The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-13
IN STRUGGLE OF DEATH

j had not reacneQ hufOpaJK1n Wh6n he
sent his dispatch and consequently
Information is lacking of the operations
at the very point where all eyes cen
ter and where the heavy blow was evil
IDENTIFY aimed.
! The strength of the force with which
| Kuropatkin has undertaken this turn
ing movement has not yet developed.
| The mixed column which crossed the
Taitse river Sunday is now believed to
be General Rennekamp's force probably
Joined to other mixed columns under
either General Mistenko or General
kashtalinsky. The Infantry and artil-
! lery engaged in desperate fighting in
the neighborhood of the Benzihu fords
| the Japanese having fortified a short
| line from Benzihu to Liudiudia to
protect their right flank. These col
umns evidently marched down from
Fushan. separated at Bentziaputze, a
| portion taking the direct Benzihu road
and the others the road to Uitzy and
Koutiatsze, which crosses the river
at Siantziatzi, 15 miles above.
The war Office is reticent regarding
the movements of the flying column
on the extreme Russian left which
was strong at the line of Japanese
but it is reported to have been checked
at Dziantchan, equivalent to the Jap
anese Hseinchwang otherwise SIAN
cham.
The Japanese narrow gauge railroad
from Fengwang Cheng to Saimatsze
connects with the roads and depots at
DZ1antchan and Siadoyr.
Altogether the news this morning is
completely reassuring. The Novoe
Vremya voices the prevailing senti-
ment. saying:
"Kuropatkin is cautious leader and
1t is taken for granted that he weighed
well the risks before undertaking the
wide turning point. We probably shall
nave TO wait long and weary hours be-
fore knowing the results of the all i'm
portant battle, now begun"
Oyama's Report.
Toxic, Oct. 13.-9:45 a. m.-Field
Marshal Oyama, reporting from the
field Wednesday afternoon, expresses
satisfaction at the progress of the
operations and fighting between the
Taitse and Hun rivers. The center
and right armies made substantial
gains. While the left army was des-
perately struggling to enveIop the Rus
sian right Field Marshal Oyama dis
patched two kilograms. the first of
which said:
THE state of affairs in the direction
of Mukden is as follows:
1.-The morning of October IL the
central column of the right army at
and the northern heights of Pachea-
tzu- The left column of the right
army occupies the northern heights of
Shaotakou and continues to pursue the
enemy's central column. The right
army succeeded in occupying Maerh
mountain. The central army. begin
ming operations from midnight, Octo-
ber IL, reached the heights extending
from SanchiatZu to Sankaushih noun
tain, ON the northwest, and is prob
ably pursuing the enemy. The left
army continues to attack the enemy
along the Shili river and at Lungwang-
miao and Wulichieh since last night,
but has not vet attained its object At
present, aided with reinforcements, the
left wing is trying to envelop the enc
my's right flank by means of a rear
engagement in the direction of Pen
hsuhu and the fighting continues.
the operations in those directions are
proceeding favorably toward the at
tainment of our first object
The second message is as follows:
October II we captured two field guns
and eight ammunition wagons. Major
General Murui was wounded and one
colonel was killed.
SaI1harof's Report.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 13.-GeneraI
staff, dated October IL, gives some de-
tails of the operations of Monday and
Tuesday. He says:
1.-The Manchurfan army October 10 I
its hold on the positions
taken the previous evening five miles /
south of Shakhe river. On October II !
the Japanese attacked the Russians
on both sides of the railroad and north /
all day long and by night the greater I
portion of the position occupied by /
the Japanese in Khona pass had (
fallen into the hands of the Russians .
who however at in the evening had
not yet succeeded in capturing a
wooded hill constituting the key to /
The position.
throughout October II tthe Rus
slams maintained the offensive along
he entire front against the Japanese
advanced positions, except at some
points where they were obliged to re-
ire to their main positions
St. Petersburg Is Worried.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 13-5:15 P. M
hat no additional reports have arrived
rom the front. General Sakharoff's
eport as given out only brings the
tory of the battle up to the evening of
October IL, when no decisive results
mad been obtained by either side, al |,
-hough he makes it plain that the Jap I
lnese had assumed the offensive and =
nat the Russians had not been entire
y successful in defending their posi-
ions. The atmosphere at the war Of
ice is by no means cheerful. The fall
ire to receive news of the Russian left
wing might possibly be interpreted as
ending to confirm the Toxic reports
hat the Russians acting against the
apanese right had been enveloped.
Olu Captured IS Guns.
Toxic, Oct 13-4 P. M.-General Oku
las captured 25 Russian guns, making /
total of about 80 Russian guns which ;
ave fallen into the hands of the Japa-
ese since the battle began. The lat
st reports from the front tell of con-
inued Japanese successes.
Report From Headquarters.
Toxic, Oct. 13.-1:30 p. m.-An extend
d report received from the headquar- |
ers of the Manchurian armies. a brief
of which is published this {
fternoon indicates that the Japanese I
al SIR r11I In RrrIaf /
lg of yesterday and that all three of I
ne Japanese armies gained decided ad-
S
The Japanese captured a total of 10 {
unS. i
The operations designed to isolate {
nd surround the Russians at Bentsihu, I