The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-10-19
SIXTY THOUSAND ARE SLAIN
In Seven Days of Fighting
in Vicinity of Mukden.
Carnage Brings Out
Talk of Peace.

General Kuropatkin's southern adj
vance has been beaten back and his
army is in retreat. He is, however,
fighting doggedly, SO as to spare the
Russian army from utter rout.
It is now estimated that the com
bined losses of the Japanese and Rus
SLAMS. including killed, wounded and
missing will reach 10000.
AT the close of the seventh consecu-
tive day of fighting between Mukden
and Liao-Yang, the battle was still
raging Sunday night, the Russians OF
fering a stubborn resistance to the
fierce onslaught OF the Japanese. The
sacrifice of life has been appalling.
Estimates of the Russian losses alone
In killed and wounded at the end OF
the sixth days fighting being con-
oededly 10000, while it seems probable
it aggregated at that time 10000. Jap
anese official reports estimate that
10000 Russian dead were left on the
battlefield, up to the night of October
Il, and claim that the Japanese losses
are small by comparison with those OF
the Russians.
General Kuropatkin's report to EN-
peror Nicholas depicts the desperate
character of the fighting and praises
the valor of the troops, Indicating,
however, that he is hard pressed, with
the result still in the balance. All
hope of succoring Port Arthur this sea-
son has been abandoned. St. Peters
burg has an unconfrmed report that
the Japanese General Nodzu has been
seriously wounded. A question of in
terest in ST. Petersburg is the fate OF
General Kuropatkin as factor in Rus
sian military situation.
A Toxic dispatch says: Field Mar
shall Oyama estimates the Russian
dead left on the field, including the
fighting of the 10th Saturday at over
10000.
Under investigation, the total Rus
sian dead left in front Of the center
army, are estimated at $500. The en-
emy's dead, already investigated, the
report totals at $3.50, but the enemy's
losses during the two days of fierce
engagements on October IA and 10,
are not included in this number.
Moreover, there are some undiscov-
cred dead by all of the armies, so that
the enemy's dead left on the field
will reach a total of over 10000
A Mukden special says: There was
lull in the battle Saturday, but fight
ing was continued Sunday on the
right. The army is southwest ten
miles. It is now certain that the ar
nv will be able to extricate itself. The
losses will amount to 10000.
St. Petersburg Hears of Tragedy
A st. Petersburg special says: The
Official veil was lifted Monday from
the CHASTITY tragedy around Shake;
Int even the official report, supple
mented by numerous press dispatches.
leaves much uncertainty as to the sit
uation. Out of the fragmentary mass
of information at hand, it is possible
only to conclude that the costly with
drawal and retreat from Liao-Yang is
being duplicated even on a grander
scale. after more desperate fighting
and heavier losses.
General Kuropatkin's story leaves
the Russians still tenaciously holding
the north bank of the Shake river,
but general belief is that this is only
the desperate final of one of the
greatest military dramas of history,
and that the Russian army as a whole