Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-19
ISSUE OF WAR DRAMA
is STILL IN BALANCE
Great Struggle In the Orient
at It's Height.
ARMIES GREATLY EXHAUSTED

Russian Legions Terribly Battered and
More or Less DemoraIIzed, But the
Fight Goes Stubbornly on Notwith-
standing.
ST. Petersburg, Oct. 18.-2:o8 p. m.
The issue Of the bloody drama be-
low Mukden is still in the balance.
There is no attempt to minimize
| the severe character OF the reverse
suffered by General Kuropatkin last
week, but as yet there has been moth
ing absolutely decisive. There GER
tainly is no rout and no Sedan and the
war office has not yet given up all
hope that Kuropatkin may be able
again to resume genuine offensive.
1t is asserted here that the tone
which the diplomats and newspapers
of Tckio assumed in referring to what
| they seem to look upon as the clos
ing act of the tragedy of General
Kuroratkin's army, is certainly pre-
mature Both armies are greatly ex-
hausted and the final issue probably
will depend on which can regather it.
self the quicker.
The Russian legions are terribly
| battered and more or less demoralized,
but the splendid manner in which they
went forward against Lone Tree Hill
| Sunday Is sufficient evidence that the
temper and courage Of the troops are
| not completely shaken.
The emperor this morning received
Kuropatkfn and Sakharoff's reports of
the Russian attack on and capture OF
the village Of Shalandtzy, halfway be-
tween Lone Tree Hill and Shakhe,
and simultaneously the storming Of
the former, thereby gaining two po-
sitions Of the highest Importance on
the south bank Of the Shakhe river
There was no fighting on the Rus
sian left yesterday and the Japanese
operations on the extreme right evil
IDENTITY intended to cut the railroad be-
low the Hun river have failed, the Jap
anese being unable to get beyond Sim
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railroad station. Field Marshal Oy-
anna seems to be massing troops
against the Russian center and the
war office expects that he will make
desperate effort tonight or tomor-
row to retake the two vital positions.
The general staff believes that the
battle of Lone Tree Hall for valor and
slaughter will occupy place by itself
IN military annals. Kuropatkin, un-
der whose eye the assault was made,
re-christened It Poutilo1f hill, IN honor
Of the man who led the attack at tn
head of the Second brigade on the
East Siberian rife division, and who
was subsequently decorated on t
field with the ST. Georges cross.
The hill is precipitous rocky
height, and although the Japanese had
occupied 1t only short time, they
had thrown UP very strong defense.
The river. running at It's foot, increas-
ed the difficulty Of the task, but is was
scaled and carried successfully
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Of Japanese division Of $4,000 men
with many guns. The Russian losses
were terrible. The fighting on the
crest of the hill was altogether with
cold steel. The Russian officers
swords aloft leading the scaling col
umn, were literally lifted in the air
by the Japanese bayonets and the
japanese then bayoneted the first of
the Russian soldiers who piled in the
trenches. The dead in the trenches
were bayoneted, their weapons bear
ing marks of dreadful combat.
While the war office holds out hope
that Kuropatkin may resume the gen
eral offensive, 1t is privately admitted
that the chances are against him un-
less there is some fortunate develop
meht, 1t being explained that his as
sumption of the aggressive at Shakhe
and along the railroad was vital as
the withdrawal of his left must be
made under the shelter of his right.
Some of the newspapers, notably the
Russ, boldly hail the Russian sue
cess at Lone Tree Hill as complete
evidence that Kuropatkin will again
make a genuine advance along the
whole line, printing the announcement
in big head lines:
"The Russians Resume the Ad-
vance"
"Kuropatkin Has Crossed the Shak-
he River"
-"He Has $4,000 Men and 1900
| Guns"