Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-17
NEWS OF Russo.JAPAN VI ,s.

retiring along the entire front
Russian detachment at Pensihu l.
reported to be surrounded. Genera
Okur report the Japanese on Tues
day night drove the Russians from
the hills on the right and center. 10 q,
ing them back three miles The Jap
anese advanced to within fifteen hun
dred yards, defeated a fierce Russian
counter attack and nearly annihiIateo
their opponent. who made three des
perate charges. The Russian artiIl
cry was not silenced despite the
severe shelling.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct 13-
Bourse Gazette whose reports have
effect on the market. reports tha,
the japanese retiring at a m, yes.
terday from two lines above Yental
eyacuating the station The Japanese
right wing, it says, withdrew during
the night also allowing the Russians
to occupy Pensihu without molesta-
ton, The Russian commander con.
tinues thus enabled to attack and gain
possession of the Yentai mines, a
position OF great stragetic value
ST. PETERSBURG Oct 13.-Gener-
Sakharin reports regarding Mondays
and Tuesdays fighting as follows.
japanese took offensive on bo,h
sides of the railway north OF the Yen
tai mines. A hot battle was fought
north of the Ieutai station The posi-
tion ot Haulin pass for most part
passed into onr hands but the highesi
point is not occupied up to p. m.
BERLIN. Oct 13-The Toxic cor
respondent Of the Lokal Anzeiger re
ports as a result of the three day
bombardmnt. many sections of Porr
Arthur are in flames Large number o
Russians, he says, slrendered under
white flag. The Japanese are reporte,
to have taken two more forts.
TOXIC, Oct. 13-The japanese
army is maintaining s advance to
day. A battle is being waged north
of Yentai to the ives ward across the
river, and southeast of Penishu along
Taitse river. Oyamas ack antici-
pated the Russian running movement
both on left and right
ST. PETERSBURG Oct 1S.-Dispat-
ches received this afternoon from tho
and japanese armies below Mukden
are locked in death struggle for tn
mastery. Field Marshal Oyama is con
quering General Kuropatkin The
Japanese have assumed the offensive
This is the last word received today
by the war office from Kuropatkin
and now all await the result of the
struggle, which must far exceed the
great battle of Lao Yang
MUKDEN, Oct 13.-Fighting con
tlnues today with unabated fury and
determination in desperateness. bray
cry and bloodshed 1t is the greatest
battle of the war. The japanese are
constantly on the offensive II is the
fourth day of the battle.
TOXIC, Oct. - g p. m)-Dispat
ches reached here to the effect thai
the Russians are retiring along the
anlire front. that many guns have
been captured This is not official. "a
the only Official word comes from
Field Marshal Oyama. who says he
has made substantial gains, but the
present effort TO envelope the Russian
right is in doubt.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 13.-Up to
six O'Clock no further news had been
received from the front The atmos
phere at the war office is depressing
The failure to receive news is looked
upon as the reverse of the hopeful
IT is known that the Russians have
been beaten back so far.
TOXIC. Oct 13.-Well informed
,,fr bar ie hnt
eral Oku has captured twenty-five
field guns making total of thirty
captured so far. The latest reports in
dicate that Japanese successes con
tnue.
ST PETERSBURG Oct 14.-While
not saying so In plain English. Gener
al kuropatkin's dispatches from the
war Office today are more than de
pressing. They intimate that his whole
army was routed by the Japanese and
that retreat was ordered The left was
in danger of capture while the right
and center suffered heavy losses He
comedies the capture of many guns
by the japanese and intimates that
some of them will be retaken. Dispat-
ches from other sources state thai
the battle was resumed this morning
along the entire front and was fercer
than ever.
The Japanese showed their wonder
ful endurance and enthusiasm. which
appears reslstless. and which demon
strates to the Russians the splendid
soldiers that they are, that the little
brown men are the fighters of the
world.
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 14.-Dis
patches received this afternoon say
two regiments on the Russian right
of | 800 men were routed Wednesday
a general being wounded and com
mander of one regiment killed. All ar
tillery was abandoned but in the al
ternoon Colonel Ivanosk, at the head
of some troops, recaptured some oi
the guns. 13G remaining in the hands
of the japanese.
HARBTN. Oct. 14-Hospital ar
rangements for twelve hundred men
have been completed and the first
wounded from the battle OF Yentai
are beginning to arrive.
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