The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-22
GREATEST BATTLE CONTINUES
RUSSIAN AND JAPANESE ARMIES
SLAUGHTERED.
czars Men Succeeded In getting
Away. but Then Losses Amount to
ever $1,000 Men-elsser Battle
Than LlaOyanS-sOsh Armies Gem
pleteIy Exhausted.

Mukden, Oct. 1.-THE battle was re-
newed and continued throughout the
night. being especially heavy at mid
might The Russians retain their pO-
sitiOn along the Shake river. and
have made frequent attacks upon the
Japanese. capturing six OF the latter's
guns. The eastern army is helping
the western forces. There has been
heavy artillery firing tonight. The
Aghting is now conferred on the plain.
There was lull In the battle Satur-
day. but lighting was continued sun
day on the right The army was then
southwest OF here 10 miles. 1t Is now
certain that the army win be able to
extFicate itself. The losses amount
10 30,00O. IL has been a bigger bat
tie than Laoyang. The Russians at
tackled on the right yesterday.
Slowly and painfully the entire Rus
sian army Is retreating upon Mukden
HostiIities practically ceased with yes
teFday's victory OF General 0ku's left
wing over the Russian hanking force.
and only desultory firing. directed
against isolated Russian rear guards,
d heard Both armies are exhausted
90 the point OF collapse. The lighting
OF the past four days without rest.
without proper provisions. almost en-
tirely without sleep. require superhu-
man efforts on the part Of every man
engaged. and now the reaction has set
IN.
General Kuropatkin has abandoned
his plan Of eRecting q rally on the
nOrth side Of the Hun river. He is
Fetreating without lighting. and his
main object is to reach Mukden sui
Aciently quick to leave the Japanese
outside the gates.
Numberless stories OF heroism on
the part Of the commander in chief
are told by wounded soldiers arriving
here. Thursday evening he took per
sOnal command OF the lighting. di-
Fecting operations on many points
amidst a shower OF shells and shrap-
mel. Twice he rescued considerable
forces from being annihilated by ex-
Treating them from perilous positions.
He failed to save the force which at
tempted to turn General Kuroki's
right army, and ieOpardized his own
safety. but was able to withdraw with
the troops surrounding him before the
japanese could cut him on. There
Is no longer any doubt that General
Kuropatkin made the forward move
ment against his better judgment and
that he went into the fight expecting
defeat 1t is positively known here
that he was commanded by the car
to advance at all costs and to issue
statements of a reassuring character.
St Petersburg evidently trusted to
the effect of a sudden stroke upon the
enemy.
Narrowing tales are told by return
ing soldiers Of the frightful slaughter
Of the last three days. The number
Of officers killed Is appalling and can
only be accounted for by the desperate
bravery with which they led their
troops against the enemy Several
companies lost every ofhcer and were
commanded by priyates next in rank
by seniority OF service. No dependable
estimate has reached here OF the to
TAI loss on the Russian side. Some
place it at fully $4,000. but this mum
Der may be too high. They will reach
10000, however, it Is feared.
Orders have been received to con
tinue the Notifications OF the city with
renewed Vigor. Thousands Of Chinese
have been pressed into service and
great stretches Of land south Of the
city are being covered with entangle
ments. New trenches are being built
The first regiments returning from tht
battle line are expected TO arrive herr
late tonight.
Preparations have been made FOL
their reception. The accommodation
are likely to be inadequate for tbs
present. but the work Is progressing
rapidly.
suryins the Dead.
Tokio.-In the reports OF the grea
battle which continue to arrive from
the front the most striking feature II
the terrible record Of Russian dead
Before the severe fighting on Octobe
II General Oku's army alone recOyere'
and buried 1000, making the tOta
number Of Russians buried by the Jap
anese. with Nodzu's army still to hea
from, $500. Applying the usual calcu
Iation. and making reasonable allow
ance for the fighting OF the 14th ant
18th. the Russian losses will excee'
10000.
Fragmentary reports OF Japanes'
casualties are coming in. Genera
oku, up to and including October II
lost $500 men. Estimates OF the tota
japanese losses are not possible. bu
they are small in comparison with tn
fFightful losses Of the Russians.