The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-20
Main Battle Along the ShRkhs
Has Come to an End.
The Advantage Appears to Rest
With the Japanese.
ROADS SEAS OF MUD.
Both Sides Resting and Prepsr-
ing for Another Battle.
Baltic Fleet Is Proceeding Slow
Iy on Its Way.

The suspension of actual fighting
in Manchuria continues and the first
battle may be sal1 to have ended.
Both the Russian and Japanese COM
manders are resting their battle worn
troops and making redispositions and
in the Russian military circles it is
limited that the next Developments
may be looked for eastward. The
roads continue soggy impeding opera
tions on an extended scale. No official
estimates of the losses in the recent
fighting have been received and the
fragmentary and unofficial reports are
contradictory. Toxic hears that the
Russian forces have been reinforced
by about 10000 men and that in all
six divisions now confront the Japan
ese left From Chefoo come reports
of continued activity at Port Arthur
where fighting is almost daily in pro-
gress.
st. Petersburg. Oct. 2O.-2. D. M
The suspension of operations below
Mukden continues. 1t is hinted in mill
tary circles that the next develop
ments should be looked for eastward.
but whether on the part of the Jap
anese or Russians is not revealed.
No news has reached the war office
of the reported annihilation of a Rus
sian battalion while recrossing the
Taitse river.
A dispatch from General Sakharofr,
dated last night, reports that all was
quiet along the front yesterday and
that in spite of the soggy condition OF
the country roads which are described
as seas of mud, the Russian scouts
continue to show great enterprise in
examining the japanese positions. a
detachment of 200 CossackS Tuesday
night reconnoitered the Japanese left
southwestward along a line extending
westward from the railroad where 1T
crosses the Schili river, through the
villages of Haitsantai, Taidzumup and
Sandepu, the latter Is miles west of
! the railroad. The Japanese sentinels
1 fired and retreated as the Cossacks rode
rapidly along the line, but near Sande-
pu the Cossacks unexpectedly ran into
a good sized Japanese force, with ma
, chine guns. The latter opened a mur-
derous fire on the Russians. Killing
many horses and nortally wounding
Captain Turgeniem, but all the COS
sacks succeeded in getting away. Not
one was killed on the field
No statement is made as to what is
transpiring' on the Russian left
The war office is now disposed to be-
lieve that the Toxic report OF the
drubbing given to General Yamadas
brigade is the Japanese version OF the
capture of Lone Tree hill, nicely turn
ed to minimize it's Importance.
The reports that Generals Renne-
kampff and Meyendorff are wounded
are denied. The formers chief OF
StAff. COlOn6l f6O5SlSAS, was
Baltic Fleet Arrives.
Skagen, Denmark. Oct. 2O.-The
vessels of the Russian Baltic sea neet
arrived here this morning and anchor-
ed in the bay.
Peace Talk Condemned.
ST. Petersburg, Oct. 20.-The NoYoe
Vremya this morning deprecating the
renewed talk of foreign Intervention
in the Russo-Japanese war, says;
'Such talk. if based upon the TACT
| in the XOiCinR OF an
urgent desire for peace, is believed IN
Russia must reflect the marvellous l6-
norance of our indifference on the part
of foreigners to Russias true internal
condition The fact is that in Russia,
as in other countries. there are sew
eral parties; two of these want peace
the extreme reactionaries, because
they constitute what was known in the
United States during the Spanish
American war and in England curing
the Boer war as peace at any price
mem and the ultra radicals, because
they are in favor of Illuminating
peace which would weaken the pres
ent government. But these parties are
insignificant, because the great Dody
of moderate progressives, who wish
to see Russias interior economical ca
pabiIities developed to their fullest
extent and who realize that only
through a decisive Russian victory in
the far east can the wound be healed,
not plastered, Russia has the oppor-
tunity for interior development ON
which their heart is set"
Russians Heavily Reinforced.
Toxic. Oct. 20.-Noon.-Reliable re-
rorts received from private sources
estimate the losses of the Japanese
left army during the recent battle at
about 5000.
The number of Russian dead is
largely increased by the further dis
covery of bodies. Notwithstanding the
nightly removals by lantern light.
The Russian forces have been REIN
forced by about 10000 men of the sew
enteenth corps, large portion of the
tenth corps and portions of the f1fth
and sixth Siberian corps which re-
Gently arrived. In all six divisions OF
the Russian army now confront the
Japanese left army.
Heavy rains have impeded the
movements of the opposing force since
October IL
Japanese Made a Good Haul.
Toxic, Oct 20.-2 p. NIT is an
nounced at headquarters here that the
left Japanese army captured near
Langtouchieh, six ammunition carts,
s. 354 rifles, A. 920 rounds of field gun am
munition, rs, 900 rounds of rifle ammuni-
tion and tents, clothing. sabres and inn
plements.
Additional casualties of the. center
army just reported are IL officers killed
and 80 wounded.
ALMOST A ROUT.
Defeat of the Russians in Front of
General Olku.
With General Oku'S Left Army at