Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-12
Yesterdays Battle ' 1naining Idle
 a Semi-CirCle- be Port Arthur

St Petersburg, Oct 12 (1:37 D. m.)-- The battle below Mukden continues to rage along the entire front, and. ac- cording to General Kuropatkin's latest advices, sent last night, after the fight ing of the day had ended, the Japan ese were stubbornly holding their own. offering a desperate resistance. and had even advanced their positions
 Alter an all day fight above Yentai, Where the Russians sustained their nrst check, the Japanese still held that position. The infantry practically was not engaged, the artillery bearing the 'bTlnt of the fighting. The Japanese stuck to their guns and the Russian Datter1es were unable to dislodge them.
 According to the advices received by the war office here the Japanese hold entrenched lines extending in n simi- circle north of Yentai railroad station (erroneously reported to have heen captured by the Russians). Thence they have a series of arcs covering the 1entai branch railroad, including the mines, whence their lines sweep south eastward toward the Taitse river. thus enclosing the mountainous region form Ing the triangle of their main positions.
 5eneral Kuropatkin's right seemingly IS carrying out strong flank move. menu eastward, as reported by the cor respondent of the Associated Press at Shanpintaidze. but whether it is in- tended to push it home or whether if IS only feint to cover an ultimate at tack against Field Marshal Oyama,s leIt mas not yet developed. The latter view IS held by many officers here. who believe that Kuropatkin's purpose IS 10 crumple up the Japanese left. push them off eastward from the rail- road and then if he can carry the Ian. anese triangle, compel them to retire III the direction of the Yalu river thus clearlng the way through IiaoyAng TOT the possession of the railroad soutl- ward and possibly enabling Kuropat- kln 10 relieve Port Arthur, which. as announced in the Russian generals oIuer or the day, is his main objective. sSt1ll the best informed members of the general staff are inclined to think that the strategy of the battle must depend on the manner in which the engagement develops. It is pointed out that in the event of defeat. which huropatk1n must constantly bear in mind, as the Japanese then will tloubt- less try to push through straight to Tie pass, it will be necessary for him to keep his heaviest battalions east.
 The story cabled from Shanghai to the London Daily Telegrap ph by Ben nett Burleigh, that Oyama will he re- called and that General Nodzu will be made commander-in of the Jap- anese forces, attracts lively interest in military circles here. It is now known that General Nodzu's action at the bat, tie of Liaoyang in pressing a portion of his army across the Taitse river to cooperate with General Kuroki, thus increasing the strength of the Japan ese fianling force and threatening Ku- ropatkin's communications. made it impossible for the Russian commander to risk his original plan of striking the Japanese right. which forced the Rus sian retirement According to a Rl1s sian general who has just arrived here from Liaoyang, the Japanese had 10000 men. six double divisions and four brigades across the river when Kuropatkin ordered retreat.