Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-15

threat against the Russian communlca.
lions An the rear
1t is impossible to trace these stories
10 q responsible source The general
stan pronounces them to be Wild.
RUSSIAN LOSSES
81. Petersburg, Oct IS, J2l p, m.-
The extent Of the Russian losses Is
partially Indicated by the correspond
ent OF the Russoa SlOy0, who tele-
graphs that Gen Bllderling's corps,
holding the center of the right, lost
almost am entire brigade Of the Third
division, including a third Of It's ar
tllery brigade, QS guns, the neigh
boring corps being too hard pressed to
offer assistance.
Gen Zaroubaieff's corps suffered
terribly before IFS retreat oct TO- his
brigade OF reserves arriving too late.
ZaOubaicf himself narrowly es-
capped, "a she'll bursting inside a hut
from whence the general had just
emerged,
Gen. Mistchenko. on the left also
suffered heavily The fighting was at
such close range that his gunners
were moved down by the Japanese
Infantry fire. The Japanese positions
which the Russians were trying 10
take were surrounded on three sides
by wire entanglements which cost
the Russians dear. The Japanese I'm
some Instances abandoned their
KHAKI uniforms, donned grey over
coats and repeated a trick they have
often employed during the war. es.
pcclaly IN night attacks, OF yelling
out I'm Russian, when discovered
friends" This time they crept up 10
the Russian positions shouting "or-
dCrs have been given TO retreat but
were soon discovered
A correspondent telegraphing from
Mukden yesterday said there was 70
hull In the fighting and that the Rus
slams east Of the railroad were holding |
the line Of the Shakhc river.
Prices on the BOurse were not much |
affected by the news from the front, |
Government As dropped only one |
eighth of a point
The officials Of the war office them |
selves seem to share m the general |
pesslmlsm The empero' they say |
has ltuWpatkin's reports but has not |
yet transmitted them.
The only thing the general staff Is |
able to offer is the Information con-
tcined In the Associated Press st. |
Petersburg dispatch Of this morning, |
announcing That unofficial reports |
from the battlefield We're more encour-
aging and that there had been no |
tout, but that there was no question |
that the Russians had fallen back 20
miles The public, however taught
by long experience the meaning OF
official silence, refuses 10 interpret II
now as being anything but disaster.
The failure of the Russian newspaper
correspondents at the front to send
the results of yesterdays fighting Is
also taken 20 be cOnfrmatory OF the
worst as II was noticed invariably I'm
the past that when a reverse over
takes the army the censor immedi-
ately shuts down limiting the CORE
spondonts 10 incidents from which no
idea is obtainable Of the large scale
Of the results.
JAP RESISTANCE OVERCOME.
Mukdeu. oct "A. Friday Delayed In
News has been received
here to the effect that one OF the Rus
sian eastern columns has overcome
he desperats resistance Of the Japa-
lese and captured Lumin pass. which
opens direct route 10 the right flank
If the Japanese main positions nc Yen
TAI mines II the report Is true Gen
plans have succeeded and
he Russians have taken the japanese
In flank and rear one more effort, Il Is
asserted and the japanese must retreat
With heavy loss from the Shakhe river
lr run the risk of being cut off from
he army between the Shakht and Schlli
'ivers and be annihllated, But, II Is
ldded, It must remember that thanking
are double edged and cut
both ways In any case the decisive
moment appeare 20 have arrived.
OYAMA'S REPORT.
Washington, oct. 15.-The Japanese
legation today received the following !
'ablegram from the home govern
ment at Toxic:
Marshal Oyama reports engage
nent ON Friday as follows:
His imperial highness Prince
ianin, Is now fighting on the left
bank Of the Tailse river at a point
seven miles east Of BonsIhu. our at
lack and advance are progressing sat
throughout the whole
'front.' our left army captured ten
more guns
a second cablcgram reads as fol.
oWs
Marshal Oyama reports that
tho entire front OF all Of our
umies the enemy was driven back to
he right bank OF the Shat river, thus
otally destroying the enemy.s plan
II attack The casualties Of the enc
NY are estimated az $4,000. The
orpses which We're buried by our men
IN Thursday exceeded 1000 The
rophies consist Of large number OF
lies, ammunition cars, etc, besides
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