The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-06-22
through, while oku drove In the Rus-


through; while oku drove In the Rus
The effect % these preliminary en-
4 gagsments was 10 drive Kuropatkin's
forces back 10 within Ave miles of
Liaoyang. He was stiil south OF the
Taitse river. however.
| For two days the fortune Of the bat
| tie swayed to neither army. kuropat-
kin had made the level plain around
Liaoyang labyrinth OF redoubts,
trenches. earthworks. pitfalls. and
barbed wire entangicments. These the
Japanese were compelled TO capture by
assault. at a fearful cost OF killed and
/ wounded.
on the night OF September I oyama
did daring thing. He threw Kurokis
army-excepting one division-across
| the Taitxe river. To turn the entire Rus
sian position. seize the railroad. and
cut or the Russian retreat To Mukden.
Orion. one OF tho commanders sent
to hold Kuroki In check. Numbered
des 10 hold a certain position until re-
inforced by Stacke,.erxs corps. he
/ tried TO attack Kuroki alone. As a re-
suit Orion was crushed. and Stackel-
berg extricated his own corps with DIFF
nculty. In fact. Kuropatkin telegraphed
to 81. Petersburg that Stackelberg and
his army had been cut OF.
In spite OF Orlofrs blunder. he held
Kuroki In check until Kuropatkin. had
| withdrawn his guns from the plains OF
Liaoyang. burned his stores. bowed up
his arsenais. and moved his entire
army across the Taitxe river and had Il
well on the road TO Mukden.
The Russian losses at the battle OF
Liaoyang were enormous. kuropatkin
lost two generals. ass officers. and a.
500 men. Oyama's loss was 1889 Of
| hcers and men killed or wounded.
cxsr Orders IN Advances.
The question OF whether the next
| night would take place south OF Muk-
den or whether kuropatkin. an had
been expected. would continue his re-
treat TIL he reached the strong posi-
ton OF Tiehling was settled by the
appearance. October 3. OF n remarkable
proclamation to his troope. In which
people thought-and still think. In
spite OF the viceroy's subsequent de-
nials-that they traced the hand OF
Aiexieff. or OF some rhetorfcian In the
war once at 81: Petersburg. In II the
general declared that he now for the
FIRST time had force enough 90 defeat
the japanese and that at last. the In
flexible viii OF the emperor that the
foe should be vanquished would be In
nexibly fulfilled" The Manchurian
army. he said. was now strong enough
to begin the forward movement: and
victory which should maintain the dig
nifty and rights OF Russia and relieve
the Port Arthur garrison.
The Russian advance brought on
almost Immediately the battle OF the
Shakhe river. which continued day and
night for eleven days. IL far exceeded
the battle OF Liaoyang In ferocity. In
generaiship. and In losses.
over a front OF twenty-threc miles
the struggle ragged with varying for-
tunes during Sunday. Monday and
Tuesday, October e-fi: on "Wednesday
the Japanese began their counter at
tack. and by Thursday night the Rus
sian right and center had been driven
back with enormous losses.
Kuropatkin's forward movement had
failed, and his general orders TO the army.
instead OF bidding them to advance. now
commanded them Ito offer the most res
oiuts resistance" This command they
manfuiiy obeyed. and the honor OF the
Russian arms was indicated by such incl
dents as the nght at Lone Tree hill on Oc-
tober ls. which ended In most desperate
encounter with the bayonet and In the
partial destruction OF Brigad.er General
Yamada's corps. north OF Shahopau. by q
division OF the enemy. who took fourteen
guns. This success. though only q small
set-or TO the loss Of forty-nve guns which
the Russians had left with other spoils In
the naud1 OF the Jhpautbt, raisru spr-
It's OF the Russians.
The losses OF the Russians were appaii-
ing. Over 1900 Russian dead were buried
by the victors. and u seems certain that
In these ten or eleven days OF terrible
nKhting the Russians lost quite 5aooo and
probably COCO. In killed and wounded.
whilst the Japanese losses amounted. ae-
cordlng TO the official returns. to only b,-
SD killed and wounded.
Near War With England.
The battle of the shakhe closed the land
campaign for the year and 10Th armies
went into winter quarters. The siege OF
Port Arthur. however. was prosecuted
with greater vigor than ever.
In the meantime England and Russia
had been brought TO the verge OF war by
the North sea affair" The Russian Bal
tic iieet. commanded by Vice Admiral. Ro-
jestvensky. sailed from Libau on October
Is for the far east. The officers. from the
vice admiral down 10 the midshlpmen. had
been wrought up TO a state OF high nerv-
GUS tension by rumors OF a mysterious
feet OF japanese torpedoboats supposed TO
be lurking In the North sea. As a result
OF their fears the Russian officers opened
fire on every vessel that came within sight.
discharsing shells at German. Danish. and
Norwegian steamers and sailing vessels
Unfortunately.
ON The night OF October 2i-g7 the Baltic
neet while passing over Doggers bank In
the North sea, encountered feet OF Eng
lish fishing boats. and without waiting to
investigate began a furious cannonade.
The battleships turned their searchlights
on the fishing boats and for twenty min
utes poured IN q storm OF shot and shell.
sinking one vessel. the Crane. killing It's
captain and mate. and wounding several
members OF its crew. Two OF three other
fishing boats were badly damaged.
The news OF the outrage innamed the
British nation, and England made instant
preparation for war. An explanation was
demanded OF Russia and the fleets put an
motion. Premier Baifour insisted that the
Baltic feet be detained at a neutral port
pending an inquiry. Russia pointed out
that thir was impossible-and the feet
continued on Its way.
Then arose an angry roar from the Brit
ish people. and orders were given to inter-
cepI tho Russian feet at Gibraltar. The
Mediterranean feet sailed from Malta TO
Gibraltar. and the channel fleet OF eight
battieships. commanded by SIR Charles
Beresford. was drawn up. decks cleared
for action. across the pathway OF Rojest-
vensky's squadron.
After considerable delay the two powers
agreed TO submit the question OF RESPONSE
| bility for the North sea AFFAIR TO a COM
mission OF nye admirals, one to be named
by Russia. one by Great Britain. The
other three were to be appointed by the
United States France and Austrla Tn.