New-York tribune., 1904-10-21
AT THE RUSSIAN FRONT.
Report That Japanese Are Retiring
"A Night attack Described.

ST. Petersburg oct. 20 6:1O p. m.-Ths
''Rourse Gazette's' correspondent at Moukden
sticks 10 the story that the japanese are slowly
retiring on the other hand. several correspond
ents telegraph that operations have been sus-
pended, owing to the rain. They say the armies
ere confronting each other across the Shskhe
River. and add that nothing important is ex-
pected for several days.
The "Russkoe Slovo's" correspondent says a
rearguard enga cement has occurred TO the east
but he gives no details. Possibly the correspond
ent refers TO the report from Toxic Of the Taitse
River engagement.
Additional details Of the capture of Lone Tree
FFiu bestow mucn credit on Colonel Baskoff
OF the Seth Rifles Regiment. who was leading
one OF the storIning parties, Finiing that his
men were giving way, he seized the Tegimental
colors and dashed forward toward the japanese
trenches. shouting, Brothers. save the flag"
The regiment. although terribly punished. re-
sponded CALAMITY. The wounded in the trenches
fought with their teeth
The wiImanstrand regiment, while storTnins
tho front Of the hill, fired by mistake on some
Of their comrades. who circling the Jap
anese flank.
The warm clothing on the Japanese corpses
was promptly appropriated by the Russians
over 600 japanese were buried on the hill.
one correspondent sends an unverif1ed report
that the Russians so far have captured forty
seven guns.
A dispatch to the ''Bourse Gazette" from
NToukden. dated October 10. says that on oc-
to,er IS a detachment of the Russian vanguard
on the west front surrounded a Japanese bat"
TALON ana compelled it to lay down it's arms.
s. Petersburg. oct %. p. Tn.-The suspen-
sion Of operations below Moukden continues 1t
,s bir+ad IN military circles that the next de-
velonn,ents should be looked for eastward put
-batbsT on the part of the japanese or Russians
is not revealed.
No news has reached the War once of the re-
norted annihilation Of q Russian battalion while
recrossing the Taitse River.
disnatch from General Sakharof, dated last
night reports that all quiet along the front
Yesterday and that in spite of the soggy con-
djtion Of the country roads. which are described
as seas of mud the Russian scouts continue TO
sbov, great enterprise in examining the Japanese
nositions. A detachment of two hundred Cos
sacks Tuesday night reconnoitred the Japanese
left southwestward along line extending west
ward from the railroad where IL crosses the
schin River. through the villages Of Haitsantai,
Tadousampu and Sandepu the last fifteen
miles west Of the railroad. The Japanese senti-
'neIs fred and retired as the Cossacks rode ra p
idly along the line but near Sandepu the Cos
sacks unexpectedly ran into a good sized Jap
anese force with machine guns. The latter
opened a rnurderous fire on the Russians killing
many horses and mortally wounding Captain
Turgenieff but all the Cossacks succeeded in
getting away. Not one was killed on the field.
No statement Is made as to what IS happen
ing on the Russian left.
The War Office is now disposed 10 believe
that the Toxic report of the drubbing given 10
rto do sc he
version of the capture of Lone Tree Hill. nicely
turned to minimize It's importance
The reports that Generals Rennenkampf
and Meyendorf are wounded are denied. The
formers chief Of staff, Colonel Rossisky,
wounded.