The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-06-30
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RUSSIANS DEFEATED BY JAPAN.
ESE AT MANCHENzOU.
Hills Were Finally Taken by Assault
Russians Hoisted Red Cross Flag,
but it Did Not Stop Jap Firing
Fifty Corpses Left on the Field
Russians Retake Positions.

Toxic, June 26-The following dis
patch has been received from the Jap,
anese army headquarters in Man
churia:
The enemy holding the northwest
entrance of Manchuria was attacked
and dislodged on the afternoon of June
%. but a portion of them holding the
hills to the west offered stubborn re-
sistance and the hills were finally TAX
en- by assault. Another force of the
enemy holding the hills due north was
attacked from the front and we stimuli
taneously resorted to a turning move
ment from the northeast, interrupting
his retreat and causing him heavy
loss.
The enemy in confusion hoisted the
Red Cross flag, but this did not
stop our firing, and he fed in dis
order. His strength in cavalry and in
fantry was some 5000 men and several
guns. Fifty corpses were left on the
field. The enemy's loss was fully 200.
Our loss was insignificant"
Russians Regain Positions.
St. Petersburg.-T emperor has
received the following dispatch from
General Linevitch, dated June %:
after the Japanese advance on our
right flank, which 1 have already re-
ported. the enemy advanced against
our front east of the railroad, where
the Cossacks, noticing the enemy's ad-
vantage, had withdrawn slowly.
ION June 10 our cavalry, having
been reinforced, met the Japanese adj
vance, when the enemy hastily with
drew to the southwark.
ION the morning of June 20 our cav
airy reoccupied points on the Man.
DARN road. Japanese infantry began
at 9 o'clock on the same day deter
mined advance against Gugichi, open
ing an artillery fire on our Outposts.
At noon our men to the north with
drew and the advance guard of the di-
vision retreated still further to the
heights north of Schichusa in face of
superior numbers, finally falling back
as far as Liaoenjao. The fight ended
in the evening, the enemy remaining
some four miles south of this spot.
1t was found later that two regiments
of Japanese infantry and two regi-
ments of cavalry, with machine, noun
tain and field guns, had advanced
along the Mandarin road.
ITO the west three battaliOns Of in
fantry, a squadron of cavalry and
three guns advanced. We resolved to
advance on June 20 in order to drive
the enemy back and to enable our adj
vance guards to recover their former
positions. For this purpose the troops
selected began to move toward Llaoen-
jao. Scouts were thrown out and the
Japanese retired before our advance
guards.
I'm the evening of June 20 our ad-
vanced troops occupied Menchuagla
and a pass to the west of that place.
"On the morning of June q our fur
Their advance began, and the enemy
pursued by us, retired gradually to po-
sitions near Rescopingao. lively hre
was opened by degrees, four Japanese
batteries being engaged. The japanese
showed a disposition to offer an obstl-
nate resistance, and the appearance OF
our troops here caused confusion
among them, compelling them to send
for reinforcements.
The object of our advance being
fully attained, our troops were with
drawn in the falling darkness, the po-
'sitions which the enemy here occupied
before our advance remaining in our
hands.
"A Japanese battalion and 200 cav
airy appeared north of ChaJushen,
Korea on June 20.'