Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-17
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OF the Russian losses are exaggerated.
while their own are minfmized
The feeling at The war office today Is
slightly brighter as 1t becomes evident that
the japanese have not cut Off any of the
Russians and that General Kuropatkin Is
able to stand like stone wall. The right
wings OF both sides are believed TO De
greatly exhausted by their long-sustained
efforts. The main fear Is that the unex-
planned quiet on the Russian left may pre-
sage some strategical stroke Of which Kuro-
patkin has not been apprised.
One of the aids of General Grippenberg.
who Is to command the second army, said
to the Associated Press this morning:
Even If Kuropatkin has been badly de-
feated, provided 1t does not end in rout
and disaster. in my opinion his offensive
movement should be approved Only Dy
hammering away can we ultimately nope 70
smash the Japanese. Kuropatkin Is simply
preparing the ground for US when we ar
rive with the second army"
Reported Capture Of japanese Guns.
General sakharoff telegraphs that the
Russians yesterday recaptured Lonely Tree
Hill. south of Shakhe, and captured eleven
Japanese guns and one quick-firer.
Lonely Tree Hill is situated near Shakhe.
about three miles east Of the railroad The
Shakhe river runs round its base Inc
Japanese seized the hill during the night OF
October Is. overpowering the two Russian
regiments which previously were In pos
session of it. Russian reinforcements were
hurried up, and early the following morning
opened a sustained artillery fire. Subse-
quently the Russian Infantry stormed the
hill, and fierce fighting at close quarters
followed Numbers of japanese were bay
oneted in the trenches, and ultimately the
defenders were driven out after several
hours of fighting. The losses were heavy.
Gen Sakharon reports that a cannonade
was reopened along the whole front this
morning. t
Reiterating the details of the fight at
Lone Tree Hill, General Sakharof adds:
1.-The fighting did not cease until this
morning. The Japanese defended the NIL
with great stubbornness and accepted
bayonet attack in which many Of them
persisted. Our troops fought valiantly.
The losses have not yet been ascerta1ned.
"At the present moment, o'clock this
morning, desu1tory cannonade Is proceed
ing along the whole of our position. The
troops are very tired, but they are in splen-
did spirits"
Reported Russian Success.
MUKDEN, October 17.-Yesterday the
Russians were not only successful on their
| right; but carried out some brilliant move
ments on the left, where they assumed an
energetic offensive against the Japanese
position at Soukhetung, southeast Of Hun
Pass. Soukhetung Is on the high road
which runs to BentsiaputZe, joining the
Mandarin road where the Hun river inter
sects 1T. 1t Is a mile north of Hun Pass,
which is four miles north Of Shakhe The
Pterovskiy, NeuchIet and Wilminstrand
regiments stormed the Japanese trenches
at Soukhetung and carried them after des-
perate resistance. capturing ten guns. The
Japanese losses were enormous.
The fighting ceased along the whole east
front Saturday, but continued furiously on
ceased for a moment. The position of the
opposing forces continually changes, first
one and then another assuming the Of
fensiye, but up to 10 o'clock of the night of
nofn "a
success. The main forces of the Japanese
concentrated against the Russian right,
where Generals Oku and Nodzu apparently
were gathering the whole of their forces.
Enormous Russian Losses.
General Kuropatkin is personally direct
Ing his troops. This sustains the men In
continued hope of success. However, there
is no doubt the Russians have sustained
enormous losses. The transportation of the
wounded to the railway Is accomplished
with the greatest difficulty, owing to the
rain-sodden condition of the roads. Satur-
day 5000 wounded arrived at the railway,
were put on board cars and dispatched to-
ward the north. % ''it0 y
The sound Of guns can be plainly heard
mere. The people of Mukden, however,
are not displaying great excitement Mink
den is quiet, and the railway station and
hospitals alone the scenes of cease
less work. The station is congested and
trains are moving out toward Hardin only.
In some cases 1t is absolutely impossible
to move trains loaded with wounded and
the unfortunate soldiers have to be kept
there The whole hospital staff is dis
playing the greatest courage and fortitude,
working day and night. Many, after work
Ing seemingly to the limit of human en-
durance, have gone to the front to con-
tlnue their work under fire. replacing those
lncapacltated on the firing line. Every
road converging on Mukden is crowded
with vehicles transporting the wounded
who are being sent north by wagon road
as well as by rail.
Indecisive Fighting Yesterday.
BERLIN, October 17.-Colonel Gaedke,
the war correspondent of the Tageblatt.
telegraphs from Mukden that when he
left the battlefield yesterday at $3.50 D. m. a
general engagement was In progress, which
was not yet decisive, although not I'M
favorable for the Russians The battle
opened at o'clock in the morning, twelve
miles south of Mukden. At about . N m
he heard heavy artillery firing in the
mountains to the eastward, where he mn
derstood General Stakelber was attac,xine
.ne ia Japanese right flank. An immense
den. On this. the eighth day of the fight
Ing the weather was fine
On the Russian Right.
Col Gaedke sent another dispatcb dataa
IT,. PETERS
burg, describing the operations on the Pms
sian right, which he accompanied He saws
that after four days of hard fighting. with
heavy losses, the Russians had reached a
point at the base of the precipitous heights
OF Tumin Pass, which was occunied NV
Japanese The Russians were onIv about
800 to 800 yards distant from the Jananesa
position, and intended storming them
Thursday but the order to retreat arrived
In the night. The Russians fought with al
mirable persistence and skill Their arti1-
lery was somewhat greater than that of fbe
Japanese In number OF guns, and far snper-
Tor In effectiveness. The infantry ana artil
lery co-uperated with great success. In ra-
treating FRONT the pass the Russian forces
got away wftkont firing shot. The wo,rnd.
ed were carriedi away on stretchers' The
incessant artillery firing heard from the
Russian center and right on Friday was
considerably stronger. than the firing at
Liaoyang. The Russian losses nm ta tho
evening of Thursday We're estimated At
Is. 600. T-,-.,,,e - a.
Col. Gaedke, wires to the TagebIatt from
Mukden. under current date, that the en-.
gagement was continued since early this
morning with as heavy artillery fire Tha
Russian losses during the past nine days
the colonel adds, have been nearly 80 600
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