Show RUS RUSSIANS IA LOSE THREE TH ff DESTROYERS The Thc T e Lieutenant and null Two Others Were Torpedoed by byI I Thc Japanese r MAKE DARING DARINO NIGHT ATTACK Jen Oku Oko Drives the from froll Lines of Defense South of Ta Ill Tche Kino WIIO July 27 refugees from Tort Port Arthur Arlhur arrived d here horo report that tho the and two other oth r torpedo boat destroyers were torpedoed torl and totally destroyed by hy the tho Japanese on the night ot of July 25 26 fok to July Jul 27 30 n a m tn The Vladivostok squadron Is reported oft off the tho province of at Awn Awa A wu today I y yAWn Awn Awit Is about piles mlle southwest ot of Yokohama and Is 18 at limn tho eastern en on entrance entrance trance of at the tho Nand Inland son SOli sonA SOliA sonA A MIDNIGHT ATTACK Arr CK July p m In hn n a daring night attack against n a force toree forcee estimated e at live five divisions with suns guns uns Jon Oon Oku succeeded lIu eded In driving the tho enemy from their strong line of at defenses south of at Tu Ta JI feho Kino Klao Advancing on Sunday Oen Uen Oku found a superior force foice confronting him and nud that n II heavy artillery lire Uro from thin tho enemy llIn checking lilt hla men lie He do tided to hold the tho position to 10 make mako a n night surprise was IU successful tho tiro Japanese troops troop hustling the tho Hus nus Into Inlo retreat to Ta Tn Tche Kino iIno The rime Japanese hind had only anI SOO casualties No of ot the Russian losses 10 are given lihen The rho army did not pate pule In this thin tight lIght It II being hehm located d to tu thin the cn east elut t of ot Ta Tn Tche Moving to tho thin northwest this force toreo fought oi and u ul won a n separate notion action on Friday July 22 nt at milling losing IDling 31 men mell The he commander nf ot the hue hall army charges barges that the Russians violated thin tho Japanese sag fine which they hoisted In III inan nn nil attempt to deceive the tho Japanese after which they tho fired a 11 volley olle Into the tho Japanese ranks Thin Tho Russians left lett 11 N dead dealt nt at The Tho Japanese tho thin against the Russian positions south nt of Ta To Tche feho Klan Kino Iao on of Saturday July 23 On trill this day the vanguard occupied posh positions In III tho the vicinity of at to the flue southwest of ot Ta fn Tche Kino 1 1110 devel developing developing developing the position and strength of at the enemy The fhe line was through the hills south Kouth of ot Ta n Kino ox ex extending tending almost due eat and west wesl of ot thin the railroad Tho The position of or the tho en enemy enemy enemy emy was fortified The strongest point was 1118 nt ut mountain to 10 the thin south southeast southeast east enst of ot Tn Tche Klao and hero th the tho heaviest force torce hind had assembled Thin Tho hind had two to batteries of ot posted near due south of ot Tn Ta Tche Klao 1 and ahead of ot the tho main hoe lillo Tho Japanese deployed deplored to 10 tho west westward westward westward ward from tho the vicinity of ot confronting tho the Russian line IIno to the tha he cast enst of ot tho rho railroad began the advance at nn mi early hour on Sunday morning At 9 C the Japanese o right had hill hadr rf r ached a 11 bluff blurt n little less loss than two miles rolleR from coin mountain At C Ii In hi the afternoon tho the batteries posted ld In various positions on tho ho high ground opened with vigor and shelled 11 tho tiro advancing Japanese o oline line hie Tho The strength of at the Russians gradually developed during the tho day and Gen Gon Oku estimated It nt at live five di dl divisions divisions visions and 00 guns luns The Russian fire prevented n II general advance mid and de der determined derIc Ic n r Gen Oen to decide to await tho rho advent of at darkness to deliver u it night Two Tuo divisions of ot Rus Itus Russians skins occupied the tho road and Gen Oku took look tho the precautionary meas measure hire ure of ot engaging this force toreo with her lel Irry Tho The Russians Itu replied with ar nr artillery artillery tillery tilleI and an the tho duel lasted until dark Suddenly nt at 10 Sunday night tho rho entire Japanese o n right was hurled let against tho the tins nut Hu R 1 position I east mid and west of ot mountain und and easily captured It At midnight thu rho second position 1 was une attacked and amid by dawn the tho Japanese occupied d the tho em 1111 eminence hence Irence to the east cast of ot Tho rho Russians nu were In iii retreat toward Tn Ill Klao KIao At 7 Monday morn morning ing Ipg tho rho Japanese seized without resistance nod put pursued sued tho the Russian force toward Tn Ta Klao |