Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-28
LAPS CROSS SHAKHE
Russian Headquarters Under
 Fire of N1kado's Guns.
DESPERATE FIGHTING AT DA PASS.

Kur0patkin Reports Tsinkhetchen
 Position Turned at Both Hanks. Claims to Still Is,ld Moun-
 tain Passes. | LONDON, Feb. 2S.-According to a Newchwang report. the Japanese are Ehelling Mukden with elevele inch nor tars. The bombardment, which was recently commenced, has caused great damage far in the rear of the Russian lines.
 Advices from Chinese sources say that general engagement is in prog ress all along the line The heaviest lighting is reported to be occurring on the Japanese right. and General KurO- k is said to be sweeping far north and threatening to crumple the Russians back on the railroad.
 l A special force is reported to be nov ing from the south and west with the intention of cutting off the Russians communication by railroad with Vladi- yostok.
 1 A AA"hc cAh iVPoAt says thAt tLC odP- anese have crossed the Shakhe river, driving in the pickets of the Russian vanguard. Russian supports then came up and stopped the Japanese advance. | On the Russian right flank all is quiet, but movements of the Japanese indicate an intention of attacking the Russian center. at least in the way of demonstration.
 A Madyadani (Manchuria) dispatch says that after fighting of the most desperate nature the Russians remain In possession of the Che and Da pass es, against which the Japanese had been fiinging themselves madly from noon until dark. The Russians. who were greatly outnumbered, sustained repeated attacks. some units losing as high as 70 per cent in killed or wound ed in hand to hand fighting with the fNyonet. to which they were reduced after they had fired their last car tridges. In order to hold Da pass the l last reserves were sent to the firing line. ! The Japanese turning operation in the region of Cauto pass was checked by a battalion of Russian infantry and several squadrons of cavalry. who re- pulsed the Japanese with heavy loss. The Japanese also tried to advance on Mango and Vanupudzi, but were re- pulsed.
 The present operations began when the Japanese made a night attack on Haba pass, seven miles south of Tsin- khetchen.
 They attacked Vanz pass. seven miles southeast of the Tsinkhetchen positions, which are far in advance of the general front of the army. The Russians made Il counter attack and temporarily gained ground, but in the face of superior numbers were flanked and retired on the fortified line of Tsin- khetchen.
 A dispatch from General Kuropatkin at Mukden says:
 The enemy is continuing the offen- sive against the front of our Tslnk- hetchen detachment and has turned both its Hanks
 The Japanese have also advanced against Kantie pass, turning our left flank. but all his attacks an Tangu and Beydaling have been repulsed. His of fensive movement against Bomapudz has also been repused. At some posi- tions our riflemcn forced the Japanese outposts to retire. Colonel Gorsky was severely wounded"
 It is scmiofficially announced at St. Petersburg that in view of the appear nnce of Japanese troops in the rear of , the Russian army west of the railway Russia will address circular to the powers protesting against Japan's per sistent violation of Chinese territory.