Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-02-03
BOTH ARMIES lose HEN|
TOXIC TELLS OF ENcourrr,
OF THREE DAYS.
sIav Advance cheoked-lSuropsl.I.
Armies said to Have Rstr..,.
Across Hun River to Right nss.
Fighting Ceases Temporary,
sia Repulsed at sandepu.

Toxic, Jan. 30-The Russian ads.,.
movement upon the Japanese le
center has ended disastrously fos A.
enemy, and the Japanese forces M.
driven back the attacks and conoas,s.
along the line. In many places AZ
fighting which has ragged furiouslv E.
three days has ceased. and III IA
cinity of Sandepu (Sandepap Il.
Japanese soldiers are now engaged 4
dislodging the enemy from the ylIIa,.
which they captured on Friday.
Field Marshal the Marquis osm.
has sent several dispatches to inDas.sl
military headquarters. The last ons
deciphered Sunday evening, states thsl
the enemy is in full retreat and AS
abandoned his attempt to turn our la6
flank.
The first advance Of the enemFs
lines toward Liutiako on Friday Wss
met with counter advance upon IN
village itself, which we occupied. Duf
ing the night of Friday the enenF
made two attacks upon the position
Japanese reinforcements had bsa
brought forward and both Of the Rus
sian assaults were repulsed with hesyy
losses. The fighting was continued II
a desultory manner at various places
throughout Saturday until late Ia ths
evening, when the Russians executed
a counter attack upon Heikantai
which had been occupied BY om
forces during the day.
The attack by the Russians was oHe
of the most determined ever attemps
ed by them. It was repulsed and the
Japanese detachments holding the 81
sitions spread over the vicinity oecr
pied Peitsafhotsu and fortified their
position in and around Heikantal. Be
sides this many minor strongholds
were established and we'll fortified III
the neighborhood. Our victories at
these points checked the entire right
flank of the enemy, part Of which had
crossed the Hun river and had driven
small parties of the Japanese occupy
ing force toward the southwest Oh
Thursday and Friday. The japanese
victories at Heikantai and at Liutlaho
implied the retaking Of these positions,
and before our advance the Russians
retreated across the Hun river to iis
right bank and Field Marshal Oyams
Immediately ordered several large De.
tachments to the pursuit.
Another unsuccessful attack made
by the enemy occurred on Saturday
night at Chenchiepao and Litajenton,
The battle, which was fought along
considerable distance in the direction
of Chenchiepao, ragged for several
hours. Large forces were engaged and
the casualties on both sides WeEs
great. The fighting lasted for several
hours, but early Sunday morning ths
Russians were repulsed all along thu
line, leaving many killed and wounded
on the battlefield. It is impossible &
state the number of losses on eithel
side as Field Marshal oyama report
that he is now investigating the casual
ties. The rout of the Russians was q
complete that about 500 officers AMI
men were made prisoners.
Russian RepuIse at sandepu.
The fighting in the vicinity of Sand
epu ended on Friday night with tn
capture of that village by the Russians
and was resumed Saturday. The Rus
slams threw strong force against th
redoubt located to the northeast of I'll
village, but were repulsed with terribl
loss. They repeated the attack wifi
the same result, and then desisted
sending some of their attacking fore
toward Somopu, where a concentrate
force of Japanese was attacked b
several columns of Russians. III
battle at this point ragged throughou
Saturday, and on the evening Of tha
day it came to a close with cruahin
Russian defeat.