Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-20
TWO ARMIES
FACE 70 FACE
One Seems to be Afraid and the
Other Dare Not Make
q Move.
RUSSIAN LOSSES
WERE 25,000 MEN
Japanese Left Lost Five Thous-
and Men Heavy Rains
Impede Movement
OF Troops.

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Oct. 2o.-Ths suspension Of actual
fighting In Manchuria continues and
the first battle Of the Shakhe river
may be said to be ended. Both the
Russian and Japanese commanders
are resting their battle worn troops
and making re.disposition, and In
Russian Military circles It 10 hinted
that the next developments may be
expected in the eastward. The roads
continue sosgy, impeding operations
on an extended scale. No official es-
innate Of losses in the recent fight
ing has been received and fragmen-
tary and unofficial reports are con-
Trajectory. Toxic hears that the
Russian force has been reinforced by
about $4,000 men and that in all six
divisions confront the Japanese left.
From Che Foo come reports of con-
tinued activity at port Arthur where
fighting is in almost daily progress.
Armies Worn Out.
MUkDEN, Oct. 20.-The big battle
has practically worn itself out, leav-
ing the two armies facing Gach o;ner,
with the Shakhe river as the divii-
ing line. An exchange of artillery
fire continued all day on Oct. Is, the
Russian center advancing slightly
each day under heavy shell fire. On
the left the Russians are In good
position on high ground overlooking
the Shakhe river which they nave
held since Oct. 16 despite almost
continuous bombardment and fire..
quent infantry attacks. On the right
the Russians are using mortars in I'LL
endeavor to dislodge the Japanese
from small hill in the last plain. Re.
cent rains have flooded the rivers
Owing to these floods it would be
necessary to use pontoons in crossing
the Shakhe river, which has not been
bridged.
Russian Losses 25,0o0 Men.
WITH GEN. OKU'S ARMY AT
THE FRONT, SUNDAY. Via TIEN
TSIN, Oct. 20.--The seven days bat
tie north of Yen Tai was the heaviest
blow yet struck the Russians by the
Japanese so far as the loss OF life is
concerned. The left Japanese army
during the week buried 400 Russian
dead left on the front of its lines
Conservative estimates place the Rus
sian casualties at not less than 25,00t
Probably many more dead are on the
field in places not yet searched. The
/, Japanese report their total casualtie;
at little over 1900 killed and wound
ed. The principal Russian casualties
occurred in determined encounter at
tacks against each village occupied
by the Japanese. The Russian at
tacking forces in many cases were
entirely annihilated. The japanese
left army with front of nearly ter
miles moved forward about five
miles, fighting every inch of the way
The final retreat OF the Russians was
almost rout The details of the op
erations Of the right and center ar
mics are not obtainable.
Japanese Left Lost 5000 Men
TOXIC, Oct. 2O.-Reliable reports
received from private sources esti
mate the losses of the Japanese lef
army during the recent battle a
about 5000. The number of deaf
Russians Is largely increased by thu
further discoveries Of bodies, not
withstanding nightly removals TIT
Russian forces have been reinforced
by about thirty thousand men OF TN
Seventeenth corps, large portion 0
the Tenth corps and portions OF th'
Iriftb and Sixth Siberian corps, whicl
recently arrived. In all, six division
of the Russian army now confront TIL
Japanese left army. The heavy rain
have impeded the movements OF tn
opposing forces since Oct. II.
| japanese Make a Good Haul.
| TOXIC, Oct. 20.-It Is announce
} at headquarters here that the lef
Japanese army captured near Lans
touchieh six ammunition carts, 5,35
rifles q2n rounds of field gun amml