Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-15
FALLEN BACK TWENTY MILES,
...,,,. from the Field Indicate Three
I,oauesc Armies Have Made
Distinct Gains.
NE FIGHTING STILL CONTINUES
Center Column Has Succeeded Ia o''
eso,Iog Shahopu Russian Main
Body Falling Back

r.,n Oct. ij.7p m,-Field Marshal
o,smo estimates the Russian casual
w.. ~, 10000 The fighting continues
s., ,be russians are retiring
wv G.n. Kuropathn evidently Is crush
IrgIy defeated
KrRoPATEIN FALLS BACK
81, Petersburg Oct Is, 1;i5 p. M
r,oWcIaI reports from the battlefield
.,o more encouraging this morning
rhere has been no rout but there Is
no question that the Russians nave
fallen back 90 miles
According to private adyices, dated
rukden at $3.50 last night Gen kuro-
m,kn checked the Japanese advance
yesterday al the Shake river He
crossed the river and IL holding line
along the north bank extending from
west Of the railroad eastward to Bent
fbpuHc
JAPs MAKE GAINS.
Toxic. Oct is moonl. Heavy lighting
continued Yesterday The reports from
IN, aeId last night indicate that all
three japanese armies made distinct
gains Gen. Oku captured ten guns,
making his record for the battle So.
The 0shung in the vicinity Of Bensihu
continues The report does not mem
don The situation affecting the isolated
Russian column
The report is as follows.
The right army on the reinforcing
detachment sent In the direction Of
ctstao. 1904 @. mo reaching It's OBJ
fc'Ne on the morning OF oct "A, Prince
KanIus column began engaging the
enemy near Wohlngtsun, on the LETT
hank Of the Taitso river. Al dawn
On The 18th the enemys force that
attacked us at Bensihu and Tumeutsu
pass JrumIn pass began retreating.
AZ IL o'clock on the iith our detach.
ment assumed the aggressive, and adj
yanced in pursuit
The right column having received
Endorsements during the night OF oct.
~ holds Cashsn pass against a superl.
Or force of the enemy
The leit column took possession OF
Lenhualn mountain and a line along
ne norihly heights on the morn.
i1g Of Oct II the center column seized
Aaoshantm and the northerly
heights During the night OF
ucI 10 the first line Of the left
toIumh appears 90 have occupied Hn.
ho heights The fighting IN the dl-
l,flIon Of the right army was prorres-
Sns very satisfactorily the morning
Of Oct H. '9
Since ihe morning Of Oct IA. the cen-
W army mas taken possession Of line
VI tmhenles located north Of the line
extending from Tung shankow to
HulhaAOcnlatzu and continues It's adj
vance 10 attack the enemy.
DeInIle reports have not been re-.
.el''d from This army but the main
loeI'e. me night column. az II o'clock i'm
ue morning of OCT u. appears TO have
ss4el me heights northeast of Hunnp-
nuaueh. While the center column ear.
ner ~ me day occupied the heights
, ,gu" OF Shahopao lShohopu, a por.
s SVu W ihs latter force attacked the
st'ly infantry holding Kunclawotzu
su captured 10 guns The enemy aed
,UlWeast in confusion. Since The morn.
ns Oh october IL, five COMPANIES NJ
H.sslaUS nave been posted between
ssalCnthpao and TaIientun and one
IVupahy is at MauIzlntun. Our lori
ns,Cols'gng them. During the morning
VoL "a two battaions and a batterY
russians attacked us at Nanchia.
ham" ''''N''S Iepulsed
JAPs OCCUPY sHAHoPu.
London Oct l5.-A dlspotcb 70
AVE ,"s agency from Toxic dated todov
vr,o , .nal as me result OF fridays SAN.
a"4ly hghung the center column ~
ss ~, japanese left army succeeded IN
y"g occupying Shahopu Tho pue'
n In man body zen back ON tho noun
p S'Nols districts of the railway tn Tha
! bor,h ,,o around BensIhu have fed In |
Trs1I'1erly direction ''' :"
,ss, SepAhese LAST night. the dlspatch
sly,,,ssn sayed three Russian reserve /
No. under the personal command /
sus Nv huFopatkin The fighting An MA :
Wy was resumed this morning :
h b Sa' Importance Is attached M Totio
WV engagement at this point
ADVANCE ENDS IN DISASTER
~ Petersburg, Oct H. 100 p
1t tbls ry,, Oh ne Russian authorlties
ior tbo ,,'HGal hour is heartbreaklng |
word bo pspuc' Not a single olHciai
usns1 ,"s Deen given out 10 relieve , in'
Ind ~ H. . a1q anxiety for over p bonr.
pnlv w public Is convinced tbat A. 1.
Vo,ia ucan that Gen. KuronoN, 49, ,,
eonri.t 'ialmed advance has endaS ~
lossss disaster with such frieb,,,u
,yso shal they VIII stavesr i bws
nsn,oaI' 'el Lao Yang. Most cir sussI'
slss aa stories attributed IN COM, u Ii
gsn i ~. told OF the failure NJ H. DIR 1T
biz chief hl C,g " R, kuropatkIn aimed
rsstots SiO W The Russian command-
army co.,, 70 nave had two ana n baie
corps IN yS mere with one and A hSi,
have 49, ,'1erye' and they are said 20 ~
Hats N eeaten and thrown Into
h beirg 'o.luslon bordering ON n ror,
nagni,, now only a question ~ ~
lh4se vi me defeat. Accordt,,.' W
isintlpS e,'es kuropatkn was res, 10
torps MN ~ als front having onlv tb my
lbs' "a, I'm one general In rese V,S 'hIte
n. u'le center and right w o'ons
Westward wb'es turning movement
ispsa,edly " 5sC,, The general stan had
'''0 said to be developing