Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-20
TEN THOUSAND DEAD
Russians in Flight Left Japanese to
Bury Their Men.
Over 100 Guns Taken An Loot By
the Victors-Russians Forget Nam.
churia and Fight Only to
Win One Battle.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 1.-THE official
veil was Sunday lifted from the
CHASTITY tragedy around Shakhe, but
even the official account supplemented
by numerous press dispatches leaves
much uncertainty as to the situation.
Out of the fragmentary mass of in
formation at hand 1t Is possible only
to conclude that the costly withdrawal
and retreat from Lao Yang is being
duplicated upon an even grander scale,
after more desperate fighting and
heavier losses. Gen. Kuropakin's
story leaves the Russians still tena-
ciousy holding the north bank of the
Shakhe river, but general belief Is
that this is only the desperate finale
Of one Of the greatest military dramas
Of history and that the Russian army
as whole is retiring towards Muk-
den, having suffered at the most con-
sentative estimate a loss of over 3d.
900. OF the left flank, which was one
Of the most important points In the
line of battle, absolutely nothing is
heard, which leaves the inference that
1t is not in a position to communicate
with the remainder OF the army.
All the wounded are being carried
to Hardin, further north. 1t is I'm.
derstood that the correspondents also
have been ordered to Hardin, which
indicates that the retreat will not even
stop at Tie pass. All hopes OF the
world-heralded advance to Port Ar
thur have been abandoned. The
weather conditions are even worse
than during the retreat from Lao
Yang. Streams are bank-high and
fords are impossible, but It Is impossi-
BILE to say how this will effect the final
situation. It may prove Russian sal
walton by preventing japanese pur-
suit. On the other hand, however. II
the Russians are on the wrong side,
the flooded rivers may only emphasize
the completeness Of the disaster.
Toxic Gives Losses in Detail.
Toxic, Oct. IA report dealing
with the Russian casualties says that
according to a report from the center
army $50 prisoners were taken on Oc>
tober Is. The Russian dead under in
vestigation on that day will reach 500.
On October IA the enemy's dead to-
tailed 1000. One hundred prisoners
were taken, together with rifles, guns
and wagons. Under investigation, the
total Russian dead left in front of the
center army estimated at $500. The
enemy's dead already investigated, the
report totals at $500, but the enemy's
losses during the two days Of fierce en-
gagements on October IA and Is are
not included In this number. More.
over, there are some undiscovered dead
by oil Of the armies. so that the,
enemy's dead left on the field will
reach total of over 10000. The losses
in killed and wounded the first six
days of fighting will surpass 10000.
Whole Regiments Wiped ont.
Paris, Oct. 1.-THE st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Petit Journal tele-
graphs: "All Is lost. The Russian
left wing has been driven in. The dis
aster is general. It is reported that
the Alexander III. regiment has been
annihilated and that of two other regi-
ments only few men remain" An
other St. Petersburg dispatch says:
1.-THE cars aid de camp told him that
two regiments of the Russian right
wing lost on the morning Of Wednes-
day Sc guns. They were compelled to
retreat precipitately in the evening,
abandoning their artillery, amounting
to 76 guns"
From the brief official kilograms re-
ceived at Toxic and transmitted to the
Japanese legation in London, Kuroki
has completely routed the Russian left
wing and is driving 1t before him.