The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-05-06
BIG RUS
vie l
Ed
SECOND BATTLE HAS BEEN
FOUGHT AT KEEN LIEN cHENG,
ACCORDING TO PERSISTENT RE
PORTS IN CIRCULATION.

Z JAPANESE Loss WAS TEN TH0US-
AND AND RUSSIAN LOSS SEVEN
THOUSAND, BUT JAPS WERE.
DRIVEN BACK IN DISORDER.
IT rs BELIEVED THAT ANOTHER
BIG NAVAL ENGAGEMENT IS
ON BETWEEN yLADIvoSToK AM,
JAPANESE SQUADRoNS BUT IT
IS NOT CONFIRMED.
The Russian Losses at the First Battle
at KEN Lien cheng Were Two Thous-
and Men and Forty ofdcers-Terri-
BILE Price Paid For Delay in Crossing
the Yalu River.
By Associated Press.
London, May 5-A Central News dis
patch from St. Petersburg says a re-
port is current there that second bat
tie has been fought at Kin Lien Cheng.
The Russian loss was seven thous-
and and the japanese loss ten thous-
and.
The japanese were driven back in
disorder
No confirmation of the report is OBJ
tainable.
By Associated Press.
London. May 5-A Toxic dispatch o
the Central News Agency says that af-
ter the steamers were sunk at the en-
trance OF Port Arthur, the japanese
+. flee bon.barded the forts and the town
May 3, and continued it until May 4.
By. Associated Press.
Chae 90, May 5-chinese iunks re-
port that fleet of forty Japanese yes
seEs wae sighted off Wei Hat Wei on
Tuesday steaming northwest,
By Associated Press.
st. Petersburg, May General Kuro-
patldn has gone to the mont from Lao
Yang to near Feng Wang cheng. Troops
are being hurried forward to position
near Feng Wang chenS. All of the
wounded have been taken to Lao Yang.
There are persistent rumors of a
naval engagement between the Nladivos-
tok and japanese squadron, but no con-
tir1nation of the reports have been re-
ceived up to one o'clock this afternoon.
Admiral Ty says there Is no further
news from Port Arthur.
ST. Petersburg. May 5-The Russian
losses at the battle of Kieu Lien Cheng
were 1000 men and 40 oiIicers-faI
greater than previous reports Indicated
This is the official estimate of Major
General Kashtalinsky, who directly COM
manded tie division that suffered the
brunt of jhe uttaek and whose report
MAS received yesterday by the emperor.
Many are inclined to place the Russian
losses even .ligher. General Klshtil-
insky mentions also that more than 700
wounded have arrived at Femg Wang
cheng and these may not oe included
in his calculations. He made no at
tempt to estimate tile Japanese losses.
merely Stating that they must have
been colnss1i.
The magnitude Of the Russian losses
had an almost stunning effect on the an
thorities andSarousid general grief, init
igNted only by satisfaction ut the bray
cry displayed5by the Russian troops.
Not for n moment was there an in
tentScn to pay such "a terrtble price for
delay in the enemy's crossing of the
Inlu. This fact was lSIpown throughout
the city and give rise TO renewed re-
ports, attributed TO Official sources, that
General Kurophtkin had officially cen.
sured Lieutenant GeneraI zassalitch.
General Kashalinsly's report estab-
fishes the fact that the Russians sus-
tanned the greatest loss in order to save
the two regiments which were at AM
tung The eleventh regiment was It
the rear with instructions to hold back
the japanese. The Twelfth regiment
and the third battery's quick-flring de-
tachmcnt were directed 10 retire.
=; When the latter movement cornmenc-
.sea the japanese had. almost surrounded
the Russian position. The men of the
second battery put their shoulders TO
The wheels in an effort TO push the
gums up The mountain side, hut the
ssJapanese ere was so hot that they re-
!. turned to the protection OF bhe eleventh
regiment.
Nearer and nearer approached the
Japanese and charge upon the eleventh