The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-13
100000 Men Struggle for
Yentai Coal Mines.
JAPS GAINING GROUND
Kuropatkin Wires st. Petersburg
that His Advance Is
StubbOrnly Resisted.

LONDON, Oct. ia late report from
Mukden says that stubborn fighting is
still in progress, this being the third
day OF the engagement. 1t Is impos-
sible at this time to say what has been
the result.
Hospital trains are continually arriv-
ing from the south with wounded men
who are being sent further north A
dressing station has been established
on the railway platform here where
nurses and surgeons give prompt at
tention to the most urgent cases before
the trains proceed.
The frontal attack on the Yentai
mines has developed desperate bat
tie, in which probably 100000 men are
engaged, but though the dispatches so
far deal almost exclusively with this
feature of the battle, there is Il much
wider field involved. \ fight on the
Russian left flank has not yet develop
"
patkin intends TO deliver his main
blow. What force is pushing forward
In this direction behind the screen CON
tanning the column at Shantintaidze is
unknown, but the appearance Of
Russian column at TZyanchan. thirty
miles southeast of Mukden, striking at
Field Marshal Oyama's communion
tons with the Yalu, and the knowledge
that another column is already across
the Tiatse river gives evidence of the
wide nature Of the turning movement
1t is possible that the attack ON the
Yentai mines may simply be intended
TO hold the main Japanese force sta
and that the outcome of the
Yentai fight may have little bearing on
the result Of the general engagement.
Russian Dragons have captured a
copy of message from the emperor of
Japan to his troops in which the mi
kado says he is still awaiting the de-
cisive defeat of the Russians. 1t Is
apparent from this intelligence that
lllt liN Nibuiiy pANpuiihb lOA
important events.
Advices from Tokyo say that battle |
south Of Mukden has ragged uninter- |
all of Tuesday and still con-
.inues. The results have not been de- |
,isive.
The Russians have heavy force on |
he japanese right toward the Taitse
liver, but 1t is believed that the Japa-
lese have checked the Russian turning
A brigade of Russian infantry, with
200 cavalry and two guns, having the
,bject of striking General Kuroki's
Iank, has crossed the Taitse river. The
Japanese cut off the retreat of this
orce and possibly will capture 1t.
The Russians attacked Sienchuang,
hirty miles northeast of SaimatsZe,
which is southeast of Liaoyang and al
most due north of Fengwangcheng,
with the object of cutting Off
apanese communication with the Yalu
liver.
Field Marshal Oyama reports that
here is fighting along almost the en-
re front, that the japanese were gain
lg ground and that the Russian at
ick on Sienchuang was repulsed.
Reports from st. Petersburg say that
he battle below Mukden continues to
age along the entire front, and, ac- {,
)rding to General Kuropatkin's latest
ivices, after the fighting of the day
nd ended the japanese were stubborn
holding their own, off,-@g desper-
te resistance, and had even advanced
leir positions.
After an all day fight above Yentai,
here the Russians suffered their first {
leck. the japanese still held that POI {
ton. The infantry virtually was not
gagged, the artillery bearing the brunt 6
the fighting. The japanese stuck to 4;
eir guns, and the Russian batteries
ere unable to dislodge them.
General Sacharoff, telegraphing, con-
ms the reports Of desperate fighting
,rth Of Yentai. where the heights I
ere alternately held by the Russians S
I'd japanese. b
Field Marshal Oyama reports that ii
has met General Kuropatkins ad- u
nee with a general advance Of the n
ain strength of his force along a d
Dad front. e