River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-07-07
DESPERATE BATTLE OCCURS
RUSSIANS DRIVEN BACK WITH
FEARFUL LOSS.
Forced to Retreat to Shelter of Port Ar
thur Defenses-Assault on
Forts Begun.

London, July 1.-The Japanese ar
mics engaged in enveloping Gen. Kuro-
patkin's forces have made material
progress, with heavy loss of life. A
Toxic dispatch, giving details of the
capture of Fenshui pass, states that
the Japanese lost 1920 men in killed
and wounded after a two days battle
in which they defeated II battalions
and three regiments of infantry, six
batteries of field artillery, Sc guns in
all-and nine squadrons and one regi-
ment of cavalry.
Shanghai, July IA desperate bat
tie has taken place about ten miles
north of Port Arthur. and the Japan.
csc have occupied the Wolf mountains.
TIE Russians were driven back with
fearful loss, one entire regiment being
annihilated in dashing charge by
Japanese infantry. The strong line
OF defense was abandoned by the Rus
slams in their retreat. The next line
of defense which they fell back upon
is close to Port Arthur. BY the occu.
patton of the mountains, which were
strongly fortified, the Japanese will be
able to command the road practically
to the fortress with their heavy siege
guns, which are being carried along
with the advancing army.
Toxic, July 2.-Vice Admiral Ka-
mimra evidently trapped and attacked
the Russian Vlavidostok squadron off
the islands of Tsu, in the southern en-
trance to the Sea of Japan last night.
The result of the encounter is un-
known.
Chefoo, July 2.-What should prove
to be a decisive naval engagement was
in progress Friday afternoon midway
between Chefoo and Port Arthur. The
steamer Chefoo, which has arrived here,
passed within IS miles of the Japanese
fleet, consisting of two battleships and
five cruisers, all actively engaged. The
Russian fleet was not seen, but the dis
lance of the Japanese from nd pre-
cludes the possibility of any attack on
the land batteries. The captain of the
Chefoo says he heard terrific eXplo-
sion, but was unable to discern whether
a Russian or a Japanese ship was af-
fected. The battle is held here to con-
firm the Chinese report that only four
OF the larger Russian warships were at
Port Arthur Thursday night
Mukden, July 2.-Heavy lighting is
reported to have occurred near Port Ar
thur June 26, resulting in the Russian
withdrawal from Guinsanshan, after Sc
we're losses on both sides. The Japan
csc fleet approached Siaopingtao, mid
way between Port Dalny and Port Ar
thur, in the morning of June &c, and
bombarded the coast north of the bay
SO far as UitselOshan. Strong Japanese
forces which had been landed then at
tackled the neighboring heights, which
were occupied by Russian rifemen.
Three times the japanese were driven
back with heavy losses, but the Rus
slams were forced to retire from their
main position near Guinsanshan. The
Japanese reinforced their advance
guard and pressed the attack. After sew
eral fruitless assaults on Guinsanshan,
the Japanese commander sent a strong
column along the central road from
Dalny to Port Arthur, with the object
of turning the Russian left, forcing the
Russians to retire. The Russians lost
seven officers and nearly 200 men killed.
The Japanese losses are believed to be
much larger, as during the battle they
passed over mine which the Russians
successfully exploded.
London, July IAN official dispatch
from Toxic says the Japanese consul at
Gensan, Korea, reports as follows:
Early Thursday morning, June 30, six
Russian torpedo boats entered the
port, fired about 200 shots upon the set
tlement, sank steamship and a sailing
vessel, then rejoined their ship outside
the harbor and disappeared. Two Ko-
reans and two soldiers were slightly
wounded. The damage done to build
ings is insignificant"
Buried 1854 Russians.
Toxic July IA report received from
Gen. Oku says that after the fighting at
Telissu (Vafangow) on June Is he
buried / 1854 Russians. The trophies taken
by the Japanese at this engagement con-
sisted of 16 guns, 46 wagons, 958 rifles
and other things.
st. Petersburg, July 2-Maj. Gen.
Plug, telegraphing from Mukden un--
der date of July l, says: 'The reports
from foreign sources that the Japanese
fleet sank several of our squadron on
June %, and that our loss included
Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky and
700 sailors, are absolutely untrue"
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