Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-10-13
FIERCE FIGHTING is
RAGING IN FAR EAST
Japanese and Russians Are In
Death Grapple.
MAY BE A DECISIVE BATTLE

Heights North of Yentai Have Been
Alternately Held by the Russians
and the Japanese-Latter Offering
Stubborn Resistance.
St Petersburg, Oct. 12.-The battle
below Mukden continues to rage along
the entire front and according to Gen.
eral Kuropatkin's latest advices sent
last night, after the fighting of the
day had ended the Japanese were
stubbornly holding their own, offer.
ing a desperate resistance, and had
even advanced their positions. After
an all day fight above Yentai, where
the Russians sustained their first
check, the Japanese still held that DO.
sition. The infantry practically was
not engaged, the artillery bearing
the brunt of the fighting. The Japa
nese stuck to their guns and the Rus.
sian batteries were unable to dislodge
them.
According to the advices received
by the war office here the Japanese
hold entrenched lines extending in
semi-circle north of Yentai railroad
station, erroneously reported to have
been captured by the Russians. Thence
they have series of arcs covering the
Yentai branch railroad including the
mines, whence their lines sweep south,
eastward toward the Taitse river thus
enclosing the mountainous region,
forming the triangle of their main DO
sltlons. General Kuropatkin's right
seemingly is carrying out a flank
movement eastward as reported by the
correspondent of the Associated Press
at Shanpintaidze, but whether it is
intended to push it home or whether il
IS only a fefnt to cover an ultimate
attack against Field Marshal Oyama's
left, has not yet developed. The lat
ter view is held by many officers
here who believe that Kuropatkin's
purpose is to crumple up the Japa,
nese left push them off eastward from
the railroad and then, if he can carry
the Japanese triangle, compel them
to retire in the direction of the Yalu
river, thus clearing the way to Liao
Yang for possession Of the railroad
southward and possibly enabling Ku
ropatkin to relieve Port Arthur, which
it is announced in the Russian gen.
erals order of the day, is his main
objective. Still the best informed
members of the general staff are in.
clined to think that strategy of the
battle must depend on the manner in
which the engagement develops.
1t is pointed out that in the event
of defeat, which KuropatIzin must con.
stantly bear in mind, since the Jana.
nese general will doubtless try ia
push through straight to Tie Pass II
will be necessary for him to keep his
heaviest battalions east.
The story cabled from SHANGHAI Ia
the London Daily Telegraph by Ben.
nett that Oyama will be recalled and
that General Nodzu will be made com.
mander in chief of the Japanese
forces, attracts lively interest in the
military circles here. 1t is now known
that General Nodzus action at tbe
battle of Lao Yang in pressing a DOR.
ton of, his army across the Taitse riy
er to cooperate with General Kuro.
ki, thus increasing the strength Of
the JaDaneSn fanIino fOroe o,od 49,.
ening Kuropatkin's communications
made it impossible for the Russian
commander to risk continuing his orig.
inal plan Of striking the Japanese
right, which forced the Russian retire
ment. According to a Russian gen.
eral, who has just returned from Liao
Yang, the Russians had 14O, 900 men.
st. Petersburg, Oct 12-General
Sakharoff, telegraphing Yesterday
evening, confirms the reports of des.
perate fighting north of Yentai. where
the heights were alternatively held
by the Russians and Japanese.
General Dankeloff, who succeeded
Generals Trouseff and Romanoff in
command of the Sixth Siberian rifles
division, was wounded in the leg. but
did not relinquish his command. Tho
losses are not stated, and according
to the latest advices the battle is con.
tinuing today.