Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-18
KURoPAFKIN's STUBBORN
FIGHT.

I
General Kuropatkin is making stub
born and desperate fight to save his
army. The tenth day of the battle
opened with the Russian center and right
holding on tenaciously, having recrossed
the Shakhe river after fearful fighting
and enormous losses.
In order to retreat on Mukden and Ia
cover also the withdraw al OF his battered
left wing, which has not been heard
from for three days, Kuropatkin must
firmly hold his center and right to pre-
vent the japanese getting possession Of
the Hun river bridges just behind him.
Adyices from Mukden state that the
Russians captured 35 guns and pene-
trated the japanese center.
General Oku continues to attack the
main Russian right, and is trying to
block the Russian retreat along the
railroad. A correspondent with Oku's
army in dispatch fled Saturday said
the japanese would probably push for
ward, with view to forcing an entrance
TO Mukden.
According to Japanese estimate, the
Russian force engaged is 200, 900 infan-
try and 26, 600 cavalry, with $50 guns.
The estimates of the combined losses
in the nine days fighting are over co.
900 killed and wounded. The Russian
losses appear to be about $4,000, al
though the Russian War Office declares
the japanese reports are exaggerated.
No figures have been given out at st
Petersburg. The Japanese have buried
more than II, 900 Russian dead. Twen-
ty-three thousand Russian wounded
passed through Mukden on their way to
Hardin, not counting hundreds from the
eastern wing taken to Tie Pass. The
actual losses at Port Arthur in several
months fighting are Russians l, 800
and japanese 5000.
Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa-
dor at Washington again emphatically
declared that Russia proposes to prose-
cute the war to the end, and all offers
of peace at this time must be rejected.
Baron Hayashi, japanese minister at
London, says the war will be continued
through the winter.
According to the first detailed report
of several months operations of General
Nogi's army before Port Arthur the Jap
anese right had advanced 20 miles, while
the left had moved only IL miles.
The London Times military cores
pondent, reviewing the latest dispatches
from the great battlefield in Manchuria,
says that the defeat OF the Russian army
has been established beyond doubt,
and that his judgment is that the Rus
sian casualties will exceed $4,000, ex-
elusive of prisoners, which he considers
about 20 per cent. of the Russian force
engaged. The Russians were saved from
annihilation by their wonderful capacity
for retreat.
The japanese, according to dispatch
from Mukden, have been compelled to
fall back along their entire line on the
Shake river, determined attacks by the
Russians finally breaking the japanese
centre. The losses on both sides were
heavy. Thirty-fve japanese guns are
said to have been taken. General SAX
harof confirmed the capture Of twelve
pieces.
Advices from General Oku's head.
quarters said that Lamu-Tipg, where the
Russian right army made its last stand,
was captured by the japanese on Satur-
day after heavy fighting. General Oku's
left column, however, was iercely as
sailed on Sunday, six attacks being re-
pulsed, with heavy Russian losses.
Unofficial reports from Toxic said tina.
the japanese advance continued, and
that General Oku was operating to cut
the Russian line of retreat along the
railroaI