The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-19
Broke through Enemy but
Lost ID Guns.
BIG BATTLE COMING
Russian Army Is Concentrating
against Kuroki and
NOdzu

HOA>boN, OCt. ia special IRON
Mukden says that Lone Tree hill, won
by the Russians after a desperate
struggle, has been the object of IL gal
liant but unsuccessful attempt at re-
capture by the japanese. In spite of
the awful slaughter with which they
had been driven from the hill the Jap
anese returned to the charge during the
night, recognizing that the hill was
the key TO the position on the south
west front Nine regiments partici-
pated, creeping up through the dark.
ness and delivering furious assault
at dawn. But the hill had been bought
too dearly by the Russians to reIn-
quish 1t, and the japanese were driven
back with terrible slaughter.
1t Is reported that General Nllscht.
schenko's Cossacks, under command of
Adjptant Gavriloff, are engaged in a
hot fight toward the southeast. A Cos
sack horse battery silenced the Japa-
nose guns and drove back several in
fanuy batalions, but We're unable to
capture the guns, which the japanese
succeeded in carrying off.
Shakhe station. or what is left of it,
has been recapured by the Russians,
who will shortly reopen it for railway
traffic with Mukden
The battlefield of Lone Tree hill pre-
SCENTS the most awful spectacle that can
be conceived. Russian and Japanese
dead are mingled in heaps in mex
tricable confusion. The ground is
strewn with broken rifles that had been
smashed In hand 10 hand fighting. Ev-
erything seems to have been utilized
as weapons.
Tokyo advices say that the Russians
have fiercely assaulted General Oku
and attacked Generals Nodzu and Ku.
roki. but We're everywhere repulsed
with heavy losses.
The Russians enveloped Colonel va
mada's column and captured fourteen
guns.
The Russians are now concentrating
In front of the left army under Gen
eral Kuroki and the center army under
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Is expected.
Mukden reports say that the fighting
On Monday was confined 10 the Rus
sian center at ShRkhe river and was |
mostly artillery fire, the Japanese |
using big guns and high explosive
shells.
During the nine days of continuous |
lighting the losses were never less
han 1000 day
The hospitals are hardly able TO ham
lie the wounded Nevertheless they
lave performed wonders.
The country south is desolated The
Japanese still seem to be exerting
themselves to force the Russians out
# Mukden. A battle is assured in the
positions surrounding the town.
General Kuropatkin remains with
he troops, having abandoned his
at Mukden.
A dispatch TO the japanese legation
rom Tokyo, giving details of the en-
elopment of General Yamada's col
mn, says:
'The column was proceeding to re-
nforce q detachment of our left army
Which was attacking the enemy north
Shakbe. IT defeated the enemy near
Veichialoutz. captured two guns and
wo ammunition wagons and was re-.
lrning to its original position when
II was enveloped by about
vision of the enemy
1T succeeded in breaking through
nd regaining its original position.
he artillery, however, was lost, with
lost of the horses and men. We were
Dmpelled to abandon nine field guns
nd five mountain guns.
The enemy in front of our central
osition has been REINFORCED
"Our casualties on Sunday last were
bout LOCO"
A report from headquarters of Gen
al 0ku's left army, via Fusan, says
lat since Sunday last the japanese
# army has buried 400 Russian
lad. 1t is estimated that the Russian
lsualties are from 10000 to $4,000
he japanese report their casualties at
bout 1900. The japanese continue TO
ivance, driving the Russians before c
em. They have captured two guns S
Id many rifles. - - - 49, -