Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-20
JAPANESE FORWARD MOVEMENT
BEGINS in EARNEST IN MAN
CHURIA.
TAKE AND LOSE A TOWN

Being Able to Cross the River In
Face of Russian Firing-Japanese
Official Report of Engagement.
Lidiapudzy, June 19.-The Jap
anese are advancing from the cen
tire and westward and are driving
In the Russian screens south of
Palitun. Further west they
turned the Russian extreme right
at Lao Yang Chunpeng Saturday
night, flank1ng the Russians out
Of the position after night in
long fight. Mistchenko's cavalry
subsequently retrieved some Of
the lost ground.
The Japanese are moving north
west from Corea in three columns
which include 100000 infantry and
cavalry and field and mountain ar
tillery. These columns are head
ing for Chu-Sami. Kmesan and
Kenshan to complete the line of
Oyama's army stretching from the
Mongolian frontier to the sea of
Japan.
Headquarters of the Russian
Army, Godzyadani Manchuria,
June 19-Russian cavalry has re-
taken the town of Lao Yang Wo-
peng. The Japanese occupied the
village of Sumiencheng on the
morning of June 16, but did not
succeed in crossing the river. In
the afternoon the Russians recap
tured Sumiencheng, three squad
rons of Japanese retiring in a
southwesterly direction.
ST.. Petersburg, June 19.-Em-
peror Nicholas received semstvo
deputation this morning.
Chez Foo, June 19.-American
and European firms still in Port
Arthur have been notified by the
Japanese authorities to depart and
remove their merchandise.
Toxic, June 19.-Field Marsha
Dyama has begun general advance
He routed 5000 cavalry, part of Gen
eral Mistchenko's command. and occu
pied Liao Yang Wopeng, sixty. mile:
southwest of Gunshu Pass, which Il
the headquarters of General Linevitch
commander in chief Of the Russian
army.
The Japanese advance indicates tha
that long expected turning movemen
to the west. which has been in prepar
alton for three months. and which Ii
intended to envelope the czar's entire
army, has begun.
The Russians were panic stricken OF
the retreat and burned provisions ant
stores. Other minor engagements re
suited favorably to the japanese.
Japs Make Two Rushes.
Until last Sunday the Japanese line
to the west had been practically sta
tionary for about three months abou
twenty miles north of Telling, wher
pursuit of the Russians halted after tn
battle of Mukden During this interva
the belligerents were thirty mile
apart. Only skirmishes occurred unit
last Sunday, when the Japanese mad
a rush, advancing twenty miles. Toda,
Field Marshal Oyama announces tha
the second rush was made on Friday
the Japanese occupying ten-mile line
The whole force followed the raj
way in it's general direction betwee
Choyang range on the east and tn
swamps Of the Heresu river on tn
west. Four main roads passin
through this territory run parable
with the railway. Along these road
the Japanese columns, three to eac
road advanced Thursday night.
The hardest fighting was on the e,
treme left, where Gen. Mistchenk
with 5000 cavalry and twenty gun
was routed, the Russians retreating i
great confusion.
The Japanese casualties along th
entire front, which was sixty mile
wide, were thirty killed, including
number of officers and 1856 wounded
The Russians burned villages and ii
cinerated their dead Consequent.
I computation of losses is difficult The
probably were heavy. Eighty dea
Russians were found on the field i
front of the central column of the Jal
enese left wing.
The Japanese now hold the Kuytus
Sumiencheng line, ten miles from tn
Russian advanced Notifications. b.
fore Fenghua
Official Report of Advance.
The following report has been r.
ceived from the Manchurian armies:
in the Weiyuanpaomen district {
9 o'clock On the morning of June 1
800 of the enemy's cavalry advance
against Kuyushu, but were repulsed.
In the Cham motu district our a,
vanced force, after driving out tn
enemy stationed at Sumiencheng, o.
cupied that village.
In the Tasiamotun district our d
tachment. after dislodg:ng the enemy
cavalry at Souchatzu --.nf miles ives
of Sumiencheng, occupied that villag
I'm the Kangpiu district at o'cloc