Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-06-21
TURNS RUSSIAN RIGHT.
Japanese Are Driving Linevitoh's
Forces Back.
SURROUNDING SLAVS.
Vast Army Is On It's Way from Korea
Which Will Cut Off Cars
Troops.


thanking the Russians out of position
after a night-long fight. The japanese
force consisted of an infantry division,
four batteries of artillery and thirty
squadrons of cavalry.
Japs Suffer Slight Defeat.
Gen. Mistchenko's cavalry subsequent
~ retrieved some of the lost ground.
During Mistchennos operations Prince
Frederick Leopold of Prussia. represent
ing Emperor William, with the Russian
army, received his baptism of fire.
Vast Army Marching North.
According to information received at
headquarters the japanese are moving
northwest from Korea in three columns
which include $4,000 infantry and CORE
spending forces Of cavalry and field and
mountain artillery. These columns are
heading for Chutsami, Knesan and Ken
shan, to complete the line of Oyama S
army stretching from the Monaghan
frontier to the sea Of Japan.
Russ Retake Town.
Headquarters of the Russian Army,
GOdzyadani, Manchuria, June Is. Sun
day.-The Russian cavalry have retaken
the town of Liaoyangwopeng, sixty miles
southwest of Gunshu pass. which was
the headquarters of Gen. Linevitch, COM
This town was captured by the Japanese
after severe fighting on June IL
Force Back the Japs.
The japanese occupied the village OF
Fumiencheng on the main road to Chang
tufu and Mamakai in the morning of
June IS, but they did not succeed i'll
crossing the river. At ) in the after
noon. the Russians recaptured Sumien-
cheng, three sQuadrons of japanese re-
firing in a southwesterly direction.
On Eve Of Great Battle.
Toxic. June 19-Field Marshal Oyama
has begun q general advance. He routed
5000 cavalry. part of Gen. Mistchenkos
command. and occupied I-iaOyangwopeng
on Saturday. The Japanese advance III
dicates that the long expected turning
movement to the west, which has been III
preparation for three months. and which
is intended to envelope the Cars entire
army, has begun.
laps Make Two Rushes.
Until last Sunday the Japanese lines
to the west hadabeen practically station
airy for three months about twenty miles
north of Telling, where pursuit
Of the Russians halted after
the battle of Mukden. During
this interval the belligerents were thirty
miles apart. Only sl1rmishes occurred
until last Sunday, when the Japanese
made a rush. advancing twenty miles
Today Field Marshal Oyama announces
that the second rush was made on Fri
day, the japanese occupying a ten-mile
line.
The whole force followed the railway
in its general direction between Choyang
range on the east and the swamps of the
HeresU river on the west. -Four main
roads passing through this territory run
parallel with the railway. Along these
roads the Japanese columns, three TO
each road, advanced Thursday night.
Russians in Retreat
The hardest fighting was on the ex-
IRENE left. where Gen MistchenkO, with
5000 cavalry and twenty guns, was rout-
ed, the russians retreating in great con-
fusion.
The japanese casualties along the en-
tire front, which was sixty miles wide
were 30 killed, including num-
Der OF officers and 1S5 wound
ed. The Russians burned vii
lagos and lncinerated their dead. ConSe-
quently computation of losses is difficult
they probably were heavy. Eighty dead
Russians were found on the field in front
OF the central column of the Japanese
left wing.
The Japanese now bold the Kuyutsu-
Sumiencheng line. ten miles from the
Russian advanced fortifca tons before
Ecnghua.
Official Report Of Advance.
The following report has been received
from the Manchurian armies
I'm the Weiyuanpaomen district at Q
O'Clock On the morning of June 16 300
OF the enemy's cavalry advanced against
kuyushu, but were repulsed
In the Chamotu district our advanced
force. after driving out the enemy STA
toned at Sumiencheng, occupied the vii
lage.
In the Tasiamotun district orr de-
tachment after dislodging the enemy's
cavalry at SOuohatZu, eight miles west
OF Sumlencheng, occupied that village.
In the Kangpiu district at / O'Clock
on the morning of June 1G our center
column after routing the enemy's cavalry
outposts at Tienchiaw opang sixteen miles
northeast of Kangping, and continuing
a vigorous pursuit attacked the enemy's
position at the southern Liaoyangwopeng
and to the eastward, between 4 and $40
O'Clock, and at 8 o'clock we OCCUPIED
LlaoyangwOpeng.
Russian Cavalry Retreats.
"Our right columns, after driving the
enemy's cavalry before it, occuDied
Lochuanpou, nine miles east of IIiao-
yangwopeng. This column again shelled
the enemys cavalry, rereating to the
northward, inficting heavy injury. The
enemy finally was thrown into great con-
fusion.
1.-THE left column poured fierce fire
upon thousand of the enemy's cavalry
retrea ting to the northward of Liaovang
wopeng and inficting heavy damage.
According to prisoners, 5000 cavalry.
with twenty guns, forming part of Lieut..
Gen. Mistchenko's army, occupied Lao
yangwopen. The main force retreat
ed northward and parts of it
to the northeastward and northwest
ward in disorder. There are evil
depces that the enemy was panic stricken
and utterly confused. Abandoned provi-
sions and clothing indicate the great diff
Guilty the enemy had in carrying off sup.
plies. In retreating the enemy fired
house south of Liaoyangwopeng. and it is
presumed that he intended to incinerate
his dead
Advance in Full Swing.
st. Petersburg, June 19.-Although
the way has been smoothed for a peace
conference. the operations in Manchuria
appear to be in full march toward big
engagement, the japanese having pushed
forward as far as MISUNDERSTANDING
LiaoyangwopengI west of the Lao
river, thirty-three miles north Of Faku-
men.
The japanese have strong forces here