The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-06
2OO RUSSIANS
 KILLED IN FIGHT. Fierce Conflict is Wagtd by Troops Near EkhaVuan MANY ACTS OF BRAVERY General kuropatkln Is In Command of the Forces East of Lao Yang
 as He Witnessed the
 Fighting.
MANY ACTS OF BRAVERY

| St. Petersburg, July 5.-The general staff has received the following dispatch i, from Lieutenant General Sakharoff. the captain of the staff of General Kuropat- kin. dated July A.
 "On July 8 the advance guard of the Russian force operating east of Liao Yang occupied position at Lang Tse pass. Towards evening the same day our scouts ascertained that a detachment of the enemy's advance. 1900 strong. had occupied the villages of Ekhavuan and Tca-Kumen-Za on our front. At this moment we discovered the movement of a Japanese detachment consisting of bat talion of infantry to turn our left flank positions in the Yang Tse pass in the direction of Lian-Dian-Sian. In order to check this movement a force was sent forward in the direction of the threaten- ed point.
 Tn order to learn the strength of the enemy's position in front of Lang Tse pass, the commander of the detachment ordered and received reinforcement and reconnoitering party of ten companies was sent in the direction of Ekhavuan under the command of Colonel Let schitsky. With the view of making a demonstration insuring the return of Letschitskys detachment, three compan- ies under Lieutenant Colonel Carnitsky marched to Mahoumiszza
 Firing began at 2:30 D. m. July 4 Gar ! nitskys column reached the cross roads near Mahoumizza and dislodged a coul- pany of the enemy's advance guard which was almost annihilated Simultaneously Letschitsky's column dislodged the ene- my's advance guard which was almost annihilated Simultaneously Letschtsly's column dislodged the enemy's advance posts without firing a shot, and approach ed the foot of the heights which were sur mounted by a temple The temple is less than mile east of Ekhavaun where, a1- though exposed to a heavy frontal and flank fire, our troops dashed forward and dislodged the Japanese from their en- trenchments and occupied the pass. As the enemy was preparing to deliver frontal and flank attack our column then retired as previously instructed. Three companies of Garnitskys force occupied the position which they had been ordered to secure.
 Enemy Open Heavy Fire.
 When Letschitsky's force began to withdraw the enemy opened heavy fire from the heights In spite of this the column retired in perfect order Brave Letschitsky remained continually on the fighting line and directed the column with remarkable ability and cooness. He was the last to retire with his chief of staff and adjutant.
 ''Garnitsky's column behaved with equal brilliancy and coolness. carrying out their task with no sign of agitation.
 Our casualties were Letschitsky, bruised and wounded: Colonel Poapelow, Lieutenant Colonel Trakhemovsky. Cap tain Soloieff Lieutenants Markoff. LatI<in. Bobroslavsky and Kozine; Second Captain Faly ard several other officers wounded and POO soldiers killed or wounded.
 "on the morning of July our reinforce .nents occupied Llan Dian Sian. The same afternoon a detachment of the enemy. consisting of two battalions and six squadrcns. with machine guns. advanced and attacked our outposts lying south of he valley of the Kho, who retreated un- Lder the vigorous fire of the enemy. The of ficer commanding our advance cavalry ad- vaneed at 230 D. m with a detachment. and at the same time the enemy placed machine guns on the heights northwest of Doun Schk Hedja, and their infantry oc- cupied the outskirts of the forts near the village. Our horse battery retreated on the position at Daositchja. near the rail- road Under the fire of our artillery and 1 rifles the enemy quickly evacuated their position and retreated toward Senuchen.
 "The enemy's principal forces are at present concentrated at Vandiapudze in the directionof Hal Cheng and at Scho- (Continued on Second Page)