The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-07-01
JAPANESE ROUT
RUSS CAVALRY
Gen. MiStchenko's Command,
5000 Strong, Is Driven
Back by 0yama
TURNING MOVEMENT is BEGUN
cossaeks, Panle.strleken. by the
Charge Of the Enemy. Set Fire 10
Villages in Order to cremate Their
Dead.

Toxic cablegram: Field Marshal
Oyama has begun a general advance.
He routed 5000 cavalry. part OF Gen
Mistchenkos command. and occupied
Lioayangopeng, sixty miles southwest
OF Gunshu pass, which is the head.
quarters Of Gen Lineyitch, command.
er in chief OF the Russian army.
The Japanese advance indicates
that the long expected turning move
ment 10 the west, which has been In
preparation for three months. and
which IS intended to enyclop the
cars entire army has begun
The Russians were panic stricken
on the retreat and burned provisions
and stores. Other minor engage
ments resulted fayorably TO the Jap
anese.
Until june Il the Japanese lines
70 the west had been practically sta
tionary for three months about TWEEN
~ miles north OF Telling. where pur.
| suit OF the Russians halted after the
battle Of Mukden. During this inter
val the belligerents were thirty miles
| apart Only sklrmishes occurred until
June H. when the Japanese made a
rush, advancing twenty miles Field
/ Marshal Oyama announces that the
second rush was made on June 10
the Japanese occupying the 10 mile
line.
The whole force followed the rail-
I Nc IN 80 a
Choyang range on he east and the
swamps OF the Herosu river on the
west -Four main roads passing
| through the territory run parallel
with the railway Along those roads
the Japanese columns, three 10 each
road. advanced juno Is.
The hardest fighting was on the ex.
IRENE left, where Gen. Mistchenko.
with 5000 cavalry and twenty guns.
was routed, The Russians rotreatug
IN great confusion
The japanese casualties along the
entire front which was sixty miles
wide. were thirty killed, including a
number OF officers aud 1855 wounded.
The Russians burned villages and i'm
cineratcd their dead Consequently
computation Of losses Is difficult
They are probably very heavy Eighty
dead Russians wora found on the
field In front Of the central column OF
tho Japanese left wing
The Japanese now hold the Kuyut.
suSumicncheng line ten miles from
the Russian advanced Qualifications
before Fenghua.
Official Report Of Advance.
The following report has been re-
ceiycd from the Manchuran armies.
In tho WciyuannaomCn district at
. o'clock on the morning of june lG
800 Of the cuemy's cavalry advanced
against Kuyushu but were repuscd
In the Chamotu district our ud.
yanced force, after driving out the en-
envy stationed az Sumieucheng. occn-
pied that village
In the Tasiamotun district our de-
tachmont. after dislodgiug Tho encmy's
cavalry at Souohntzu, eight miles west
OF Sumlencheng occupied that vii.
lage.
I'm the Kangpiu district az / o'clock
ON the morning OF June is our center
column after routing the onemys cav.
clry outposts az Tienchiawopeng. six
teen miles northeast Of KauFpng. and
continuing a vigorous pursuit attacked
the oremy's position at the southern
end OF Liaoyangwoponr and to the
eastward between and $3.50 o'clock.
and at 0 o'clock we occupied Lao.
yangwoneng.
Russian Cavalry Retreats.
"Our right column, after driving the
cnomys cavalry before o.. occupied
Lochuanpou. nine miles east OF Lao.
yangwopcng. This column again
shelled the enemy's cavalry. retreat
ing to tho northward. lunctine heavy
injury Tho enemy finally was thrown
into great confusion.
The left column poured a fierce
fire upon a thousand Of tho onomy's
cavalry retreatiug 20 tho northward OF
Laoyaugwopong and inflicted heavy
damage
According 20 prisoners, 5000 cav.
airy. with twenty guns forming part
nf Lieut. Gen Mlstchcnko's army. oc-
cupied Liaoyangwopeng The main
force rctrCatcd northward and parts
OF lt 20 tho northward and northwest.
ward IN disorder There are evidences
that tho enemy was panlc-stricken
and utterly confused. Abandoned pro
visions and clothing indicate the great
dimculty tho enemy had In carrying
on supplies. In retreatinE the enemy
fred a house south of Liaoyangwo-
peng, and II Is presumed that he IN.
tended 70 incinorate his dead