Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-13
MANY GUNS CAPTURED
Continued Success of the jap
anese Reported.
RUSSIANS DRIVEN BACK
ADVICES RECEIVED AT ST.
PETERSBURG NOT REASsURING.
Apprehension Entertained Regarding
Kuropatkin's Turning Movement
Around Enemy's Right.
RUSSIANS DRIVEN BACK


sources seem to indicate that the tide of
the general engagement now in progress
between the Hun and Taitse rivers Is ia
vorable to Marshal Oyama. A Tokyo dis
patch filed at o'clock this afternoon says
the latest reports from the front tell of
continued Japanese successes, while ST.
Petersburg, confessing that no reports of
today's developments have been received,
admits that in the previous fighting "the
Russians had not been entirely successful
in defending their positions"
The atmosphere at the war Office adds
the dispatch, 'is by no means cheerful"
The lack of advices from the Russian front
is regarded significant. Oyama, report
ing on yesterdays results, expresses satis-
faction and says that his center and right
armies made substantial gains.
The keynote of the battle seems to be a
counter attack delivered by Oyama 20 offset
Kuropatkins blow at the Japanese right.
AS soon as the weight of this movement on
the part of the Russians became apparent
the Japanese commander responded with an
attack in force on his opponents right, evil
IDENTIFY with the hope of crumpling Kuro-
patkin's western columns back and divert
ing some strength from the Russian assault
upon his own eastern position
Concerning this fanking movement Oyama
reports that 1t lis progressing favorably to-
ward the attainment of our first object. {"
oku reports the capture of twenty-five ad-
dltional Russian guns. making a total of
thirty that have fallen into the hands of
the japanese.
TOKYO, October 13, pm.-General Oku
has captured twenty-five Russian guns
making a total of about thirty Russian
guns which have fallen into the hands of
the Japanese since the battle began.
The latest reports from the front tell of
continued Japanese successes
pm-The Russians are retiring along
the entire front and the Russian force at
Penhsuhu is probably enveloped. Eigh,
riore guns have been captured by the lana
nese.
94o am. Field Marshal Oyama, report
ing from the field Wednesday afternoon.
expresses satisfaction at the progress of the
operations and fighting between the Taitse
and Hun rivers The center and right
armies made substantial gains while the
left army was desperately struggling to en-
velop the Russian right Field Marshal
Oyama dispatched two kilograms, the first
of which said:
Advices From Oyama.
The state of affairs in the direction of
Mukden is as follows: On the morning of
october II the central column Of the right
army at O'Clock occupied Lokolin noun
tain and the northern heights of Pacheatzu
The left column of the right army occupied
the northern heights of Shaotakou and con-
unues to pursue the enemys central
coiumn. The right army succeeded in oc-
cupying Maerh mountain The central
army, beginning operations from midnight
october IL, reached the heights extending
from Sanchiatzum to Sankauhih mountain
or the northwest, and is probably pursuing
the enemy.
1.-The left army continues to attack the
enemy along the Schill river and at Lung
wangmao and Wulichieh since last night.
but has not attained its object At present
aided with reinforcements, the left wing
is trying to envelop the enemy's right flank
by means of a rear engagement in the di-
rection of Penhsuhu and the fighting con-
tinues. Judging from the above state of
affairs the operations In those directions
are proceeding favorably toward the attain
ment OF our first object"
The second messag ge Is as follows:
I'm an engagement at midnight on Octo-
ber IL We captured two field guns and eight
ammunition wagons. Major General Murui
was wounded and one colonel was killed"
Russian Positions Captured
FIELD HEADQUARTERS ID JAPA-
NESE ARMY, October H. p.m-Via Fu-
san, October I3.-During the night the
Japanese occupied the hills held by the
Russians on the right and center of the
line. the Russians falling back distance
of three miles. The Japanese infantry ad-
vanced within 1.500 yards of the Russian
lines ct noon, and defeated the Russians in
a fierce counter attack. almost annihilating
the attacking force, who made three
charges. The Russian artillery was not
silenced. despite a fierce shelling all day.
Advices From Gen. Sakharoff.
ST. PETERSBURG. October 13.-General
SakharoT. in dispatch to the general staff
dated October II. gives some details of ehe
operations of Monday and Tuesday He
says:
The Manchurian army October 10
strengthened it's hold on the positions
taken the previous evening five miles
south of Shakhe river. AT about 8 in the
afternoon October 10 the enemy took the
offensive between the Mandarin road and
the village of Toumytsa. north of Yentai,
with about division of infantry and sew
eral batteries of artillery The enemy's at
tack was checked by the fire of our ad-
vance guards. They maintained an artil-
lery bOmbardnnent until the evening
"On October IL the Japanese attacked the
Russians on both sides of the railroad and
north of the Yentai mines. A fierce fight
ragged all day long. and by night the great
er portion of the position occupied by the
Japanese in Khona Pass had fallen into the
hands of the Russians. who however, at /
in the evening had not yet succeeded in
capturing a wooded hill constituting the
key to the position.
Throughout October IL the Russians
maintained the offensive along the entire
front against the Japanese advanced posi-
tions, except at some points where they
were obliged. to retire to their main posi-
tions.'
War Office Not Encouraged.
The war Office up to this hour declares
that nc additional reports have arrived
from the front. Gen. Sakharoff's report
given out only brings the story of the bat
tie up to the evening of October IL, when nc
decisive results had been obtained by either
side, although he makes It plain that the
Japanese had assumed the offensive and
that the Russians had not been entirely sue
cessfu in defending their position The
atmosphere at the office Is by no means
cheerful. The failure to receive news OF
the Russian left wing might possibly be in
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