The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-14
Japs' Successes Continue.

Tokio October 13-9:15 p. m.-The latest telegrams from the front indicate the continuation of Japanese success. Gen eral Oku's left army alone bagged twenty i've guns.
 The Russians made two desperate coun- ter attacks against the Japanese, but were repulsed with heavy slaughter. The Japanese commanders in their reports give expression to their admiration of the valor of the Russians. The Manchurian headquarters in a telegram sent today .eports as follows:
 Since the last report our right army has been continuing vigorous pursuit of the enemy towards the north
 The column which was dispatched in the direction of Shichiaotsu to intercept the retreat of the enemy from Bensihu, continues 'ts operations.
 Central Army Continues Attack.
 "The central army continues it's attack on the Russians and expects to occupy the line between Tungshankou and Hueh- iakuchatseu today. The enemy in this direction appeared to retreat continually until dusk last evening.
 
 enemy is moving to the southwest and is commencing the erection of defensive works at Chienhuangchiatien, cannot be verified
 "The number of guns captured by the center column of the left army is sixteen instead of eight, as previously reported. ''The right wing of the center column of the left army captured Tour guns
 Attacks Are Daring.
 .erhe enemy's two counter attacks against the center column of the left army were cry daring, but these attacks were repulsed with heavy damage. which was inflicted by our artillery ana by a heavy infantry fire
 ''The right column of the left army, while pursuing the enemy west of Schili river, captured five guns, making the to- tai number of guns captured twenty five.
 "The supporters and the artillery re- serve advanced to Kuchiatzu and vicin- lty driving the Russians from Hun Chla- tien. "The right wing of the left column or the center army captured 150 prisoners.
 Battle Has Not SIackened.
 St. Petersburg, October 14-l:50 a. m.- Desperate fighting and heavy losses on obth sides. with varying successes, IS the summing up of the situation by Gen eral Kuropatkin in telegram filed Octo- Der 13. There is no sign of the battle Elackening.
 On the contrary General Kuropatkin telegraphs that he had ordered the army to resume the fight with unabated vigor today. General Kuropatkin is in the thickest of the fighting, and General Sakharoff, his chief of staff is person. ally directing reconnoissances. The con- fict has been most desperate at the cen- ter and on the west flank. The advance guards at those points had to be re- peatedly reinforced. owing to the great pressure of the Japanese attacks.
 At nightfall on October F the Russian right was withdrawn from it's main posi- tion. but one of the abandoned positions was retaken at the point of the bayonet during the night Contrary to Field Mar shal Oyama's report no indication is given in General Kuropatkins telegram of an enveloping movement by General Oku. The only positions captured by the Japanese force were at the center, where the Russians were compelled to retire during the afternoon. There is no men tion of the loss of guns. The war office declines to deny that there was such a loss. but explains that such an incident was possible while positions were chang ing hands but that even if it is true it Is of no material consequence.
 Weather Cold and Rainy.
 According to telegrams from Russian rorrespondents the horrors of the battle were intensified by bitter cold and rain.
 General Mistchenko who had been re- ported to be raiding in Korea, played conspicuous part in the fighting on the Russian left flank. According to the last news of the fighting in the direction of Bensihu, the Russians were striving for the possession of a pass put no news was received from there yesterday. The pass alluded to presumably is Hu Pass. which Is mentioned in General Sakharoff' s telegram of October Il. Hu Pass is eight miles due north of Bensihu Should this psss fall into the hands of the Russians