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IAPS CONTINUE ADVANCE.
OCCUPY Additional Positions South
I of Shakhe River.
BATTLE IS STILL ON.
Kuropatkin Was Not Routed and Has
Mm Again Attempted to Assume
EES the Offensive.

EES the Offensive.
B
ES1rollio, Oct. 17.-Noon-It is reported
from reliable private sources that the
Japanese are continuing their advance
and that they have occupied additional
positions south of the Shakhe river. The
left army occupied Wufukiatun at noon
yesterday dislodging four or five bat
talions Of Russian infantry and several
Batteries of artillery and crushingly re-
pulsing subsequent counter attack. Artil-
Qery from the center and infantry from
the left army are harrassing the Russian
retreat.
Gen Oku has attacked the main
strength of the Russian right bases at
Shien pass and Chungtsou, and is now
operating to block the Russian retreat
along the railroad.
jsOffcial confirmation of the above is not
bbtainable.
Kuropatkin Not Routed.
/ st. Petersburg. Oct 17.-4:35 p. NJ
Despite the feeling Of bitter disappoint-
ment over the failure of the Russian Of
fensive and the complete miscarriage Of
Gen. Kuropatkin's plans, the battle con-
tinues and his defeat does not appear to
be so crushing and disastrous as the To
suppose. While the tales of death and
slaughter have plunged the nation into
Hgrief, and the exact situation of Kuro-
patkin's army, especially the left, is not
Eclear, but probably must be regarded as
crftical, it is evident that the wild stories
fof a rout and Of the cutting off Of
whole corps, ETC., are baseless.
1 Kuropatkin is still doggedly trying to
stem the tide and there is nothing but
admiration for the heroic figure of the
Russian commander, personally directing
the fight to save his battered legions. In
deed, the latest official dispatches almost
revive the hope that he does not consider
the battle to be irretrievably lost,
has he has personally launched at
tack after attack against the strong
Japanese position on Lone Tree
hill, south Of Shakhe, at last carrying 1t
by storm and obtaining some revenge for
the loss of the Third Artillery brigade by
tcapturing eleven field pieces and one ma
Rhine gun. But whether this offensive
tof Kuropatkin was forced IN order 20 eX-
tricate his TANKS is not revealed, the
Mar office affirming that it is unable to
scommunicate precise information regard
ling what is occurring on the left.
Greatest of Modern Battles.
IsseEverything proves that not since the
lime Of the ancients and certainly not
within a hundred years has the world
witnessed such desperate fighting. The
slaughter. doubtless, is appalling but the
hyar office contends that the Toxic reports
are exaggerated. Nevertheless, war
correspondent teIegraphs under yester-
DAYS date that %, 000wounded had passed
Through Mukden on their way north, not
counting many from the eastern wing, who
Invent through from Fushun to lie pass;
In spite of the better tone OF the otnclal
dispatches, however, the pubic continues
tnessimistic notwithstanding the appears
of the newspapers not to despair, line
Novoe Vremya boldly announcing In It's
tissue today that the battle is not yet de-
cided.
Hold Bank of River.
st. Petersburg Oct. 17.-1:55 p. m.-
Official reports received by the war office
this morning say the battle was resumed
at daybreak today, chat the Russians still
thold the right bank Of the Shakhe river,
that the pressure on the Russian left has
been relieved, and that the contest is con-
tinuing on the right, where the japanese
are still seeking to break through the
Russian center, evidently in order to get
possession of the railroad and cut of the
Russian army from Mukden.
Kuropatkin on Offensive.
Unofficial reports say the Russians had
some successes at Shakhe yesterday,
where Gen. Kuropatkin again took the
offensive.
While admitting that the Russian
losses are very heavy, but not offering
Figures, the general staff declares the Jap
Eanese reports of the Russian losses are
Exaggerated while their own are mini
mixed.
Stands Like Stone Wall.
The feeling at the war office today is
slightly brighter as it becomes evident
that the Japanese have not cut OFT any OF
the Russians and that Gen. Kuropatkin
lis able to stand like a stone wall. The
fright wings of both sides are believed to
Ebe greatly exhausted by their long sus-
Etained efforts. The main fear is that the
unexplained quiet Oh the Russian left has
mot yet been appraised.
One of the aids of Gen. Grippenberg,
Eyho is to command the second army, said
Ito the Associated Press this morning
EsEven if Kuropatkin has been badly de-
Heated, provided it does not end i'll a rout
rand disaster, in my opinion his offensive
movement should be approved. Only by
lhammering away can we ultimately hope
to smash the Japanese Kuropatkin is
Esimply preparing the ground for us when
Fighting on Sundays.
Berlin, Oct 17.-11:51 a. m.-Col
IGaedke, the war correspondent of The
sTageblatt, telegraphs from Mukden that
Ewhen he left the battlefield yesterday at
Eprogress which was not yet decisive, al
Though not unfavorable for the Russians
1.-The battle opened at Z o'clock in the
smorning, twelve miles south of Mukden
EAt about p. m. he heard heavy artil-
Elery firing in the mountains eastward
Ewhere he understood Gen. Stakelberg
was attacking the japanese right. An
immense number of wounded were arriv-
ing at Mukden. On this, the eighth day
of the fighting, the weather was fine.