Show RUSSIANS FORGED FORCED BACK BACKBY V BY THE LITTLE JAPS JAPSi i I 1 I T Near th the e Town of Cheng Ju iv V 1 V Both Sides Lost L ost Hea and InfantrY P I V V r in the Battle V V II i St Petersburg March emperor e has received a dispatch from froni General giving a lengthy report from General dated at 10 p m March 28 which says that an important engagement took near the town of Cheng Ju Jn in which the were de defeated defeated retiring in perfect order The e suffered he Iy but n losses are not stated Cavalry and infantry on both sid sides s w re engaged The Russians occupied V pled pied a commanding position The Tho Jap Japanese fought gallantly but owing to their heavy losses were unable to occupy the pos position tion abandoned by t the e Russians F PETERSBURG Maeh ST S eral enal KuropatkIn report of t th battle batUe at Chong Pu Fu II i as s I ha hae the honor to communicate to your majesty the re report port rort of oC General dated March 28 at 10 p m which say For Foi three consecutive da V our QU small outposts attempted to draw the e cavalry Into action but but patrols patrol after conta contact t was 1 beyond yond Chong Ju about I y t o of PIng Yang Having learned that four squad of oC the enemy were posted five V beyond ond Chong Ti Ju on March arch 37 f 5 ix i X comPAnies marched toward Kasan nd flicI on March arch 8 28 reached Chong Ju Juat at 1030 a b As soon as our scouts approached the town the enemy opened fire firt from behind the wall waIL Two squad squadron ron promptly dismounted and OC u upi pi pird d the heights yards Ird distant An engagement ensued V Japanese in Ambush In the town a company of oC In infantry I fantry and a squadron we lying In h Our men were rein reinfred fred by three companies and at lacked the wIth a this anti lid our corn eom position the Japanese gal gallantly held their ground around and It was U ony Imly aft after r a fierce of half haf an Ii hour houra duration thAt the Japanese Nt fire and BOUght refuge In the I The Japanese hol hoisted ted the Red flag At two i iJ J j SOon afterward three squadrons of I th enemy were seen advancing along the Kasun Kallan roa t at full tuU gallop toward he two which two or of the SQuadrons i eded in entering while the third reil bak In disorder under rc repeated t d L i ys ram our A number of and horses wert l o fall V VV V V an hour afterward o r corn com ft panics t continued t to fire on the Jap n nV V that p from leaVing V VV V Retired d in OI Order An hour bour and a half hal at after r the be V ginning or of the engagement tour four corn com were pre seen seu onUle on the Kasan road to 1 attack I gave the order to mount and the entire torte force with a ap p covering squadron advanced In per ft order and formed In line r the Ulo lull blU The woun 6 were placed In front and the retirement was carried V out wIth the ot of a parade V The Japanese squadron which was thrown Into disorder was un unable unable able to occupy the bill hili which we had hadju ha ju just t and their infantry ur ar arrived rived lived too late lateS S The detachment nt protecting our our V roar guard quietly Kasan wh re h halted for two bouts houts in or er to give at to our wounded 4 p m in our force reached Noo No San Three Officers Wounded Wound d dIt It Is supposed the Japanese had heavy losses Josses in men and horses On OUr side unfortunately three officers were vere severely and In the chest and In the stomach was less seriously wounded In the arm but tild not leave the Three CossaCks Cossa ks were ere killed and twelve were ere Wounded including five seriously General bears witness to th the excellent conduct and gallantry V f the officers and Cossacks and especially ally praises the third company compan ot of the regiment commanded b by V DETAILS OP OF THE FIGHT Russian Commander to toV V Bravery of Japanese St t Petersburg burg March arch I In his first report to the emperor flom the scene or of war an announced announced that offensive land operations had taken place against the Japanese upon the anniversary of the oe oc occupation I of Port Arthur by the Rus shins stans These too the form forma a C attack yesterday by six by General against four ot of cavalry which tile genera believed to ond but he be found of thet t I r Despite a h ral V of verly directed against thE th en m h i pays ft a tribute to their ana I bravery r the J Japanese only to after a combat which lasted for half an hour V Before the Hu Russians follow tollow up their I Japanese the town which two of them succeeded In entering while the thIrd was driven Continued on Pal 2 V RUSSIANS fORED BACK 8 I IBY BY THE EIE BITtE JAPS ft Con from Page Pae L 1 back baek In disorder men a t horses fail ing JI The fire on the town wan wa waso wanso so that the were unable to m mace ke an effective return Japan Japanese se Rei urther Japanese n a ai a h hour Ul ll and in ve tir jC df U ene pera dc in ed t te ir d f big I g so t al af though he carried with him three killed a add d sixteen wound li iI Ged i l been ende endeavoring f fays to tt come In contact with the Jap Japanese pa troIs but the latter refused to combat The skirmish or of today will have th effect of encouraging the Russians to retard es much as possible the ad advanCE advance vanCE of the Japanese arm army r General dIspatch re re reporting porting General Gener J opera as published does not give th place of Its ite origin but It is that the Is either ati at Llao Yang or en route to Xe NewS Cuang |