The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-15

that the last determined enOrt or the
Japanese to bring Kuropatkin to bay
was made on Tuesday, but the Rus
sian commander-in-chief faced about
and two corps with artillery beat off
the Japanese while the remainder of
the troops continued the march to
Mukden. After that the Japanese could
only hang on to the TANKS and try to
shell the retreating columns from the
hills. The outposts are still in con-
tact, but they are not even exchang-
ing shots.
Army Divided Into Five Columns.
London, Sept 1O.-The Daily Ex-
press claims to have trustworthy in
formation that the Russian army is di
vided into five columns. The first has
reached Tiepass (40 miles north OF
Mukden), and is preparing to defend
that place against the Japanese. The
second is midway between Mukden and
Tiepass. The third is at Mukden. The
fourth, consisting of 10000 men, under
Gen. Meyendorff, is holding Gen.
Kuroki in check by hard fighting II
miles south of Mukden. The fifth, of
about 10000 men, is further south, ex-
hausted by incessant fighting, and is
surrounded on three sides by the Jap
anese, it's position being one of ex-
IRENE danger, from which it can hard
ly hope to escape. Everything now
depends" says the paper, ION Neyen-
dorff's ability to hold Kuroki in
check, which thus far has been sue
cessfully DONE"
Tells Of the Battle.
st. Petersburg, Sept "a Russian
correspondent in a graphic description
of the fighting at Liaoyang says: "The
battlefield was perfect inferno. Gen.
Stakelberg was wounded, but despising
death, he remained immovable at his
post throughout the day, regardless of
the rain of shot around him. Several
officers of his staff were killed or
wounded. In the evening Gen. Stakel-
berg notified Gen. Kuropatkin that he
could hold the position or take the Of
fensive if necessary. Among the Incl
dents of the day was the slaughter of
two Japanese battalions which were
pursued through the Chinese corn and
grain to Saitza and surrounded by the
Russians. They resolutely refused to
accept quarter, preferring death. In
another part of the field the Japanese
shelled and captured by assault one of
the Russian trenches, only to find too
late that it had been abandoned by the
Russians and occupied by their COM
rades. They fell upon the PROSTATE
bodies and flooded them with tears. In
one case party of Japanese officers
found a body of their men retiring in
disorder and drove them back to the
battlefield at the point of the sword
The Russian frontier guards died at
their posts, refusing to surrender. 1t
was the anniversary of the creation of
their regiment, which they had cele-
brated the previous night They lost
a large proportion of their officers. At
many points the combatants stoned
each other.
"Of late the Russians have learned
to mask their batteries more effectual-
ly and thus have gained sensible ad-
vantage over the Japanese. The Rus
slams worship their guns, and to quote
Gen. Kuropatkin's admonition: SOL
diers die for your guns as you would
for your flag
"The pits which the Russians had
dug in the Chinese corn and the grass
were filed with Japanese corpses,
which were trodden over by their COM
rades The ground was so thickly
strewn with bodies in one fight that
the Japanese raised a white flag and
sought permission to bury their dead,
but this was refused The air became
polluted with the stencil.
Chefoo, Sept. "a japanese column
approximately 700 men,
while marching along at night on
road in the valley between Long hill
and Division hill, met frightful dis
aster through the explosion of an cleo
trio land mine September 1. The mine
was carefully laid by the Russians
three weeks ago.