese are get
ting the best of the Encounters.
Chinese Cut Telegraph.
Chinese are giving trouble by cutting
the telegraph wires nightly; they proba-
bly, are in the pay Of the Russians
The work of keeping Gen. Kuroki's
army in supplies of all kinds continues
to be performed with excellent results,
and is beyond criticism. The conduct of
| the Japanese soldiers is irreproachable
and their spirits are high.
Closer to Port Arthur.
London June ia dispatch to the
from Maya So Ii via