Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-15


Mnkden. BY Cabie.--A bloody battle
Is now raging about six miles
north OF the Yentai railroad station
The japanese on SUNDAY fell back
along the whole front and the Rrs-
sian advance guards crossed The
Schni river tabout half way between T
( MuAitn and Lao yang and came /
within three miles %, Yentai. hui Mon 4
day the japanese received strong re /
: inforcements % infantry and artinery +
and nearly held their positions hut
even assumed the offensive. The fght-
Ing lasted the entire day and night.
Tho Japanese directed their artillery
Sire with great skill and searched the
Russian positions So hcrcely that me
+ Russians fell back north % che SchiH
river. which crosses the railroad seven
miles from Ycutai The Russians this
morning resumed their advance. once
moro crossed the Schui river and en-
gagged tho japanese two miles south OF
Iit terrific artillery engagement IS
proceeding along the entire front The
result 81 the battle Is sin undecided.
Dust Blinded conbatants.
Nuklen. By Cablc.-A Russian cor
respondent OF the Associated Press de-
scrib.ng Incidents OF The Russian ad-
. vance. tells OF f-ightiui dust storm.
lre.uliar % this season Ia Manchuria.
, which ragged on Saturday IL vas az Us
Z height while battalion os PeSoh
, rccimont with guns attacked a Japa-
, nesc force posted In village. east %
, the railroad and south or the Shakhe
river. and drove Out the japanese. after
. A stubborn resistance Clouds % dust
blinded the contestants and made 10
impossible 20 aim. The fingers 20 the
D soldiers were numhed with che cold
ond "A strong Wind carried the shells
= beyond the mark. The japanese Eoi
I away In good roder. carrying on theif
. tlled and wounded. Tho Russians lost
D.. "a men. The railroad is clear and not
damaged So far as the Shekho river
81, Tho correspondent repeats the state
renf that Lao Yang is practically
= iDlear of Japanese troops indicating
y that AIN Of Field Marshal Oyam8 mer
are north ot the Taitse river
ID Russians IN Coed Spirits.
n A Russian correspondent OF the AS
4 ISOLATED Press teiegrap5 as follows
Lave seen number OF wounded wh'
have been sent back f.um tho 'front.' ]
n is impossible at present Co enter int
OPP Details OF fhc operations ON foot. bu
o., lha men interviewed are in inhntel
A setter spirits than were those wcnn-e
At when we were reireatIng. Every one
'- confident ana Che men are an anNiou
H.H"H
None of Oh .m however. has amy i1'
|nf going home except AS sictors. w
Rave pnuurl troops and the ono deter
i' r.lnnficu OF Officers and men 's CD M Il
:. urt the japanese.
rl Tire Work Of scies.
af ST. Paul. Mimi. special-A speci
m- to The Dispatch from Min1t. y. l
f- saws. 1.-TWO kuogket-out torpedo boa
~. en- route over the Great Northern
Seattle have been wrecked near Tow
as on through the breaking of the forNa
in- Journal on tho truck uf tle car carr
nag ing the boats lt is thought the tru
as vas tampereI with M Rugby. Dusi
ao~ the summer "A number OF Russians Ia
ut been employed on the section crew
IVY ToWner Some of them. it is said. ha
te- disappeared 10 is known che Hussi
gnu and Japanese governments have p
INK spies in this country with view
ne watching suspicious shipments 90
Orient"
Vessel and 500 Lives Lost.
The loss of the armored gun-b'
''.- lfe.yen was announced II les lA-t o
cnt permission was granted ny che artn
..,. i-.rs fo rrrf-h the details 90 che q
..I.r Tine TeIycu struck mine
p.-a1l BAY on the night OF Septen
i6. us anl lounoere1. Nearly 800 pers,
arr Scr entire complement. were drown
the TWO petty Officers ana two sailors m
- a-cl O. reach Chao Pal Island. u
Ahlch ther were rescued.
Mr. Davis on Campaign
Used Cumberland. Md Specialize
aco a. DAVIS. Democratic vice prcSidcu