Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-27
TURN FLANKS
OF RUSSIANS
Japanese Rep eating Tactics in
Former Battles Against
Kuropatkin.
GENERAL FIGHT is RAGING
Heavy Guns SheIIing Mukden-Prep-
arations Made to Abandon
the City.
GENERAL FIGHT is RAGING

from Kuropatkin says: The enemy
is continuing the offensive move
against the front of our Tsinkhelchen
| detachment and has turned both its
/ fanks.
THE Japanese have also advanced
| against Kantiepass, turning our left
! flank but all his attacks on Tangu and
Beydaling have been repulsed. His
offensive movement against Bona
hudg has also been repulsed. At some
positions our ri1emen forced the
! Japanese OutpOsts TO retire.
Col. Gorsky is severely wounded"
Largely "ImagInnry.-
The reported turning of the Rus
sian right was largely imaginary but
affairs on the left flank where the
Japanese have several divisions con-
centrated are more serious.
Hold Da Pass.
Madyadani. Feb. 27.-After fighting
of the most desperate nature the Rus
SLAMS remained yesterday evening in
possession of Che and Da passes,
against which the japanese had been
flinging themselves madly from noon
until dark The Russians, who were
greatly outnumbered5 sustained repeat
ed attacks, some units losing as high
as 20 per cent in killed or wounded in
hand-to-hand fighting with bayonets, to
which they were reduced owing to hav-
ing fired their last bullets In order to
hold the pass the last reserves were
sent to the firing line.
Check the Japs.
the region of Gauto pass was checked
by battalion of Russian infantry and
several squadrons of cavalry who re-
pulsed the Japanese with heavy loss.
The Japanese also tried to advance
on Nangou and VaRupudzi but were
repulsed.
The present operations commenced
Feb. 10. when the Japanese made a
night attack on Haba pass seven miles
south of Tsinketchen.
Attack Vanze Pass.
On Feb. 20 they attacked Vanze pass
seven miles southeast of Tsinketchen
positions which themselves are far in
advance of the general front of the
army. The Russians made a counter
attack Feb. 81 and temporarily gained
ground but in the evening of the 22nd
in the fact of superior numbers they
were fianked and retired on the forti-
fed line at Tsinkhetchen.
Are Outhanked.
The Japanese stormed Beresneff bill
throughout the 23rd simultaneously
enflading Tsinketchen positions with
artillery and outflanking the Russian
infantry The Russians evacuated
Tsinketchen the oath and retired fight
ing a stubborn rear guard action and
halting at Da and Che passes.
Doing Much Damage.
New Chwang. via fieH Tsin. Feb. q.
Evening" According to a person
who has just returned here from the
front the Japanese are shelling
Mukden with 11-inch mortars. The
bombardment is reported TO have
caused great damage far behind the
Russian lines
Fighting II General.
Advices from Chinese sources say a
general engagement is in progress all
along the line. The heaviest fighting
is reported to be occurring on the
Japanese right and Kuroki is said to
be sweeping far north and threaten
ing to force the Russians back on
the railroad.
A special force is reported to be
moving from the south and east with
the intention of cutting of the Rus
SLAMS communication by railroad with
Ready to ABINGDON SIukden.
London. Feb. 81. $3.50 a. ma dis
patch to the Telegraph from Sinmin-
ting, 40 miles west of Mukden, says
that the manager OF the Russian bank
at Mukden has been ordered to be
ready to close the bank. There is
much anxiety in Mukden. Forty thou
sand japanese are reported to be at
Fakumen. having marched there
through the hills on the Mongolian
border. Six thousand men with guns
passed between Sinminting and the
Lao river on Saturday. This report.
if accurate. clearly indicates move
ment on the west in cooperation with
the eastward advance OF the japanese. |
Russian Left Retreats
st. Petersburg. Feb. p. 100 a m
1t is admitted that Gen. Kuropat-
kin's advanced left wing has been
fianked. and that it is falling back on
the main positions around Fushun. IL
miles east Of Mukden. It is believed
that the Japanese are aiming to get
behind Kuropatkin's left army and,
by making rapid marches. reach the