Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-01

snowstorn Russians north of lntazan
are reported to have repulsed the west
ern column this evening.
laps HOLD BEST POSITION.
Gen Kuropatkin telegraphs that the
Japanese eastern column occupied Tsin-
llhetchen (also called Thinkhocheng on
some maps at 5 o'clock Saturday morn
ing.
Tsinkhetchen is village fifty-fve
miles southeast of Mukden, which marks
the junction Of several roads, one lead
ing to Mukden, another to Lao Yang
and still another connecting Saimatsc
and Fushun. The last named place is
believed to Be the center of the Russian
left.
Gen Kuropatkin's official report to the
Emperor, under date Of February %, is
as follows:
At o'clock this morning the enemy oc-
Exact reports of our yesterdays losses
have not yet been received There are
in the hospital at Sanlunyu The percent
age of killed is very large. The commonder
Of the detachment reports acts Of bravery
by many detached bodies of troops.
Gen. kuropatkin instances many cases
Of close fighting and bayonet charges,
and concludes:
This morning a battalion of the enemy
advanced in the direction of Papin pass, six
miles southwest of Sanlunyu, and this even
ing the enemy's OutpOstS commenced to APP
prOach the passes Occupied by U.s.
EXTENT OF LOSSES NOT KNOWN.
From advices from the front it is diff
cult to say how severe the losses have
been or how decisive the reverse, and
whether the japanese are likely to at
tempt to drive in the Russian left much
farther Gen. Kuropatkin evidently has
been trying to establish his left flank far
in advance, to command the crossings Of
the Taitse river, the operation being a
counterpart of Gen. Gripenberg's move
ment on the right flank to secure the
fordS of the Hun river preparatory to the
breaking up of the ice in the spring.
Gen. Kuropatkin evidently planned to in
augUrate widely sweeping operations on
both TANKS, but the japanese countered
hard.
JAPS INCITE THE CHINESE.
Mukden, Feb. PA correspondent of
the Associated Press, who has Just re-
turned after a trip westward to investi-
gate the reports Of the presence of Japa-
nese in Mongolia, shows them to be eX-
aggerated. The japanese there are III
small numbers and are partly engaged in
melting the Chinese against the Russians
and in gathering bread grain. They are
sending south great quantities thereof.
BANDITS NEAR BAIKAL.
The japanese number 600 and the Chi
nese bandits 1000 scattered about Mon
golia The larger bands are reported
to be going to BOuveru and Taitsiuad in
Manchuria and the smaller bands are
penetrating further north into Siberia in
tending to attack the railroad somewhere
near Baikal.
The reported turning Of the Russian
right was largely imaginary, but affairs
in the left flank where the Japanese have
no less than several divisions, concen-
trated, are more serious.
FIGHTING NEAR TIE PASS.
Mukden, Feb. 27.-Fighting continues
in front and west Of Tie pass. On the
extreme east the japanese have taken
the outlying positions, and they now
threaten the main defense.
Owing to their formidable attack it is
thought that the japanese artillerymen
are veterans from Port Arthur, COM
manded by Gen. Nogi. Forty wounded
Russians arrived at Mukden today and
400 are expected tomorrow. Other indi-
cations point to an unusual struggle.
A clustering snow storm all day is end
ing in a bitter wind, which may modify
the threatened conflict. The region of
the japanese attack is in lightly wooded
and high mountains, favorable to the
Russian operations.
The force of Japanese of unknown
strength, Joined with Chinese brigands.
west of Kungchialin, is still menacinc
the Russians in that region.
The cannonade along the Russian CEN
ter diminished in intensity today. There
is no evidence of activity on the part of
the Japanese, who were strongly
strengthening the site of the Russian
operations toward Lao Yang in the lat
ter part Of January.
RETURNS LENA OFFICERS.
ST. Petersburg, Feb. 27.-Yieldins to
the demand Of the United States, Russia
has not only ordered the officers Of the
to return to San Francisco, but has re-
duced them one grade as punishment
The only excuse offered was their youth.
HINDER MARTIAL LAW