The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-17
RUSSIANS TURN,
CONTINUED from First. Pageo

I iQtended SIOTIlIIB
ing of the 18th. but the order to re
| treat arrived during the night The
Russians fought with admirable per-
1 sistence and skill. Their artillery was
somewhat greater than that of the
| Japanese in the number of guns and
| far superior in effectiveness. The in
| fantry and artillery co-operated with
| great success In retreatlng from the
| pass the Russian force got away with
out firing a shot. The wounded were
| carried away on Stretchers. The IN
cessant artillery firing heard from the
Russian center and right on the l4th
| was considerably stronger than the
firing at Lao Yang. The Russian
losses up to the evening of october ID
were estimated at $4,000.
Baltic Fleet Is Moving
Fakkeburg, Langeland Island, Den
| mark. Oct. 1.-THE Russian Baltic
sea fleet passed the southern extremity
of Langeland island at $50 o'clock
this morning. The Danish cruiser
Heimdal exchanged salutes with the
Russian flagship and then accompan-
| led the Russian vessels to the north
ward. The fleet comprises "a ships.
| Shortly after the vessels anchored in
Langeland belt between Fakkeburg
and Broliykke to take in coal. Three
steamers were awaiting them.
At Close Quarters.
At the Russian Front. via Mukden,
| Oct. 17.-5;40 p. m.-On Saturday at
midnight the Valikolutsk regiment
4
Shakhe to capture the village of FL
shinpu. The Russians crept up quiet
! ly and then charged with the bayonet,
/ clearing out the Japanese at the south
end of the village. But at the other
end stood Buddhist temple which the
Japanese had converted into fort
ress. They dug a deep trench around
it's stone walls and surrounded them
with wire entanglements, making it
impossible to storm the temple, so the
Russians brought up artillery under
cover of the darkness and tried to
breach the walls at a distance of eight
hundred PAGES, but the shells proved
ineffective and unfortunately not all
the corps were provided with field
mortars with which they could have
quickly converted the temple into ruins.
Therefore the Russians were forced to
leave the Japanese in possession of the
temple and during the whole of yester-
day the Russians held one-half of the
village and the Japanese the other
half A pool of water in the village
square separated the combatants,
forming a sort of neutral lake. The
Russian and Japanes soldiers occupied
neighboring huts and from the shelter
of the earthen walls of the Chinese
courtyards they hurled abuse and
Jokes at each other to the accom-
paniment of occasional rifle bullets
when any one was rash enough TO
show his head.
The village of Lamontang Namu-
ting?) on the south side of the Shakhe
river and slightly east of the railroad
was also simultaneously occupied py
Russians and Japanese.
At o'clock in the afternoon the
Russian offensive operations We're
crowned with success and the rus
sian right moved forward to the VII
lage of Wuchang, which was carried
by a brilliant assault against deter
mined resistance, the Japanese finally
abandoning it with heavy loss
At 5 o'clock the Russians occupied
y, lion mn
almost parallel it'll Linchinpu, on the
north side of the Shakhe river. and to
the westward of where it bends south.
This concluded the fighting at the
Shakhe river Sunday. -,
It is expected that night attacks Will
follow today and tomorrow.
Midnight Attack.
General Oku's Headquarters, via
Fusan, Saturday, Oct Is. 1000 a. M
DELAYED in transmission--The Rus
sian right has retired from all it's po-
sitions save that of the extreme right,
where they made desperate stand
west of the railroad. At midnight IN
Russians made an attack but We're
driven back with heavy loss. They
repeated the attack at dawn, but were
unsuccessful and are now drawing
back the division and a half engaged.
Before the left and center of the
left Japanese army 1,500 Russian dead
were found in four days
Japanese Continue Their Advance.
Toxic, Oct 17-Noon.-It is reported
from reliable private sources that the
Japanese are continuing their advance
and that they have occupied additional
positions south of the Shakhe river.
The left army occupied WI Flu Kia
Tun at noon yesterday. dislodg1ng four
or five battalions Of Russian infantry
and several batteries of artillery and
crushingIy repulSing a subsequent
counter attack Artillery from the CEN
ter and infantry from the left army
are harassing the Russian retreat.
General Oku has attacked the main
strength Of the Russian right, with
bases at Chen Pass and Chuantgtzou
and is now operating to block the Rus-
sian retreat along the railroad.
Official confirmation of the above is
not obtainable.
War Will Last All Witer.
London, Oct 1.-THE Japanese
minister here. Baron Hayashi, in an
interview today on the result of last
weeks fighting, said to the Associated
Press:
1.-THE war will be continued through
the winter, which in some respects is
more suitable for operations than the
summer. The next point of real i'm
portance to be taken is Tie pass. When
that is accomplished there is nothing
to prevent the japanese advance to
Harbin.'
Coal for the Russian Fleet.
Emden, Germany. Oct. 17.-Four
German steamers are loading coal
here for the Russian fleet
Pounding at Oku.
Toxic, Oct. 17.-2 p. m--The Rus
slams fiercely assailed General Oku's
left column yesterday and made six
counter attacks, all of which were sue
cessfully repulsed.
At sunset, when the last telegram
was sent from the field, the Russians
were advancing for a seventh attack.
Field Marshal Oyama reports that the
Russian losses in these attacks were
heavy.
$4,000 WOUNDED RUSSIANS.
No Such Fighting Has Been Seen i'm a