Deseret Evening News | 1904-06-18 | Page 9 | Battle of Vafangow

OF or GOW Russian Military Circles Do Not Hc It as fly n a Defeat Rt Ht June 17 Military clr cir circles cles CICH do not view If the tho tOW ROW ns as n II defeat and they th y contend conlen that Gen den unlike hitch won more than he lost loot Whether Gen den expedition to tho the south had d nn mt Immediate bearing on alt the tho situation at al Port Arthur It If Is I thought that dial hits his presence pre hue has caused u a diversion which chich will materially affect the tho In III the southern port part of oC tho the Llao Tung peninsula It la bs thought unlikely u ely that ha uis J l aa a a hind had north of ot Kin hold hou such Much a it nese nose largo force ns liS that which hitch engaged I division and tho numbers off to Indicate that they drew rew rm of the tho troop some ole Port Arthur It IH pointed out that lint the force at lit must ax re Ie t for tor r several days and It In I ex x peeled pS that the Ihl tight will materially retard the siege elege operations Port Arthur 4 Tin Tho solo sole regret Is la I that hut 0 fish n 1 berg hlf did old not draw tho Iho t ht e nI t ur t her north nor before blowing altow ina them to In him bu hut but L experts suspect that certain coult conditions compelled to 10 tight light nt nl ten Clen Is Ic praised for tho the skillful handling of his hi men nen In tho rho Held lipId Ho Ito and his old war WOI ten den I II Kuropatkin fought side by hy In iii Turkestan and he Insisted on anam taking tithing tho lie Held field although almost nn an In Inv et lid tt l I is I is believed tint that Col eol Waters Mho military n wan during the lie battle of ot