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terpreted tending to confirm the Tokyo
report that the Russians operating agains.
the Japanese right had been enveloped
With the Russian Center.
Private dispatches sent on the night Of
October IL from the headquarters of Gen.
Bilderling, whose corps occupied the Rus
sian center, describe the bloody and desper-
ate character of the fight along the railroad
north of Yentai station, where Monday the
Russians repeatedly charged the japanese
trenches at the point of the bayonet, the
fight continuing into the night. The Japa-
nese reserved their fire until the Russians,
at the double were almost upon them.
An instance is given of a regiment getting
within a few yards of the Japanese
trenches. but recoiling before the murder
Gus volleys OF the Japanese. then coming on
again with achievements literally unoer
shower OF shrapnel, and finally succeeding
in driving out the Japanese. But the Japa-
nese artillery fire was so whitening that
the Russians were unable to remain In the
trepches. That night the Japanese artillery
bombarded the Russian center. preparing
the way for general counter-attack. which
Field Marshal Oyama ordered for Tuesday
The japanese offensive extended to their
extreme left. Gen. Oku's army being for
the first time engaged
Russian Right Forced Back.
At nightfau Tuesday the Japanese had
forced back the Russian right, but the Gen.
ter held fast, although few positions had
fallen into the hands of the Japanese.
The latest newspaper reports say Gems.
Rennenkamff and Kashtalinski encircled the
Japanese right, crossed the Taitse river and
came out on the Fengwangcheng road the
Japanese retiring before them. The news
from these mixed columns is three DAVIS
old.
special dispatch TO newspaper. dated
late last night says the battle continued
desperately along the whole 'front.' the most
severe fighting being transferred to the
eastern front
Another newspaper dispatch, dated from
Hardin, today says the tide of battle is
with the Russians. Upon the basis of this
dispatch extras" with flaming headlines,
announcing a Japanese retreat along the
whole line, were sold by thousands.
Locked in a Death Struggle.
The Russian and Japanese armies, wres-
ting below Mukden, seem now to be def
nitely locked in a death struggle for the
mastery. Field Marshal Oyama is counter
ing General Kuropatkin's thrust at the
Japanese right by advance against the
Russian right. The situation, on a much
larger scale, resembles that of Vafangow,
where General Stakelberg. in essaying to
turn the Japanese right, had his own right
turned. The japanese assumed the often
sive yesterday against the Russian right,
along the center. stretching from Yentai
station eastward, where General NodZu
also attempted desperate counter attack,
and where the fighting was hottest. the
Russians held their own. The result at
nightfall was draw. This is the latest
word received by the war office from kuro-
patkin, but according to the dispatch of the
Associated Press from Mukden, the Japa-
nese resumed the offensive again this morn
ing.
No word has come regarding the opera
lions of the Russian turning movement on
Oyama's right, on which the success of
kuropatkin's plan of battle seems to de-
pend. the war office explaining that reports
from this point had not reached Kuropat-
kin when he sent his dispatch, and, conse-
quently. information is lacking of the oper-
ations at the very point where all eyes CEN
ter and where the heavy blow was evident
ly aimed.
Kuropatkin's Strength Not Disclosed.
The strength of the force with which
Kuropatkin has undertaken this turning
movement has not yet developed. The
mixed column which crossed the Taitse
river Sunday is now believed to be General
Rennenkampp's force, probably Joined to
other mixed columns under either General
Mistchenko or General Kashtalinsky. The
infantry and artillery engaged in desperate
fighting in the neighborhood of the Bensihu
fords, the japanese having fortified short
line from Bensihu to Liudiudia, to protect
their right flank. These columns evidently
marched down from Fushun, separated at
Bentsiaputze, portion taking the direct
Benshu road and the others the road to
Uitzy and KoutiatsZe. which crosses the
river at Siantziatzi, fifteen miles above.
The war office is reticent regarding the
movements Of the flying column on the
extreme Russian left, which was striking al
the line of Japanese communications with
the Yalu river, but 1t is reported to have
been checked at DZiantchan. equivalent TO
the japanese Sienchwang otherwise Sian
cham.
The Japanese narrow gauge railroad from
Fenkwangcheng to SiamatsZe connects with
the roads and depots at Dziantchan and
Saodyr.
News Not Reassuring.
Altogether the news this morning is not
completely reassuring.
The Novoe vremya voices the prevailing
sentiment, saying:
"Kuropatkin is a cautious leader and i,
is taken for granted that he weighed well
the risks before undertaking the wide turn
ing movement We probably shall have to
wait long and weary hours before know
ing the results of the all-important battle
now begun"
Russians Occupy Yentai Station.
A dispatch from correspondent of the
Associated Press dated Mukden October
j. morning, says:
The fight opened today before sunrise,
when the sound of guns was heard from
the southwark. l am leaving now for the
front The Russian troops on Tuesday oc-
cupied Yentai station. but the Japanese
continued to hold the Yentai mines, though
a furious fight had been in progress there
all day long The Russians also captured
Bensihu after severe fighting and thus
found themselves in an important position
on the Japanese flank.
There are many contradictory reports of
the general results of Tuesdays engage
ment afloat in Mukden, and 1t Is hard to
arrive at an actual conclusion. It Is not
even known, on the whole, whether the
Japanese or the Russians are gaining the
most ground"
Yesterdays Fighting Furious.
MUKDEN, October 13.-The battle south
Of HIS nlace continued throughout Wednes-