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Show CAVALRY OAUQHT RUSSIANS. Details of Capturo of the Sakhalin Oarrison. TOKIO, Aug. i, noon. A report giving giv-ing details of tho final pursuit and surrender sur-render of the majority of the Russian garrison on Sakahalln Island has been receivod ac follows; "An Independent cavalry column on the afternoon of July 28 attacked the enemy south of Paleo and routed him, driving him southward, capturing two field guns besides a number of rifles and a quantity of ammunition. Sent Flag of Truce. "On July 29 the cavalry, being reinforced, rein-forced, vigorously pursued the enemy south of Taylan, which lies twenty-flvo miles south of Rykoff. The enemy halted at Onol, twenty-five miles south of Taylan, and at 6 o'clock on the morning morn-ing of July 30 sent a letter under a flap of truce to tho Japanese commanding command-ing officer from Gen. Llapnoff, the Russian Rus-sian Governor, saying that through tho lack of bandage material and medicines and the consequent Inability to succor the wounded compelled him from a sense of humanity to terminate hostilities. hostili-ties. Japanese Name Terms. "The commander of the Japanese force replied, demanding the delivery of all war supplies, and property of tho Russian Government uninjured, and the delivery of all maps, records and papers relating to the Russian civil and military mili-tary administration, and requiring their doltvery in f reply at 10 o'clock on the morning of July' 31, otherwise an attacking at-tacking movement would immediately be executed. Russians Surrendor. "Col. Tolivltch, on behalf of Gov. Llapnoff, Ll-apnoff, mot Col. Koolzuml, Japanese chief of staff, on the morning of July 31, and accepted the proposed terms. "Gov. Llapnoff, seventy officers and 3200 men of tho Russian garrison ' then surrendered. The spoils, consisting of clothing, papers and military supplies, aro now under Investigation." |