New-York tribune., 1904-10-13
KUROKI DRAWS IN LINES.
Japanese Forces Concentrated at
Mondays Fighting.

Noukden. Oct 1.-THE aggressive movement
of General Kuropatkin's army is causing the
Japanese column on the northeast 10 @"'
concentrating at the Yentai coal mines
The battle began this morning along the Hii7
of the railway with a terrific artillery nre Oh
both sides The line aImosFfto fental Is III pos-
session OF the Russians The station l'seih nos
been damaged nearly beyond recognition
The weather is beautiful. The sound or can
nonading is audible for a distance OK Ior'y
miles
The fighting on Monday opened early In the
morning A hombardment of five hours IOrceH
back the japanese lines along almost the ehtHe
front and opened the way for an infantry at
tack.
About noon the Japanese began to retire.
Their fianks and centre were stubbornly de-
Tended and the battle increased in intehsltS'
concentrating about the Yentai coal Mines
where firing continued until darkness fell.
AS a net result Of the days events, the Rus
SLAMS drove in the Japanese left, while the right
chung to its position. but maintained It's ground
only with difficulty.
Russian scouting parties came into contact
with the japanese Monday evening and capt
ured one hundred head Of cattle The retre-
nnent Of the Japanese was so hurried that they
abandoned their field telegraph and telephone
lines.
Shan-Pin-Taidze. mile south OF Bentsia-
-pudza oct 10. with the Russian left fankins
column believed 10 he General Mistchenko Sd
via Nouk,len. oct 19-The Russians have been
advancing in force fo- several days. upon
reaching Taidiamowza, a mile south OF haou-
Tou Pass. on the Flu Shan and Penslhu roau
they heard sporadic artillery fire on the THIN
where the Russian advance was In contact Win
the Japanese. The movement or the main O''-
Umn was Immediately accelerated Inc rus
slams were then two days march from 0ia'-
Pin -Taidze Desultory skirmishing was solhs
on constantly ON the right and lert' ana 'he
Japanese steadily retired.
The firing ahead became heavier yesteruaS'
ard wounded men from the scouting detach-
rnents began 20 pass through the Russian lines
The Russians pressed forward with increased
speed. the infantry advancing at the double
The spirits Of the were high, due 10 the
fact tha+ they were actually assuming the Of
fensive They arrived at the village OF shan
Pin-Taidze at = o'clock this evening. The Jap
anese had hurriedly abandoned the place the
night before paying the Chinese big prices 10
carry away their stores. amounting to 1000
bags Of rice and barley.
There We're two divisions Of Japanese In, mont
Of the Russians. The general commanding the
Russian column. upon reaching Shan-Pin-
Taidze. deployed a portion Of his forces Win a
battery of artillery. sent out left flank supports
and went personally to his right flank. where his
sllirnishers had already engaged the japanese
An artillery duel then opened the left with
the japanese mountain guns brought up from
Chow-San Pass. which were shelling the Rus
san scouting detachments. The japanese pro
iectnes however. fell wide and the Russian
guns came up at a gallop. unlimbered and
opened fire on the Japanese artillery This duel
was continued until dark The Russian fire
was accurate and eventually silenced the Jap
auese battery.
The Russians lost ten men wounded and had
one man killed.
This morning the batteries reopened FIRE at lo
o'clock the japanese replying
To the right the fight was proceeding simulta-
neousIy. apparently in favor of the Russians
The latter were using about ten miles of tele-
graph and telephone lines abandoned by the Jap