The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-06
Fight SAvAGELY AT
MOLTEN PASS
Continued From First PAGE.
sAKARoFF SEES FIGHTING

ST. PETERSBURG, July 5.-The gen.
eral staff has received the following dis
patch from Lieut.. Gen. Sakaroff, the chief
of staff of Gen. Kuropatkin, dated July d:
.On July the advance guard of the
Russian force operating east of Liau-
yang occupied position at Lang Use pass.
Towards evening the same day our scouts
ascertained that a detachment of the
enemys advance guard, 1900 strong, had
occupied the villages of Ekhavuan and
Tcha Kumen Ia on our front, the main
force having remained in Fen Shut and
Molten passes.
AT this moment we discovered the
movement Of a Japanese detachment con-
sisting of a battalion of infantry to turn
our left flank positions in the Lang Use
pass, in the direction of Liam Dian Sian.
In order to check this movement force
consisting of five companies of infantry,
two detachments of mounted hussars and
half company of Cossacks was sent for
ward in the direction Of the threatened
point.
I'm order to learn the strength Of the
enemy's position in front of Lang Use pass
the commander of the detachment or
dered out was reinforced and recon-
noitering party of ten companies was sent
in the direction of Ekhavuan under the
command of Col. Letschitsky With the
view of making demonstration insuring
the return of Letschitsky's detachment
three companies under Lieut.. Col Car
nitsky marched to Mahoumizza about
mile and a half south of Ekhavuan to the
crossing of the roads leading to Sin Xiii
and the Lok river passes.
DlSLoDGEs JAPs
Firing began at 2:30 p. M July A.
Garnitsky's colunnn reached the cross
roads and dislodged a company of the
enemy's advance guard, which was almost
annihilated. simultaneously Litschitskv's
column dislodged the enemy's advance
posts without firing shot and approached
the foot of the heights which were sur
mounted by temple. The temple is less
than mile east of Ekhavuan. where al
though exposed to a heavy frontal and
flank fire, our troops dashed forward and
dislodged the Japanese from their en-
trenchnents and occupied the pass. AS
the enemy was preparing to deliver a
frontal and flank attack our column then
rellreo as previously instructed. Three
companies OF Garnitsky's force occupied
to secure - ~ ~
when Letschitsky's force began to
mitndraw the enemy opened heavy fire
from the heights. In spite of rhis tbe
coiumn retired in perfect order. Brave
Letscnitsky remained continually on the
Ighting line and directed the column with
remarkable ability and GOODNESS. He was
ad adjutant Carnitsky's column behaved
with equal brilliancy and GOODNESS. carry
ing out their task with no sign of agita
ton.
Our casualties were Letschitskv
bruised and wounded; Col. Poapelow
Lieut. Col Trakhemovsky, Capt. SOLDIER
iieuts. Markof, Lattkin, Bobrioslavskv
and kozine, Second Capt. Paly and several
other officers wounded and 200 soldiers
killed or wounded
observed the fighting with my staff
from the fIkhacouan tower and 1 can per-
sonally testify to the conduct of the
troops.
On the morning of July 3 our rein
loIceinents occupied Liam Dian SIAN One
soldier was killed during the fighting. The
same afternoon detachment of tbe
enemy, consisting of two battalions and
SIX squadrons, with six machine e,1ns
advanced and attacked our o,ltposts IIyine,
south of the valley of the Kho. who re-
treated under~the vigorous fire of the
enemy = ..ie
The officer commanding our advance
cavalry advanced at 2:30 D. m. with a
detachment and at the same time tba
enemy placed machine guns on the
heights northwest of Doun Schk Heidi
ana their infantry occupied the outskirts
OF the forest near the village Our horse
battery retreated on the position at Daa-
siecnJa, near the railroad, being covered
py mounted Dragons and frontier guards
Under the fire of our artillery and rifles
the enemy quickly evacuated their posi-
ton and retreated toward Senchen
Our cavalry pursued them until they
reached an intrenched position occ,nied
by strong force of the enemy.
The enemy's principal forces are at
present concentrated at vandiapudse i,
the direction of Hal Cheng. and at Schi-
kouyo, about ten miles west of Sui Yen
on the road to Kaichou. Reconnois
is terrifying Ia Pass