The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-10
FORWARD MOVEMENT BEGUN.
Retiring Japanese Fight Rearsuard
Action and Lose Heavily.

F, Retiring Japanese Fight Rearguaro
Action and Lose Heavily.
Mukden, Oct. 9y-The Russian for
ward movement has begun, and Bent
isiaaputze has been captured, with a
small loss.
In order to have clear understand.
ing of the situation, it may be stated
that up to two days ago the Japanese
had been confronting the Russians
north of the 1aitse river. Their left
flank, consisting of two divisions, was
on the railroad at Sandiapa, thirty
miles southwest of Mukden and close
to the Hun river.
Their center. composed of four divi-
sions, occupied the railway between
Lao Yang and Chandiapatze, twelve
miles north. Two more divisions Oc-
were forced to withdraw hurriedly
from Bentsaputze, fighting a rear
guard action in which they suffered
heavily. The Russian losses through
out were small, although severe oppo-
sition had been expected.
General Mistchenko's COssacks had
been harrassing the Japanese out
posts for several days.
Restored Railway Station.
The Russian advance began on Oc-
tober 4 with the occupation of Shakhe,
{ railway station. The next day the
dsmanttlcd station was restored by
railway brigade, following Immediate
ly behind the fighting line, and the
same brigade also restored the bridge
across the Shakhe river.
On October 6 General Mistchenko
advanced almost to the Yentai mines,
driving in the Japanese outposts with
heavy loss, at the expense of only one
killed and five injured.
The Russian forward movement be-
ing made in the heaviest marching
order, one sees everywhere whole
of which every man car
ries a large knapsack on his back and
a rife on his shoulder and a large
kettle or teapot slung to his girdlc.
Looks Like Pack Train.
Altogether, with overcoats, the
equipment weighs over 100 pounds.
The soldiers move steadily and cheer
-ully. though the column looks more
ike a pack train than an army.
First aid stations of thetRed Cross
are being organized. and the nurses
ire working untiringly everywhere.
Doctors and sisters Of charity are go
ng to the front i'm Chinese carts at
he rate of two miles an hour over
icavy roads. but are cheerful and de- |
'oted as ever. in spite of the immi- |
lcnt prospect of more difficult and
dangerous work under fire. like that |
which won them the undying graft |
udc Of the army at Lao Yang.
Chinese reports Of the japanese |
movements state that General Fushi- |
nj with two divisions. is moving to /
lank the Russians His force Is al |
eady on the Lao river. within twcn- 4
ytWo miles Of Sinmintin. A stimuli
atncOUs movement. it is understood.
: being carried out by General Ku-
1li 10 the eastward with :hc object /
4 striking the railway and Ranking |
be Russ slams on 0f Mukden. as was |
uuipd the extreme japanese right /
long the road between Bensiaputze 4
nd Bensuhu Their front extended /
lm0st fftytuO miles.
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