The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-13
BATTLE NEAR YENTAI MINES.
JAPANESE FIGHT TO CHECK THE
RUSSIAN ADVANCE.

Oyama Sends Word 10 Toxic That He VIII
Take the Aggressive Against Kuro-
patkin's Army-Russian Capital Ii
Hopeful OF victory-Baltic Fleet Plans.
Special Gable Dsspatch 10 THE SUN.
TOXIC, Oct. l2.-The battle near Yentai
ragged without interruption all day yester-
day and continued to-day. and stiIl with
out decisive results The Japanese have
checked the turning movement Of the Rus
SLAMS.
Field Marshal Oyama reports that there
was fighting along almost his entire front
on Monday. the Japanese gaining ground.
A Russian attack upon Hsiencfrwang vas
repulsed.
Gen. Mumezava's detachment, forming
part of Gen. Kuroki's right wing, which
yesterday recaptured the position at Pen
chichu, 25 miles north OF Molten Pan,
from which it had been driven tho day
before by a vastly superior Russian fuwce,
has been strongly reinforced. and Is holding
the position against the enemy.
There are six divisions of Rusrdnns In
the vicinity OF Penohichu- -Four divih0ns
Of the enemy are advancing on IiADyan8
from Pigtaitsze, three divisions from Mouth
Of Yentai and three from west Of the r&il-
way. The Russians have large reserves
Authoritative dispatches state that big
battle, centering at Yentai, Is progreekinG
The fighting is severest west ct this tail.
way.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. Pin . despatch
to the General Staff to-day Gen. Kuropatkfn
reports that battle began on Monday
north Of the Yentai mines and tthabst
fighting is still in progress.
LONDON, Oct. PA despatch Arom ST.
Petersburg says that the Russians arc
attacking the whole Japanese front, s3rcm
the railway to Kaotaitze, a distance OF
twenty-three miles.
The Yentai mines, which have hitherto
not been mentioned in the Russian official
dispatches, remain in the hands Iof the
Japanese The Russians have lost heavily
Gen. Daniloff is among the wounded.
A despatch received from Gen Sakha-
rolf says that Gen Danilof was wounded
in the leg, but did not relinquish his com
mand-
The Russ publishes despatch describ-
ing the fighting on Sunday. Monday and
Tuesday within three miles OF Yentai
1t says that the Japanese on Monday, when
the firing was continuous day and night,
assumed the defensive after raking the
Russian position
When the telegram was despatched furi-
Gus fighting was in progress about Eve
miles from Yentai, with the issue still In
the balance.
A news agency despatch from Toxic
says that the Japanese are making a general
advance upon Mukden. A brigade OF
Russian infantry, with 2 200 cavalry and two
guns, crossed the Taitse River on Sunday
to strike at Gen. Kurohs left flank. The
Japanese have cut OF the retreat OF this
force, and hope to capture 1t.
LONDON, Oct. 13.-From the multitude
of war reports received here the only fact
emerging is that the fighting IL continuing.
The newspapers print long Toxic tele-
grams reporting that Marshal Oyama's
report does not elucidate the actual poG-
ton.
None of these dispatches deals With the
doings of yesterday, concerning which
nothing has been received here through
any reliable channel. A press despatch
from Toxic indeed processes that general
japanese advance on Mukden was going
on Yesterday, but this is not corroborsted
from other sources.
A feature of the reports attracting much
attention here is the Russian attack on
Hsienchwang, which is spelled on the Rus
sian and German maps Tsianchan. II Is
north OF Saimatse. Reference to the maps
shows that this is in the rear Of tho Japa-
neee main position, and commands the road
leading southwest to the Yalu River.
The Importance of this movement cannot
be eauged accurately. It is assumed that
the attackers can only be raidfng force,
which IL was rumored earlier had been cut
of, although Marshal Oyama does not con-
firm the report, he merely saying that the
attack had been repulsed.
His statement, issued by the Legation
here, to the effect that the japanese left
is menacing the Russian rear. also hres
interest. Each army seems to be attempt
ing 10 turn the others right.
The Standards correspondent with Gen.
Kurokis army, telegraphing under date
of Oct. 10, describes the country that the
Russians have chosen for their operations
as a semi-circular range Of bare mountains
east of the railway, extending from Yentai
to Daling.
They began their advance from Mnkden
early in October, crossing the Hun River
at several Places. The armies are now
confronted on mountain ranges divided
by a narrow valley. The situation b most
interesting, and promises to develop into
a great battle.