The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-10-19


At the close Of the seventh consec
utlve day of fighting between Mukden
and Lao Yang the battle was still
raging, the Russians Offering stub
born resistance to the fierce on
slaughts of the Japanese. The sacrf
fee Of life has been appalling, esti
mates of the Russian losses alone In
killed and wounded at the end of the
sixth days fighting beirg concededly
10000. while It seems not improbable
that they aggregate at that time 40,
600.
Japanese official reports estimate
that 10000 Russian dead we're left on
the field of battle up to the night OF
Oct IA, and claim that the Japanese
losses are small by comparison with
those of the Russians.
General Kuropatln's report to EN-
peror Nicholas depicts the desperate
character of the fighting and praises
the valor of the troops, indicating
however, that he is hard pressed with
the result still in the balance. All
hope of succoring Port Arthur this sea-
son has been abandoned.
ST. Petersburg has an unconfirmed
report that the Japanese General Nod
IN has been seriously wounded. 4
question of interest In ST. Petersburg
is the fate of General Kuropatkin as a
factor in the Russian military B!tua'
tion-
The battlewas continued throughout
Sunday, being especially heavy at
midnight The Russians retain thei!
position along the Shakhe river and
have made frequent attacks upon the
Japanese, capturing six of the latter's
guns. The eastern army is helping
the western forces There was
heavy artillery IRE Sunday. The
fighting is now centered on the plain.
The official veil has been lifted from
the CHASTITY tragedy around Shakhe;
bat even the official account supple
mented by press dispatches leaves
much uncertainty as TO the situation
Out of fragmentary mass Of informa'
ticn at hand it is possible only to con
clude that the costly withdrawal and
retreat from Lao Yang is being du'
| plicated upon an even grander scale,
| after more desperate fighting and
heavier losses.
General Kuropatldn's story leaves
the Russians still tenaciously holding
! the north bank of the Shakhe river,
but the general belief is this Is only
| the desperate finale of one of the
greatest military dramas Of history
IS retiring toward Mukden, having suf.
| fered at the most conservative esti-
mate n loss OF over 100000.
OF the left flank which was one Of
the most important points in the line
! Of battle. absolutely nothing is heard
which leaves the inference that 1t is
not in a position to communicate with
the remainder of the army All the
wounded are being carried to Harbin
| further north II Is understood that
the correspondents also have been or
dered to Hardin, which indicates that
the retreat will not even stop at Tie
pass.
The latest reports from the battle
are OF Sunday afternoon and evening,
when the Russians were carrying on a
heavy rear-guard fight, evidently re-
firing on Mukden. Generals Oku and
Nodzu were concentrating for another
blow on the Russian right, where the
fighting Is described as having been
furious. General Nodzu is reported to
have been wounded seriously, but this
cannot be confirmed.
Mukden itself remains quiet. The
railway station is congested with
trains of wounded proceeding to HaT-
bin. The hospital facilities are COM
pletely overtaxed. Six thousand
wounded arrived at Mukden on Sat
urday alone. The heroic surgeons and
nurses, many of whom have been with
out sleep for sc hours. are ready to
drop with fatigue.
The Russian advance has been con-
verted into a stubbornly-fought re-
treat. The result, according to the
Russians. is still to be determined.
Reports from the Russian left wing
are lacking, leaving room for 1ues'
tion if that part of General Kuropat'
kin's army is not In worse extremity
than the center and right were at any
stage of the battle.
On both sides the soldiers have
shown the utmost tenacity and brav-
cry nnd whole regiments have gone
down before the fire of the enemy. In
official circles of st. Petersburg there
Is 9 disposition to argue that even
should General Kuropatkin be obliged
Ia retire upon Mukden his position
will be quite as favorable as 1t was
when the order TO advance was given
On Oct G, ard that on the other hand
the Japanese powers of future resist
ance will have been materially weak
ened There is no news from Port
Arthur
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