Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-06-18
Saturday War News.

Saturday War News.
General Kuropatkin reports stub
born engagement neal Siuyen in which
artillery played a prominent part The
Cossacks, who were in danger of be-
ing fianked were forced to retire, and
the inference is that Siuyen is in the
hands of the Japanese.
Russian troops are now being hur-
| ried from Russia to reinforce KurO-
! patkin. The infantry will be ferried
across Lake Baikal, while the cavalry
will make a wide detour
Sunday War News.
Chinese reaching Chefoo declare a
battle was fought June within seven
miles of the inner works of Port Ar
thur. Port Arthur still stands.
Later accounts of the battle of Stu
yen show that the losses of the Jap
aense must have been considerable
The Russian retreat was orderly.
Mondays War News.
Rumor in st. Petersburg of a big
naval battle off Port Arthur, in which
two Russian battleships were severely
disabled and four Japanese warships
were damaged. The rumor tells of an
attack by Japanese, dash by Russian
/ torpedo boats to sink a Japanese mer-
chairman sent in to block the harbor
entrance, attempt of the Japanese to
cut off the Russian torpedo boats and
sortie of the Port Arthur squadron
to succor the torpedo boats.
Admiral Skrydloff reports that he
took the VladivostOk squadron within
30 miles of Port Arthur and had an
engagement with the Japanese June Z,
returning to Vladivostok with some OF
his warships damaged,
Tuesday War News.
1t is reported that naval battle
| took place off Port Arthur on June 10,
and that during the engagement Cen
eral Stoessel was so badly injured that
it was necessary to amputate a leg at
the knee.
The czar declares that the war will
be prosecuted even at a cost of a mil
lion men.
Daily skirmishes occur between out
posts and it is believed at st. Peters
burg that heavy fighting is imminent.
japanese forces in Manchuria are
said to be short of supplies.
Wednesdays War News.
= In desperate engagement at Vafan
gov, 90 miles north of Kinchou, Rus
slams report they repulsed the Jap
anese, tbs. latter leaving 300 dead OF
the field. The charges of the Japanes,
where most courageous, some of then
reaching the outer edge of the trenche,
= only to be shot down. The Russians
) lost several prominent officers,
: Toxic reports that the Russian Vlad
vostok squadron is in the straits o
: Korea, where it is believed an engage
| ment Is in progress.
5 Skirmishes are reported from mum
Der of points, both Russians and Jap
5 anese doing considerable execution
with small arms.
Thursdays War News.
Japanese reported to have inflicted
terrible punishment ON a Russian arm,
north of Port Arthur, the Russians los
ing thousand men and leaving q
guns on the field.
Russians said to have wiped on
three squadrons of japanese cavalry il
: another battle; also to be more thai
:. holding their own at Vafangow.
! Sortie from Port Arthur har Dor b,
a Russian torpedo boat destroyers and
cruiser, the japanese flotilla retiring
and the Russians going back to harbor
f The Russian Vladivostok squadron
!. Is said TO have captured two Japanes
merchantmen and is causing much al
q prehenslon by operations off the west
ern coast of Japan. Reports that tn
Japanese squadron has engaged thi
5 Russian squadron and wiped it out ar
D. not believed in Toxic.