Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-15
RETREAT ON MUKDEN
Russians, Driven Back on Base,
Fighting Desperately.
WHOLE BATTLE LINE DEFEATED.
KuropatIsin's Loss Place. mt Owe
Fifteen ThOusand-His Great Adj
vance a Boomernng-WOund-
ed Creeping to Rear.

LONDON, Oct. 15.-A dispatch from
Mukrlen says the Japanese have gain
ed a great victory and that the Rus
sian lines are withdrawing slowly
northward. having suffered heavy loss
es, but still resisting.
The latest word direct from the field
of battle Is a Mukden dispatch, i'll
which the Russian loss is estimated at
IL. ZOO, which, together with former
casualties. would make the total prob
ably exceed the figures of Liaoyang
and make the fight rank as one of the
bloodiest battles in history. A pitiable
feature is the coming Of thousands of
wounded to Mukden. The roads and
fields are covered with crippled men
dragging themselves to the shelter of
the hospitals, the wounded helping
each other, as few ablebodied men are
being spared from the fighting line.
Marshal Oyama reports that the Rus.
slams are falling back along the whole
line, but still resisting as they retreat.
The dispatches relate entirely to the
developments Of the fighting. They
make it plain that the battle is of the
most desperate character, the fighting
exceeding in %fierceness the terrific COM
bat at Liaoyang.
The losses on both sides are I'M
doubtedly heavy, but no figures have
as yet been received.
4 Kuropatkin officially confirms the
loss of a large number of guns on his
right flank, which was forced from
it's position by a night attack of the
Japanese. He was also compelled to
withdraw some distance on his left, rs
the position was found to be too far
advanced.
/, The dispatches show that the opera
lions are unfavorable for the Russians.
The Russian losses are reported as es-
p~ecially heavy on their left and CEN
ter, where it appears that the hottest
lighting occurred.
Marshal Oyama sends the following
report:
I'm the direction of Bensihu the en-
envy have made repeated counter at
tacks, but were repulsed. The enemy
showed a sign of retreat toward the
evening, and our forces have assumed
the offensive since daybreak on Thurs
day. The f1anking movement of our
strong force of cavalry on the Kanien
largely contributed to the favorable de-
yelopment of the situation in that
quarter.
1.-THE central and left columns of the
right army both occupied important
eminences, continuing attacks. Opera
lions of the central army are progress
ing favorably. dislodging the enemy
there from several strategical posi-
tons. Our re-enforcements are arrlv-
ing continually at Yentai."
/ st. Petersburg dispatches say that
General Kuropatkln has reported as
follows:
Two regiments of the Russian right
/ On Oct. IL suffered heavy losses. Ii
commander of one was killed, and the
brigade commander was wounded.
"Both regiments were compelled to
withdraw. abandoning their artillery,
but subsequently, under Colonel Van
novsky. who temporarily assumed com
mand of the brigade, they, after a des'
perate assault, regained possession of
Tie guns with the exception of sixteen,
which remained in the hands of the
Japanese.
THE final issue of the battle on this
flank was unsuccessful for us. On ac-
count of a night attack of the Japa
nese, who executed q turning move
ment, our troops were forced not only
to abandon their positions, but again
lost the guns previously recovered from
the Japanese.
"Our forces retired to the position
previously prepared on the Shakhe riv-
cr."