Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-26
RIVER DIVIDES If
THE TWO ARMIES
POSITIONS ARE MAINTAINED,
BUT OPERATIONS. NOT
YET RESUMED.
STEADY COMMANDMENT
OF BESIEGED CITY

Japs Pour Shells Into Port Arthur for
Four Days Without Interruption
Losses to Mikado's Troops Said to
Have Been $4,000.
St. Petersburg, Oct e. 49, The two
armies face each other across the Shak-
he river, but operations continue at a
standstill. The armies maintain their
respective positions, and there are con-
The heavy fog which hung over the
plain was burned up by the sun Thurs
day afternoon and there was some de-
sultory artillery firing from some OF
the Russian batteries, but nothing i'm
pOrtant. One of the correspondents
says the Japanese did not reply, indi-
eating possible shortage of ammuni-
ton or desire to conceal the location
of their guns.
The war Office had no fresh news Fri
day morning, except list of the losses
Of Gen. Ekk's Seventy-fir division of
the Fifth Siberian corps and Gen. Mora
zoff's First division Of Lieut. Gen. DEM
bowski's corps. Each lost half dozen
officers The official lists of officers
killed and wounded between October II
and October 13 totals 172. including Maj.
Gen. Rabinski and II field officers killed.
The wounded are in the proportion of
one to six. The list for the heaviest
days fighting is still unreported, and
doubtless will exceed the losses at Lao
yang, when 500 officers were killed or
wounded. The losses among the men
are not yet reported, but they are
thought to approximate not much over
10000.
Still Smelling Port Arthur.
News from Port Arthur brought to
Chefoo by junk which left there o.
tober 10 says a fierce bombardment
which began October 16 was still pro-
crossing without interruption. Many
buildings had been damaged and ships
in the harbor had also been hit by the
shells, but the character and extent OF
the damages are not stated. The jap
anese main forces are now posted at
Liudziatung. They have placed guns of
large caliber on Iunjida mountain. The
Russians continue making sorties suc-
cessfully and infiicting heavy losses on
the besiegers, whose losses since the
commencement of the siege are said to
have been $4,000 .
No End to Slaughter in Sight
Berlin, Oct. p. - Col. GaOdke. war
correspondent of the Tageblatt, tele-
graphed to his paper Friday from Muk-
den as follows:
Have been unable to telegraph for
two days owing to the absence of the
censor on the 10Th and GOTH Both ar
mics are much fatigued They occupy
positions in close contact. Only an &C.
casional shot breaks the stiffness, A
general Russian attack appeared to have
been planned for the night of Octobe.
20, but freshet in the Shakhe river pre-.
vented it. The roads and fields are dry
ing slowly. 1t rained again the night OF
the goth. The Russian losses were
frightful. Single regiments have as few
as 800 men left. The Viborg regiment
Of which Emperor William is honorary
colonel, had 20 officers and 300 men
killed. The feeling is accordingly grave
No end is visible of the CHASTITY slaugh.
ter"
A dispatch to the Local-Anzeigel
rom Mukden says the Eighth Russian
army corps has arrived there and thai
Gen. kuropatkin will make new plans
Immediately.
Kuropatkin Confident.
st. Petersburg, Oct. %. - Telegrami
have been received from Gen. Kuropat-
kin OF such reassuring nature that the
most confident optimism reigns in the
highest circles here. The impression
is given in these dispatches that the
Japanese are suffering from such ex-
haustion that they must retreat quickly,
while on the other hand Kuropatkin is
in condition to assume strong Often
sive as soon as the rain stops. Kuro-
patkin is confident that he can throw
off the Japanese to the westward. thus
leaving the way open to Port Arthur,
which, it is calculated, he could reach
in three weeks. Such is a. summary of
the ideas entertained here and which
are causing great citation. Should sue,
cess not meet Kuropatkin's plans in the
Immediate future, the disappointment
here will be more intense than ever be-
for.
Disaster Averted.
A correspondent of the Russky Lis
tok sends to that paper a graphic &C.
count of the fighting by Gen. Bilder.
ling's corps on October IL, when the
Russian right flank was broken. II
now develops that disaster was avert.
ed solely by the timely arrival Of Gen
Sobeleff's Sixth Siberian corps, com.
posed almost entirely of reservists.
and many regiments of which were ex-
periencing their first taste of actual
war. The correspondent telegraphs
that Gen. Oku's desperate onslaught
forced back Gen. Bilderling and drove
in Stakhovich's cavalry, which was
guarding Bilderlings right The stu.
alton was most critical, but the Sixth
corps, which had been held in reserve
promptly came up and supported Bill.
derling, and things assumed brighter
aspect. The fighting was exceedingly
furious. Two reserve corps regiments
which had never before been under fire
bore the brunt of the Japanese advance
and obstinately held their ground. The
following day the battle ws3 resumed
with the fullest Intensity. The Japa.
nese brew themselves headlOnq
against tho positions of the Sixth and
Seventeenth corps. The fighting con-
tlnued the whole day, despite terrific