The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-10-24
TEN DAYS BATTLE
IS A DRAW
Auropatkin Regains Ground
and Averts threatened
Disaster

ST. Petersburg, Oct. 20 II O5 p. m.--With
the c,osing of the week the semi-panic
pl oluced by the heavy reverse sustained
By General Kuropa;kn's army last week
has in great measure disappeared and
there is much more cheerful feeling
pervading the war office The general
disaster which threatened to engulf tfs
ManchuIian army has been averted by
he result Of the en- days of almost con-
tinuous fghirg, which tonigl., is rrac-
tically draw.
General Kuropatkin has again display
ID eonsummate skin in preventing Field
Marshal Oyama from reapirg the fruits
of victory. BY wi hdrawing his shatter-
ed left wirg under shelter o. the right
center he succeeded in the gigantic task
of taking 5000 wourl d off the field OF
battle. and more than this, according to
al indications. he reorganizeo and fe-
formed his broken legions and agan
eonfTonts the Japanese across the Shaa-
he river
Resumption of the conflict on a large
scale is believed to be imminent. and st.
Petersburg hopes that the vanquished
,ure lighting.
That General kuropatkin, after ng
e'ose to 10000 men was abe TO resume
the offensive within fortnight consti-
tutes a feat in military hs.o-y. There
was an impression early in the week that
General Kuro9atkin was concentrating
his forces on his r'gh. and center to
avoid being driven off the lire of the
railroad, which might have embarrassed
he re'irer-e7t of his left. put now he
has had ample time to withdraw ari the
ituaicn shows mere de erminat'on than
across the Shakhe 1t is known that the
eft has actually pushed forward slight
ly and the idea that operations contem-
ol9'e only rear-g guard actions seems neg
atived.
Nevertheless. press dispatches from
Mukden today say that Kuropa kin has
been for flying positions on the Hun
river beh'rd him which nigh. Indicate
that he proposes only to make an active
ofrers've b low Mukden. Another ad-
vance by either side would combine n
movement by flank. but no evidence OF
The general aft acts rather mystic
riously 1t simply attributes the cessa-
ton Of ope-a ions to the naturai exhaus-
ion of both sides. but does not offer
lew to what it anticipates II is sig
ri"cant, however. wi h what satisfac.io
he rews OF the capture of Snakhetown.
at the intersection of the Shakhe river
nd he Mandarin road. was received
here.
The taking of the town is considered
III important srategical gain. placing
Gereral huropatkIn in complete mas
Aetween the railroad and the Mukden-
Rentsiapuze roads and assuring his
communications against the poss b.lty
o. being taken from Inc south. The
orly point on the lef bank on the Shak-
he river remaining in the hands of We
Japare Is Lamuntung. WI hin rife shot
of the railroad bridge. The bridge has
presumably been confounded with the
shakhe 5 alton. five miles north. the re.
port that the Russ ans had homblIded
he station applying to the b idge. as
the station is row beyond the sphere or
their opera ions.
The heavy concentration of Russians
between the MaEdar'n road and the rail
road makes certain tremendous coils
ion at this po,nt The Associated P1ess
learns that por ion of the ghth Army
Corps which had reached harb-n. is
nurryirg sou Inward.
" hiIe The Japanese eviden,y are de-
termined 10 LuIsue the poi.cy followed
by them since the beginning Oh the war.
OF concealng the extent of heir losses
he war office believes that their casul-
tics must DE at least tn.ee-lourths as
great as those OF The Russians, probably
IN the relghboi hood Of 80 90.
Tie weather has again become Gear.
but 1t is very coli. and the soldiers are
reported to be suffering. correspond
ent wiIes that TWO japanese were found
t'i iday n'gnt by detacr-Aent of Cos
sacks. They were unconscious and hair
frozen and were conveyed to the Russian
camp where they were cared for.