Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-08-11
SURRENDER OF SAKHALIN
$500 Russians Capitulate to the
japanese.
ALL OF THEM WERE MADE PRISONERS.
They Give Up Seventy Officers and Thirty'two
Hundred Mes, With oil Military Supplies
and Papers General Llapneif Assigns Lack
of Medical Supplies for Wounded Is Rea'
son for Surrendsrlng.

Toxic (By Cable).-A report giving
details of the final pursuit and STIR
render of the majority Of the Russian
garrison on Sakhalin Island has been
received, as fellows: - 80.
"An Independent pcayrlrv column on
the afternoon of July 28 at...-ncd Inc
enemy south of Paleo and routed him
southwark, capturing two field guns, be-
sides number of rifles and quantity
of ammunition.
"On July 20 the cavalry, being rein
forced. vigorously pursued the enemy
south of Taylan, which lies rs miles
south of Rykoff. The enemy halted at
Onol, ~ miles south of Taylan, and at
o'clock on the morning OF July 80
sent a letter under flag Of truce to
the Japanese commanding officer from
General Liapnoff, the Russian governor
saying that the lack Of bandage mate
rial and medicines and the consequent
inability to succor the wounded COM
pelled him from sense OF humanity
to terminate hostilities. 5jf.
"The commander of the japanese torce
replied, demanding the delivery OF all
war supplies and property OF the Rus-
sian government, the uninjured and the
delivery of all maps, records and papers
relating to the Russian civil and mill
tarv administration, and requiring their
delivery in reply at 10 o'clock on the
morning of July 81, otherwise an at
| lacking movement would immediately
| be started.
Colonel Tolivitch, on behalf OF Gov
ernor Liapnoff, met Colonel iKoizumi'
Japanese chief of staff, on the morning
of July 81 and accepted the proposed
terms. "
General Liapnoff, 70 officers and $500
men of the Russian garrison then sur
rendered
"The spoils, consisting of clothing,
papers and military supplies, are now
under investigation"
Washington Especially The japanese
Legation received the following offlcial
! report on the surrender of the Russians
at Hamdasa, July 81: s..
"The Sakhalin army reports that an
independent cavalry force attacked and
routed the enemy south of Palem on the
afternoon of July %, capturing two held
guns, besides ammunition wagons, rifles
and ammunition. On July 20 that force
cooperating with reinforcements gave
hot pursuit to the enemy to the south OF
Tauran. At s A. M. July 80 the enemy
parlementaire came to Tauran with a
message of General Liapneff, the mill
tary governor, addressed to the com,
mander of the army, stating that lack OF
dressing materials and medicines and
impossibility of treating the wounded
compelled General Liapnof, out OF senti,
ments of humanity, to ask cessation OF
hostilities. The commander OF the army
replied that all military stores, all NOV
ables and immovables belonging to gov
eminent and all documents concerning
| administrative and military matters be
delivered, and that reply to the above
be sent to Hamdasa by 10 A. M: July
a. On July 81 the Russian delegate,
Colonel Tribiti, came to Hamdasa and
after conference with our delegate,
General Koidzumi, accepted our con-
ditions in toto. Liapnoff, with about
70 officers and $500 men surrendered
and were taken prisoners. . -