The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-14
Fighting I'm Progress Along Al
most Entire Front.
Victory Perches on the Banners
of the Japanese.
RUSSIANS RETIRING.
Pursued by the Armies of Field
Marshal Oyama.
Many Positions Won and Lost at
Point OF the BayOnet.
kurOpatkin Has Lost 3S of His
Big Guns.

The only direct news of today's
fighting in Manchuria is contained in
an official report from Marshal Oyama
to Toxic that the battle is raging along
almost the entire front and that the
japanese are making t'satisfacto
progress Beyond the dispatches
relate entirely to the developments of
yesterday and Wednesday. They
make it plain that the battle is of the
most desperate character, the fighting
exceeding in ferceness the terrific
combat at Lao Yang. The losses on
both sides are undoubtedly heavy, but
no figures have as yet been received.
Kuropatkin officially confirms the loss
of large number of guns on his right
flank which was forced from its posi-
tions by a night attack of the Jap
anese. He was also compelled to
withdraw some distance on his left as
the position was found to be too far
advanced. The dispatches show that
the operations of Wednesday and
Thursday were unfavorable for the
Russians. The Russian losses are re-
ported as especially heavy on their left
and center, where it appears that the
hottest fighting took place.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 14-S:45 p M
The city is filled with rumors of the
disastrous defeat of Kuropatkin'sl
army. The prevailing impression Is
that the day has gone against the
Russians.
Toxic, Oct. IA p. m.-Field Mar
shall Oyama reports that fighting is in
progress along almost the entire front
and that the japanese are making sat
iSf3ctOrU nrOeraSS
st. Petersburg. Oct. 14.-GeneraI
Kuropatkin reports that he has order
ed the Russian troops on his left flank
to retire because Japanese reinforce
ments threatened to cut them off.
Fear for KuropatIxin.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 14.-1:O5 p. m.
1t is now o'clock at night on the
battle ground below Mukden and the
fate of General Kuropatkin' forward
and possibly the fate of his
whole army may already have been
decided, but no word has yet come re-
garding the issue. Naturally the city
is filed with countless rumors of de-
feat and victory The public has been
to the highest pitch of ex- |
citement and anxiety by KurOpatkin's !
dispatch of last night revealing the
terrific character of the combat yes I
terday and acquainting the people Off !
cldl1y IndI ne was on the Q0lSnSlN6.
That together with the Toxic dis /
patches declaring that the Japanese
forces were everywhere gaining
ground and Kuropatkin's concluding
statement that he would 'give orders !
to obstinately defend the |
positions occupied by u.s." has chilled
the enthusiasm with which the news
of the Russian advance was hailed and
instead has raised ominous fears of
impending disaster.
The holiday crowds engaged in cele-
brating the festival of the "interces-
sion of the Virgin for humanity" on
which occasion they usually spend
their time in merrymaking, clung OBJ
to the bulletin boards. hum
grily awaiting news of the issue of the
most critical day. 1t is fully appreci-
ated that if Kuropatkin's army was
driven back today the whole plan of