New-York tribune., 1904-10-22
RUSSIAN GUNS IN ACTION.
sHELL SHAKHE STATION.
The Roads Drying-SIaughter Er-
Dected To Be Resumed.

,Soukden Oct. 21 500 a. m.-The Russians on
.rnursday opened an artillery fire upon Shakhe
...,on where there seemed TO be a japanese
o,,,nost watching the Russian movements. The
ms were then trained upon the village OF
gama-Tung. little east Of the station. The
japanese replied languidly
the weather to-day is fine and sunny. with a
h,.ine wind. There was a severe frost last night.
toward evening yesterday the fog lifted. and
,onne Of the Russian guns at various points
oDened Ere against the japanese defences, but
they did not respond. either from scarcity Of
ammunition o. the desire not to reveal the loca-
ZION Of their batteries.
The weather and the condition OF the roads
have made extensive operations impossible, but
the country is now drying. which forecasts
movements IL the near future. The war corre-
spondents IN the field are kept in the dark, and
Il s difficult 10 say when and how this dreadful
slaughter viii end.
Every man OF the two hundred Cossacks COM
manded by Captain Tourgenief. who OF Tues
day night reconnoitred the japanese left to the
southwest, and near sandepu encountered a
Japanese force with machine guns was wound
ed and every horse except Captain Tourge-
niefrs was hit by the bullets from the guns.
Tourgenief. though mortalIy wounded. carried
OF one man behind his saddle. while others man .
aged 10 creep back 20 camp. Not one man was
killed on the field. There is the greatest fear
on the part OF the Russian wounded of falling
into the hands Of the Japanese. the Russians be-
ing convinced that they torture their prisoners.
Berlin. Oct 21.-Colonel Gaedke. correspond
ent OF the -Tageblatt." telegraphed to his paper
to-day from Moukden as follows:
Have been unable to telegraph for two days,
owing TO the absence OF the censor on october
l9 and 20 Both armies much faugued
They occupy positions in close contact. Only an
occasional shot breaks the stiffness.
a general Russian attack appeared to have
been planned for the night Of October 20 but q
freshei IL the Shakhe River prevented il. The
again the night OF the 10th.
The Russian losses were frightfuL Single
regiments have as few as 500 men left The
Ntborg regiment OF which Emperor William Is
honorary colonel had twenty officers and 300
r,en killed The feeling Is accordingly grave.
No end Is visible Of the CHASTITY slaughter.
No skill IN leadership can bring victory in the
-,resent struggle hut only the fTmeT viii Of the
eornrnander and his troops. The wounds are
much more dangerous now than formerly. This
Is partly due 10 the use OF the old style Jap9 n
ese rifles with their hattened copper covered
bullets and partly TO the thicker clothing Of the
soldiers.
have private news from Port Arthur that
there IS abundant ammunition for two months
and provisions for a much longer period. No
hodv tr the fortress thinks Il can ever fall. The
Chinese report barbaTous cTuelties on the part
Of the japanese. The mere possession OF Rus
giar money Is dangerous at New -Chwang
The division of General Kondratovitch capt
ured more japanese guns yesterday
A dispatch 10 the "LolaI Anzeiger'' from
Moukden to-day says the Eighth Army Corps
has arrived there, and that General Kuropat-
isn VII make new plans Immediately.