The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-18


The right wing of the left column OF
the center army captured $50 prisoners.
RECENT OPERATIONS OF TILE
ARMIES.
ST. Petersburg. Oct. 13.-Generli
Sakharoff in a dispatch to the general
staff, dated October IL, gives some de-
tails OF the OPERATORS of Morday and
Tuesday. He says.
THE Manchurian army October 10th
Nstrengthened its hold on the positions
taken the previous evening, five miles
south of the Shakhe river. At abou.
3 in the afternoon, October 10, the
enemy took the offensive BET the
Mandarin DAD and the village of To-
umysta, north of Yentai, with about a
division of infantry and several bat
terrier of artillery. The enemy's attack
was checked by the fire of our advance
guards. They maintained IN artillery
b~Ombardment until the evening.
"On October II the Japanese attack
ed the Russians on both sides Of the
railroad. and north of the Yentai mines.
A fierce fight ragged all day lorg and
by night the greater portion Of the
position occupied byb the japanese iE.
Khona pass had fallen into the lands
of the Russians, who, however, at 5
in the evening. had not yet succeeded
in capturing a wooded hill CONSTITUTE
ing the key to the position.
Throughout October 18th the Rus
slams maintained the offensive along
the entire front against the japanese
Positions. except at some
points where they were obliged to
retire to their main positions"
THE RETVIZAN INJURED.
Che Foo, Oct. 13.-Local Russians
49, $1,000 A
battleship Retvizan was recently hit
by a shell from one of the new big
Japanese guns, but the claim that the
damage done was slight. Two ailor
were killed. Another shell burst near
the British gunboat Giliak, killing her
commander and injuring others. The
Russians admit hat the new japanese
f~furiously threaten the harbor,
docks, etc. They believe, however,
that the squadron at Port Arthur will
remain inside the harbor until the ar
rival of the Baltic fleet.
JAPS ARE GENERALLY SUCCESS
Full.
Toxic, Oct. Is, 1:30 p. m.-An extend
ed report received here from the head
quarters of the Manchurian armies
a brief summary of which is published
this afternoon indicates hat the Jap
nese are generally successful in the
fighting Of yesterday and that three
Japanese armies gained decided 3d-
VantageS.
The operations designed to isolate
and surround the Russians at BenSih
are progressing favorably.
The numbers engaged in the strIg-
gle exceed the forces which fought at
Lao Yang.
In some places the fighting surpass
ed in desperation anything show since
the war began.
The losses are not indicated, but they
unquestionably are heavy.
A telegram which covered yesterdays
operations which arrived here today
says:
I'm the direction of Bensihu the enc
my's attacks have been repulsed at all
points. Communications with Chiaotao
have been firmly established.
The pursuit of the enemy under
taken by the main force Of the right
and center armies has progressed re-
markably.
"a line from Maershan to Manchua-
fan has been reached. There a body
of the enemy possessing guns, was en-
veloped by us and thrown into greao
confusion while another portion of the
enemy'S forces appears to have fled
northward, also in great confusion.
1.-The right army has sen a detach-
ment towards Shihchiastsu for the
purpose of cutting off. the re-
treat of the enemy posted at Bensihu,
and this detachment will reach its
destination about 8 o'clock this after
noon.
The center army captured two guns
and eight ammunition wagons at Sank
watshishan this morning.
According to statements made by
Prisoners, General KurOpatkin, with
three divisions was in the real Of the
force confronting our right army, the
driving a strong force of the enemy
center and left columns of this army,
after driving a strorng froce of the enc
my before them took Russian positions
at Langtouchieh and its vicinity at 1:3)
o'clock in the afternoon and captured
eight guns. The enemy fled in a dis
orderly manner to the north and our
forces pursuing him Immediately ad-
vanced toward L~inhanchiatzu.
THE right column, after encountring
| fierce resistance, successfully dislOdged
the enemy, who was holding positions
north of Yendonuilu. The enemy retir-
ed in confusion.
Our force was engaged in pursuing
the enemy toward Lungwangmiae
south of Wulichiah at 1:30 this after
noon.
The left column is fercely lombard
| ing Peyentai, west of the railroad"
| REPORTS FROM PORT ARTHUR.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 13.-General
| Stoessel, commander of the Russian
troops at Port Arthur, telegraphs that
| the Russians recently recaptured Sig
| nal Hill. He adds that the japanese
are bombarding the interior of the
fortress with new batteries and that
the b~ombardment is becoming more
INT more violent.
General Stoessel's report to the EN-
peror, which is dated October 5, Is as
follows.
1.-THE japanese, having increased the
number of their guns against the north
front, commenced an approach gainst
Ill IT,