The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-14
RUSSIANS STILL FAIL 10
 MAKE ANY PROGRESS
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(Continue~ from First Page) Japanese at that time occupied the vil- lages of Chjantun, Taducampa, Sinopa, Samuhedzi, and Chanzai. These were merely their outposts. Their main front began at Dawan, which constituted their left flank and extended to Da Pass, their right, where brigade of infantry occu- pied the hills. They had two divisions between Sandiapu and Khoutzanpa, four at ChiHtaiadzi, Nakhutnia and Lochju, two at the Yentai mines and two at Bent siaputze and Bensihu How many re- ble to ascertain.
 Chinese Are Unreliable.
 ''The Chinese are utterly unreliable and our scouts have been unable to penetrate far into their lines It is certain, how ever, that they are strongly entrenched at Changgopodzui and Chinaildzi. Their entrenchments continue in groups across an extended front at Inchedei and Yentai. There Is another strong group on the hills between Muchan and Skywantun, and another at Shantiadzi. Thus they presented a conclave of works into whose center we advanced On October we reached the village of Salindsi four miles south of the Hun river on the road to Bentsiaputze and Bensihu. The next two days were spent in reconnoitering the fighting lines.
 ''The face of the country occupied by the Japanese had greatly changed since our retreat. The treacherous sea of millet had been cut down, and it was possible toNsee great distances and there was not the slightest cover for mounted men.
 Day Was Not Fouqy.
 'The advance was general along the line of Yentai The day was wet and foggy, and while this did not contribute to high spirits, 1t served to impede the Japanese artillery fire. As we approached their eastern positions It was extremely indif- ferent It was on the west the Japanese slowly retreated, we In the advance com panies keeping in close touch. This day General Mistchenko had a brilliant en- gagement with the Japanese near Bentsi- aputze.
 The Cossack batteries went in at full gallop, firing and advancing to fresh posi- tions and repeating the operation until the Japanese abandoned hill positions and fled in confusion. Taking advantage of the confusion caused by the artillery fire, the Verkhneudinski Siberian regiment rushed the position, not giving the Japanese time to remove their ammunition boxes. It Is reported that the Japanese lost heavily in this encounter. Bentsiaputze was a mag nificent position, held by division of Japanese and strongly entrenched Mean time hard fighting was proceeding on the extreme east. where we drove back the Japanese step by step. The troops we met here were evidently a fresh importation, and not those opposed to us at Liao Yang.
 Was Accomplished Brilliantly.
 'The same day the Voronsh regiment was ordered to occupy hills in front of Yentai. This was accomplished brilliant ly. Having secured commanding posi- ton. they entrenched under heavy fire, driving back attack after attack
 'The day closed with heavy rain. The Japanese retired along the whole line, in some cases six to twelve miles.
 Yesterday. October 10, we reached a position in the hills which lay across our line of advance. The Japanese were then a long distance in front. The weather had become warmer and the sun was bright. Below us on every side stretched the same cleared fields which bordered hills varying in size and with narrow passes. There Is every prospect or desperate attack on the present Jap anese body in order to regain the passes they abandoned the day before. The fighting so far has cost us 200 killed or wounded.
 1nere are more hills In front which are evidently our dNtinatiDn. General Kuropatkin Is going forward carefully and personally watching the ground. The same personal supervision is exer- cised by General Sakharoff, who is head ing the reconnoissances in front of the main army.
 Fighting Toward Yentsl. Fighting is heard steadily in the di- rection of Yentai. It is reported that we have occupied the station there and the hills adjoining. The Japanese made desperate efforts to recover the hills held by the Voronski regiment. They threw a whole brigade of infantry against it. sup ported by heavy fire from their bat teries. The Voronskis gallantly held the position. Our batteries first replied from the hill tops, but later went below The Japanese not perceiving the change of position continued to fire on the old po- sition all day. At night we entrenched behind the hill.
 The advance continued slowly and steadily with repeated skirmishes. No news has been received of the fighting on the left flank.
 The day closed with a smother of fog lifted here and there by rain squalls Across the low-lying fog we could see the top of the disputed hill with the old babaisi tower looking as though it was suspend ed in the air. Further off glistened the roofs of the Yentai mines.
 Today, October Il, the Japanese renew ed the attack on the hill by the Voronski regiment with terrific force. Three at tacks had been driven back when the brave regiment received the order to re- tire to the central position.