Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-14
TOday's Telegraphic News
THE WAR IN TEE EAST.

g.. u,aaians Forced Back with
uo.,v Iosses-Czar's Forces Re
treating in Disorder.
London. Oct. 14.-Baron Hayashi
the Japanese minister, this morning,
;ssued a report received in Toxic from
Field Marshal Oyama, confirming many
of the press reports received this morning.
The report reads: ''Near Pensihu Ito
the east of Yental on the Taitse) the
enemy's counter attacks we're repulsed
on all sides. The central and left
columns and the right army are vigor-
ously pursuing the enemy. The cen
trail army captured the heights a few
miles east of Yentai, taking two field
guns. and eight ammunition wagons,
while pursuing the enemy. They also
captured field guns and ammunition
wagons at Sankuaishishan, besides $50
prisoners. The pursuit by the right
column of the left army is proceeding
satisfactorily. On Wednesday the en-
emy's detachment with artillery, while
being enveloped, was panic stricken
twelve miles east of Yentai, while the
rest are retreating northward in disor-
der. The left since Tuesday night has
been continuously attacking the enemy
posted near the railway within ten
miles north of Yantai. The central
column of the left army, after repulsing
the enemy's strong force, occupied on
Wednesday afternoon Lantzechieh,
FIVE miles northwest of Yentai, captur-
ing sixteen guns Thereuponit immedi-
ately pursued the enemy, who are re-
treating in disorder, and captured four
more guns. The enemy twice attempted
desperate counter attacks, but each time
were repulsed with heavy losses. The
right column of the left army, while
pursuing the enemy near the Sehili
river, captured FIVE guns and ammuni-
ton wagons"
st. Petersburg. Oct. l4.-Reports
from the front show that both sides are
fighting in the battle in complete disre-
gard of life. Positions have been taken,
lost and retaken six and eight times
daily, at terrible loss. The Russian
official reports admit the capture of sew
eral guns. General KurOpatkin, in a
report on the battle of Yentai up to l
p. m. yesterday, says: 1.-TWO regiments
on our right flank lost heavily. A bril-
gade commander was wounded and a
colonel killed. The brigade retired
leaving its artillery behind, but after
wards returned and regained the guns
after a desperate assault, with the ex-
ception of sixteen, which were captured
by the japanese. During the final
issue of the battle on Wednesday, this
flank was unsuccessful for us on account
of the japanese night attack. Our
troops were not only compelled to eyacu-
ate their positions, but also lost the guns
which had been recovered from the
japanese. We retired to position where
a new front was prepared on the Shake
river"
st. Petersburg, Oct. l4.-Dispatches
received this afternoon give further de-
tails of the losses of guns, as reported in
General Kuropatkin's early dispatches.
This dispatches are not official. 1t is
stated that on Wednesday, on the Rus.
sian right flank, two regiments lost about
!, 800 men, one brigade general being
wounded, and the commander of one Of
The regiments killed. All the artillery
was abandoned but in the afternoon,
under the command of Colonel Ivanoski,
the brigade, after a hot fight, regained
some of the guns, sc remaining in the
hands of the japanese. On Wednesday
night the japanese attacked so fercely
that the Russians were forced to give
way and abandoned all their artillery
consisting of 76 guns. The Russians
retreated to the Sahke river.
London, Oct. 1.-THE Rome cores
pendent of the Exchange Telegraph
Company wires that message received
in the Italian capital from Oyama's
headquarters reports that the Russians
have lost during one engagement in the
battle of Yantai two whole batteries.
All the men and horses were killed by
the heavy Japanese fire. The japanese
have captured nearly fifty guns.
Toxic, Oct. IA, p. m.-Fieid Mar
shall 0yama reports that the fighting is
proceeding today along almost the en-
tire front. The japanese, he says, are
making satisfactory progress.
Rome, Oct IA dispatch from
Toxic to the Giornale Di Roma says
that General Kuropatkin tried to main
tain the resistance to the japanese adj
yancing forces at Yen Tai, but that he
was involved in the general fight. The
Russian losses in the four days Of battle
are estimated in this dispatch as follows:
Monday, 300 killed and wounded; on
Tuesday, 1880; on Wednesday, 1915,
and on Thursday 10000 killed and
wounded. The papers here today COM
pare General Kuropatkin's tactics with
those of Baratier at Adowa in the disas
trous Abyssinian campaign.
Rome, Oct IA message from
Chefoo states that Admiral Togo has
landed 81 large seige guns to be used in
the next general attack on Port Arthur
London, Oct. 14.-The Copenhagen
OF the Exchange Tele-
graph Company wires that telegram
from Libau to Danish paper, asserts
that the Baltic feet has sailed for the
far East.
London, Oct. IA dispatch to the
Central News from Rome says the
Agenzie Liberia has dispatch from
Ohefoo saying that the japanese have
the last fort at Port Arthur and |
that they now occupy the periphery of