The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-06-25
ENORMOUS LOSSES
OF The RUSSIANS
OFFICER OF CARS
ARMY SAYS 1000 WERE
SLAIN AT VAFANGOW.
Gen. Kuropatkin Declares Advance of
japanese Has Been Checked-Raid-
ing Squadron Returns to Vladi-
vostok Unframed.

lug squadron returns TO S1aQ1-
vostok Unframed.
Newchwang, June 21.-A Russian
officer who was wounded in the battle
of Vafangow (Telissu declares that
the losses on both sides were severe.
He places the Russian casualties at the
least at 1000. He says no soldiers in
the world could withstand the Japan
csc as they have been fighting lately
Their artillery fire, he claims, is mar
velously effective. The Russians
fought stubbornly, desperately, but
were unable to withstand the enemy's
dashing persistency. The Japanese
buried most of the Russian dead after
the battle. 1t is estimated upon infor-
nation obtainable that the Japanese
force moving northward is 10000
strong, with 10000 men in the aggre-
cote engaged in the operations at Port
Arthur
Another Estimate.
London, June 2l.-The correspon-
dent of the Central News at Mukden
says it Las been officially announced
there that the Russian losses at The
battle of Vafangow were about II Off
GERS and 519 men killed, 81 officers and
1883 men wounded, and - officers and
1893 men missing.
Japanese Advance Checked.
st. Petersburg, June 21.-The en-
peror has received the following dis
patch from Gen. Kuropatlin: "The
enemy in the direction of Saimatsze
and Fengwangcheng have not only
stopped, but have made a retrograde
movement. They have evacuated sew
eral points towards the north of Feng-
wangcheng, which until recently they
occupied. The movement Of japanese
troops towards the Dalime defile has
been stopped, but a rather importan.
movement of the Japanese forces has
been discovered in the direction of
Siuyen and Haichang, or Siuyen and
Tashichiao"
Squadron Returns.
st. Petersburg. June 21.-Under date
of June 20, Vice Admiral Skrydloff
sent the following message to the en-
peror: The cruiser division has re-
turned to Vladivostok without losing
any men or sustaining any damage"
Retreating on Foot.
London. June 20.-Gen. Stakelberg's
shattered forces are retreating on foot
toward Haicheng. Russian reports
state that the railroad is unable to
transport more than a few thousand
men and the flight of the defeated army
apparently is SO urgent that there is
no time to wait on the arrival of more
trains. Besides the railroad has large
task in transporting the men wounded
in the battles at Vanfangow and Tells
SUI. Eleven hundred wounded, includ-
ing S. officers, have reached Liaoyang
and 734 wounded men and SO officers
are in Mukden. The Russians estimate
their total losses at 1000 men. There
seems to be every reason for Stakel-
berg's haste to get back to the main
army. The st. Petersburg war office
announces that Kurolli is at Siuyen
with 10000 men, but believes that he
is too late to pocket stakelberg.
Effect of Squadron's Raid.
st. Petersburg, June 2O.-Vice Ad-
miral Skrydloff's message to the en-
peror from Vladivostol, in which he
details the operations of the Vladivos-
tok squadron, indicates that he has &C.
counted for at least three of the Jap
anese transports, besides suspected
collier. The message does not indicate
the present whereabouts of the SQUAD
ron. The fact that the collier was sent
to Vladivostok under prize crew
might indicate that the news of the op-
erations of the squadron was brought
there by her and that the cruisers are
still at sea. The destruction of an
aggregate of $4,000 tons Of shipping.
besides troops and crews, and a valu-
able cargo of supplies, is considered
here as being a good showing for the
raid made by the cruisers.
The Japanese Campaign.
Washington, June 21.-An explana-
.AOAA VI e1lC oopduCoC Oil Lie
Liaolung peninsula, especially with
reference to Port Arthur, is contained
in an advice that has reached this city
from a source believed to be absolute
ly reliable. The Japanese tactics,
which have so puzzled the Russians,
are intended to isolate Port Arthur,
but do not contemplate an attack on
the place by Gen. Oku's army. The
actual work Of reducing Port Arthur
will be confided to another Japanese
army under command of Gen. Nogi,
which will be landed on the peninsula
(and indeed may even now be landedy
at point south of Gen. Oku's posi-
ton, and considerably nearer Port Ar
thur. On the LIST of June no less than
26 transports had been gathered at one
Of the japanese ports to embark this
army, and it is probable that the YES
sells attacked by the Vladivostok
squadron were of this number.
Jumped from Brooklyn Bridge.
New York, June 21.-Philip Krantz
an engineer, jumped from Brooklyn