Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-12
BATTLE IS RAGING.
Japanese, Reinforced, Check
Kuropatkin's Advance.
BEBTSIApUTzE HAS BEEN RETAKEN
Oynma, Concentrating HIS O~utsprend
Army Wings,s Gives Battle TO
Ia Russians at Yentai
Station,

LONlON, OcI. la hAuhuSH spy
eial dispatch says:
"A, bloody battle is now raging
about six miles north of Yentai rail
road station. The japanese on Sun
day fell back along the whole front,
and the Russian guards crossed the
Schili river about halfway between
Mukden and Liaoyang and came with
in three miles of Yentai, but the Japa-
nose, having received strong re-en-
forcements Of infantry and artillery,
not only held their positions, but even
assumed the offensive.
THE fighting lasted the entire day
and night. The Japanese directed their
artillery fire with great skill and
searched the Russian positions so
fiercely that the Russians fell back
north of the Schili river. which crosses
the railroad seven miles from Ycntai.
The Russians, having resumed their
advance, once more crossed the Schili
river and engaged the Japanese two
miles south of the Schili. A terrific
artillery engagement is proceeding
along the entire front"
Tokyo reports that the troops under
Kuro,Si have r%ccaptured the position
at Bentsiaputze, from which they had
been driven. This position is east OF
Mnkden about sixteen miles, and Cen
eral Kuropatkin had announced that
it had been taken by the Russians,
who outgeneraled the Japanese.
Field Marshal Oyama's forces which
at the beginning of the Russian adj
vance were scattered owe n front OF
sixty miles have been quickly con-
centrated. According to Il high mill
tary official in Washington, it was the
Japanese plan to deceive K~urOpatkin,
lure him south by leaving an intention
al opening and then by a rapid II
centration cut across his rear.
The Russians, assuming the Often
sive. crossed the Hun river end at
tackled General Kuroki's forces, cap
turing a position which the ~Jananese,
being strongly REINFORCED, have re-
captured and reoccupied.
The japanese thus have checked the
Russian advance.
1t is said that the losses on both
sides are heavy.
A Newchwang report says that the
Japanese troops are not in great force
at Liaoyang, but concentrated In for
midable numbers at Yentai mines,
where a fight must take place before
tho Russians cross the Taitse river.
The permanent bridge at Liaoyang
has been destroyed. and the japanese
have built pontoon bridges instead. In
case they have to retire the Japanese,
! after their own passage Is accomplish
ed, can quickly detach the pontoons.
leaving the Russians the task of fore
ing a passage of the stream under fire.
Their left flank the japanese have in
Geniously protected by means of a dam
over the Taitse river, thus flooding the
extensive valley west of the Lao.
General I'ukushima, with two divi-
sions, is said to be posting along with
forced marches to the westward. while
doubt surrounds the position of Kurokl
and his three divisions.
Advices from Tokyo say that the loss
of the armored gunboat IIei Yen has
been officially announced, and permits
sion was granted by the authorities t.
publish the details of the disaster.
The lei Yen struck a mine off Pigeor
bay on the night of Sept. IS and found
cred. Nearly 300 persons. her entire
complement. were drowned. Two pet
ty officers and two sailors managed It
reach Chiaopaia island, from which they
were rescued.
The war situation will be still more
ment sent by Bennett Burleigh from
Shanghai should turn opt to be correct
Mr.. Burleigh says 1t is believed that
Field Marshal Oyama ami his staff
will return or be recalled to Japan os
tensibly because the army is going in.
to winter quarters and that General
Nodzu will take over the command.
ut is now well known among, ths
better classes of JAPANESE" Mr.. Bur.
leigh adds, that it was Nodzu whe
saved the situation at the battle. oil
Liaoyang. Oyama and the h~eadquar
tiers had actually ordered u retreat
when Nodzu vigorously protested
against such a step aud begged then
to make another desperate effort, ht
more directly cooperating with Oku'.
right. TO Nodzu, therefore. is due thu
sole credit of avertlng asdisastrous re
treat, which he wardel of by sendin:
in and almost sacrificing the entire
Twentieth regiment of the Tenth diyi
sion"
Yacht EnNymfOn RammcA,