The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1904-06-17
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The Russian Position South of
VafangOW Attacked.
Gen. Zerngross Was Wounded and Col.
KhaVantownoff and Adjt. Sub
Lieut.. Dragoeloff Nodoch-
insE<y Were Killed.

berg, bearing Tuesdays date:
"A battle began at noon around the
Russian position four and half miles
south of the station of Wahanhoon
(Vafangow?), the enemy making re-
peated attempts to dislodge our left
flank. The attack was repealed and we
retained our position.
The first regiment occupying the
left flank of our position sustained Sc
we're losses. It's commander, Col Kha-
vantounoff, and Adjt. Sub-Lieut. Drago-
aloff NOdochinsky were killed Gen.
Zerngross was wounded, a shrapneI
bullet SCATTERING the right side of his
jaw but he remained on the field"
The movement Of 5000 japanese
north of Kuan Dian Sian only adds to
the blindness of the situation in the
northeastern field of operations 1t is
unquestionable that the Cossacks have
been worrying the Japanese north Of
Feng Wang Cheng, and the movement
may be merely an effort to clear the
country. At the same time this move
ment holds the possibility of demon
stration against Mukden, one of the
main roads leading directly east from
Mukden toward the region to which
the Japanese are now advancing.
The concensus of opinion, however,
is that the advance is more in the ma
ture Of a demonstration than a prelim-
mary to an actual attack.
A special dispatch from Lao Yang,
dated June IA, says:
Yesterday (MOnday) at the battle
of Vafangow, Japanese troops number
ing 10000 tried to pass our flank but
were discovered. We changed our DO
sition, thanking the Japanese, and
opened heavy fire. The result is I'M
known"
The date of this dispatch does not
agree with the Associated Press dis
patch from Lao Yang.
Lao Yang, June 16-The battle Of
Vafangow lasted till o'clock Tues
day evening The Japanese, in ire
mendous forces, attacked the Russian
position, but were repulsed, with ter
rible loss. 1t is reported that three
absolutely wiped out, and that so
men were captured. The Russian
losses were 81 men. Col Khvasteroff,
commanding the First Rifle regiment,
was killed
According to the latest reports re-
ceived here the Russian troops were
attacking the Japanese at 6 o'clock
Wednesday morning, but no particu-
lars are available.
London, June ia dispatch to -he
Daily Express from Toxic, dated June
10, says: News has been received
there, but has not yet been officially
published, of a great Japanese victory
near Fuchou, on the North railway, 20
miles north of Port Arthur The Rus.
slams, it is added, were overwhelmed,
lost thousand men, left all their
guns on the field, and retreated in dis.
order.
The Daily Chronicles correspondent
at Toxic cables the same news, add
ing that Russians, to the number of
1000 men, are now in full flight TO-
ward Tahi Chaiso and Kai Chow.
Toxic, June ia fiotilla of tor
pedo boats and torpedo boat destroy.
ers, under command of Capt Tsuchiya,
and cooperating with the army, made
a reconnaissance in force near Sian
Ping island and bombarded the Rus
sian outposts on the coast to the west
of the island. (Hiu Ping island is II
miles to the west of Port Arthur
conveying ten torpedo boat destroyers,
steamed out from Port Arthur. The
Russian shore batteries protected these
vessels with a heavy cannonade. The
Japanese hotilla retreated slowly, iir-
ing as it went for the purpose OF de-
coying the enemy to sea. At o'clock
in the tfternoon the Russian ships
returned 10 the entrance of Port Ar
thur. The fact that the Novik came
out of Port Arthur makes it certain
the Russians have succeeded in blast,
ing a channel through the cement
laden merchantmen sunk by the Japan.
csc in the entrance to the harbOr.
This freedom of egress comes too
late to permit of any effect upon the
operations of the Japanese army. for
men, guns and stores have practically
all been landed, and Adm. Togo is
capable of keeping the remnants of
the Russian fleet imprisoned in Port
Arthur.
Last Monday night Japanese vidette
boats, protected by torpedo boats and
torpedo boat destroyers, succeeded in
reaching the entrance to Port Arthur
and planted a series of mines. The
darkness of midnight favored the op-
erations. The Japanese vessels We're
not observed, and they returned to the
rest Of the squadron without having
sustained any damage
Number of Japs on the Peninsula.
Che Foo, June 16.-From reliable
sources it is learned that the Japan
csc had $4,000 men on the Lao Tung
peninsula ten days ago. 1t is believed
that it is their intention to uSe 100 =