The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-15
KU2OPATKIN SMASHED.
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lions at Yentai mines. If the report
is true General Kuropatkin's plans
have succeeded and the Russians have
taken the Japanese in flank and rear
One more effort, it is asserted. and
the japanese must retreat with heavy
| loss from the Shakhe river or run the
risk of being cut off from the army
between the Shakhe and Schili rivers
and be annihilated. But, it is added
it must be remembered that thanking
movements are doubled edged and cut
both ways. In any case the decisive
moment appears to have arrived.
General Oku Reports.
Toxic. Oct 15.-General Oku reports
four officers killed. 81 wounded and two
missing in the engagements or OCTOBER
10, IL and H.
Russians Retreated All Day.
Field Headquarters of the Second
Japanese Army, Oct. 13-5 P. M. via
Fusan, Oct. 15.-Fuller division reports
give increased Importance to the vic
tory achieved yesterday by the lert
army Twenty-four Russian guns were
gether with many rifles. The Russians
lost heavily in counter attacks. Inc
Japanese loss was much smaller. The
advance continued all day, the Rus
slams retreating before it.
Russians Fled Northward.
London, Oct ia dispatch to a
news agency from Toxic dated today
says that a result of Fridays san
culinary fighting the center column or
the Japanese left army succeeded IN
partly occupying Shabepu. The Rus
sian main body fell back on the noun
famous districts of the railway. The
Russians around Benz1hu nave neo IN
a northerly direction.
The japanese last night, the dispatch
adds, engaged three Russian reserve
divisions under the personal command
of General Kuropatkin. The fighting IN
this quarter was resumed this morn
Vital Importance is attached at Toxic
to the engagement at this point
Kuropatkin's Narrow Escape.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 15.-According to
special dispatches received here Gen
Kuropatkin had a narrow escape dur
ing the fierce lighting of Wednesday
night and Thursday for the possession
of Temple hill and the Double Horned
mountain east of the railroad with
his staff he was personally directing
the fight at this point. Orderlies were
constantly galleping up with reports
from other parts of the field and car
rying dispatches to and from the tele-
phone and telegraph stations which
were working behind the hills. This
evidently attracted the attention of the
Japanese who cleverly unmasked some
batteries, the shells from which burst
all around the distin guiShed group COM
polling General Kuropatkin to shift his
position hastily and seek shelter.
1t is understood that General ku-
ropatkin, before the battle commenced
again designated Lieutenant Sakharon
and then Lieutenant General Bilderling
to succeed him in the command in the
event of his being disabled
Change of Generals in Korea.
Seoul, oct. 15.-General Hazegawa,
who is relieving Lieutenant General
Haraguchi, has arrived here. He was
accorded a magnificent welcome by
civilians and military alike. The streets
for a mile leading to the official resi-
dence were lined with troops, japanese
on one side and Koreans on the other
An escort of honor, consisting of the
highest Korean and Japanese officials
met General Hazegwa at Chemulpo
and accompanied him to the capltal.
where he was received with a salute OF
10 guns. Haraguchi will start Tor
Toxic in a few days where he Will as
sumo an important post at military
headquarters.
Russian Losses.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 15.-5:21 p. m.
The extent of the Russian losses is
partially indicated by the correspon-
dent of the Russkoeslovo, who tele-
graphs that General Chickering's corps,
holding the center of the right, lost
almost an entire brigade OF the third
division, including a third of its ar
tillery brigade, 8 guns, the neighbor-
ing corps being too hard pressed to
offer assistance. General Zaroubai-
eff's corps suffered terribly before its
serves arriving too late. Varoubaien
himself narrowly escaped, shell
bursting inside hut from whence the
general had just emerged
General NIistchenko, on the left, also
suffered heavily. The fighting was at
such close range that his gunners
were moved down by the Japanese
fire. The positions which the
Russians were trying to take were
surrounded on three sides by wire en-
tanglements which cost the Russians
dear. The Japanese in some instances
abandoned their khaki uniforms,
donned grey overcoats and repeated
a trick they have often employed dur
ing the war, and especially in night
attacks. of yelling out in Russian,
when discovered, friends" This time
they crept up to the Russian positions,
"orderS have been given to retreat"
shouting "orders have been given to
retreat" but were soon discovered.
A correspondent telegraphing from
lull in the fighting and the Russians
east of the railroad were holding the
line of the Shakhe river.
Prices on the bourse were not much
Government tours dropped only one
eighth of a point.
Ten More Guns Taken.
Washington, Oct. 15.-The Japanese
legation today received the following
cablegram from the home government
at Toxic:
Marshal OYama reports engage
ment on Friday as follows:
His imperial highness, Prince
kanin, is now fighting on the left bank
of the Taitse river at a point seven
miles east of Benzihu.
our attack and advance are pro-
crossing satisfactorily throughout the
whole front. Our left army captured
ten more guns
A second cablegram reads as fol-
lows:
Marshal Oyama reports that
throughout the entire front of all our
armies the enemy was driven back to
the right bank of the Shaik river.
thus totally destroying the enemy's
plan of attack. The casualties of the
enemy are estimated at 10000. The
cnrnsAs which h.,