The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-20

flank. The chief Of a detachment adj
vanced the troops set apart for a last
rally, they having attacked the Jap
anese from the flank in their turn. Sew
eral villages were retaken by us. The
right wing maintained its positions on
the line OF the Shakhe positions. The
troops on our center were n~oticeabiy adj
vanced in comparison with other troops
in the general position Of the line. One
position on our right flank had been.
chosen beforehand and partially forth
fed. Our troops retired from these po-
sitions after a stubborn fight.
Troops Tired Out.
THE troops have been fighting for
four days, and many regiments have not
slept for three nights, Nevertheless /
have full hope in their capacity to con-
tinue the struggle. The Japanese losses
must be very considerable.
''The night of October IA passed quiet
". Before nine o'clock this incoming a
rather marked movement Of the enemy
was noticed in the direction OF our posi-
tions on the great mandarin road. Our
batteries opened fire on them. Ihavere-
ceived a report from the commander Of
the left wing that the enemy has been
strongly reinforced there, as was the
case at Liaoyang, the quantity Of heavy
firing caused a storm to burst forth, fol-
lowed by a torrential rain. The roads
are in very bad condition, and the level
Of the rivers has risen. The general or
der for all troops remained the same as
before, to offer most resolute resistance.
| have just received a report that a con-
siderable Japanese force has crossed the
railway line from west to east"
The Russian Losses.
Toxic, Oct. ia report dealing with
the Russian casualties received here at
midnight says that the Russian dead, as
already investigated, total $3.50, but
their losses during the two days Of fierce
engagements on october IA and 15 are
not included in this number. Moreover,
there are some undiscovered lead by all
of the armies, 20 that the enemy's dead
left on the field will reach a total Of over
10000.
Before the severe lighting on October
IA Gen. Oku's army alone recovered and
buried 1000, making the total number
Of Russians buried by the Japanese, with
Modulus army still to hear from, $500.
The Japanese Losses.
Fragmentary reports of Japanese
casualties are coming in. Gen. oku, up
to and including October IA, lost $500
men. Estimates of the total Japanese
losses are not possible, but they are
small in comparison with the frightful
losses of the Russians. During the i've
lays from October 10 to October IA. inclu-
siye, our losses were about $500 killed
and wounded, officers included.
Whole Regiments Lost.
London, Oct. 17.-Tle st. Peters
burg correspondent Of the Petit Jour
nal telegraphs: "All is lost. The Rus
sian left wing has been driven in. The
disaster is general. 1t is reported that
the Alexander III. regiment has been
annihilaled, and that of two other
regiments only a few men remain
Another st. Petersburg dispatch
says:
The cars aide-de-camp toq him
to-day that two regiments of the Rus
STA nright wing lost on the morning of
wednesday SO guns. They were COM
PEELED Il retreat precipitately in the
evening, abandoning their artillery,
amounting to rs guns"
Hospitals Crowded.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 1.-THE censor
confines correspondents at the front 10
the statement that the Russian forces
are retiring slowly. Official kilograms
are so worded and printed that one
can obtain only the vaguest idea of
what is going on. Gen. Kuropatkin,
however, Saturday sent a private dis
patch, according to which in the first
three days the Russians lost 10000
men. The Japanese mobility is such
that the Russians constantly have had
to cut their way out of impossible POI
sitions with the greatest loss.
The slaughter already far surpasses
the terrors Of Liaoyang, while the bat
tie continues pitilessiy along a vast
front extending for more than 80
miles. The results necessarily will be
appalling.
Kuropatkin obsyed Orders.
Toxic. oct. 17.-According to state
ments made by Russian prisoners,
Gen. K~uropatkin was ordered by EN-
peror Nicholas to make a stand at
Mukden, and to assume the aggressive
as speedily as possible in order to re-
lieve the Port Arthur garrison. This
order, the prisoners say. reached Muk-
den on September 81. and Gen. Kuro-
patkin, in obedience to 1t, began his
disastrous southern advance move
ment- The prisoners declared that the
war would continue for a long time,
because the Russians had decided to
attain q final victory, regardless of the
losses which might be involved, as
otherwise a defeat would mean algen-
eral revolution and the disintegration
Of Russian territory.
Well-Known Woman Dies.
Fox Lake, Wis, Oct. 17.--Mrs. Mary