New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-15
JAPANESE TRAP
RUSSIAN FORCE
EIGHT HUNDRED OF CARS MEN
KILLED IN BATTLE NEAR
PULANTIEN.
LATTER ARE DUPED
BY CLEVER FEINT

Lasting Seven Days Reported -
Rumor of Naval Battle in Which
Six Ships Have Been Sunk.
Newchwang, June 14.-Information
has been received here through hereto
fore reliable channels that part of the
Japanese force left at Pulantien to
checkmate the Russians southwark
movement to relieve Port Arthur was
attacked southeast of Shungnmao Sat
urday. After slight fighting thefJapan-
csc made false retreat, the Russians
hotly following them, when the Japan
csc made flank movement, catching
the Russians in a trap. The Russian
losses are placed at 800 men. They then
fell back on Kaichou and began to re-
treat along the characterization
| road.
| About 1000 Russian infantry from
| Kaichou passed through Newchwang
| Sunday morning accompanied by
large supply and hospital train. Several
carts contained bandaged men. The
troops appeared to be tagged out and
showed every indication of long, forced
| march. The officers refused to furnish
any information, but a non-commis-
| stoned officer said that all the troops
were retreating from Tsaichou. Before
| he could say anything further he was
| reprimanded by captain.
Port Arthur Bombarded.
London, June 14-According to the
Rome Tribunals Chefoo correspondent,
Port Arthur has been hombarded inces-
sanity for the last seven days. All the
western portions of the town, it is stat
ed, have been destroyed. Several Rus
sian warships have been damaged, the
Japanese squadron backing up the land
assaults, but keeping out Of range OF
the fort guns
Dispatches from St. Petersburg by way
of Paris announce that, despite the
semi-oficial assurances that nothing of
exceptional gravity has occurred at Port
Arthur in the last few days, the widest
runners continue to circulate at the Rus
sian capital According to these rumors,
the Japanese already have occupied the
\ advance defense works. The Russians
are reported to have blown up the bat
tleships Retvizan, Czarevitch and Pal
lada to prevent their capture.
Great Naval Battle Reported.
st. Petersburg, June 14-Rumors are
in circulation here to the effect that q
great naval battle has taken place of
Port Arthur in which two Russian anC
four Japanese battleships were sunk
The Russian consul at Chefoo reports
the persistence Of rumors there Of a sea
fight near Port Arthur His report is or
a line with previous reports to the Ell
feet that two Russian and four japanese
ships have been lost. The ultimate re
suit of the fight is not stated. AS Their
is no confirmation Of the report from an.
other source the authorities express
doubt as to its accuracy.
Mysterious Jap Movements.
The Japanese advance of column
north and south of Fengwangcheng
causing considerable mystificatiOn. TIL
prepOnderance of military opinion stil
inclines to the belief that the move
ments in both directions are feints, al
though the opinion that Gen. Kurokl ha
begun a serious advance by both flank
against Liaoyang does not lack support
ers. Renewed skirmishing is reporte
= in the neighborhood of Siuyen, but Their
\ is no confirmation officially of the en-
gagement reported at Haicheng Sunda
night, as having occurred 80 mile
= southeast of Haicheng, in the directio
of the Fengwangcheng road, which wa
~ reported to have resulted in the loss {
= two Japanese battalions. Should thi
II, report turn out to be true it would sho'
that the Japanese are advancing towar
Haicheng by two roads, as the colum
I reported engaged must have been di
IL ferent from the one which drove out til
u Russians from Siuyen on the road flu
~ Their south.
Absolute confirmation is not Obtain
able of the report that Gen. Kuropatk1
is dispatching troops from Mukde
~ against the enemy's right. Extren
ISI reticence is manifested at the war off
regarding the military situation, whic
is generally interpreted as foreshado1
ing important developments in the il
mediate future While the iminen
of a decisive battle between~~the tv
main armies is distinctly discourage
news of fighting of rather heavy cha
m acter is anticipated. The lack of offici
dispatches from Kuropatkin during t
last 4S hours is regarded as significant
Russians Retire.
Seoul, Korea, June According
- Korean official reports received here t
Russian forces which were at Ninyol
have retired to Changjin.