The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-10-21
SLAUGHTER IN CONTINUED BAT
TIE NEAR MUKDEN EXCEEDS
THAT AT LIAoYANG.
Kuropatkin Slowly Driven Back,
stubbornly Fighting Every Inch Of
the Way-Losses Of the Russians
May Reach 10000.

Stunning the offensive.
Slaughter Is Appalling.
The sacrifice of life has been appall-
ing. Estimates of the Russian losses
alone in killed and wounded at the end
of the sixth days fighting being con-
cededly 10000, while it seems not i'm
probable it aggregated at that time 40,
900. Japanese official reports estimate
that 900 Russian dead were left on the
field of battle up to the night of October
IA, and claim that the Japanese losses
are small by comparison with those of the
Russians.
Kuropatkin Hard Pressed.
Gen. Kuropatkin's report to Emperor
Nicholas depicts the desperate charac-
ter of the fighting, and praises the valor
of the troops, indicating, however, that
he is hard pressed, with the result still
in the balance. All hope Of succoring
Port Arthur at this season has been
abandoned. St. Petersburg has an I'M
confirmed report that the Japanese Gen.
Nodzu has been seriously wounded.
All the wounded are being carried
to Hardin, further north. 1t is under
stood that the correspondents also
have been ordered to Hardin, which
indicates that the retreat will not even
stop at Tie pass.
Mukden itself remains quiet, though
the sounds of battle are plainly heard
to the southwark. The railway sta
ton is congested with trains of
wounded proceeding to Hardin. The
hospital facilities are completely over
taxed. Six thousand wounded arrived
at Mukden on Saturday alone.
There was a cessation of hostilities
Saturday. Neither side can stand
many such contests, the ferocity of
which was frightful. The Russians
are now fighting as matter of
pride; Manchuria is forgotten. They
feel that they cannot stop; that they
must win one battle.
Before the severe fighting on Octo-
Der IL, Gen. Oku's army alone recov-
cred and buried 1000, making the to-
tai number of Russians buried by the
Japanese, with Modulus army still to
near 1IOIu, O,0VV.
The Japanese Losses.
Fragmentary reports of Japanese
casualties are coming in. Gen. Oku, up
to and including October IA, lost $500
men. Estimates of the total japanese
losses are not possible, but they are
small in comparison with the frightful
losses of the Russians. During the
five days, from October 10 to October
IA, inclusive, our losses were about
$500 killed and wounded, officers in
cluded.
Story Of the Battle.
The official story of the battle says
that the Japanese made a determined
effort to break the Russian center
Friday night, but this, it seems, may
be a clerical or telegraphic error for
Thursday. simultaneously the Japa-
nese launched a heavy assault against
the village of Shakhe, which had al
ready been the scene Of SO many fu-
rious attacks and counter attacks.
The Russians we're forced to evacuate
the village, but heroically recaptured
the position. This brought reserves
of both sides into action, but whether
the whole Of the reserves of either
side were engaged is not clear. In any
event, the Russians were again and
finally driven out, making five times
that Shakhe had changed hands in the
course of the battle. The Russians
then retired to new position north
of Shakhe.
1t was during the Japanese furious
night attack of Wednesday, according
to unofficial accounts, that the Rus
SLAMS lost their guns. Thursday wit
messed another furious cannonade, in
which the whole of the Russian cen
ter was forced back. In the afternoon
Of the same day the Russian right be.
gan to give way. Towards evening
came few hours lull, but at mid.
night the cannonading was renewed
with increased fury, eye witnesses de.
claring that it exceeded in intensity
, that at Liaoyang during the famous
| fighting Of the 3Oth and 31st of Au.
gust.
rnere was much desperate fighting
, on Friday, which was carried or
through q tremendous storm of rain
kail and thunder. Gen. Kuropatki1
personally took command of the Pet
rolf regiment. It was in the midst Of
this awful war Of man and elements
the Petron regiment leading, that tn,
Russians for the last time charged
doggedly into Shakhe and took tn,
town in the face of the hottest Japa
nese bombardment.
Gen. Kuropatkin says that Frida,
night was passed in comparative
quiet, but that Saturday saw an i'm
mense concentration of Japanese OF
the Great Mandarin road, where tn,
Russian batteries were vigorousl,
playing in an effort to hold them i,
! check; Tie result 0f SATURDAYS fob