Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-15
REPULSED
WITH HEAVY
SLAUGHTER
Kuropatkin's Forces Are
Driven Back All
Along Line.
TWENTY-FIVE GUNS CAPTURED
Japanese Artillery and In
fantry Fire Inflict
Heavy Damage.
RUSSIANS DECIsIvELY BEATEN
Stoessel Reports That the Enc
mys Bombardment Is Be-
coming More Violent
$751; Every Day.


grams from the front indicate the con-
tinuation of Japanese success. Gener-
al Oku's left army alone bagged TWEEN
ty-fve guns. The Russians made two
desperate counter attacks against the
Japanese left, but were repulsed with
heavy slaughter. The Japanese COM
manders in their reports give express
sion to their admiration Of the valor
of the Russians. The Manchurian
headquarters in telegram sent yester-
day reports as follows: "Since the last
report our right army has been con-
tinuing a vigorous pursuit of the en-
envy towards the north. The column
which was dispatched in the direction
OF Shihchiao Tsu to intercept the re-
treat Of the enemy from Bensihu con-
tinues its operations The central army
continues its attack on the Russians
and expected to occupy the line be-
tween Tungshankou and Huchiaku-
chiatzu yesterday. The enemy in this
direction appeared to retreat continu-
ously until dusk Wednesday evening.
Captures Twenty-Five Guns.
ga report that large column of the
enemy ismoving to the southwest and
is commencing the erection of defen-
Sive works at Chienhuangchiatien can
not be verified. The number of guns
captured by the center column Of the
left army is sixteen instead of eight
as previously reported. The right wing
of the center column of the left army
captured four guns. The enemys two
counter attacks against the center col
umn of the left army were very dar-
ing, but these attacks were repulSed
with heavy damage, which was inflict-.
ed by our artillery and by heavy in
fantry fire. The right column Of the
left army, while pursuing the enemy
west of the Schili river, captured five
guns, making the total number of
guns captured twenty The sup
ports and the artillery reserve advanced
to Kuchiatzu and vicinity, driving the
Russians from Hunchiatien The right
wing VI l4lC lClt COtuulu VI Ll1G CCuIcI
army captured $50 prisoners"
Russians Decisively Whipped.
Toxic, Oct. 14.-It is yet too early
to measure the results of the tremen-
dous struggle which has been waged
for the past three days south of Muk-
der, but all reports reaching Toxic
indicate that General Kuropatkin has
been decisively whipped and severely
punished. The Russian commander
was evidently caught while making his
and he was beaten before he could re-
cover. Much depends on the ability
and the resolution of the japanese in
applying and following up their advan-
tages. Kuropatkin may turn up in ia
vOrable ground and succeed in beating
back the Japanese onslaught, but the
tide seems against him. The Japanese
Wednesday began a desperate effort to
turn the Russian right and if this eff
fort should be successful it will carry
disaster to the Russian arms.
The struggle around Bensihu is be-
Ing ICllOWeu Will lulellSe lHleIcSL HeIe.
The Russian force there is estimated
at 5000 and it's isolation or loss would
be O severe blow. Estimates Of the
total forces engaged vary. One tele-
gram from LiaOyang says that the
Russians have 100000 men, with 1000
guns. The Japanese force exceeds the
number engaged at the battle of Lao
yang. M