Omaha daily bee., 1904-10-15
RUSSIA IN
THE DUMPS
News from the Front Causes Consideration
in st. Petersburg,
HAD BUILT HOPES OF GREAT VICTORY
Latest Reverse the Most Stunning Blow Of
the War for Supremacy.
BATTLE STILL RAGING WITH GREAT FURY
No Decisive Results, but Japanese Have
the Best Of It,
RUSSIANS DRIVEN BACK ALL ALONG LINE
40 BUILT HOPES OF GREAT VICTORY
Latest Reverse the Most Stunning Blow Of
the War for Supremacy.
,ATTLE STILL RAGING WITH GREAT FURY
No Decisive Results, but Japanese Have
the Best Of 1t,
RUSSIANS DRIVEN BACK ALL ALONG LINE
Losses on Both sides Have Been
Enormous, with No Indication
when the Carnage VIII
Cease.

Cease.
| Copyright by New York Herald Co, 19O4)
ST. PETERSBURG, oct n-tNew York
Herald Cablegram-Special Telegram to The
| Bee)-Consternation reigns here. There
was reaction from the elation with which
/ the announcement OF the advance of the
Russian army was received on the bad
news published in an official sheet this
afternoon The faith of every Russian that
once General KouropatBln said forward"
nothing in the world could stop the ad-
vance was complete.
! Tonight they can scarce believe the news
from several sources that the Russian
army is retiring in all directions in face of
the irresistible advance of the Japanese.
who, after terrific hghtng, have taken six
teen Russian guns and 150 prisoners, driv-
| ing the Russian center back with great
| losses and seriously threatening the Rus
sian right wing with turning movement
simultaneously the Russians were beaten
back from their position, so hardly earned
at Bensihu, and the Japanese are making
great efforts to surround General Mstchen-
kos command and prevent it's retreat. An
other item has it that two regiments are
retiring with heavy losses, among these
being a commander.
Many times during the last month /
| drew attention to the large japanese forces
being secretly sent north of the Lao Ho
under the guidance of General Oku toward
Sin Min Ting, This force, amounting to
ten divisions, was fully supplied directly
from Yin Kow with stores of all kinds 1t
! has worked havoc with General Kouropat-
kin's plans, having driven the Russian
| right wing back 1t now threatens the
line.
As though to make public anxiety sull
greater, General Stoessel in a dispatch
dated a week ago, pathetIcaily ends his
message with the words THE lombard
ment becomes more violent each day. The
enemy has received reinforcements."
The second Pacific squadron, which left
Libau yesterday for cruise, returned
there tonight.
battle still Raging.
| MUKDEN, Oct l4.-3lo p. m.-The
fighting has ragged today with the same
! bitterness as on the previous days of the
engagement and the result is still in the
! balance. The losses on both sides are
/ enormous, that of the Russians being lb,OOo.
| Wounded soldiers are being brought in
| from all directions The roads are crowded
| with long trains of wagons, baggage and
transport wagons, as well as amouiances,
being pressed into service, even Chinese
two-wheeled carts filling the mandate of
| the military. Men afoot are limping In,
using their guns as crutches, the less Sc
verely wounded supporting their comrades
after first aid dressing on the firing line.
Even across the fields you meet them
taking the shortest and straightest road
| for help and shelter. 1t is the most pitiful
| feature of the bloody drama being enacted
| at the front, when men stiffening with
| wounds and pain-racked bodies sink to the
roadside after the support of the danger
and glory of the active fight have been
| withdrawn In the distance the sounds of
battle are still plainly heard The rain
has ceased and the sun is shining serenely.
Russians Driven Back.
LONDON, Oct. H.-A dispatch to n news
| agency from Mukden timed p. m. and re-
| ceived by way of Paris says the Japanese
have gained a great victory and that the
Russian lines are withdrawing slowly
northward. having suffered heavy losses.
The battle continues and dispatches are
strictly censored
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. l4-S45 o. M
Nothing official regarding today's hghting
is yet obtainable, but the prevailing inn
preston in st. PeterspurE is that the day
| has gone against General kouropatkin. The
city is even filled with rumors of his dis
astrous defeat
ST. PETERSBURG, oct H-The en-
peror has received the following dispatch.
dated yesterday. from General Kouropat-
! kin:
| Two regiments of the Russian right on
| October II sustained heavy losses. The
| commander of one was killed and the
| brigade comm inder was wounded. Both
| regiments were compelled TO withdraw,
| abandoning their artillery but subsequently
under Colonel Vannovsky who temporarily
assumed command Of the brigade, they.
after a desperate assault, Tegained possess
sion of the guns with the exception of
sixteen, which remaipad in the hands of
| the japanese. The final issue OF the bat
tie Wednesday on this flank vas unsuc-
cessful TO us. on account of night attack
movement, our troops were forced not only
to abandon their positions, but again lost
Japanese our forces retired to the POSI-
tion previously prepared on the shakhe
river.
General Kouropatkln reports that he has
ordered the Russian troops on his left
flank to retire because japanese reinforce
ments threatened TO cut them off.
wircn May Try 10 Escape.
The admiralty says 1t has no information
I'm regard to the report from st. Peters
burg, by way of Paris. OF the appearance
Of Ave Japs nese cruisers OFF Vadivostok
ana dscredts II.
The admiralty yesterday received i'm
portant news from Port Arthur simultan-
eously with the arrival Of General stoes-
sells dispatch Il is evident that the news
roiatea to the Port Arthur squadron and
Il would not be surprising II Rear Admiral
Wren mace attempt TO escape at any
moment.
Right and Left wing Retire.
Another dispatch from General Kourro-
patkin. dated early this morning. sayL re-