Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-10-17
kUROPATkIN FALLS
INTO kUROkPS TRAP
Reported Russian Commander Has
Been Cut Off With Four
Divisions.

Liaoyang, Oct. l5.-This city is in
a turmoil of excitement over the re.
ports brought in by wounded soldiers
from the right wing of the japanese
army that Gen. Kuroki has caught
Gen. Kuropatkin in a trap, having cut
him off with four Russian divisions
which he attempted to save. being
isolated and enveloped east of Pensihu
(Benshhu).
Confirmation Of the report from au.
thoritative sources is lacking, but the
bearers of the news insist that the re.
port spread like wildfire throughout
the japanese right wing and that
Field Marshal Oyama has ordered vast
reinforcements to the assistance of
the coup as planned.
There is no longer any doubt of the
success of the flanking movement, and
the isolation of the four Russian divi.
sions, the only question being whether
or not Gen. Kuropatkin actually per
mitted himself personally to lie trapped
Gen. Kuroki is pushing the Russian
divisions eastward in order to make
their isolation complete and to pre-.
clude the possibility of Russian rein.
forcements reaching them.
The Japanese are fortifying theil
positions to the north. Another OF
Gen. Kuroki's columns captured the
Shaoiakan hills to the south of Bent
siaputze, after series of fierce engage
ments in which 1900 Japanese and
nearly 1900 Russians fell. An entire
battery was captured and now the hills
which may be called the key to the
Russian left advance, are in the hands
of the japanese.
Killed in the Trenches.
The Japanese We're driven back five
times and hundreds fell in the trenche.
without being able to deliver one tell
ing blow. Ultimately, however, dar
ing side attack was delivered by two
regiments while the rest of the fore,
renewed its attack on the trenc hes
and in the face of whitening fire
stormed the Russian positions. Tit
slaughter was frightful, the Russian.
resisting the onslaught heroiclly unit
eventually driven to precipitate retreat
The Japanese guns are now in
trenched on the hills, and severa
strong detachment have been ordered
to occupy the position.
A crushing defeat has been admin
lstered to the Russian right by Gen
Oku at Yentai.. The entire Russian
lines, extending from the Hun rive
to the railroad, were driven bacl
twenty miles, with terrible losses or
both sides, and but for the awful pun
ishment suffered by the japanese Gen
Kuropatkins right would have beef
entirely crushed. As it is the f1anl
is utterly disorganized, the Russian
commanders endeavoring to rally thei
forces northeast of Changran.
Russian Reserves Coming.
Reinforcements are advancing to tn,
aid of the Russian right from thu
north, and it is reported that the re
serves stationed at Schiliho are being
drawn upon. The losses inflicted upol
Gen. Oku have not yet been estimated
His complete victory came after six
teen Russian attacks had been repulsed
The battle extended over at territory
four miles from west to east, and 81,
miles from the south to the north
The Russians had 40 guns in thu
area, keeping up a terrible fire during
the attacks. The Japanese guns NUN
bered only sixty, but the fact the Rus
slams were advancing with utter dlsre
gard of the cost of life afforded thu
Japanese an opportunity to direct thu
fire with deadly effect. 1t was evi
IDENTIFY tho purpose of the Russians no
only to check Japanese progress to thu
north but to break through the Jap
anese lines and gain possession of thu
eastern shore OF the Hun river whenc,
they could have proceeded to a poin
in the rear of Gen. Nodzu and the cen
ter army.
| The fifteenth and sixteenth Russian
attacks were only iesultory, and thei
repulse was followed by the advance
of the entie Japanese line to poin
six miles north of the original position
The Russians reiterated twenty mile
to the north. Seventy guns We're cap
ture by Gen. Oku.
Liaoyang, Oct. l5-The absolute de
feat of the Russian army is now an &C
complished fact, and Field Marsh;,
Oyama is massing his troops into a
marrow column as possible, prepar
ing to take up the pursuit of the enc
my across the Hun river. Once on tn
free road to Mukden the army will
spread fan fashion, and with Kurok