The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-08
ST. PETERSBURG ADMITS BIG
JAPANESE GAINS YESTERDAY
Heavy l3-Inch Siege Guns Fall Into Their
Hands--Russian Capital Gives Up All
Hope of Victory and Has For
gotten Meaning OF Word
rosecution OF the war.

Epd prosecution OF the war.
Needs Disaster to Bring Peace.
Overwhelming disaster, it is believ.
ed, will surely bring Russia 10 terms,
but anything less might not break
the stubborn resolution of the Russian
government. In its hearing on the
interior solution the result of the bat
lie is regarded as equally important.
No exact figures are hazarded as to
the losses, although il Is evident that
rneyIT exceeu thUsc mt I7iao Yaas. orr
both sides According to all accounts
the Japanese, who had to attack, we're
the heaviest losers everywhere except
in the west.
ATukden, March 7, Ais p. NJ
Fighting of the iiercest nature which
is likely to decide the fate of the bat
tie which has been in progress for
ten days began at dawn today and has
continued uninterruptedly up to the
present time on a front fourteen miles
long west of the railroad and on line
with Shakhe river. The Japanese al.
20 have made a desperate attack on
Bentsiaputze, and reports are arriving
here that fighting was renewed this
morning on the extreme left of the
Russian army. Both sides are fight
ing with desperation westward,
Though the troops are well nigh ex-
hausted. The issue of the battle may
depend largely on the relative physi
cal condition of the rank and file. If
the Russians should be able TO crush
he nanking force, victory may be re-
garded as won. Losses in the ten
days of battle on both sides are al
ready far greater than in the battle
Of Lao Yang, and are likely to in
crease as the days pass before the is
sue is fully decided.
Russian Generals Daring.
beginning at 2 a. m. the Japanese
made a succession Of desperate at
tacks on Tserpitsky's division on the
west front south of Mukden, repeating
he assault at intervals of two hours
With constant reinforcements About
10000 Japanese with 200 pieces Of ar
illery participated. All attacks were
epulsed, there being enormous losses
N both sides. One extremely import
mt position changed hands several
ines. finally Tsefpitsky on horse
,ack, placing himself at the head of
lis troops, led his regiments to a
successful attack. After it was over
he victorious soldiers crowded
around TserpitslSy shouting his
raises and even kissing his hands
and feet. The Russians captured sew
sral quick firing guns and many Jap
anese prisoners including officers
1t is reported that Major General
Gerngross of the East Siberian rifles.
toward evening had taken aud held
Tetchekiao. Here and northward the
Russians were many times attacked
by columns and battalions storming
positions with bayonet and without
firing a shot All last night and to-
day Japanese prisoners have been ar
irving in Mukden from the west front.
A majority OF them are wounded. Mon
day night the Japanese attacked Yen
heitan. Alanru and Ertktaitzu and al
so made four furious attacks on the
village of Tuhuantun early this morn
ing. On the fourth attack the Japan
ese we're temporarily successful in
driving out the Russians The Russi
an troops. however. fell upon the Jap
anese like a hurricane and drove them
out at the point of bayonet. At Er
dagou. on the center. a regiment oI
chasseurs made night attack but tbs
Russians were caught by the Japan
ese flank and many killed, fifty being
captured.
Japs Lest Heavily.
At Bentsiaputz the Japanese storm
ed as far as wire entanglements, bu