The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-03-06

Kuroki Directing . Vigorous Attack
With Heavy Artillery.
TERRIFIC FIGHTING.
One Statement Is the Russians Are
Holding Their Own, bet It IL
Also Said Their Right Is
Bent backward.

Mukden. March e.--Reports from
Japanese sources claim that the Rus
sian right aank, southwest TO south OF
Mugden and contiguous to the railway,
has been completely turned by the
japanese forces under the immediate
command of General Oku. 10 the
eastward General Kurokl IL directing a
vigorous attack with heavy artillery
fire against strongly fortified Russian
positions. General Kuropatkin is said
TO he concentrating a strong force In
front Of General Kuroki and Nogi IL
stu remains probable that General
kuropatkin viii find It difficult to re-
tire 70 Tie Pass, which appears to be a
necessary move. ST. Petersburg his
word that affairs iatterly have taken on
turn for the better for Russian arms,
but they were mostly old. referring 70
tie fighting oo the left tank. Id aezi-
efai IaneYifchs losses.
There is little news % General Kuro-
patkin's operations on the extreme east
II TIE line The Russians are holding
their ground and even advancing. but
II is said that a japanese cavalry a.
vision wiyh twelve quick FIRE guns Is
swesp ping far 10 the east ward on q rapid
turning movemsRt
The carnage at the centre and on
I 10th tanks has been enormous Th=
ia parese at many places simply threw
away their lives, beating against the
Russians powerful Notifications ln at
! taeks IN the center apparently were in
[ tended chiefly as demonstration TO
cover th.a driving home Of General
Nogf's blow IL is believed ROW that
tire operation 10 the eastward was In
Part In the nature ~ "a felnt with the
Design 10 draw achievements thlthar.
10 this was the design lt was successful.
General Ruropatk3n having sent the
first corps &c the assistance Of General
Lin@Ygteh
Aa result 81 the weeks operations
she Russian right Is bent sharply back
- ard instead ~ parslltlging the Shake
river. and how runs northwest aua
sougs asst passing eight miles from
/ M.ak8sn, ctering and cyosslnR the
Smnlntin road.
/ According 10 prisoners TIE japanese
force on the Lao rivet includes the
T FIRST Seventh aud Ninth divisions.
Z nom G4NEt AfAfAFs &sABt OF AB@ tAffAft2
I force IS probably made up e reserves,
4 rs alah eane from Yinkow by rail on
seveu trains. The Port Arthur veterans
advanced 10 tsa attack shouting IN
I Eusstan.
Z "Out 81 che way for TX we are from
/ Port Arthur They offered their lives
/ wsth the Same fauatical bravery and
were as mistaken BY heavy losses az
Z az tha Siege u Port Arthur
I The Russian losses ora both tanks
4 are conceded te be- ennrFr nus, but u liz
4 chained that defenders ~ ;ae center
/ suffered comparatively ltt.# ~ The
I Jaranese tomhaFGmcnt
I Tbs sttas Is by General %vsi'~ sold
i iers were marvellous, ln View q the
I forced marches which they made for
I slx days. recalling the records 81
/ sStaneaan Iackseus cavalry. They en-
/ tered the bat,1e with the greatest dash
/ ard fought day after Cay with vigor.
/ tut many of them who We're taken
4 prisoners a TO the ground ex-
4 rsusted and hardly able 20 speak They
\ tsad fsot eaten fer two days. which ac-
I counts Ia part for their utter fatigue.