The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1904-06-30

Russians signaled the transport to
stop, which it did At 10 o'clock, how
ever, the Japs tried to run for it, but
were fired upon by the two cruisers
and sunk. Most of its crew and hui
man freight went down with it. The
survivors, numbering about 20 per
cent, by clinging to the wreckage,
managed to reach some Of the little
islands in the straits of Korea.
Later on the same day the Russians
came upon the transport Sado, which
was also loaded with 700 men. After
some parleying this boat, too, was
shelled and torpedoed, most of its pas
sengers and crew being killed. The
hull, however, remained afoat and
finally grounded on the east coast of
Oki Tor IkiD Island.
1t does not appear whether the Sado
was sunk by the Gromoboi alone,
which was not present during the at
tack on the Hitachi, or whether the
whole fleet reunited and destroyed the
Sado. Of the 1,4OO Japanese soldiers
on the two transports 900 were killed.
Their raid having been successful,
the Russians decided to return home
again. but they evidently did not wish
to risk the straight passage from Ko-
rean straits to Vladivostok, choosing
instead to make an easterly detour
along the coast line of Nippon. Doubt
less the Russians hoped to fall In with
a few stray merchantmen on their
journey.
Thursday the Russians were sighted
off Oki Island, and Saturday off Tsu-
garu Straits at the north end of Nip
pom. AT 4 p. m. Saturday the Rus
slams disappeared off Aomori steam
ing westward. The exploit of the Via
divostok squadron during the last
week added some sadly needed feath-
ers to the Russian naval cap.
Campaign on Land.
On land there was considerable
battle, which began in the neighbor-
hood of Vafangow, on the railroad,
sixty miles north of KinchOu and
Nanshan hill. On the afternoon of
Tuesday. June II. at 1:4O o'clock, the
fighting began and continued until
dark, the Japanese pushing the Rus
slams back fOr-some miles. After the
cessation Of firing, under cover of dark
ness. japanese column occupied Fu-
chau, fianking the Russian right.
In the morning the fighting started
again. The Russian general. Baron
Stackelberg, tried to turn the Japa-
nese right flank, but at the same time
the brigade which had been sent to
Fuchau during the night struck him
on his right and crumpled him up. At
the same time the main Japanese body,
marching up the railroad, struck him
in the center, and he was forced to
retreat to the northward. The Japa-
nese captured fourteen quick firing
guns and 300 prisoners. The total
Russian losses are about 1000, while
the Japs acknowledge only 1000 casu-
alties. AS at the crossing Of the YaIu
and Nanshan hill, the fate of the day
was largely determined by the won
derful Japanese artillery practice. In
the VafangOw engagement the num-
bers engaged We're about $1,000 Rus
slams and 10000 or $1,000 japanese.
The Japs engaged in this fight were
not a part of General Oku's second
army, which is concentrated around
Port Arthur, but Were attached to
General NodZu's third army, which
landed some while ago at Takushan.
When Stactelberg pushed south, men
acing Oku's rear. Nodzu moved west
erly from Takushan and struck Stack
elberg in the flank, rolling him north
ward.