The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-19
WAIT ON ROADS.
No Big War Movement Is Possi-
BILE at Present.
Both Sides Preparing for
Another Battle.
MASS AT SINCHINPU.
Japanese Are Concentrating
Forces at That Point.
Russians Are Fortifying Their
Positions as Gained.

With both armies exhausted by the
long continued and desperate fighting
and roads made impossible and
streams bank full from recent tor
rental rains. there has been a lull in
the active operations along the Shakhe
river. Today's dispatches say that
yesterday passed quietly and the brief
advfces bearing on the situation as
existing today, indicate that the battle
has not been resumed. The Russians
still hold the important position of
Lone Tree hill. around which fighting
of the most desperate character CEN
tered, and General Sakharoff reports
that their left flank has been slight
ly advanced.
A veil is drawn over the general
situation but the net result of the
tremendous battle seems to be that
Oyama, while effectually checking the
Russian advance, has been unable to
follow it up with a vital blow, and has
himself been stayed in his attempts to
materially advance his position. A dis
patch from Mukden says the Japanese
appear to be slowly falling back, but
Sakharoff reports to st. Petersburg
that they are concentra ting at Sinchin-
pu west of the railroad. Kuropatkin
is Strengthening his right and the dis
patches indicate that the battle will be
resumed as soon as the roads dry. A
Toxic dispatch says that no advices
from the front were received last
night or today.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 19.-The cor
respondents are sending voluminous
of Lone Tree hill. The slopes and
summit are covered with mangled re-
mains. 1t turns out that in the goth
and 41st Japanese regiments which
made the defense of the crest every
Japanese officer killed had a compass
on his person.
The dispatch from General Sakhar-
off dated noon today confirms the As
vices saying there was no fighting
last night. The. general reports that
the Japanese are concentrating at
Sinchinpu, but the most important in
formation is the fact that the Russian
right is being extended westward, the
center of the right being now facing
Sinchinpu. This may have been nee
essary in order to protect Kuropatlxin's
right, or If the offensive is imminent
for the purpose of, in conjunction with
an advance of the center crumpling
up both of General Oku's tanks and
driving him towards the Shakhe river.
Other signs of the offensive are no
ticed. There has been slight for
ward movement of the left on the
Bentziaputze roads from Mukden and
Fushun- No big movement however,
is possible pending. the drying of the
roads.
Details of how a detachment of
mounted Cossacks accomplished dar-
ing exploit last night raiding south
from Shakhe, actually penetrating the
Japanese lines and dragging back two
japanese field guns, have not been
given out Strange to say the general
staff still says it is absolutely without
inf "a ion of f6o n ffafr
er Russian correspondents mention a
report that the Japanese are falling
back towards their Yentai line. One
correspondent says it is persistently
ions are surrounded on a hill by Gen.
Pennenka mpff and that they are mo-
mentarily expected to surrender.
Another correspondent reports thai
during the advance of the left early
last week 40 Japanese with five officers
We're surrounded in Chinese village,
but only five of them surrendered, the
remainder committing suicide.
The village of Maiatung is reported
to have been destroyed by the fire of a
Russian mortar battery posted in the
Shakhe valley.
90 The hospitals at Mukden continue to
be crowded to overlooking. The
wounded are still being sent north as
rapidly as possible by train. The
change in the situation at the front
was reflected strongly on the bourse
point.
Toxic, Oct 19-4 u. m-Manchu-
rian headquarters, telegraphing yes
terday afternoon, says:
1.-The conditions in front of the main
strength of the right army show no
considerable change. The forces of
the enemy which had been driven
from BenZihu retreated toward kiatai
pass. The enemy's force in front of !
the right army appears to be diminish
ing, but the activity of his small forces
continues.
There has been no considerable
change in front of the center army.
The enemy tried several attacks on
the night of October II, but was re-
pulsed every time. Today only an ar
tillery duel is in progress.
1.-The enemy in front of the left
army is occasionally but indirectly
stopped Immediately in front of our
positions at a distance of from 500
to 1000 meters and is fortifying his
positions The enemy that opposed
has halted at line embracing Meng-
tapao, Sanchiatzu and Hanggchiatai
and is fortifying his positions
Toxic Is Hearing Nothing.
Toxic, Oct. 19.-No reports from the
Japanese Manchurian headquarters were
received either last night or today, and
as a consequence it is assumed here
that inactivity has followed the abor-
tive Russian assaults of Monday night.
The Russian concentration in front of
the armies of Generals Oku and Nodzu,
the left and center respectively on Mon |
day, reported by Field Marshal Oyan1a,
created the impression here that the
Russians were planning to assume the
aggressive. and that another great bat
tie was imminent, but it is now thought
that General Kuropatkin is merely seek
ing to protect his right and rear in or
der to gain time to withdraw his army