New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-19
RUSSIAN TROOPS ROUTED.
SHARP ACTION ON JUNE rs.
Fire Thousand Men DnUen North,
zcith HeaUy Losses.

Toxic June 1S-The following report has been
received from the Manchurian armies:
In The wei-Yuan- Pao- Men district at
o'clock on the norning of June 16 three hundred
of the enerny's cavalry advanced against Ku-
Yu-Shu but were repulsed
In the Cha -Mo-Tu district our advanced force.
after driving out the enemy stationed at Su-
Mien- -Chcng. occupied that village
In the Ta-Sia-AIo-Tun district detach-
ment, after dislodging the enemys cavalry at
Sou -Cha-Tzu eight miles west of Su-Mien-
Cheng. occupied that village
In the Kang- Piu district at 1 o'clock on the
morning of June 16 our centre column after
routing the enemy's cavalry outposts at Tien-
CHA -Wo-Perg sixteen miles northeast of Kang-
ping. and continuing vigorous pursuit at
tackled the enemy's position at the southern END
of Lao Yang -Wo-Peng and to the eastward, De-
tween and 81 80 o'clock, and at o'clock we
completely occupied Liao-Yang-Wo-Peng
Our right column after driving the enemys
cavalry before it, occupied Lo-Chuan-Pou' nine
miles east of Liao-Yang- -Wo-Peng. This column
again sheIled the enemy's cavalry retreatfng TO
the northward. 1nf1icting heavy injury The
enemy was finally thrown into great confusion
The left column poured a fierce fire on thou
sand of the enemy's cavalry retreating TO the
northward of Lao Yang-Wo-Peng and inflicted
heavy damage
According to prisoners, five thousand cavalry.
with twenty guns, forming part of General Mist
chenko's army occupied Liao-Yang-Wo-Peng-
The main force retreated northward and parts
Of it to the northeastward and northwestward
in disorder There are evidences that the enemy
was panic stricken and utterly confused Aoan-
doned provisions aud clothing indicate the great
difficulty the enemy had in carrying off supplies
In retreating the enemy fired house south OF
Liao-Yang-Wo-Peng. and 1t is presumed that
he intended TO incinerate his dead
Our casualties were thirty killed and 1So
wounded The number OF the enemy's casualties
is not certain His dead left in front Of the
centre column numbered eighty. and therefore
the total Russian losses in all directions seems
to be great.
ST Petersburg. June 1S.-Although the way
has been srnoothed for a peace conference, the
operations in Manchuria appear to be In full
march toward a big engagement. the japanese
having pushed forward as far as Liao-Yang-
Chune-Kene O4fao-Yang-W -Peng), west Of the
Lao River thirty-three miles north OF Fakonen-
The japanese have strong forces here as well as
in the rear of General Linevitch's advance de-
tachments near Chang-Tu-Fu, and even threaten
the flank of the fortified position at Si-Ping-Hai
where General Linevitch intended to offer battle
but whence he pushed far TO the southward In
the months of inactivity on the part OF the JAP
anese. 1t is not known here whether General
Iinevitch will retire slowly on these positions or
whether as he iniirnated recently in an inter
view he intends to meet the Japanese hanking
operations to the westward by a counter Often
sive movement
A dispatch from the headquarters OF the Rus
sian army at Godzyadani describes fighting in
the vicinity of Lao -YangWo-PenS from TIL
o'clock on the morning of June 16- The Rus
sian artillery at first forced the japanese to re-
tire along the whole line In the mean time an
other force of Japanese turned the Russian right
flank compelling the detachment to retire from
ao-Yang-Wo-Peng. At this moment a strong
japanese infantry column was observer ap
preaching. The Russian losses, the dispatch
says we're only six wounded.