Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-10-19
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GREATEST BATTLE CON1|UES
RUSSIAN AND JAPANESE ARMIES
SLAUGHTERED.
Cars Men Succeeded in getting
Away, but Then Losses Amount to
Over $4,000 Men-sigeer Battle
Than Liaeyano-Both Armies Com.
pleteIy Exhausted.

Mukuen, OCt. l(.-Ine DaIue was re-
newed and continued throughout the
night, being especially heavy at mid.
night. The Russians retain their po'
sition along the Shakhe river, and
have made frequent attacks upon the
Japanese, capturing six Of the latter's
guns. The eastern army is helping
the western forces. There has been
heavy artillery firing tonight. The
fighting is now centered on the plain.
There was lull in the battle Satur.
day. but fighting was continued Sun.
day on the right. The army was then
southwest of here 10 miles. It is now
certain that the army will be able to
extricate itself. The losses amount
to 10000. 1t has been a bigger bat
tie than Liaoyang. The Russians at
tackled on the right yesterday.
Slowly and painfully the entire Rus
sian army is retreating upon Mukden.
Hostilities practically ceased with yes
terday's victory of General Oku's left
wing over the Russian flanking force,
and only desultory firing. directed
against isolated Russian rear guards,
is heard. Both armies are exhausted
to the point Of collapse. The fighting
of the past four days without rest.
without proper provisions. almost en-
tirely without sleep, require superhu-
man efforts on the part of every man
engaged, and now the reaction has set
in.
General Kuropatkin has abandoned
his plan Of effecting rally on the
north side of the Hun river. He is
retreating without fighting, and his
main object is to reach Mukden suf-
ficiently quick to leave the Japanese
outside the gates.
Numberless stories Of heroism on
the part of the commander in chief
are told by wounded soldiers arriving
here. Thursday evening he took per-
sonal command Of the fighting. di.
recting operations on many points
amidst a shower of shells and shrap'
mel. Twice he rescued considerable
forces from being annihilated by ex-
Treating them from perilous positions.
He failed to save the force which at
tempted to turn General Kurokts
right army, and jeopardized his own
safety, but was able to withdraw with
the troops surrounding him before the
Japanese could cut him OF. There
is no longer any doubt that General
Kuropatkin made the forward move
ment against his better judgment and
that he went into the fight expecting
defeat. 1t is positively known here
that he was commanded by the czar
to advance at all costs and to issue
statements of a reassuring character.
st. Petersburg evidently trusted to
the effect of sudden stroke upon the
enemy.
Narrowing tales are told by return
ing soldiers of the frightful slaughter
of the last three days. The number
of officers killed is appalling and can
only be accounted for by the desperate
bravery with which they led their
troops against the enemy. Several
companies lost every officer and were
commanded by privates next in rank
by seniority of service. No dependable
estimate has reached here Of the to-
tai loss on the Russian side. Some
place it at fully $4,000. but this num-
ber may be too high. They will reach
40, 900, however. it Is feared.
Orders have been received to con
tinue the fortiHcations Of the city with
renewed vigor. Thousands Of Chinese
have been pressed into service and
great stretches Of land south OF the
city are being covered with entangle'
ments. New trenches are being built
The first regiments returning from the
battle line are expected to arrive here
late tonight.
Preparations have been made fol
their reception. The accommodations
are likely to be inadequate for the
present, but the work is progressing
rapidly.
suryIne the Dead.
Tokio.-In the reports Of the greai
battle which continue to arrive from
the front the most striking feature is
the terrible record Of Russian dead
Before the severe fighting on October
IA General Oku's army alone recovered
and buried 1000, making the tota
number of Russians buried by the JAP
anese. with Nodzu's army still to heai
ffrom, $500. Applying the usual calcu
lation, and making reasonable allow
ance for the fighting OF the 18th and
18th, the Russian losses will exceed
$1,000.
Fragmentary reports Of japanese
casualties are coming In. General
Oku, up to and including October IA
lost $500 men. Estimates Of the tota
Japanese losses are not possible. but
they are small in comparison with tht
frightful losses Of the Russians.
A report dealing with the Russian
casualties, received here at midnight
says that according to Q report from
the center army $50 prisoners were
taken ON October Is. The Russian
dead. as estimated, on that day will
reach 500. October IA the enemy'i
dead totaled 1000. One hundred pris
oners were taken. together with rihes
guns and wagons. The total Russian
dead left in front of the center army
are estimated at $500. The enemy'f
dead already investigated. says the re
port, totals at $3.50, but the enemyi