The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-08-09
SURRENDER OF SAKHALIN
1900 Russians CapituIate to the
japanese.
ALL OF THEM WERE MADE PRISONERS.
They Give Up Seventy Officers and Thirty'two
Hundred Men, With all Military Supplies
aud General Lispnoff AssIsas Lack
Of Medical Supplies for Wounded as Rea'
sou for Surendering.

Toxic (By Cable).--A report giving
details of the final pursuit and sur
render OF the majority OF the Russian
garrison on Sakhalin Island has been
received, as follows:
IAN independent cavalry column on
the afternoon of July % attacked the
enemy south Of Paleo and routed him
southwark capturing two field guns, be-
sides a 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 2s 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
PEELED him from sense OF humanity
to terminate hostilities.
"The commander OF the japanese force
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
tary administration, and requiring their
delivery in reply at 10 o'clock on the
morning OF July 81, otherwise an at
tacking movement would Immediately
be started.
Colonel Tolivitch, on behalf Of Gov
ernor LiapnoH. met Colonel koizumi,
! Japanese chief of staff. on the morning
OF July 81 and accepted the proposed
terms
General Liapnoff, 70 officers and 5000
men of the Russian garrison then sur
rendered
The spoils. consisting Of clothing,
papers and military supplies, are now
under investigation"
Washington (SpeciaD The Japanese
Legation received the following official
report on the surrender OF the Russians
at Hamdasa, July 81:
"The Sakhain army reports that an
independent cavalry force attacked and
routed the enemy south OF Palem on the
afternoon of July 2S, capturing two field
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 5 A. NJ. July 80 the enemy
parlementaire came to Tauran. with a
message of General Liapnoff, the mill
tary governor, addressed to the com
mander of the army, stating that lack oi
dressing materials and medicines ant
inpossibiity of treating the wounded
compelled General Liapnoff, out OF senti,
ments Of humanity, to ask cessation ot
hostilities. The commander of the army
replied that all military stores, all NOV
ables and immovables belonging to gov
ernment and all documents concernini
administrative and military matters b
delivered and that a reply to the abov
be sent to Hamdasa by 10 A. NJ. Jul.
81 On July 81 the Russian delegate
Colonel Tribiti, came to Hamdasa and
after a conference with our delegate
General Koidzumi, accepted our con
ditions in toto Liapnoff, with abou
20 officers and 5000 men surrendered
and were taken prisoners"