The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-23
THINKS THE FIGHTING
PRACTICALLY A DRAW.
Advantages That Were Gained By
Gen. KurOpatkin.

Advantages That were GAINED by
Gen. KurOpatI<in.
st. Petersburg. Oct %, HOS p. M
With the closing of the week the semi
panic produced by the heavy reverse
sustained by Gen. Kuropatkin's army
last week has, in a great measure. dis
appeared, and there is a much more
cheerful feeling pervading the War Of
flee. The general disaster which
threatened to engulf the Manchurian
army has been averted by the results
fighting. which tonight is practically
draw.
Gen. Kuropatkin has again display
ed consummate skill in preventing
Field Marshal Oyama from reaping
the fruits of victory. BY withdraw
ing his shattered left wing under shell
ter of the right center. he succeeded
in the gigantic task of taking 10000
wounded off the field of battle and
more than this, according to all indi-
cations, he reorganized and reformed
his broken legions and again confronts
the Japanese across the Shakhe river.
That Kuropatkin, after losing close
TO 10000 men, was able to resume the
offensive within a fortnight, constitutes
feat in military history. There was
an impression early in the week that
Gen. Kuropatkin was concentrating his
forces on his right and center to avoid
being driven off the line of the rail-
road, which might have embarra ssed
! the retirement of his left, but now he
has ample time to withdraw. and the
situation shows more determination
| than ever to secure strong advanced
positions across the Shakhe. 1t is
known that the left has actually push
ed forward slightly, and the idea that
operations contemplate only rear guard
actions seems negatived.
The general staff acts rather mys-
teriously. 1t simply attributes the ces-
sation of operations to the natural eX-
haustion of both sides, but does not Of
fer clue to what it anticipates. 1t is
significant, however with what salts
faction the news of the capture of
Shakhe town. at the intersection of the
Shakhe river. and the Mandarin road,
was received here The taking of the
town is considered an important
strategical gain placing Gen. kuro-
patkin in complete mastery of both
sides of the Shakhe river between the
| railroads and the Mukden- Bentsiaputze
| roads and assuring his communica-
tions against the possibility of being
cut off from the south. The only point
on the left bank of the Shakhe river
| remaining IN the hands of the Jap
| anese is Lamuntung, within rifle shot
| of the railroad bridge The bridge has
presumably been confounded with the
Shakhe station. five miles north. the
| report that the Russians had lombard
| ed the station applying to the bridge,
| as the station is now beyond the sphere
of their operations.
The heavy concentration of both Rus
| slams and Japanese between the Man
DARN road and the railroad makes
certain a tremendous collision at this
| point The Associated Press learns that
a portion of the Eighth Army Corps,
which had reached Hardin, is hurryng
| southwark.
The weather has again become clear,
! but is very cold and the soldiers are
reported to be suffering. A correspond
ent wires that twelve Japanese were
| found Friday night by a detachment of
| Cossacks. They were unconscious and
half frozen and were conveyed to the
Russian camp. where they were car
! ed for.