Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-17
CannOnading Reopens To-
day All Along the
Line.
FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE
Even Japanese Appalled, at
Slaughter They Have
Inflicted.
Toxic, Oct. lit is reported Taxa
shima's battalion captured II guns at
SanchiatzO on the 10th


shima's battalion captured II guns at
Sanchiatzo on the 10th.
Toxic. Oct. Il, (noon) 1t is report
ed from reliable private sources that
the Japanese are continuing their ad-
vance. They have occupied additional
positions south of the Shakhe river.
Fight In Village Streets.
At the Russian Front via Mudken,
Oct 17.-Sunday the Russians and the
Japanese simultaneously occupied the
villages of Fishinhu and Lamnogtang
on the Shakhe river. The cOmbatants
were separated only by village squares
and the soldiers made abusive and jok-
ing remarks to each other throughout
the day. exchanging shots whenever a
mans head came into view.
Take Two Towns.
Sunday afternoon the Russians car
ried the villages of WuchPng and
Chcnlianpu against a determined re-
sistancc. The Japanese lost heavily.
The capture of Chenlianpu will compel
the Japanese to evacuate Linchinpu
which is of the greatest Importance to
the Russians as its possession will en-
able them to enfiIade the japanese left.
Awful Slaughter.
Oku's Headquarters. oct. Is, (delay-
ed).-Thc Russian right has retired
from it's positions save the extreme
right where they made desperate
now drawing back the division and
half are engaged. Before the left of
the Japanese army 100000 dead were
found in four days.
Take Japanese Gums.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 17.-Sakharoff
tclegraphs that the Russians yesterday
rccaptured Lonely Three hill south of
the Shakhe and captured Il Japanese
guns.
Official reports received at the war
office this morning say the battle was
resumed at daybreak today. that the
Russians are still holding the right
bank of the Shakhe river. that the
pressure on the Russian left has been
relieved and that the contest is Contin-
uing on the right where the Japanese
Russian center evidently in order to
get possession of the railroad and cut
of the Russian army from Mukden.
Turn Bnck On Pursuers.
Mukden. Oct. 17.-Yesterday the
Russians were not only successful on
their right but carried out some bril-
liant movements on the left where
they assumed an energetic offensive
against the Japanese position at Sioux
hetung southeast of Hun pass. Three
regiments stormed the Japanese
trenches at Soukhetung and carried
them after desperate resistance. cap
turing 10 guns. The Japanese losses
were enormous
St Petersburg. oct. 17.-Sakharoff
reports the Cannonade reopened along
the whole front this morning.
Battle Renewed.
Mukden Oct 1.-THE battle was
renewed and continued throughout the
night. being especially heavy at mid
night. The Russians retain their po-
sition along the Shakhe river and have
made frequent attacks upon the Japa-
nese. capturing six of the latter's guns.
The eastern army is helping the west
ern forces. There have been heavy
artillery fire today. The fighting is
now centered on the plain.
Retreats Under Fire.
London. Oct 17.-Russia's shat
tered army is retreating under a hail
of Japanese shrapnel. leaving 10000
dead on the battlefield. Toxic esti-
mates place the Russian casualties at
10000 and the Japanese under 10000
Oyama reports that his soldier bur
led $500 Russian bodies up TO the
night of Oct. -. He says the dead in
the battles Of Oct Il and Is will in
crease the total to more than IN. 900
\ dispatch to the Telegraph from
Shanghai states there are various in
diCations that the Japanese will at
tempt TO carry on a winter campaign
pressing north to Mukden. The Chi
nese are becoming restless and wish
TO attack the Russians. During the
fighting on Thursday Gen. Rialinki1
was fatally wounded and Gen. Smolin
ski was killed
Send Wounded 10 Harbin.
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