New-York tribune., 1904-10-23
ARMIES FACE TO FACE.
Signs Of Amother Great Conflict
Outpost Fighting.


With the Russian Eastern Army Headquar-
ters. by way of Moukden, oct. 22-Both armies
remain practically inactive The Russians have
reoccupied Tantziaputzy The japanese hold a
position on high ground sloping down to the
Shakhe River. There are continual outpost fight
ing and sniping and the batteries occasionally
engage in a duel afterward.
General Mistchenko fought a brisk engage
ment on October 20. He reports progress and
the capture of guns.
The two armies are receiving fresh supplies Of
ammunition. There is an indication of an early
renewal Of hostlties. with the Russians taking
the offensive. The weather is cold.
rough estimate of the Russian losses during
the recent battle places them at $4,000. of which
10000 were killed.
The correspondent Of The Associated Press
who fled this dispatch was attacked by Chinese
bandits while riding to reJoin his corps.
Paris. Oct. 22.-The Temps" this afternoon
published the following dispatch from Moukden
dated October 81. 3 p. m:
I passed the last two days at headquarters
and along the Russian centre. Before the door
Of General kuropatkin's quarters thirteen
japanese cannon, captured when the Russians
took the wooded hill Lone Tree HID Oc-
tober 16
The battle is now suspended. with a chasm
separating the two armies. The situation prac-
llCal4y Is the same as at the opening or hurO-
patkin's defensive. The Russians have been
unable TO secure decisive results and the Jap
anese have been equally unable to do so. 1t is
becoming very cold
The losses are enormous There are 80 600
wounded. The roads are terrible. The Japanese
almost stopped firing in the last few days, lead
ing TO the belief that their ammunition IS run
ming out.
Numerous reports say the japanese are seri-
ously affected by the climate and the tndica-
TONS are that they are going 10 retire toward
their strong positions at Yentai. Everything
shows that the battle is only temporarily sus-
pended.
Moukden. oct. 22.-FieId Marshal Oyama's
counter offensive was definitely checked with
the loss Of men. guns and munitions.
General Kuropatkin's army extends along a
line running over twelve and half miles south
Of Moukden. and it is supported by strong for
tifcations on the Hun River The present calm
is forced by the exhaustion OF the armies on
both Sides which lost in killed and wounded
$4,000 men in the ten days fighting.
There is every indication that the battle will
be resumed soon and that decisive result will
be achieved
6 p. m.-An Associated Press correspondent at
the front says quiet continues. Scouts are ac-
lively at work. and their operations lead to some
skirmishing and to occasional artillery ex-
changes.
The japanese continue to come in in twos and
Ihrees ana give themselves up. Some from the
10Th ana 41st regiments say they are reserves
sent from Japan TO fill up the gaps in General
Nodzu's army. They complain Of what they
term the inhurnan conduct OF their officers. and
say the situation in Japan is far from good
They predict that complications will occur be-
fore spring. The rice fields. they say. are with
out the fertilizer commonly used, owins~f6> the
stoppage OF the FISH exports from the island Of
saghalien.
The taxes have been greatly increased and
the discomfort OF the people is growing, the
deserters say, owing to the refusal of the au-
thorities 70 permit news Of the war TO be pub
hshed- As evidence of this fact are cited reports
OF attempts to wreck military trains near Yoko-
hama.
Oct. 1.-THE Japanese hurredly evacuated
Shakhe-Pu. three miles east of Shakhe station
on Thursday night. in order to escape being sur
rounded, Under the cover of Thursdays fog
they had tried to surprise the advance guard Of
one corps on the Russian right. The Russians
promptly nanked shakhe-T'u on both sides fore
ing the japanese to flee in haste. The japanese
abandoned quantity Of arms and ammunition
The Army Messenger to-day announces that
the Russian column eastward advanced on oc-
tober IS and occupied without resistance Wan
FUN Pass ana the valley of Huan Pass. lying
eastward. Wanfnn Pass is south OF Kaou-Tou
Pass and on the same parallel as Shakhe-Pu on
the road to Fu-Shan and Bentsiapud2a.
The Messenger also confirms the reports
that detachment of the Goth Rifies. under
Captain Dembosty. raided the Japanese lines on
the night OF October IS and brought back two
japanese guns minus their breechblocks.
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