Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-01-30
JAPS CLAIM VICTORY
Great Battle Being Fought
In Manchuria.
RUSSIANS LOST A THOUSAND MEN
Chansiamtun Reports Heavy Loss oi
Cars Troops mt Taking OF SAN
depss - Mischtschenko Is
wounded.

LONDON. Jan. 3O.-Field Marshal
Oyama has assumed the aggressive all
iolopr the line south of Mukden. and
mo yement have occurred at Chen
lrheihnao and Heikoutai. Oyama re-
norris that he has defeated the Rus
slams nj Cbnnchiehpao and Hcikoutai.
Tokyo's adviccs this morning say
that General K~uropatkin's movement
against the Japanese left and center
has failed. General Sacharoff has re-
ported that the Russian troops were
driven out of Sandepas, and Marquis
Oyama announces that all the forces
operating against General Oku have
been forced back across the Hun.
General k%uropatkin claims to have
broken through Field Marshal 0yaina's
left wing and to have threatened his
communications with Yinkow. A high
military official reports that General
Kuropatkin has undertaken Il general
forward movement on both tanks, with
the object Of threatening both lines of
Japanese communications and forcing
the Japanese from their winter quar-
tiers.
A Tokyo report says that the Ameri-
can steamer NJ. s. Dollar, cn route for
Nladivostok with Il cargo of provisions
and forage, has been seized by the
Japanese in the Pacific ocean east of
Hokkaido island.
Dispatches from st. Petersburg say
that at Chansiamtun the Russians lost
IL officers and 1000 men killed or
wounded when they captured the vii
lage of Sandepas. The Russians took
102 prisoners, besides arms, wagons
and ammunition.
The general staff has received he fol-
lowing dispatch from General Sach-
aroff, General Kuropatkin's chief of
staff: ~ t
Our troops continue on the offensive
at Sandepas. South of there Il col
umn of our cavalry encountered four
Japanese battalions and six %squadrons
of cavalry advancing from Heikoutai.
"The Japanese fled, throwing their
arms into ambulance wagons. One OF
our columns took many prisoners"
The battle commenced on the right
flank on General Kuropatkin's initia-
tive. The Japanese were driven back
five miles from their advanced posi-
tons, defended by the reserve bri-
gades. The fighting was furious ut
the Japanese center position. h Jap
anese e~ndeavored to take Poutlioff
Uone Tree, hill and other positions,
but were driven BACK with heavy loss.
The Russian forces going into bat
tie are well prepared for the weather
conditions, being warmly clad and
shod, we'll fed and in good spirits.
This activity of General Mischtschcn-
kos fast riding cavalry continues. \
large Japanese transport train was cap
tured by them on the extreme right of
the west flank.
A telegram from Huan mountain
states that General Mischtschenko has
been wounded in the leg.
Dispatches from Japanese sMapcbu-
rian headquarters say:
Our troops occul-ed Liutaiko Sat
urday and were twice counter attacked
by a superior force of the enemy. We
entirely repulsed the enemy.
Another force at dawn on Sunday
attacked the enemy IN the ncighbor-
hood Of FeitssaihotZu, about two miles
north OF IIcikoutai, and occupied the
position. The enemy ficrcely counter
attacked our force which assailed Hell
koutai. but was repulsed with loss.
and our force occupied tho, neighbor-
hood of Heikoutai.
The enemy in the direction Of Liu-
taiko aEi Heikoutai has entirely re-
treated to the right bank of the Hun
river. Our force is now pursuing them.
I'VE captured 800 officers and me-"
The Russians are massing about 3d.
600 troops on the Japanese left and
bombarding the left flank and center.
ISmall forces of Russians are attacking
all along the line.
In the direction of the left wing a
Japanese detachment We're victorS ut
Chenehiehpao and occupied Iiutiako
and L~ichiawopeng on Saturday, the
Russians retreatipg north and west.
Advices this morning from the scat
of war instead of confirmation Of Sat.
urday nights report that General Ku-
ropatkin had broken through the Jap
anese left, Lieutenant General Saclia
rof's officially admits that the Rus
slams have been compelled to retire
from Sarlepas ON account of their in
ability to carry a redoubt., 1t is also
significant that dispatches from the
front have again suddenly ceased
which is regarded as an Indication OF
the failure of the operation ana
strengthens the first impression that ii
was a demonstration undertaken to die
tract the people ut home from the pres
ent situation.