The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-10-20
FIGHT FOR DAYS.
BATTLE or YENTAi CONTINUES
TO RAGE FURiousLY.
BOTH SIDES MAKE A GOOD FIGHT
Heavy Loss on Both sides-kuropat-
kin Appointed COMMANDMENT.
chief--stoesasl Reports on
Pert Arthur Siege,

ST. PETERSBURG. - Desperate
fighting ind heavy losses ON both
sides. with varying sucecss for the
Russians-such Is the summing up Of
the situation by General Kuropatkln
In a telegram filed October 10. There
is no sign OF the battle %sIackening. On
the contrary, General K%uropatkin tele-
graphs that he had ordered the army
TO fight with undated vigor. Gen
eral K~uropatkin himself Is in the thick.
est Of the fighting. and General SAX
haroff. his chief Of staff. is personally
directing "Reminiscences.
The conflict has been most desper-
ate at the center and on the west
flank. The advance guards az those
points had to be repeatedly reinforced,
owing to the great pressure OF the Jap
anese attacks. A. nirhtfslI on Octo-
Der ~. the Russian right was with
drawn from its main position; but one
Of the abandoned positions was re-
taken az the point Of the hayonet dur
Ing the night.
Contrary to Field Marshal oyama's
report. no indication Is given In Gen.
eral K~uropatkin's telegram OF an en-.
v%eloping movement by General Oku.
The only positions captured by force
were at the center, where the Russians
were compelled 10 retire during the
afternoon. There Is no mention OF
the loss Of guns. The war office de
clines 70 deny that there was such a
loss. but explains that such an Incl
dent was quite possible while posi-
lions were changing hands. but that.
even II il IS true, il Is Of no material
consequence.
According q kilograms from Rus
sian correspondents. the horrors Of
the hattie were intensified by bitter
cold and rain.
General Mistcenko. who had been
reported to be rziding In Korea, played
a conspicuous part tn the fighting on
the Russian left flank.
In the midst Of the anxiety and sus-
pense involved in the great fight south
OF Mukden comes also the first word
in many days from the gallant defend
ers % Port Arthur. While General
stoessel's report Of the condition Of az.
fairs at Port Arthur is no later than
October :. Il shows that the garrison
at that time was In unlmpaired splr-
It's. making a heroic defense against a
series OF the most bitter assaults In all
the history o. sleges, The closeness
Of the fighting aud the deadly ehaac.
Ter OF the attacks and counter attacks
are shown by the fact that both sides
are using hand grensdes and that the
japanese. after a bloody capture %
the important signal station bill. were
unable 10 hold the position Ia the face
OF the fire from the fortress.
The repeated failure Of The Japan.
csc TO hold a footing once gained IN
the circle Of inner forts g received
here with considerable satisfaction. as
indicating the skin with which the de
fenses Of Port Arthur we're arranged.
the main line Of forts supporting zach
other 80 rs 20 render any one post.
ton almost certainly ~untenable. even
II temporarily captured BY an enemy.
But the reckless forocity Of the a..
sSults by Al overwhelming force Of
Japanese seems to make Il certain that
Port Arthur a only be held by an i'm.
mense expenditure Of ammunition;
and and Il becoming a serious ques.
ton with the authorities how long
Eve the great supply known 20 exist
in the fortress can last In the face Of
the japanese attacks.