The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-12
The Russians Have Advanced
Almost to Yentai.
1T is BATTERED DOWN.
The Station Is Damaged Almost
Beyond Recognition.
Points Of Vantage Change Hands
Repeatedly.
Struggle Has Lasted Three Days
and Still Keeps Up.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 12.-General Sak<
haroff telegraphing yesterday evening
confirms the reports of desperate fight
ing north of Yentai where the heights
were alternately held by the Russians
and Japanese. General Danielofr, who
succeeded General Trousseff and
Romanoff in command of the Sixth
Siberian rifles division, was wounded In
the leg but did not relinquish his COM
mand.
The losses are not stated and accord
ing to the latest advices the battle il
continuing today.
Mukden, Oct. lis o. m.-Delayed-
The battle commenced this morning.
along the line of the railroad with a
terrific artillery fire on both sides. The
railroad line almost to Yentai is in pos
session of the Russians. The station
itself has been damaged nearly beyond
recognition.
The weather is beautiful and the
sound of cannonading is audible a dis
tance Of 40 miles.
1t is impossible to tell how the days
fighting will develop. The fighting on
Monday commenced early in the morn
ing. bombardment of five hours
duration forced back the japanese
lines along almost the entire front and
opened the way for an infantry attack.
ADOul noon the japanese began TO
retire. Their fianks and center were
stubbornly defended and the battle in
creased in intensity, concentrating
about the Yentai coal mines where fir
| ing continued until darkness fell.
| AS net result of the days events
the Russians drove the Japanese left,
while the right clung to it's position, but
maintained itself only with difficulty.
| The aggressive movement of General
| KuropatlSin's army is causing the Jap
anese column on the northeast to with
draw, concentrating at the Yentai coal
mines.
Russian scouting parties came into
contact with the Japanese Monday
evening and captured one hundred head
of cattle. The retirement of the jap
anese hurried that they aban-
doned their field telegraph and tele-
phone lines.
The Russian soldiers are in the best
of spirits and advance to battle sing
ing.
Artillery Duel i'm Progress.
At the Russian Front. Monday, Oct.
10, by Messenger to Mukden, Tuesday,
Oct. 11-Delayed in transmission-The
artillery duel is progressing on the Rus
sian left, 27 miles southeast of Mukden,
while the fighting at Yentai RACES with
terrible bitterness. The Japanese are
essaying a counter attack. The result
is in the balance. Russian reinforce
ments are coming up. rapidly.
Advance on Mukden.
Filed Headquarters of the Second
japanese Army, Oct, 10, via Fusans
Korea, Oct. 12.-The advance on Muk-
den began this morning. Field Mar
shall Oyama, learning that the Rus
slams were strengthening and reinforce
ing their left five miles north of Yen-
tai, ordered the advance. The entire
line began the march, the infantry adj
vancing two or three miles, the artil-
lery following. The Russians, observ-
ing this movement opened an artillery
gun duel which continued all day.
There was no decisive forward move-
ment of the infantry.
Welcomed by Japanese.
Toxic, Oct. 12.-11 a. m.-SiIence
has been preserved at headquarters
concerning the events around LAO
Yang and Mukden. 1t is popularity
reported that the Russian advance at
tack is welcome. Heretofore the Jap
anese have always been compelled to
take the aggressive and openly assault
the strongest work. The people be-
lieve that now that the conditions are
reversed the troops will speedily check
the Russians, instancing Lieutenant
General Count Keller's unlucky ven-
ture at Molten pass.
Advance ON Double Quick.
Shanpintaidze Ca mile south OF
Bentziaputze), Monday, October To-
With the Russian left f1anking column
(believed to be General Mistchenko's)
by way of Mukden, October 12--The
Russians have been advancing in force
diamowze, a mile south of Kaou Tou
pass on the F'ushun- Benzihu road,
they began hearing sporadic artillery
fire on their right where the Russian
advance was in contact with the Jap
panese. The movement of the main
column was imm mediately accelerated.
The Russians were then two days
march from Shanpfntaidze-
Desultory skirmishing was con-
stantly proceeding on the right and
left and the Japanese steadily retired.
The firing ahead became heavy yes
terday and wounded men from thd
scouting detachnents began to pass
through the Russian lines. The Rus
slams pressed forward with increased
speed, the infantry advancing at the
double quick The spirits of the men
were high, due to the fact that they
were actually assuming the offensive.
They arrived at the village of Span
pintaidze at 5 o'clock this evening.
The japanese had hurriedly aban-
doned the place the night before, pay
ing the Chinese big prices to carry
away their stores, amounting to 1000
bags of rice and barley.
There were two divisions of Jap
anese in front of the Russians. The
general commanding this (Russian)
column, upon reaching Shanpintaidze
deployed portion of his forces, with
a battery of artillery sent out left
flank supports and went personally to