Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
RUSSIANS IN RETREAT
Tokyo Claims Crushing De-
feat Of Kuropatkin.
ADVANCE OF JAPANESE
oYAMA REPORTS SATISFACTORY
ATTACK ALONG ENTIRE FRONT.
Admitted at st. Petersburg That the
Russian Army Has Retired
Twenty Miles.

Unable TO Withstand tne tItlleHuouS dS
sault of the Japanese, Kuropatkin has beer
forced back to a position north of the
Shakhe river. after a battle of the mos
desperate and sanguinary character
Absolutely no official Eews of today's
fighting has been given out at st. Peters
burg. but the correspondent there of the
Associated Press, after repeating unoffica
but crcumstantal reports said to originate
In high places. cables that the public Is
convinced Kuropa tkin's advance has ended
in complete disaster with such frightful
losses that they will stagger Russia even
after Liaoyang Oyama reporting to Tokyo
says that the fighting continues, but that
the Russians are retiring. and the CORE
spondent adds: "Kuropatkin evidently Is
orushngly defeated" The Japanese com
mander estimates the Russian losses a,
10000
TOKYO, October 10, p.m.-Gen. Kuro-
patkin evidently is crushingly defeated
Field Marshal Oyama estimates the Rus
sian casualties at 10000 The fighting con-
tinues, but the Russians are retiring.
Heavy lighting continued yesterday. The
reports from the field last night indicate
that all three Japanese armies made dis
tinct gains. Gen. Oku captured ten guns,
making his record for the battle thirty-hve.
The fighting in the vicinity of Bensihu con-
tinues. The report does not mention the
situation affecting the isolated Russian coll
umn.
The report is as follows:
THE right arny-on the reinforcing de-
tachment sent in the direction of Chiatao
reaching its objective on the morning of Oc-
iober IA Prince Kanin's column began en-
gaging the enemy near Wohingsun. on the
left bank of the Taitse river. At dawn on
the fourteenth the enemys force that at
tackled us at BenSihu and TumentZu pass
(Tumin Pass began retreating. At IL
o'clock on the fourteenth our detachment,
assuming the aggressive, advanced In pur-
suit. The right column having received re-
Inducements during the night of October
IL holds Cashsin Pass against a superior
force of the enemy. The left column took
possession of Lienhautin mountain and a
line along the northerly heights. On the morn
ing of October II the center column seized
Kaoshsntun and the northerly heights. Dur
ing the night of October IL the first line OF
the left column appears to have occupied
HsikOa heights. The lighting in the dlrec-
tion of the right army was progressing very
favorably the morning of October IA.
The center army-Since the morning of
October II the center army has taken pos
session of line of emnences located north
of the line extending from Tunshankow to
Huchiakuchiatzu, and continues its advance
to attack the enemy.
been received from this army. but the main
force the right column, at IL o'clock in the
morning of October IA, appears to have
seized the heights northeast of Huanhua-
ten while the center column, earlier in the
day, occupied the heights south of Shaho-
pao (Shahopu0. portion of the latter
force attacked the enemy'S infantry, hold
ing Kunciawotzu and captured ten guns.
The enemy fed northeast in confusion.
Since the morning of October IA five COM
panies of Russians have been posted be-
tween Linchenpao and Talentun. and one
company is at Mataizintum. Our lett Is
engaging them During the morning of Oc-
toker II two battalions and a battery OF
Russians attacked at Manchiayuantzu.
We successfully repulsed them
General Oku reports four ofhcers Killed.
thirty-one wounded and two missing for
the engagements of October 10, ii and IL.
Entire Russian Line Driven Back.
The Japanese legation in Washington to-
day received the following cablegram from
the home government at Tokyo:
Marshal Oyama reports engagement on
Friday as follows: His imperial highness
Prince Kanin, is now fighting on the left
bank of the 'Taitse river, at point seven
miles east OF Bensihu. Our attack and ad-
vance are progressing satisfactorily
throughout the whole front. Our left army
captured ten more guns
A second cablegram reads as follows:
Marshal Oyama reports that throughout
the entire front of all our armies the en-
,emy was driven back to the right bank of
the Shasic river. thus totally destroying the
anemy's plans of attack. The casualties of
the enemy are estimated at 10000. The
corpses which were buried by our men on
Thursday exceeded 1000. The trophies
consist of q large number of rifles, ammu-
milton. cars, etc, besides the guns already
reported"
Russian Reserves Attacked.
LONDON, October ia dispatch to a
news agency from Tokyo. dated today,
says that as the result of Fridays san
culinary fighting the center column of the
Japanese left AMY succeeded in partly oc-
cupying Shahopu. The Russian main body
fell back on the mountainous districts east
OF the railway. The Russians around Ben
sihu have fed in a northeasterly direc-
tion.
The japanese last night the dispatch
adds. engaged three Russian reserve diyi-
sions under the personal command OF Cen
eral Kuropatkin. The fighting In this QUAR-
ter was resumed this morning Vital i'm
portance is attached at Tokyo to the en-
gagement at this point.
Success on Japanese Left.
FIELD HEADQUARTERS OF THE SEC
OND JAPANESE ARMY. October 13 )
pm. via Fusan, Korea, October 15.-Fuller
division reports give increased importance
to the victory achieved yesterday by the
left army. Twenty-four Russian guns were
captured when the retreat began. together
with many rifles. The Russians lost heav-
lily in counter attacks. the Japanese loss
being much smaller The advance contin-
ued all day, the Russians retreating be-
fore IL.
Russians Fall Back Twenty Miles.
~ ST. PETERSBURG. October 15.-UnofH-
cial reports from the battlefield are more
encouraging this morning. There has been
no rout. but there is no question that the
Russians have fallen back twenty miles,
According to private adviees dated Muk
den at $50 last night. General Kuropatkin
checked the Japanese advance yesterday at
the Shakhe river He crossed the river
and is holding line along the north bank
extending from west of the railroad east
ward to Bensiaputze.
Kuropatkin's Marrow Escape.
According to special dispatches received
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