Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-20
RESTING THE TROOPS
Battle of the Shakhe Believed
to Have Ended.
ROADS CONTINUE SOGGY
OPERATIONS ON AN EXTENDED
SCALE IMPEDED.
Unofficial Reports Regarding Losses in
the Recent Hostilities Contradict
ng-Reinforcement of Russians.

The suspension of actual fighting in Man
churia continues and the first battle of
the Shakhe may be said to have ended.
Both the Russian and Japanese command
are resting their battle-worn troops
and making new dispositions In Russian
military circles it is hinted that the next
developments may be looked for eastward.
The roads continue soggy. impeding opera
tions an extended scale. No official
estimates of the losses in the recent fight
ing have been received, and the fragmen-
tary and unofficial reports are contradic-
tory. Tokyo hears that the Russian forces
have been reinforced by about 30 900 men.
and that in all six divisions now con-
front the Japanese left.
From Chefoo come reports of continued
activity at Port Arthur, where fighting is
almost daily in progress.
ST. PETERSBURG. October 2O-The sus-
pension of operations below Mukden con-
tinues. 1t is hinted in military circles that
the next developments should be looked for
eastward but whether on the part of the
japanese or Russians Is not revealed.
No news has reached the war office of the
reported annihilation of a Russian battal-
ion while recrossing the Taitse river.
All Quiet Along the Front.
A dispatch from Gen. Sakharoff dated
last night. reports that all was quiet along
the front yesterday and that in spite of
the soggy condition of the country roads,
which are described as seas of mud the
Russian scouts continue to show great en-
terprise in examining the Japanese posi-.
tions. a detachment of 2O0 Cossacks Tues
day night reconnoitered the japanese left
southwestward along line extending west
ward from the railroad, where il crosses
the Schili river, through the villages OF
liaitsainu, Tadousampu and Sandepu the
latter fifteen miles west of the railroad
The japanese sentinels fired and retired as
the Cossacks rode rapidly along the line.
but near Sandepu the CoSsacks uneXp ected-
ly ran into good-siZed Japanese force
with machine guns. The latter opened
murderous fire on the Russians killing
many horses and mortally wounding Can't
Turgenieff, but all the Cossacks succeeded
in getting away. Not was killed on
the field.
a dispatch to the BOurse Gazette from
Mukden, dated yesterday, says that Tues
day detachment of the Russian van
guard on the west front surrounded a Jap
anese battalion and compelled il to lay
down its arms
No statement is made as to what is trans
piring on the Russian left.
The war office Is now disposed to believe
that the Tokyo report of the drubbing given
to Gen. fa1ada's brigade is the Japanese
Si9i'H VI 'Lle capture OI Lone Tree Hill.
nicely turned to minimize its importance
The reports that Generals Rennenkampff
and Meyendorn are wounded are denied
The formers chief of staff, Col Rossisky.
was wounded.
Sinchnpu, the village north of the Shakhe
and west of the railway. still remains half
in Russian hands and half in the hands of
the japanese. The former have not been
able TO dislodge the latter from the Budd-
hist temple. which they so thoroughly for
titled when the village was occupied by
their forces. as previously cabled TO the
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