Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-18
REJOICE OVER UNcoNTRADIcTEo
REPORT OF CARNAGE.
BRILLIANT HIKE AWAY
Kuropatkin Decorates His officers for
Success in Retreating from a SUI
perior Force of Japs-Expected
Battle Avoided by Failure of Japs
to Strike.

st. Petersburg, July 15.-The people
of ST. Petersburg retired in a happy
frame of mind. The absence of a dis
patch from Lieut.. General Stoessel,
the military forces at Port
Arthur, regarding the reported disas-
ter to the Japanese Sunday night is
generally. attributed to the delay in
communicating the official news. Pri-
vate dispatches received in st. Peters
burg. from Russian sources in the far
east confirm the reports from Mukden
and Chefco. According to usually re
liable sources the japanese losses
were $500 and the Russian 1880.
The city remains in a ferment of
excitement and extras are eagerly
bought up in the hope of finding the
long expected dispatch from General
Stessel. 1t was only late in the night
that dispatch arrived which, had it
become generally known, would have
tended somewhat to dampen the eathu-
siasm. This was a dispatch from Tati-
chelIiao communicating an undated
dispatch from Port Arthur received
there July 13. 1t did not mention the
assault or repulse, but it is quite pos
sible the dispatch was sent from Port
Arthur earlier than July 10, so that it
cannot be fairly regarded as contra
dictory evidence.
1t is quite certain up to this date that
there is no disposition in any quarter
of ST. Petersburg to question the truth
Of the news. There is a general con-
yicticn that if Viceroy Alexiff decided
to communicate the report to the gen.
eral staff it must be true.
Russian Joy overfIows.
The news that the Vladivostok cruis-
ers and tOrpedoe boats were out again
filed the Russian cup of joy To over
flowing.
Brilliant Retreat.
Tatchekiao. July 15.-(Monday July
II delayed by military censor)-The
Russian retreat from Kaichou with the
loss of only 100 men and inflicting
heavy losses on the Japanese was a
brilliant feat, of which Gen. Kuropat-
kin marked his appreciation by con-
ferring decorations on every officer
present The dawn of July 8 revealed
the japanese in such force that it was
necessary TO withdraw. The retreat
was carried out in the face of tremen-
swept by Japanese batteries and bar
red by a conspicuous gate, could be
used. The Russian batteries, cleverly
masked, disturbed the Japanese gun
ners and as a result their projectiles
fell short, The borbardment lasted
many hours. There was a critical mo-
ment when the commissariat wagons
had TO pass the exposed, narrow gate
and the Japanese tried to take advan-
tage of the situation and repeatedly
attacked the Russian flank, but were
beaten off. The Japanese began to press
the rear guard. General Krause post
ed his battery near the gateway and
fred 500.rounds with terrific effect up
on the advancing masses. The Japan
csc gunners finally found the range
and the Russian guns were then re-
moved. Two companies still remain
ing at Kaichou had to fight their way
north with bayonets.
Japs Fail to Strike.
Tatschekiao, July 15.-It was eX-
pected that the Japanese would attack
Wednesday morning. Russian guns
were heard to the east of Tatehekiao