Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-12
BATTLE IS RACING.
Japanese, Re-enforced, Cheek
 Kuropatkin's s Advance.

Kuropatkin's Advance. BENTSIAPUTzE HAS BEEN RETAKEN oyama, Concentrating His outspread
 Army Wings, Gives Battle to
 the Russians at Yentai
 Station.
 LONDON, Oct. 12.-A Mukden spe- cial dispatch says:
 /"A bloody battle is now raging about six miles north of Yentai rail- road station. The Japanese on Sum- day fell back along the whole front, and the Russian guards crossed the Schii river about halfway between Mukden and Laoyang and came with in three miles of Yentai, but the Japa- nese, having received strong re-en- forcements of infantry and artillery, not only held their positions, but even assumed the offensive.
 'The fighting lasted the entire day and night The Japanese directed their artillery fire with great skill and searched the Russian positions so fercely that the Russians fell back north of the Schili river, which crosses the railroad seven miles from Yentai. The Russians, having resumed their advance, once more crossed the Schili river and engaged the Japanese two miles south of the Schili. A terrific artillery engagement is proceeding along the entire front.''
 Tokyo reports that the troops under KurolH have recaptured the position at Bentsiaputze, from which they had been driven. This position is east of Mukden about sixteen miles, and Gen. eral Kuropatkin had announced that it had been taken by the Russians, who outgeneraled the Japanese.
 Field Marshal Oyama's forces which at the beginning of the Russian ad- vance were scattered over front of sixty miles have been quickly con- centrated According 10 high mili- taryf official in Washington, it was the Japanese plan to deceive Kuropatkin, lure him south by leaving an intention al opening and then by rapid con centra ton cut across his rear.
 The Russians, assuming the offen- sive, crossed the Hun river end att tackled General Kuroki's forces, cap- turing position which the Japanese, being strongly re-enforced, have re- captured and reoccupied.
 The Japanese thus have checked the Russian advance.
 It is said that the losses on both sides are heavy.
 A Newchwang report says that the Japanese troops are not in great force at Liaoyang, but concentrated in for midable numbers at Yentai mines, where a fight must take place before the Russians cross the Taitse river.
 The permanent bridge at Liaoyang has been destroyed, and the Japanese have built pontoon bridges instead. In case they have to retire the Japanese, after their own passage is accomplish ed, can quickly detach the pontoons, leaving the Russians the task of forc~ ing passage of the stream under fire.
 Their left flank the Japanese have in. geniously protected by means of dam over the Taitse river, thus flooding the extensive valley west of the Liao.
 General Fukushima, with two divi- sions, is said to be posting along with forced marches to the westward, while doubt surrounds the position of KurOki and his three divisions.
 Advices from Tokyo say that the loss of the armored gunboat Hei Yen has been officially announced, and permis- sion was granted by the authorities to publish the details of the disaster.
 The Hei Yen struck mine off Pigeon bay on the night of Sept. IS and found cred. Nearly 300 persons, her entire complement, were drowned. Two pet ty officers and two sailors managed to reach Chiaopai island, from which they were rescued.
 The war situation will be still more complicated if the extraordinary state ment sent by Bennett Burleigh from Shanghai should turn out to be correct. MT. Burleigh says it is believed that Field Marshal Oyama and his staff will return or be recalled to Japan os- tsnsibly because the army is going in- to winter quarters and that General Nodzu will take over the command.
 "It is now well known among the better classes of Japanese" MT. Bur leigh adds, 9sthat it was Nodzu who saved the situation at the battle of Liaoyang. Oyama and the headquar- ters had actually ordered a retreat when Nodzu vigorously protested against such step and begged them to make another desperate effort, he more directly cooperating with Oku's right. To Nodzu, therefore, is due the enIA credit If aypyfinu diaa sfrorIs re- treat, which he warded off by sending in and almost sacrificing the entire Twentieth regiment of the Tenth divi~ sion."
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 NEWPOM NEWS, Va, Oct. l2-