| Show PRIEST BEARS CROSS IN llao yang may 11 Among tho wounded from tho battle of the balu yalu who arrived here today was father stephen the priest wao led the charge of the eleventh regiment at the battle of klu lien cheng father stephen said to tho associated press on the morning of the first of may I 1 arose at 3 knowing that there would be a terrible battle and I 1 waa determined to do my duty and show an example by my death at 4 1 prayed then laid down my bible and ethod with the company As tho company moved forward to the charge I 1 blessed the soldiers and went in front 0 the flag with my cross in my hand standing by the side of my assistant joseph perch bullets were flying all around ua 1 I never felt roy first wound the gacond bullet struck my i houlder and I 1 fell losing consciousness when I 1 opened my eyes I 1 found my assistant bending over me with a sallo on his face seeing that I 1 was alive ho my hand and then took mo off the field of battle A train Is leaving here carrying of the wounded from klu cheng to mukden A japanese guardsman who was wounded in the stomach and was taken prisoner april when the russians drove his comrades from their position says that typhus was rampant among tho japanese troops he praises the 01 the russians to him he saya that behind general kuroki are other troops tho number of which he does not know according to artillery officers the movement of tho heavy guns will be extremely difficult on account of the condition of the roads A panic occurred on the last train out 0 port artour immediately after the landing of the at jetse wo the japanese alred upon the train at midday and the ladles and civilians stretched themselves on the floor A small detachment of cossacks beside the railroad returned the japanese fire and drove the enemy back they then retired st petersburg may ll 11 generel sent a dispatch to the sou eral stab today communicating a report of lieutenant general dated may 10 as follows troops which appeared to be a division ot the japanese guard have been advancing for the last two days from feng wang cheng westerly in the direction of hal cheng it Is reported that a japanese force consisting of about a division try intended to march on with forty guns and 1500 cavalry from reports received from the river dalaw it may ba concluded that the japanese army is concentrated in three groups the two southern groups being on the lower section of the alv er bayans at on the left bank of the river at dayan and at Jona myo in the same locality and the northern group opposite havalina Ha balina on uie road from Fen gWang cheng to baldaza Sal daza 14 to 16 milea from fens wang cheng it Is difficult to obtain information from the chinese in one case wo discovered the chinese had warned the japanese of an ambuscade which had been arranged by cossacks 11 the japanese Is apprehensive as to tha japanese bailers bailors who were reported missing or captured aa a result of admiral bogos last attack on port arthur in attempt to close the harbor thiro th iro were forty of these men whom the torpedo boats could not pick up end the japanese government Is anxious that any of them who were lucky enorah to escape drowning and reach shore shall be properly taken care of by the russians ter kakihira Tak ihira today requested secretary hay as the custodian of japanese interests during the war to apply to tho russian government for information on iuis point sectary See tary hay cabled the request to ambassador mccormack lck at st petersburg washington may 11 the navy department part ment vas advised today of the arrival of tho cincinnati at Che where eho relieved the raleigh the i latter vessel left today for I 1 woo sun where she goes for coal and fresh supplies also to j rato with admiral cooper command pran chief of tho station for she probably will return to i TO CUT OFF vladivostok Poss lct siberia may 11 A japan ase boat made its appearance in ahw roadstead two days ago and suspicious light have been seen MINOR skirmishes at petersburg may 11 the gen erell staff bag received the following from general bearing date according to reports from the region of the river sent on the evening of may 8 the japanese had not yet occupied bhan A ot on the morning of may 7 approached within nine miles of luan miao and became engaged in a fusillade with a japanese company the latter eoon received reinforcements our finding itself opposed to a japanese battalion and halt a squadron of cavalry meanwhile japanese infancy effected a crossing of the river in turning to the left of the commander Sarale fl withdrew hla men but before arriving within six miles of he tho cavalry screen which retreated under our fira we sustained no losses in either encounter the japanese deemed to have lost an officer and a soldier DETAILS OP ANJU FIGHT boklo may 12 11 a m later details of the russian attack on anju last tuesday state that the fighting lasted all day japanese reinforce menta arrived from pine yang Y ang at 1 in the afternoon the russians retired wednesday morning at the approach of further japanese reinforcements from boseo the japanese are pursuing the russians in the direction of kal chong th japanese casualties at anju were four killed and six wounded the russian casualties were above fifty A russian prisoner baij that the cossack raiders number THE RUSSIAN LOAN paris may 11 following tho return of M st petersburg burg a semiofficial semi official statement was made today of the of tha russian loan the total issue will br in fave per cent treasury bonds of each redeemable on may 1909 with interest payable in may and november annually and the first interest to be next november the bonds are exempt from present or future taxes holders are also given advantages during tho period ot conversion or consolidation during tho six months preceding may 1 1909 the only question not determined Is whether the entire amount will be issued now or now and the balance later it is said that foreign offers have been received including some americans |
