Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-20
MORE HOPEFUL
FOR RUSSIANS
kuRoPATkiN's ARMY REoccu.
PIES AND HOLDS THE TOWN
or Shake.
SCORES SOME SMALL SUCCESS
JAPANESE COMPELLED 70 re
TIRE AFTER MOST sTuHRoRN
RESISTANCE.

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Reports from Russian sources give
! q more hopeful view Of the situation
| Of Gen. Kuropatkin's army. THAI
commander has reOccupied and holds
the town Of ShaIxhe. the possession Of
which for several days was first with
one and then with the other of the
contending armies. Reports from the
Russian left wing. for the safety Of
which there had been much anxiety,
are MO later than the night of Oct. ID.
II had been lighting for two days for
possession OF Tumin and Eiatchoun
passes
important Strategic Points,
but up to the time Of sending Of the
last dispatch the japanese were still
in possession Of the passes. In order
that this column may be able 10 r.
join the main Russian army it is nee.
essary that Gen. Kuropatkir should
hold the bridges over the Hun river
and the position he now occupies on
the Shakhe river. There is no indi-
cation that the end Of the great battle
IL DIT hand. Estimates of the losses
show . wide divergence, but are AS q
rule lower than those given in sun.
days dispatches.
laps Compelled to Retire.
Mukden, Oct. 10. The Russian
forces at II o'clock yesterday fore.
noon penetrated the Japanese center
and II is reported captured eleven Or
thirteen guns and $50 prisoners east
of the railway
AIT another point during the day the
Siberian regiments took twenty-fOur
guns.
The Russian operations yesterday
were quite successful The Japanese.
after terrifically stubborn resfs.
lance, were compelled to retire along
their whole line. losing heavily. All
the trenches carried BY the Russians
were
Sixty Thousand aFlI III Battle.
At the close OF the seventh consec-
utive day Of lighting between Mukden
and Liao-yang the battle was still
raging. the Russians offering stub.
born resistance to the fierce onslaught
Of the Japanese. The sacrifice OF Iifea
has been appalling, estimates of the
Russian losses In killed and wounded
at the end OF the sixth days fighting
being concededly 10000. while ii
seems not improbable ii aggregated
II that time 10000. Japanese oficial
reports estimate that 10000 Russian
lead were left Oh the field Of battle
Up To the night of Oct ia, and claim
hat the japanese loss was small by
comparison with those Of the Rus
'ians.
Praises Nalor Of Troops.
Cen Kuropatlzin's report To Emper.
i Nicholas depicts the desperate
haracter Dc the fighting and praises
he valor Of the troops, indicating.
owever, that he Is hard pressed, with
he result still III the balance: All
ope III succoring Port Arthur this
eason has been abandoned SC re
ersburg has an lsnconfrnaed report
hat the Japanese general, Nodzu. ms
zen seriously wounded. A question
# interest III ST Petersburg Ii the
ate Of Gen. Kuropatkin ais a factor id |
his Russian military situation.
Strong Appeal FOR Peace.
Toxic. Oct. i. There Is a strong
ppeaI fof peace Id the appalling
ragedy which ii nov under enact.
nent HI Manchuria Both armies
are fought fegoei0uaIy for i week
Nh fifSSnnrAfa fnhfinx u8s9f x@s., ii $500