Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-13
LITTER TAKE THE OFFENSIVE.
a., Russian Right Gave Ground but
The Center Held Its
Own
o,rrLe OPENED At OAYsREAK
hi, Not Definitely Known Which Side
IA. tbe Advantage -SakbarOa
Gives Some Details

d, harrisburg Oct 10, 1858 p.m,-The
Len ANA Japanese armies resting
,". vokden seem now to be definite
;, lacked IN a death struggle for the
MYSTERY Field Marshal oyama Is
co.n,orIng Gen Kuropatlln's thrust at
~ J,oarese right by an advance
Inst tbe Russian right The stu
a,oo oo a much larger scale resem-
s.s Aot OF yamngow, where GEN
s,.,oIbore IN essayIug TO turn the Jap
an... reht had his own right turned
ms japanese assumed the offensive
yesterday against the Russian right.
,,,clng the latter to give ground But
e,pg the center stretching from Yen-
IA station eastward. where Gen. Nodzu
sn attempted a desperate counter at
,,t and where the fighting was hot
,.t bs Russians held their own, Tho
r.1ilt st night fall was "a draw TINS
4, ibs atogi word received by the war
oHro nom KuroplJBin, but according
totbe dlspatoh of the Associated Press
Nom lukden the Japanese resumed
ihe offensive again tls morning NO
Word has come regarding the opera
toas OF the Russian turning movement
I'M Oyama's right on which the success
g,knr0uatkius plan OF battle seems 10
3,fsnd the war Office explaining that
rsiorts from This point had not reached
K1rouatkIn when be sent his dispatch
sI consequently Information Is lack
I'M oil the operations az the very point
wfas IAN ewes center and where the
heayy blow was evidently aimed. The
strength Of the force with when kuro-
ulkm bus undertaken this turning
movement has not yet developed The
mixed column which crossed the Taltse
Hr,r Sunday Is now believed 10 be Gen.
Rsnnenkampns force probably Joined
10 other mixed columns under either
Gen iMstcheuko Oh Gen Kashtalinsky.
me infantry and artillery engaged ~
desperate Sighting ln the neighborhood
Of the Beus.hu fords the Japanese hav-
rg fortified q short line from Bensi-
hu to Liudiudia TO protect their right
flnk These columns evidently
marched down from Fushan, separated
o., BentsIaputze % portion taking the
direct Benslhu road and the other the
road to ritzy and Koutatsze, which
crosses the river az SmntzlNtzl, 10
miles above.
The war Office Is retlceut regarding
ihe movements OF the flying column
ON the extreme Russian left which Was
striking al the lines Of the Japanese
communications at the Yalu but It IL
reported To- have been checked at
DEantChau. equivalent TO the Japan
CSC HsisnChw9ug, otherwise Sian
CHAM
The japanese narrow guage railroad
ron Fcng Wang Cheng 20 Saimats1e
connects with the roads aud depots at
Dtantchln and S.aodyr
Altogether ihe news this morning H.
not completely re-1ssurIng. The Novoe
(rmya voices the prevailing senu-
leut, saying
'Kumpatk,n Is d cautious leader and
ilk taken Cor granted that he weighed
ven The risks before undertaking the
VIDE turning movement We probably
MaIl have 10 wait long and weary
hours before knowing the results OF the
All Important battle, now begun
STORY TIP TO DATE.
ST. Petersburg. Oct, 10, Gl5 p. mJ-
ms war office mp TO this hour declares
ual no additional reports have ar.
hed IRON the front Gen. Sakhaoffs
lepoit given cut only brings the story
Of me battle up 10 the evening OF Oct.
y! Whtn no decisive results had been
obtained by either side, although ne
makes i pIaln that the japanese had
assumed thD offensive, and that the
russians bal not been entirely success
~ w defending their positions. Tho
atmosphere nc the war office Is bv no
N'ahs cheerful The failure TO receive
wv Oh ue Russian left wing might
feNpy o. interpreted as tending 10
.onufln The Toxic report that the Rus.
.9.s operating against the Japanese
'8a' had been enyeloped.
FIRE OPENED AT SUNRISE.
NJ Petersburg Oct ia disnatcb
Iv'a correspondent Of the Associated
@ys. we - morning
me night opened today before SIM.
sS., "hen The sound Of guns was heard
lWl The southwark. / am leaving
.u" tor lhe front Tho Russian troone
I'm, ,s 'qay' occupied Yentai station.
ya,, we Japanese continued To hold the
bsd AZ, mines, though a furious fight
ors 0ern IN progress there an day
Rom iue Russians also captured
bas o,'' J. AFTER severe fighting ana thus !
sGa.nll themselves an an important mo-.
wv, ON the japanese flank.
more tre many conttndlctorv re-
d.y5 VI me general results OF Tues.
~ u engagement afoat i'm NrrLdon
oonclns,o. nara TO arrive at an actual
he whoi. ~ Is not even known. ON
he pmole' whether the japanese or
srmb SSus''ans are gaining the most
SAKHARoFFs REPORT.
A, ~ Petersburg. Oct. is.-een CO,
ds,sS W " a dispatch to the general staN
M wv III. gives some deteus ~
He says WIS VI Monday and Tuesday. |
an. ihs hanchurIan armv no. %
st..sMened It's hold ON tho n W ~
S.o,s ,he previous evening AZ po', 0,,,
ss ,1 o. shakhe river "'' ''''eS
70 tbs s aDoal three In the morning oct
Mandarin road and he yli U,e,meel!
S IiuyI'a north Of Yentsi w,,h ,"s to 0t
t,,, ,sloh Of infantr- ard se ",u ap S5l'
ttek wi artillery The enemv's 'a
ady,, va checked by the 0re ~ o a."
hg 'o'loafdment until the even
w Oct ii the japanese attacked ,,o