Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-20
Battle of Shakhe Stops
With laps the Vic
tors.
LINE IS MILES NORTH
Another Struggle Expected as
Soon as Roads Will
Permit.

Mukden. Oct. 20. via Pekin.-The
big battle has practically worn itself
out leaving the two armies facing each
other with the Shakhe river as the di-
yiding line.
St. Petersburg. Oct. 2O.-The suspen-
sion Of operations below Mukden con
tinues. II is hinted in military circles
the next developments should be look
ed for to the eastward but whether on
the part OF the Japanese or the Rus
SLAMS is not revealed. No news has
reached the war office of the reported
annihilation of a Russian battalion
while recrossing the Taitze river
Jap Battalion Captured.
St Petersburg Oct. 2O.-A Muk-
den dispatch dated yesterday says on
the 18th. detachment of the Russian
vanguard on the west front surrounded
= japanese battalion and compelled it
To lay down its arms.
Heaviest Blow Yet struck.
With Oku's Left Army. Oct. 1G via
Ticntsin.- The seven days battle
north of Yentai was the heaviest blow
vet struck the Russians by the Japa-
nese so far as loss of life is concerned.
The Japanese army during the week
buried ( 100 Russian dead left in front
of its lines. The village in front Of
the left wing contains many Russian
dead but the shell fire of the retreat
ing Russians prevents the Japanese
from reaching them.
Russians Lose Five tO One.
Conservative estimates place the
Russian casualties at not less than
25.0O0 Probably many more dead are
on the field in places not yet searched
The Japanese report their total casual
ties at a little over 5000 killed and
wounded.
London. oct. 2O.-Thc complete re-
pulse of the Russian attack and
gain of about - miles of ground seem
to be the net result of the battle of
the Shakhe TO the Japanese. who again
failed. as at Liaoyang. to follow up
their victory with a crushing blow.
Opinions. however. differ as TO
whether the present situation indicates
a Iull or the end OF the battle. none
of the dispatches enabling a definite
assertion.
\ correspondent with Gen. Oku in
an undated dispatch says that owing
To the sIowncss of their advance the
japanese failed To cut off the Russian
retreat. which was conducted with
great skill
Jap Cavalry Effective.
The cavalry Of the Japanese left
crossed the Hun river. thus prevent
ing the Russian Ganking movement.
They captured batteries and did eX-
celIcut work. They captured maps
showing the Russian retreats were
prCarrangCd and indicating all the
places where stands were 10 he made.
The Japanese center and right ar
mics held their line throughout work
ing forward together eNcellontly. The
whole Japanese force now holds line
that practically is the same as at the
beginning of the battle. but u miles
further north. The armies now are
resting and probably will not move for
several days.
\ correspondent with the Russian
center telegraphs that the Japanese
apparently are satisfied with having
stopped the Russian advance and have
brought their own lines 10 the Shakhe
river
Russian Troops Weakening.
The Standards correspondent with
Gen. Kuroki says the decisive defeats
have seriously weakened the morale
OF the Russian troops II was evident
in later phases OF the fighting that they
were increasingly reluctant 10 stanC
up against the Japanese infantry. Il
viii be some time before they car
make good their terrible losses. Tn,
Japanese losses are small in Compari
son. The Japanese failed 10 CaptuT,
many prisoners. but the victory is non,
the less decisive. II viii secure tn,
numerical superiority to the Japanest
army for an indefinite period.
Another correspondent ascribes tht
loss OF Japanese guns on Oct Is [,
overcunfidenCe Five battalions an;
three batteries went too far east. ant
were attacked by - batJaIions Of Rus
SLAMS
The Russians who tried TO outfIanl
the Japanese right. and who for DAYS
il was rumored. had been cut of
escaped their threatened destruction
hut seem TO have suffered severel,
Field Marshal Oyama simply report