Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-06

Tokio, May (noon) General Ku- roh in reporting yesterday tells of bloody encounter during the Russian retreat on Sunday last when, according to information furnished by a native, body of Russian infantry 2,OO0 strong occupying a hill near Teng-Shang- Hong, mistook a detachment of their own infantry about POO strong, retiring before the Japanese troops, and fought among themselves In the scuf1e no were killed and seventy wounded, and the Russian horses were stampeded, leaving their loads of stores behind. According to the story told by cap tured Russian officer who participated in the battle on Sunday last, only five or six battalions of Russian infantry and two battalions of artillery were able to retire in order. The other troops ran away in state of entire confusion.
 General Kuroki says that Japanese patrol consisting of fourteen men reached Teng- -Shang- Hong on the Sd instant, when a Russian patrol posted on hill south of the village attacked them. The Japanese patrol thereupon turned and charged them and after an intrepid hand to hand afrray the enemy was driven back in the direction of Feng Wang Chan. The Japanese pa- trol pursued them to a stream three miles southwest of Kaolimen, where Russian sentries were discovered post ed on hills on both sides of the road.
 St Petersburg, May 6 (12:4S p. m.)-- The landing of the Japanese at Pit sewo, northeast of Port Arthur, is off IcialIy confirmed. It is expected that the railroad connecting Port Arthur with Mukden and Harbin will soon be cut
 ne departure of vlceroy Alexieff and Grand Duke Boris from Port Ar Fhur was hurried, owing to the possi- bility of the Interruption of railroad communication
 The Japanese landed in sufficient force to discourage the few hundred Russians watching at Pitsewo from of fering any resistance.
 London. May GA dispatch to the Central News from St Petersburg to- day says the Japanese landed at Port Adams. on the west coast of the Liao- Tung peninsula. as well as at Pit seW0.
 Port Adams ds situated about fifty miles from Port Arthur, at the head of Society bay, and on the railroad connecting Port Arthur with Mukden and Harbin. Consequently it may be inferred that If the report of Japan csc landing there is correct communi- cation with Port Arthur has been cut off Pitsewo, on the east coast, where the Japanese have landed, is less than twenty miles. from Port Adams.
 Che Foo. May 6, 4 D. m--The ex- pected landing of the Japanese on the peninsula of Liao-Tung commenced yesterday according to reports receiv ed here from a reliable Japanese source It is stated that the landing is being made on the eastern coast of the peninsula opposite the Elliot 1s- lands After q reconnaissance from Takushan south by naval detachments the Japanese concluded that com paratively small force of RussiaA cav airy guarded the east coast
 Seoul, Korea, May 5, S45 p. m fourteen foreign military observers who have been assigned to the first Japanese column have arrived at Che mulpo on Lh0 SLedmer SulnAlOye haIu. The party left Tokio April 30.
 Rome. May 6 6~-According to tele- gram received here from One Foo, the garrison at Port Arthur has been re> duced to 4,O00 men, and all the impor- tant documents, money and field guns have been removed to Mukden.
 Paris, May GA dispatch to the Havas agency from St Petersburg says the Japanese troops who landed at Pit sewo yesterday have cut the land com munications with Port Arthur.
 New Chwang, May 6.--It is reported here that the Japanese troops landed