The San Francisco call., 1904-10-23
RIVAL COMMANDERS
CONCENTRATE TROOPS
TO RENEW THE BATTLE
Kuropatkin
and Oyama Re-
inforCed.

PARIS, Oct. 22.-The Temps this aft
ernoon publishes the following dis
patch from Mukden, dated October q,
5 p. M:
Il passed the last two days at head
quarters and along the Russian cen
ter. Before the door of General Kuro
patkin's quarters are thirteen Japan
'ese cannon, captured when the Rus
slams took the wooded hill Oone Tree
HID on October 16. The battle is
now suspended, with a ,chasm separat-
ing the two armies. The situation
practically is the same as at the
opening of Kuropatkin's defensive.
The Russians have been unable to Sc
cure decisive results, and the Jap
anese have been equally unable to do
so. 1t is becoming very cold.
The losses are enormous. There are
SO, 600 wounded. The roads are terrible.
The Japanese almost stopped firing
during the last few days, leading u
the belief that their ammunition is
running out. Numerous reports say
that the Japanese are seriously af-
fected by the climate, and the indica-
tions are that they are going to retire
toward their strong positions at Yen
tai. Evelything shows that the bat
tie is only temporarily suspended
MUKDEN, Oct. 22-Reports from
the entire Russian front, beginning on
October II, the day on which the main
fighting ceased, shows that the center
army, from the vicinity of Tashan,
and also the eastern army, behind
Pienchiapu, continued cannonade dem
onstrations for three days. The Jap
anese on October II again began she'll
ing the headquarters of the western
army, as the staff was retiring. The
shells in the firing of October IL fell on
both sides of the railway, destroying a
soup wagon and three horses. No
other damage was inflicted.
on October Is both armies were
inactive. On the 18th there were
demonstrations in front of the east
ern army, where constant sniping
continued at short rife range at Pien-
chiapu, at the apex of a triangular po-
sltion along the Tang and Shakhe riv-
e-s. Pienchiapu is an exposed town
on the south bank of the Tang River.
In the event of attack il would likely
be untenable, in which case both ar
mics would be left in positions in
strong passes on each side of the wa
tei course, which from present indica-
tiers is likely to divide the combat
ants, throughout the winter.
The sparing fire of the Japanese
seems to indicate a shortage of am
munition. Both armies are directing
their main efforts to resupply and re-
inforce.
The tenacity of the fighting is un-
usual. The Russian troops persist in
their efforts to retrieve their losses in
artillery. 1t is reported that an equiv
alent of half the guns lost by them
have been already taken from tae
japanese. The cavalry on both sides
are reported to be conspicuous in
these exploits, although the Russian
cavalry has not yet realized the i'm
portance that was expected of il.
Although the Russian army has
again been defeated and is without
possession Of any battlefield, yet it has
built mountain roads and transformed
a region for three days marches by
the construction of bridges, telegraph
lines and defenses since it emerged
from the hills north. of the Hun River
on October 4, where it was driven
after the battle of Liaoyang.