The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-06
DETAILS OF BAT TIE
Japanese Estimate That 1000
Russians Fell at ST Mou
Chenp
Cheng.
nv Associated Press.)

TOXIC August s, Noon.-It Is now es-
1imated that the Russians lost two IN gu
1 snr,d men in tho fighting at 81 Mou
! Cheng. Tho Japanese sanitary corps re-
covered and buried seven hundred bodies
\ An the valleys through which the RUS
CLANS fought and rctreated. Prisoners
sand Chinese report that, many of the
Russian dead and wounded were removed
/ by the russians themselves. The Japan-
csc captured six guns. five hundred and
seventy shells, a quantity of stores, and
L thirty-three prisoners a detachment OF
4 the Russian medical corps which was
Il captured by the Japanese was returned
to the Russian lines. The japanese
i casualties at 81 Mou Cheng amounted
|! to eight hundred and sixty men, In cludlng
4 eight officers killed and twenty-fou Off
i8cers wounded. Il.
General Kuroki's attack upon the late
4 Iieutenant- General Count Keller was
timed to forcstall the assumption Of the
Il defensive on The part of the Russians.
& Frontal and flank attack were deliver
i ed simultaneously against the Russians at
I Yushulikzu at dawn Of Sunday, the
Japanese artillery first clearing the way
l forBthe infantry. This position was cap
n ured at O'Clock in the morning. a
frontal attack against the Russian center
was continued, but the general advance
was DELAYED to await the success 'Of
the Japanese left column. The Russians
attempted repeatedly to retake their
former positions at YushuIikzu. but the
+ japanese repused them every time.
Il The fighting at Yangtsuling began at
dawn of Sunday, July Slst, when the
Japanese drove back the Russian out
post companies and took possession OF
their positions. The japanese artillery
was in effective here on account of topo-
graphical conditions. Horses We're useless,
and men had to drag the guns over the
broken country. 1t was IL o'clock before
the main battery Of artillery opened fire.
The main force of the left column began
the attack from Makumcnza, and sepa-
rate detachnents advanced along various
routes with the object Of striking the
Russian flank and rear.
The heights Of Yang tzuiing We're held 4
by the Russians with four battalions.
The Ja panese partially silenced the Rus
sian artillery, but four Of the enemy's
guns continued to- sweep the Japanese
position 81.
Only twenty japanese guns got into
action The frontal attack delivered by
the japanese in the morning had not
become effective BY noon. In the mean
time thanking column had scaled some
heights. and gotten the Russian range,
and al II o clock the Japanese artillery
was strengthened.
During the afternoon the infantry
pressed forward and the entire line be-
came engaged. The Russians resisted
5stubbornly The battlefield was most
difficult one ur.ar which to manoeuYre.
and the japanese 9" were not able to dis
lodge the enemy. The troops of the
Aiikados slept in battle formation when
the coming OF night suspended -hostilities
Fighting was resumed at dawn next
day, and the Russians were speedily
repulsed.
General Kuroki estimates the Russian
casualties at 1000.
At Yangtzling the Japanese captured
two guns with sixty rifles. four hun
/ dred tents and much ammunition and
II equipment. Eight Russian officers and
one hundred and forty-nine men were
z taken prisoners. In the fighting at
4 iYushulikzu and Yangtzuling, the Japan
ESQ casualties amounted to $40, including
four officers killed and forty wounded.