Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-17
Japanese Advance Continues

ieiiaoie private sources that the Jana,aSa
are continuing their advance and that ,hay
lave occupied additional positions south Of
.ne Shahhe river. The left army occun,ed
:" III uhiatum at noon yesterday, dislodeing
iouI or nve battalions of Russian infantry
ana several batteries of artillery and crusb-
!hgiy repulsfng a subsequent counter at-
t... t.ehe Artilery from the center and infan-
Try from the left army are harrassintr st
russian retreat Gen. Oku has attsotnd
the main strength of the Russian right
Dssed at Chen Pass and Chuangtsou End
Is now operating to block the Russian re-
treat along the railroad
Official confirmation of the ahoy. &c NOT
obtainable. '' 40 iio'
It Is reported here that Major Taxa
shima battalion captured fourteen guns at
Sanch1atzu October 16. This makes q total
or thirty-four guns captured hv caneraI
Nodzus center army since October IL
1t is authoritatively reported that tho
RUSSIAN neet at Port Arthur is suffering
severely from the fire of the Jananasa To- nS
batteries. Reports of a recent attempt hy
the Meet to sortie are unfounded. as is the
reported capture of another blockade rum
Eer. ~
The Russians fiercely assailed Genera,
Oku's left column yesterday and made SIX
counter attacks, all of which were success
fully repulsed.
At sunset when the last telegram was
sent from the field, the Russians were ad
vancing for seventh attack Field Mar
shall Oyama reports that the Russia n lnssas
In these attacks were heavy
Might Have Been Worse.
ST. PETERSBURG, October IL, 4:35 m
-Despite the feeling Of bitter disappoint
neht over the failure of the Russian offen
sive and the complete miscarriage of Gen
Nuropatklns plans, the battle continues
ana MS defeat does not appear to be so
crushing and disastrous as the Tokyo te,e-
grams have led the Russian public to sum-
pose. While the tales of death and slaughter
nave plunged the nation into grief, and the
exact situation of kuropatkin.s army as
pecially the left, is not clear. but nrnl,a hiy
must De regarded as critical, 1t is evident
that the wild stories of rout and ~ tba
cutting OF whole corps, etc, are baseless.
kuropatkin is still doggedly trying TO stem
the tide, and there is nothing but ad,nira
tion for the heroic figure of the Russian
commander personally directing the fight
TO save his battered Iegions
Indeed the latest official dfspatcbes OIL
most revive the hope that he does not con-
slider the battle to be irretrievably lost as
he has personally launched attack after at
tack against the strong Japanese position
on Lone Tree Hill. south of Shakhe. at last
carrying 1t by storm and obtaining some re-
Venge for the loss of the Sd Artillery Brig
ade by capturing eleven field pieces and one
machine gun. But whether this Offensive
OF kuropatkin was forced In order to extri-
cate his fanks Is not revealed the war Of
flee affirming that it is unable to comnauni-
cate precise information regarding what is
occurring on the left.
Everything proves that not since the time
OF the ancients, and certainly not within a
hundred years. has the world witnessed such
desperate fighting. The slaughter doubtless
is appalling, but the war office contends
that the Tokyo reports are exaggerated.
Nevertheless war correspondent tele-
graphs under yesterdays date that q 900
wounded had passed through Mukden on
their way north, not counting many from
the eastern wing who went through from
Fushun direct to Tie Pass.
In spite of the better tone of the official
dispatches. however, the public continues
pessimisdc, Notwithstanding the appeals of
the newspapers not to despair. the Novoe
Vremya boldly announcing in its issue Of
today that the battle Is not yet decided.
Battle Resumed This Morning.
Reports received by the war Office. dated
early this morning, say the battle was re-
sumed at daybreak today, that the Rus
SLAMS still hold the right bank OF the Shak-
he river, that the pressure on the Russian
left has been relieved and that the contest
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