The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-28
Captured the Village and 1O2
Japanese Prisoners.
FEAR A SEA ATTACK
The Russians Retire From the
East Coast of Korea.
Japanese Capture American
Steamer of Provisions.

inactivity it seems that a movement
was begun on January % and has
spread along the extended lines until
the fighting has assumed proportions
approaching a general engagement. Adj
vices from japanese and Russian
sources are conflicting as to the trend
of the lighting, but it appears that OH
January 25, General Kuropatkin at
tempted a forward movement and ad-
vanced full corps on his right. Field
Marshal Oyama met it by assuming the
aggressive and reports that he defeated
the Russians at Chenchiehpao. A Muk-
den dispatch, however, says the Jap
anese were driven back on their left for
a distance of five miles and were de-
feated with heavy loss in an attempt
to take the famous Lone Tree hill On
January 26, the fighting extended to the
center and only the extreme eastern
end of the line is not involved A St
Petersburg dispatch says that the RUS
slams lost about 1000 men in the cap
ture of Sandepas and captured 100 pris-
oners besides arms. wagons and ammu-
milton.
st. Petersburg, Jan 2S.-A telegram
from Chansiamutun says the Russians
lost 45 officers and 1000 men killed or
wounded at the capture of the village
of Sandepas January 26. The Russians
took 102 Japanese prisoners besides
arms, wagons and ammunition
St. Petersburg, Jan. 27.-General
kuropatkin reports that Russian troops
at p. m. Oh January 26, after a des-
perate fight occupied the village of
Sandepas, which had been strongly
fortified by the Japanese.
Supplementing the foregoing, General
Kuropatkin says:
From later reports it appears that
onerS of 100 Japanese. We also occU-
led the village of Weheitailse, on the
Hun river, losing 80 men. On January
26 our troops continued the offensive
against Sandepass The japanese at
tackled our. positions near the village
from the south and southeast but were
repulsed. Our cavalry participated
maneuvering against the left flank, and
attacked the Japanese in the rear. Our
force then attacked Sandepas, and at
D. m, after a desperate fight, with the
assistance of Sappers we SurmOunted
the strong entertainments at Shakhe
and repulsed japanese attempts to re-
take them
Fighting in Snow Storm.
General kuropatkin's Headquar-
ters, Jan. 2S.--via Fusan-ReguIar
Manchurian weather prevails, intense
cold with cutting winds and swirls of
snow.
Sounds of battle were heard at in
tervals along the entire front yester-
day. The Russian artillery was feel
ing the whole Japanese line
It is uncertain whether this will
bring on a general engagement or not
The Japanese guns refrained from re-
plying to the Russians except on the
left.
The clouds and snow made it i'm
possible to see more than a few hun
dred feet away. The Russian gunnery
fire was largely guess work. If the
Russian operations were preliminary
to general attack, as appears possi-
BILE, their plans were frustrated by
the storms and fog. They could not
have chosen a worse time The hard |
ships of the soldiers camping on the
plains, where there is no shelter or
fuel, and but little water are the worst
yet encountered in this war.
Russians Fear Sea Attack.
New York, Jan. 2S.-Russians. fear
ing an attack from the sea, have, says
a Herald dispatch from Gensan, de- |
their telegraph supply stations
on the coast of Korea.
In the meantime the Russian main
body retired in northerly direction,
leaving only a few scouting parties
falling back on a pass where they
have large quantities of supplies al
ready stored.
American Steamer Seized.
Toxic, Jan 2S.--2 p. -m.-The
American steamer M. S. Dollar, en-
route for Vladivostok with a cargo of
provisions and forage, was seizedNSe
-erday by the japanese in the Pacific
pecan east of Hokkado island
A dispatch from London dated jan
1ary 25, stated that a steamer with a
black funnel encircled with two red |
bands was ashore at VIadivostok and
that it was supposed to be the NJ. 5.
Dollar sailing from San Francisco,
December 81, but no details of the ac-
cident to the steamer have been re-
eeived. 1t was deemed possible that
she had been run ashore purposely |
% avoid capture by japanese war
ships. The Dollar was formerly the |
British steamer Arab, built in 1890,
Dollar Steamship company of San
francisco. In San Francisco the yes
ieI had been posted as an overdue
With a rate of 80 per cent quoted for
Oyama's Version of the Fight
Toxic, Jan. 2S.-The long Inactivity
N the Shakhe river was broken jan
iary IS when General Kuropatkin
tdvanced full corps from the vicinity
# Shengtsu Field Marshal Oyanna !
md an engagement occurred a Chen
.hiaDao and Heikoutai. Oyama re-
,orts that he defeated the Russians
Il Chenchiapao. The engagement at
was progressing when the
ieId marshal reported, the official tele-
ram does not disclose the object of
he Russians and does not indicate
he prospects of general engage
nent.
The enemy on the right of the Hun I
liver began activity January 20 over
ne corps advanced from the dlstrlct
outh of Chengtsu toward Heikoutal
nd Chenchiehpao- Our army as
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