Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-20
RusSo-JAPANEsE WAR.

Noooo-JAFANEoG WAN.
TOXIC, Oct 17-Fresh Victories
are reported by Marshal Oyama today
| II is a continual advance for his army
| and continual retreat for the enemy.
Mukden is now almost AT the marcy
If the Japanese. The emperor. the gov
| arnment and the people, however,
while satisfied in a measure over the
| continued success OF the Japanese
army. are depressed and amazed at
he awful slaughter of the last week
It is feared that the victories means
the loss of nearly seventy thousand
men, forty thousand Russians and
thirty thousand Japanese.
In view of these fearful murderous
conditions. high officials of Japan
themselves express an opinion thai
now something should be done by the
Powers of the world to stop this aw-
ful war. as victorious Japan is ready
| to listen to mediation. to acknowledge
The bravery of the enemy and to even
suggest that the giant contest cease
and the matters at issue be left to ar.
| bitration. Japan could not say this
were she not victorious. but now. her
| leading diplomats say: THE world
will recoil from the sickening slaugh-
ter of this seven days battle and every
interest of humanity demands the ad-
iustment of the differences between
the two nations"
| TOXIC. Oct. 17.-Presumably relia-
| BILE dispatches received here this af-
| ternoon say japanese steadily continu-
ing their advance and the Russians
are not regaining lost ground as re
ported
| TOXIC. Oct l7.-Generals Oku and
Nodzu are operating in harmony on
the west, harassing the Russian re
treat Their work seems highly success
full
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 17.-News
from the east received today adds to
the dolorous feeling that prevailed
all through Sunday. when the dispat-
ches were OF a pessimistic character
The only ray of sunshine being the
dispatch from Mukden late last night
that the Russians had again taken
Shekhe. They had evacuated it just
l
japanese failed to hold the town
which is held by Russian Infantry
This. with the report that the Japan
ese resistance is growing weaker.
made the crowds around the govern
ment Offices last night n little hope
ful. but today's dispatches are the
very reverse of cheering The Russian
front is completely broken this morn
ing by the Japanese and their big
fighting general is now in retreat
Through all of yesterday and again
today the news of the six-days battle
has shown fearful slaughter 1t is fear
ed that the Russian loses up to today
will go beyond forty thousand The
Japanese last week buried twelve
thousand Russian soldiers. The Japan
csc losses were not so heavy owing
to their defenses and protected posi-
ion. Their loss must however,
each over twenty-five thousand.
The Russians have superior guns
and have done great damage with
their shrapnel at six thousand yards
But the japanese have not minded
this. and being fatalists. have come
IN in face Of death and 1t would seem
that again the Russian arms is sub
lect to awful disaster.
ST PETERSBURG. Oct. 17.-The
lircum Baikal railway which was but
'ecently completed is said to be in an
extremely poor condition owing to
he haste of construction and graft
ng contractors. The first train con
iumed three days making the trip. be
ng derailed ten times.
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. l7.-Mes-
ages from the front indicate the Rus
sian right, commanded by General
Ieyerdorf is broken by the japanese
and routed with tremendous losses.
rwenty.three thousand wounded ar
rived at Harbin during the past week,
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. T-Sakar-
off reports the japanese attacked the
Russian center Saturday and were re-
pulsed Yesterday two regiments for
ced Japanese out of Isolated position
' gaining thereby strategic eminence
which resulted In loss OF whole posi-
ton by Japanese.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct 17-Gen-
eral Sakasoff telegraphs that the Rus
) SLAMS captured eleven Japanese guns.
! including one rapid fire piece. The
! capture was effected on Bone Tree
) Hill Col Putiloif was Immediately
! given the decoration OF St Vladimir
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 17.-An