Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-18
ENEMY CROSSES RIVER
Kuropatkin's Purpose Evidently
to Protect His Stores
in Retreat.
St Petersburg. Oct. 18.-Up to Z
O'Clock this evening no fresh news
has been received from the front.

Toxic, Oct. 1S.-The Russians fierce
ly assaulted Oku and attacked Nodzu
Monday night but were everywhere re-
pulsed with heavy losses.
Feat Unprecedented
St. Petersburg, Oct 1S.-The gener-
al staff believes the storming of Lone
Tree hill for valor and slaughter will
occupy place by itself in military
annals. The hill is a precipitous
rocky height and although the Japa-
nese had occupied it only a short time
they had thrown up very strong de-
fenses.
The river running at it's foot increas-
ed the difficulty of the task but it was
scaled and carried successfully
against the unprecedented opposition
of $4,000 men, with many guns. The
Russian losses were terrible Officers
with swords aloft leading the scaling
column were literally lifted in the air
by Japanese bayonets. All dead in the
trenches were bayoneted, their weap-
Ons bearing marks of the dreadful com
bat.
RuSsinns Seize II Village
st. Petersburg. Oct. 1S.-Sakharoff
telegraphs today: The Russians re-
pulsed a Japanese attack on their right
wing during the night of the 18th and
seized the village of Shalandtzy on
the Shakhe river. The enemy strong
ly bombarded the captured village.
Considerable concentration of the en-
emy's troops has been observed
against our center. There was no
fighting yesterday on our left flank.
Expect Another Big Battle.
Toxic. Oct. 1S.-The Russians en-
YelOped Gen. Yamadas column Sunday
and captured II guns. The Russians
are now concentrating before Oku's
and Nodzu's armies. Another great
battle is expected.
Rain During Night.
Mukdeu. Oct 1S.-It rained during
the night. but the rear artillery did not
cease moment. The day is cold with
cutting wind. The roads have been
ruined by rain.
Resist Desperately.
London. Oct. 1S.-The Japanese left
army is fighting its way north and
east toward Mukden and the Russian
muster across its path. Every foot of
ground is being contested. and. while
the main action lies along the west
side of the railway, a few miles south
OF Mukden, the armies to the east OF
the railway are making every possible
diversion. Positions are being taken
and retaken and guns are changing
hands almost hourly
II is Il sort of desperate game of see.
saw. with the advantage still! with the
Japanese. because the Russians who
began by attacking are undoubtedly
trying TO make the best retreat thcv
can and have given up the idea of ad
vancing and in the end relieving Port
Arthur. as was once intended.
Russians More Hopeful.
The Russians are giving out more
cheerful news. and it is evident that in
minor engagements they have regain.
cd some points from the Japanese
The Japanese on the other hand re
port taking some new points deserted
by the Russians. so that the balance is
hard to adjust.
Neither side in the last two or three
days appears to have accomplished
anything of a sufficient magnitude
TO settle the question of supremacy
The really significant thing in that
st. Petersburg admits Kuropatkin is
retreating and Toxic modeStly asserts
that il Is the Japanese intention to con-
tinue advancing without anticipating
too much. \ late estimates of the Rus
sian losses from a German source is
80. 900
Rattle Of
The nine days of fighting has not
brought the battle OF the Shakhe to
an end. All accounts agree in stating
that the fighting 10 the westward on
Sunday was OF the iercest character.
The Standards correspondent with
Gen. Kuroki'S army. teleEraphing m
der date of Saturday. says despite the
Russian resistance 1t will be hard for
them to escape the net which is clos
ing them in. Their case is extremely
desperate.
How far the rally of Sunday has BET