The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-10-26
BOTH RUSSIAN AND JAPANESE
COMMANDERS ARE RESTING
THEIR TIRED ARMIES.
CAR SENDS HEAVY
REINFoRcEMENTS
Mukden Correspondent Says Japs Are
Retiring in Recent Fight
Assault on Fortifcations at
Port Arthur Continues.

and the first battle of Shakhe river
may be said to have ended. Both the
Russian and Japanese commanders are
resting their battle-worn troops and
making redispositions, and in Russian
military circles it is limited that the
next developments may be looked for
eastward. The roads continued soggy,
impeding operations on an extended
scale. No official estimates of the
losses in the recent fighting have been
received, and the fragmentary and un-
official reports are contradictory.
Toxic hears that the Russian forces
have been reinforced by about 10000
men and that in all six divisions now
confront the Japanese left. From
Chefoo come reports of continued
activity at Port Arthur, where fighting
is almost daily in progress.
Quiet at the Front.
ST. Petersburg, Oct. 21-A dispatch
from Gen. Sakharoff, dated Wednes-
day night, reports that all was quiet
along the front during the day and
that in spite of the soggy condition of
the country roads, which are described
as seas of mud, the Russian scouts
continue to show great enterprise in
examining the Japanese positions. A
detachment of 200 Cossacks Tuesday
night reconnoitered the japanese left
southwestward along a line extending
westward from the railroad where it
crosses the Schili river, through the
villages of Haitsantai, Tadousampu
and Sandepu, the latter Is miles west
of the railroad. The Japanese senti-
nels fred and retired as the Cossacks
rode rapidly along the line, but near
Sandepu the Cossacks unexpectedly
ran into good sized Japanese force,
with machine guns. The latter opened
a murderous fire on the Russians, kill
ing many horses and mortally wound
ing Capt. Turgenieff, but all the Cos
sacks succeeded in getting away Not
one was killed on the field.
No statement is made as to what is
transpiring on the Russian left.
Unable to Dislodge laps.
Sinchinpu still remains half in Rus
sian hands and half in the hands of
the Japanese. The former have not
been able to dislodge the latter from
the Buddhist temple which they so
thoroughly fortified when the village
was occupied by their forces, as pre-
viously cabled
The war Office is now disposed to be-
lieve that the Toxic report of the
drubbing given to Gen. Yamadas' bril-
gade is the Japanese version of the
capture of Lone Tree Hill, nicely
turned to minimize it's Importance.
No news has reached the war Office
of the reported humiliation of Rus
sian battalion while recrossing the
Taitse river
Says Japs Are Retiring.
The Bourse Gazette's correspondent
at Mukden sticks to the story that the
japanese are slowly retiring. On the
other hand, several other correspond
ents telegraph that operations have
been suspended, owing to the rain.
They say the armies are confronting
each other across the Shakhe river
and add that nothing important is ex-
pected for several days. The Russkoe
Slovo's correspondent says a rear
guard engagement has occurred east.
but he gives no details. Possibly the
correspondent refers to the report
from Toxic of the Taitse river engage
ment
Additional details of the capture of
Lone Tree hill bestow much credit on
Col. Baskoff, of the Thirty-sixth rifles
regiment, who was leading one of the
storming parties. Finding that his
men were giving way, he seized the
regimental colors and dashed forward
towards the Japanese trenches, shout
ing: Brothers, save the fag!" The
regiment, although terribly punished,
responded CALAMITY. The wounded in
the trenches fought with their teeth.
Losses in Recent Battle.
Toxic, Oct 21-Reliable reports re-
ceived from private sources estimate
the losses Of the Japanese left army
during the recent battle at about 5000.
The number of Russian dead is large
ly increased by the further discovery
of bodies, Notwithstanding the nightly
removals by lantern light
The Russian forces have been REIN
forced by about 10000 men of the Sew
enteenth corps, large portion Of the
Tenth corps and portions of the Fifth
and Sixth Siberian corps, which re-
Gently arrived In all six divisions of
the Russian army now confront the
Japanese left army.
Recent Events at Port Arthur.
Chefoo, Oct 21-The most important
recent events at Port Arthur include the
capture by the Japanese or further minor
positions near Rihlung mountain and
the severe damage of Japanese torpedo
boat destroyer by striking a floating
mine. According to Chinese advices
which reached here Thursday, and which
are confirmed in essential points by Jap
anese letters from Port Dalny, the Jap
anese made assaults on the remaining
outer works Of Rihlung m0~nfain 1T