Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-15
RussIans Capture IA Pass.


Russians Capture Pass.
Mukden, Oct. IA, (delayed) News
is received here that one of the Rus
sian eastern columns has overcome
the desperate resistance of the Japa-
nese and captured Tumin pass. If the
report is true Kuropaktins plans have
succeeded and the Russians have
taken the Japanese in the flank and
rear. But it must be remembered
thanking movements are double edged
and cut both ways. A decisive mo-
mcnt appears to have arrived.
Capture More Guns.
Toxic. Oct. Is, CnoonD .-Oku cap
tured 10 additional guns yesterday.
Heavy fighting continues Oku reports
four officers killed, 81 wounded and
two missing for the engagements of
Oct. 10. IL and u.
Early Dispatch Admits Defeat.
AT Russian Front. Oct IS. delayed.
The battle which has been raging
furiously since Tuesday is proceeding
today with varying successes but on
the whole is favorable to- the Japanese
as the Russians continue to give
ground The Russian losses are heavy.
Their wounded are being sent to Har-
bin.
say Defeat is Complete.
London, Oct 15.-Reports from
Paris protesting to be later than Off
cial accounts describe the Japanese
victory as being complete. They say
$500 Russians have been captured and
the remainder are in full retreat. The
Paris bourse reflected these reports,
Russian per cent bonds dropping two
points.
Trying to Escape Trap.
London, Oct. 15.-KurOpatkin's army
is fighting to extricate itself from the
trap into which it advanced five days
ago, and the battle continues furiously
only II miles south of Mukden. The
sounds of battle can be heard in that
city
The Standards dispatches from
Yentai state that the Japanese hurled
back 16 attacks. drove the Russians 20
miles and captured 30 guns.
$4,000 RuSsinns wounded.
Already 5000 wounded Russians
are making their way to Mukden. The
number of dead is not even limited at.
Oku's army. on the west of the rail
road. has fought its way to ShahapO on
the railroad. IL miles south of Mukden,
and TO Linshipu. few miles still far
ther east.
Oku's Flank Attack.
\ dispatch from the Russian head
quarters in the field states that Oku's
army. which has been advancing up
~ -,
This must mean that Oku has swung
the extreme left of his army suddenly
eastward. crossing the Hun river and
attacking the Russian right on its
flank On the east. kurOki has deliv-
cred one flank attack and was prepar-
ing TO make another. He has Crumpled
up the left wing of the Russian army.
Japs Drive In n Wedge.
Nodzu's army, the center. has driven
a wedge into the Russian center, split
ting Kuropatkin's army.
At Toxic last evening il was pre-
dicted that Oyama might capture sew
eral divisions of the Russian army, and
perhaps Kuropatkin himself.
The Standards correspondent with
Gen. Kuroki. dating his dispatch Near
1tulal. oCt- l., says ne cause Ol
the Russian defeat was that the Jap
ancse armies drove a wedge in the
middle of the cneny's line The pur
suit is being kept up by strong forces
on both tlanks. and there is good rca
son TO hope Oyama will succeed in en-
veloping the enemy"
Driven Back Twenty Miles.
In later dispatch the same CORE
spondCnt says the whole Russian line
has been repulsed and driven bacl
more than twenty miles. Seventy gun.
have been captured. Gen. Kuropatkil
in person commanded the troops NOV
ing along the main road Gen. Mist
Chensko is in command AT Ponsihu
The Japanese hurled back I6 counte
attacks in all. The enemy is well prC
vided with howitzers. The army O
the right lost 5000 me:i fighting aroun
PonSihu.
Toxic Hints Mt Disaster.
Toxic. Oct. 15.-It is stated unoff