The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-05-05

sions and the imperial guard, forming
the first army corps, advanced, not
withstanding stout resistance on the
part of the enemy, by three roads.
driving the enemy before them, and
at eight o'clock p. m. occupied a line
from Antung to Liushukon.
The imperial guards surrounded the
enemy on three sides and after {: Sc
we're fight captured 20 guns, with
horses and carriages, and more than
90 officers and many men. The general
reserve corps advanced by the Liayang
road. The enemy was composed of
the whole third division and the Twen-
ty-second and Twenty-fourth regi-
ments OF the Sixth infantry division of
Eharpshooters and Gen. Mischenkos
cavalry brigade, with about 40 guns and
eight machine guns. The enemy fled
toward Zenghuangcheng. Our casual
ties will not exceed at most 700. Tweny-
eight quick-lring guns and large guam
titles of. small arms and ammunition
were captured. Our heavy field guns
were very effective. A Russian officer
who was taken prisoner says that both
Of the commanders Of the army corps
and the division were wounded and that
the Russian casualties exceeded 800.
Admiral Kamimura's fleet arrived at
Gensan onthe 26th of April without hav-
ing effected the intended bombardment
Of V~ladivostok owing to the thick fog
continually prevailing. Learning that
the KinsuAMaru was overdue, the fleet
left port on the 9th in search of the
steamer and again proceeded near to
Vladivostok, but the incessant fog pre-
vented any further operations and tho
fleet returned to Gensan."
Another Russian Repulse.
London, May 3.-The Japanese lega-
ton gave ont Monday an official dispatch
from the admiralty at Toxic, reporting
an engagement between Japanese war
ships on the Yalu and Russian shore
batteries. It reads as follows:
THE captain of the gunboat Maya
reports that a flotilla consisting of the
gunboats Maya and Vii and some tor
pedo boats assembled the Yalu May /,
bombarding the enemy. While they
were returning the enemy's artillery
suddenly attacked the torpedo boats.
The latter silenced- the enemy after a
severe engagement lasting 80 minutes
and the flotilla all returned to Yongam-
20. There were no casualties. Our
armed launches reached Antung the
same morning and repulsed the enemy's
infantry and artillery after 80 minutes
Of sharp fighting. Fire was seen ris-
ing from the town and a native says
that the enemy fed from Antung after
Getting fire to It."
TO Make Another Stand.
T%ientsin, May 3.-Two hundred Rus.
clans are entrenching themselves on the
Lao river, three miles from Sinmin-
tung.s employing Chinese laborers. Sim
mintung is two miles from Koupangtse
a permanent Russian camp. A detach-
ment of 100 men is p%atrolling the rail-
road line.
A Russian Version.
st. Petersburg, May 3.-The general
staff account of the operations on the
Yalu river sunday is as follows: "At
four o'clock Sunday morning Japanese
field batteries, with At guns, opened a
terrific fire on our position at Turen-
chen and on our troops posted near
P~otietinsky. TIE overwhelming SUI
periority Of the Japanese in artillery
and the heavy losses their fire inflicted
on u troops occupying these posi-
tions made it clear to Gen. Zassalitch
that /. was impossible to hold Turen-
chen. Consequently the troops were
ordered to retire from Turenchen,
waile holding the P%otietinsky road.
When Gen. Zassalitch dispatched his
telegram the Russian troops were re-
firing in good order from Turenchen
and Schakhedzy to their second posi-
ton and the battle was continuing at
P%otietinsky and Tchingu."
Victory l. Minimized.
st. Petersburg. May 3.-The Japanese
victory is minimized, ss it is declared it
was not the purpose of the Russians to
hold the Yalu, and that the real test will
come when the Japanese approach Feng-
huanchcng. on the road to Liaoyang. 1t
is declared that only 5000 Russian
troops defended the banks of the river
and that their Only effort was to harass
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