Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-18
REPORTED JAPANESE REPuLsE

Preparing For a COntinu'"eo vs.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. said 10 BE
I'm Progress For Abandoning Port
Arthur.
81 Petersburg, Oct. 1S.-Lieutenant
General Sakbarofi reports under today 8
date as follows: "The japanese yester-
dav evening attacked our right flank in
considerable force, but were repulsed.
We pushed forward and occupied
positions at Shalantsi. A number of
corpse were buried at Putiloff Hill.
The enemy are now concentrating in
large numbers against our centre.
There was no fighting on our left yes
terdsy."
1t is worthy OF note that this dispatch
of General Sakhorof make no mention
of the decided Russian success reported
ia dispatches from Mukden. The last
clause of his report acts as adenial 10 the
report that the Siberian regiments,
operating on the Russian left, had yes
terday captured twenty-four guns.
Rome, Oct. 18.-A dispatch from To-
kio to the Italia Militaire states that
Field Marshal Oyama has asked for TO-
900 reinforcements. The dispatch also
states that General Stoessel, in command
of the forces at Port Arthur, is prepared
to abandon the town, the docks and the
Notifications with the exception of Lao
Tishan, where there are provisions and
munitions enough to last 10000 men
SIX months.
Toxic. Oct lS.-A dispatch received
today reports that the Russians on Sum
day surrounded Colonel Yamada' column
and captured fourteen guns. Another
great battle is expected today.
London, Oct. 18.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph
Company wires that the General Staff
has received a telegram stating that the
Russian right on the 18th advanced and
drove out the japanese from six posi-
tons. The Russians captured 16 guns,
and eight maxims. The battle still
RACES.
London, Oct. lS.-Baron Hayashi
the japanese minister, this afternoon
gave out the following dispatch received
in Toxic from Field Marshal Oyama;
''On Monday night the enemy twice
made fierce assaults on the front of the
right column of our left army. They
also made some smaller assaults in the
direction OF our central and right armies.
We repulsed them all. The enemy re-
treated leaving many corpscs on the
field"
London, Oct. lS.-The cOrrespon-
dent of the Reuter- Telegram Company,
with General Oku's army, reports that
the japanese are now in possession of
the entire Russian line, except a small
hill on the Russian left. The Russian
centre, he says, has retreated in dis
order.
London, Oct. I8.-The tide of war at
Shake river has not turned 10 favor OF
the Russians, as the morning dispatches
indicated. On the other hand, the
tenth cay of this greatest Of all battles,
found the japanese further advanced to-
ward Victory, and the Russian nearer
defeat, then any lime since the battle
started. Unofficial quarters such as
MukdeD, have taken an isolated Rus
sian success on the extreme left, admit
ed by the japanese, rs the basis for the
assertion that the japanese had been de-
feated all along the line, and driven
back. With this as basis, the reports
grew in magnitude. until the impression
was given that Kuropatkin had snatched
victory from defeat, aud the Japanese
were OH the verge of retiring broken and
beaten. In the absence Of official dis
patches this report was given some cred
ence in the early hours of the day, but
shortly after noon dispatch was received
from Field Marshal 0yams, in Toxic,
which gave the lie to this pro-Russian
rumor, and stated that the Cars
forces had been beaten in another battle
last night, and that the japanese had
occupied positions previously occu-
pied by the Russians all along the line.
Dispatches received from Mukden this
morning state that the fighting was car
ried on last night in the midst OF heavy
rain storm. The roads about the Shake
river and to the east are badly broken
10y the rain, and fighting, under these
conditions, is difficult. Heavy firing
was again heard south of Mukden this
morning, indicating that the fighting is
proceeding today.
London, Oct. 18.-Baron Hayashi,
the japanese minister, confirms the re
port received in Toxic this morning that
the japanese had lost nine 6eldguns and
FIVE mountain guns.