Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-27
ALWAYS DEFEATED.
Kuropatkin Reports a Repulse
 at Tsinkhetchin.
TRIED TO HOLD FORDS OF TAlTSE
Japanese Pressed Home Bayonet Charges Over Their Own Dead. Loss of Cxar's Troops Not Yet
 Known, but Heavy.

CnorGes Over Their Own Dead. Loss of Cxar's Troops Not Yet Known, but Heavy.
 LONDON, Feb. ETA special dis
 patch from St. Petersburg says that
 General Kuropatkin has reported to
 the emperor defeat of the Russians
 near Mukden. his troops having been driven out of Tsinkhetchin after e.
 were fighting. The general says that the losses are not known. but that there are twelve officers and about 300 men in hospital at Sanlunyu and that the percentage of killed was very heavy.
 The commander of the detachment reports acts of bravery by many de- tached bodies of troops.
 General Kuropatkin instances many cases of close fighting and bayonet charges and concludes:
 4 battalion of the enemy advanced in the direction of Papin pass, six miles southwest of Sanlunyu, and dur ing the evening the enemy's outposts commenced to approach the passes oc- cupied by us.''
 A Mukden report says that an ac- tion of no mean proportions is in prog ress on the Russian left flank. The advantage thus far is on the side of the Japanese. though at heavy cost. From advices received from the front it is difficult to say how severe the losses have been or how decisive the reverse and whether the Japanese are likely to attempt to drive in the Rus- sian left much farther. General Ku- ropatkin evidently has been trying to establish his left flank far in advance to command the crossings of the Taitse river. the operation being counter part of General 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. The scene of the operations is fifty miles southeast of Mukden, beyond Da pass. an important defile commanding the road to Fuchau. Both armies occupying apparently impreg- nable positions on the centers. General Kuropatkin evidently planned to in- augurate widely sweeping operations on both Hanks, but the Japanese coun. tered hard.
 A Nladivostok dispatch says that the entrance to that harbOr is open and that the Russian squadron, which is seawOrthy, is apparently taking no risks. but is saving It's strength for cooperation with Vice Admiral RO- jestvensky's squadron.
 A Tokyo dispatch reports that two infantry attacks by the Russians in the neighborhood of Nation mountain have been repulsed.
 A Tsinkhetchin report says that the Japanese attack on Beresneff hill de- veloped into an encounter of the most sanguinary nature. The Japanese. pressing forward bayonet charge. were received with pyroxylin hand grenades or were blown up by buried mines. and the Japanese machine guns, which took positions to support the ad- vance. were silenced for time and beaten back.
 The Japanese came on with greater resolution. however. and the Russians finally yielded the hill in the face of greatly superior numbers and a de- termined series of attacks.
 General Sacharoff. chief of staff. re- ports that when the Japanese attack cd and captured the hill after severe fighting they were in superior force and advanced literally over the bodies of their own men.
 A Tokyo report says that the Ger man steamer Romulus, bound for Vladivostok with cargo of Cardiff coal. has been seized by the Japanese.
 General Stoessel. late commander of the Russian forces at Port Arthur. and his party have arrived at Moscow. He was met by the governor. nobility. nu- merous officers and civil officials. Colo nel Dimansky made an eulogistic ad- dress of welcome. declaring that your splendid defense of Port Arthur amaz- ed the world and created immortal glory for Russia.'