The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-18
ton the Japanese and -re-occuDied the

tof the Japanese and re-occupied the
position.
THE Japanese are using explosives
Enclosed in boxes provided with bick-
ford fuses, which they throw ike hand
Igre1ades- Our garrison is successfully
l~employing similar weapons.
Our indefatiguable hero. Koadraten-
iko, is continually ~inventing fresh
means Of striking the enemy. The
troops continue to show heroism, the
wounded returning to the ranks full
lof ardor."
Under date OF October Z, General
lStoessel reports as follows:
The japanese have organized FIRE sh
batteries to lombard the inner fortress.
lone of these batteries is composed OF
i11-inch mortars. The bombardment is
becoming more violent every day.
THE enemy has received reinforce
weather is cold. The spirit OF the
troops is excellent and all, from tn
lchief to the lowest soldier is eager u
flight the enemy"
THE FIGHTING STILL IN PROG
RESS.
st. Petersburg, October IA, 1850 4.
m--Desperate lighting and heavy
losses on both sides with varying sue
cess for the Russians, sucn is the sum-
lining of the situation by General Ku-
lropatkin in a telegram filed October
l14.There is no Sign of the battle
~Islackening. On the contrary Gen
leral KuroDatkin telegraphs that he
had ordered the army to resume the
tight with undated vigor today.
General Kuropatkin himself is in the
lthickest of the fighting and General
I~Sakharoff. his chief OF staff, ia per-
lsonally directing reconnaissance. The
Iconfict has been most desperate at
THE center and on the west flank. The
advance guards at those points had
Ito be repeatedly reinforced. owing 20
1.-THE great pressure of the Japanse at
jtacks. At night fall on October IL
1.-THE Russian right was withdrawn from
tits main position: but one of the
abandoned positions We retaken at
the point of the bayonet during n
might.
Contrary to Field Marshal Oyama's
report, no Indication is given in
General Kuropatkin's telegram Of an
developing movement by General Oku.
The only position captured by force
lwere at the center where the Rus
lsians were compelled to retire during
tine afternoon. There is no mention
lof the loss of guns. The war office
declines to deny that there was such
Ia loss. but explains\that such an in
lcident was quite possible while posi-
ltions were changing hands but that
Ieven if it is true. it was of no mate
Irial consequence.
According to telegramS from Rus
lsian correspondents the horrors of the
battle were intensified by bitter cold
land rain. General Mistchenko, Who
had been reported to be raiding in
Korea played a conspicuous part in
1.-THE fighting Oh the Russian left
flank.
According to the latest news of the
fighting in the direction OF Bensihu,
the Russians were striving for the
possession of a pas but no. news
was received from there yesterday.
The pass alluded to presumably is the
lHu pass which is mentioned in Gen
Ieral Sakahoroff's telegram of October
III. HUI pass is eight miles due north
of Bensihu. Should this pass fall
into the hands of the Russians, it
lwould involve the capture of Bensi-
Ihu.thus opening up the Dad to Lao
Yang. 20 q
According to the belief of the gen.
Ieral staff, General Rennenkampff has
mot penetrated as far as the Taitse
river. but he is cooperating in the at
tempt to capture BenSihu.