The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-20
GEN. OYAMA HAS
FAILED to- STRIKE.

LONDON, oct "a dispatch from
Oku's headquarters, by way OF Fusan.
dated Sunday, says the Japanese have
advanced TO point ten miles south OF
AHkdeu, The Russians have bulk heavy
defenses two miles south OF the Hun
River and are expected 10 make a stand
there
The complete repulse OF the Russian
attack and the gain OF about fifteen
mlles Of ground seem 10 be the net re-
suit OF the battle OF the Shaho TO the
JaDanese. who have again failed, as at
LiaO-Tang, no follow up fhsir victory
with a crushing blow. Opinions. how
ever. differ as TO whether the present
sitaatl92nE, indicates a lgn or the end OF
abllug definite assertion.
Russian Retreat sdIlful.
A correspondent with General OIzu in
an undated dispatch says that owing 10
The sloWness OF the advance the Japan
csc failed 70 cut on the Russian retreat.
Which was conducted with great skill.
The cavalry on the japanese lefr crossed
the Hun River, thus preventing a Rus
sian banking movement. They captured
batteries and did excellent work. They
captured maps showing that the Rus
Eiaa retreats were prearauEed. and In
dicatiug ali places where stands were TO
be made.
The japanese center and right armies
held their line throughout. working Tor
ward together eXcellently. The whole
japanese force now holds a line that is
practically the same as at the beginning
OF the battle but dfteeu miles farther
north The armies are now resting and
probably VIII not move for several days.
Japs Satisfied.
a correspondent with the Russian cen
ter telegraphs that the japanese are ap-
parentiy satisfied with having stopped
the Russian advance, and have brought
their own lines % the Sha River.
The "Standard's' correspondent with
General Kurold says that decisive de-
Ieaus nave serlously weakened the NOR
ale OF the Russian troops. 1t was eVi-
dent ~ the later phases Of the lighting
that SaeY were increasingly reluctant 20
stand "a against the japanese infantry.
IL VIII ~ some time before they can
make good their terrible losses
Ine japanese losses are small in com
parlson. The japanese failed 70 capture
many prisoners, but the victory was
none the less decisive. il win secure
the numerical superiority OF the Jap
anese army for an indefinite period.
japanese Overconfdent.
Another correspondent asCribes the
loss OF japanese guns on October I8 70
oyerconddence. Five battallons ana
three batteries went too far east and
were attacked by Twelve pattaIi0us or
Russians.
The Russians who tried 20 outhank
the japanese right. ana who FOR days
were Fumored 70 have been cut on, es-
capped their threatened destruction. but
seem 70 have suffered severely. Field
Marshal Oyama simply reports that
they were driven on and retreated.
The -standard's So correspondent Win
General kurOh declares, however that
Lne Russians We're almost auuihliated.
Ihey were crossing the Taitse River On
a pontocu bridge when they were over
taken by a regiment OF Japanese cav
airy whose machine guns swept the
bridge from end 70 end. Tails IS the
ursI time Ia the war that machine guns
were used with decisive results
4he position OF the japanese left is
mus described IA an Official dispatch
from the japanese headquarters "a the
neid sent 20 Tokyo Tuesday afternoons
me enemy has stopped Immediately
~ 'front.' OF our positions al a distance OF
from 600 10 100 meters. and il forffF,--
lng his positions"