The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-17
KILLING OF
10000 A DAY
Appalling Cost of a Week
of War in Manchuria.
TOO.THIRDS RUSSIANS
Kuropatkin with Difficulty Saved
His Army from Complete
AnnihiIation.
TOO.THIRDS RUSSIANS


kyo say that in the reports of the
| great battle which continue to arrive
| from the front the most striking fea-
ture is the terrible record of the Rus
sian dead. Before the severe lighting
| on Oct. ii General Oku's army alone
recovered and buried 1000, making the
| total number of Russians buried by
| the Japanese, with Nodzu's army still
to hear from, $500. Applying the usu-
al calculation and making reasonable
allowance for the fighting of the nth
| and 18th. the Russian losses will ex-
coed 10000.
Fragmentary reports of Japanese
casualties are coming in. General Oku
up to and including oct. II lost 1900
| men. Estimates of the total Japanese
losses are not possible. but they are es-
timated at about 10000.
The latest advices from Tokyo are
that the Russians left 1000 dead in
front OF General Kuroki's army uIone
The Russian losses there are estimated
at 10000 men.
The Russian retreat and the Japa-
nese pursuit south OF Mukden continue.
The Russian center has been driven
north Of the Shakhe river, and Shahopu
has been taken by the Japanese left,
which captured ten more guns. Cen
eral Kurokis columns also reached a
line on the Shakhe, though a detach-
ment of Russian artillery succeeded in
holding a position near Tai pass.
Field Marshal Oyama estimates the
Russian losses. killed and wounded, at
more than 10000 men and the dead at
10000. Forty-dve hundred Russian dead.
he reports. were left on the field aft
er Fridays battle. Unofficial dispatches
from Tokyo express the belief that
General kuropatkin will be unable to
make another stand south of the Hun.
The fighting continues all along the
sntire line and the end is not near
1t seems 10 be impossible for the Rus
slams to rally, and they probably will
be pressed back across the Hun river.
General Kuropatkin is. however,
Russian army from an utter rout.
Field Marshal Oyama's triumphant
troops have driven the Russians north
to line extending along the Shakhe
river. They are vigorously pressing |
the pursuit with their whole force.
Advices from Tokyo dated early this |
morning increase the extent of the Rus |
sian slaughter in the desperate battles |
that have ragged for the past week. The |
reports Of Generals Nodzu. KurOki and |
Oku are incomplete, but everything in |
dicates that Field Marshal Oyama's
men will fall far below the actual
mark
Mukden advices say that there was
a lull In the battle. but fighting con-
tinues on the right. The Russian army
is southwest Of Mukden ten miles.
1t is now certain that the army will
De able TO extricate itself. The losses
amount to 10000. 1t has been bigger
battle than that of Liaoyang.
The Russians are attacking on the
light. The firing to the southwest is
ess violent. The men are tired out,
and food has been insufficient. Every
available gun and man are being used.
There is great depression, but stolid
among the men. There has
been great sacrifice Of officers
The plain occupied by the retiring
Russians is covered with bursting
hrapnel. The gunners shoveled shells
nto the breeches OF the guns as stokers
hoveling coal into furnaces. Howitz-
RS are used by the eastern army.
Two divisions have lost their chief
tan officers. one of them being killed.
md many commanding officers have
net death herolcally leading their regi-
nents.
Shrapnel fell near General Kuropat-
lin. He showed desperate energy and
ven in the darkest hour remained
Iopeful.
There was a cessation OF hostilities :
Neither side can stand many
UGH contests. the ferocity of which
vas frightful
This evening the japanese seem no
carer. Fires are burning TO the south.
Ibout twelve miles from here the east
IN army is retiring without fighting.