New-York tribune., 1904-10-17
DETAILS OF ACTIONS
Kuropathin Leads a Charge-GreA9
Artillery Duel.

Moukden, Oct. H. via Peklng. Oct lo'-lhS
! Russians achievements along the railway SeS
terday were not sufficient to enable theth 10
maintain their position along the line Y"eio
yesterdays lighting began. and they fSussi'l..
| forces are now in the plain ten miles north OK
the point where they attacked the japanese on
! October o. They are fighting hard ana STUD
: bornly. but are in retreat
The infantry. which for two days has only
/ been supplementing frcm the trenches the work
| of the artillery Is scattered all the way 10
| Moukden, and is frequently seen marooned IN
/ the flooded fields.
! The blow directed by the Japanese against
| the Russian centre October IL was heroicai-
| Iy repulsed By the troops of Generals zarou-
! baieT and MeyenGorff. The night attack against
the Novotcherkask Regiment and the lack OF
success attending It forced the japanese on
! October 12xo transfer the weight OF their at
| took to the Russian right flank. The whole day
| cannOnade ragged furiously, under cover OF
| which the Japanese made several bayonet at
tacks, but were repulsed. During one of these
attacks the Japanese killed all the gunners OF
one battery. and the guns were lost in the
trenches An attempt to retake these guns by
the UkhnObSky and Epifanievsky regiments
was only partly successful
Toward morning the Japanese ceased their eff
forts on the Russian right. and until 3 O'Clock
the Russian centre. At 3 O'Clock they renewed
the attack on the right and overwhelmed it
with numbers. forcing it back several miles. AT
o'clock in the evening the fighting ceased along
the whole front From the Russian line signal
fires were noticed along theJapanese line. where
the Japanese were probably placing guns and
troops for the next days attack.
At midnight violent cannonading began and
increased until 1t attained the intensity that
marked the artillery duel at Liao-Yang on Au-
gust 80 and 81 This cannonading continued
through October A. not ceasing for moment
not even for the usual midday meal, Under the
cover OF the artillery fire the Japanese infantry
courageOusly assumed the offensive against the
Russian intrenched positions. but their courage
was unavailinR.
Toward evening the Russians actually moved
forward. General Kuropatkin personally direct
ing the operations on the centre right flank,
where the fighting the hottest Taking
command OF the Petroff Regiment. he ordered
IL forward. Animated by the courage OF their
idolized commander, the troops rushed forward
with a shout, driving the Japanese from the
heights. Standing there Kuropatkin could see
through his glasses group of Japanese officers
on the opposite heights. at a distance OF three
miles. These were probably General Oku and
his stan watching the progress Of the battle.
throughout the battle changed on october IA
70 dreadful rain and hail. but the rolling Of
the thunder could NOT drown the Of artillery
concentrated against the Russian right. The
roads we're made almost impossible and many
bridges were destroyed. while fords were neck
deep.
Headquarters OF the Russian Western Army>,
Oct. 1.-THE weeks fighting in It's bloody re-
Z tI,o NaR4I pFY
Yang
There tremendous Russian artillery fire
to-day on positions which the Japanese took
on October Is. An attempt made to hold
Shahopu. and for a few hours there was a blist-
ering fire equal in its fury to that in the battle
OF the 18th at TOusanpou.
The Russians continue TO retire. Their lines
while In contact irregular and broken and
the Japanese are now wedging into their centre.
japanese Huss2-s made brilliant attempt to
break the centre Of the Russian left forces to-
day. but failed.
The engagement yesterday artillery
duel Few were wounded. The japanese guns
began firing along the hills three hours before
dawn to-day. The forces east Of the railway
continued To fall back to-day. though the jap
anese batteries IN their direction almost ceased
their fire from O'Clock this morning giving
the impression that they had been silenced.
The Russian guns from position across the
railway rained shells unbrokenly for twelve
hours. drowning the noisy fusnade in the
trenches east and west.
japanese artillery sent one bomb into a VIII
Iage behind the Russian headquarters at noon.
and some hours later began to shell with
lyddite from the west This at first was believed
to be an attack. account of the japanese
habit Of attacking late in the afternoon
Amid the storm, the wounded, wet and cold
arrived either I'm Itters or on foot. struggling
through the mud. while at the same time the
artillery flashing with an expenditure
Of ammunition which seemed beyond all rock
oning
Ammunition trains and transport wagons
which had been alarmed into doubleouick
movement. were brought to a walk bv the
shouts from the headquarters stan that head
quarters stand firm"
Chargers are seen careening riderless md
draught horses are punging in the mud with
carts and other vehicles that have been aImos,
destroyed. The forces at this point were hold
ing their positions at nightfau
The roads are filled with wounded. who are
collecting along the railway. while there 10 no
train to receive them Many of the wounded ra
mained in the field until after dark. living deem
! In mud.
Harbin' Oct. l6-It is reported here that on
October 10 the Japanese concentrated n ter
rible artillery fire against the bridge across the
Shakhe and attempted to cross TO the right
bank and pierce the Russian centre. but met a
determined resistance from infantry rerin,erts
| which finally rolled them back
Railway trains arrived here to-6,,. Irir.,,,
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