The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-22
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the japanese infantry that saved the
situation.
Detailing the struggle of October 49,
south of the Shakhe river, the cores
pendent pays a tribute to the desper-
ate courage of the Russians, who de
Tended their position with the greatest
Rallantry. The Japanese infantry he
says, again had the task of carrying
q formidable position by supreme ef-
fort and self sacrifice. The slope up
which they crept was swept by storm
of lead. The dark line wavered under
the blast and broke and scattered back
down the hill, but a handful of heroes
rallied and rushed headlong up the
slope, halted reformed and dashed on
again. their numbers being lessened
with every foot they advanced and
once again they were swept back in
confusion down the hillside But they
had shown the way to others. Anoth-
er company pushed forward with its
left well thrown back
Again volleyS crashed out, but this
time unavailingly against the desper-
ate headlong rush, and the indomita-
BILE little men gained the summit
The Russians rose to their feet, the
ranks closed and rifle and bayonet were
at work in one wild melee. 1t was only
for a moment and shaken by the cour-
age of the Japanese the Russians broke
and fed to their comrades below al
ready in retreat The assault and de
tense alike were a brilliant feat OF
arms in which the ssallantry of the
Russians was surpassed only by the
devoted courage of the japanese in
fantry.
The Russians fell back to a range of
low hills bordering the Shakhe river,
whence on the 14th the artillery failing
to dislodge them, the japanese drove
them in the afternoon by a great spec
tacle of disciplined arms. involving ter
rible carnage pursuing them down TO
the very banks of the Shakhe river.
The same correspondent under date
of October II says General Kuropatkin
appears to be preparing to hold the
plain in front of Mukden. He is con-
centrating troops and strengthening
outer along the Shakhe river, second
along the Hun river and the inner
most close to Mukden.
Preparations for Battle.
With the Russian Eastern Army
Headquarters. by way of Mukden, Oct
22.-Both armies reI@&in practically IN
active. The Russian have reoccupied
Tantziaputzy. The japanese hold po-
eition on high ground sloping down TO
the Shalhe river. There is continual
outpost firing and sniping and the bat
teries occasionally engage in a duel
General Mistchenko fought a brisk
engagement October 20. He reports
progress and the capture of guns. The
two armies are receiving fresh sup
plies of ammunition. There is an indi-
cation of an early renewal of hostill-
ties. with the Russians taking the Of
fensive.
A rough estimate of the Russian loss
es during the recent battle places them
at $4,000 of which 10000 were killed.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press who filed this dispatch, was at
tackled by Chinese bandits while riding
to rejoin his corps.
Oyama Checked.
Mulxden Oct 22-Ffeld Marshal
Oyama's counter offensive, was defin-
iteIy checked WITT the loss of men.
guns and munitions.
General Kuropatkin's army extends
along a line running over 1212 miles
south of Mukden and is supported by
strong Notifications on the Hun river.
The present calm is erSorced by the ex-
haustion of the armies on both sides
which lost in killed and wounded $4,000
during the ten days fighting.
There is every indication that the
battle will be resumed soon and that a
decisive result will be achieved.
Russians Lost 10000 Men.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 22-4:5O P M
There is no news of fresh fighting to-
day. General Sakharon reports under
this mornings date that last night
passed very quietly. There were no
collisions.
The war office is not in a position as
vet to give figures of the casualties N
the long battle below Mukden, but ev
erytning indicates that the Russian
losses; reached 10000. the figure given
by the Associated Press correspondent
at Mukden. Another correspondent
600. The war Office is convinced the.t
the Japanese losses, while below those
of the Russians were almost as heavy.
Japanese Captured 40 Guns.
London. Oct. PA dispatch from
Toxic to the Japanese legation dated
today says Field Marshal Oyama re-
ports that there was no change in the
situation al the front October 81. He
adds that the LETT army thus far cap
tured a total of 40 Russian guns. The
Japanese scouts discovered 200 Rus
sian dead near Changhanpao October
20.
Japanese Torpedo Boat Sighted
Possiet Bay, Russian Manchuria, oct.
"a japanese torpedo boat has been
sighted in Gashkevich bay, in the eX-
treme northeastern part of Korea, not
far from Possiet bay, and a number of
Japanese spies have been arrested in
this neighborhoOd which is believed to
foreshadow the imminence of Japanese
landings near Possiet bay.
Places Russian Losses at $4,000. \
Washington. Oct. 22.-The japanese
legation today received the following
cablegram from Toxic:
Marshal Oyama reports that the in
vestigation completed after October %
regarding the Russian losses at the
battle of Shakhe show that there were
about 500 prisoners and 1850 dead
bodies. The trophies of the battle are
So guns, $3.50 shells, 1914 rifles, 1000
rounds of ammunition. etc. The dead