New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-06

,oss,ion st Tita which Is fifteen miles sontl,,
east Of F'u-Shun and Man-Chun-Tuh' Hh'e'"
miles south of Fu-Shun - chaI,he dt-
The engagement continues IN the ShaFiie :. :
rection The night of March ) the enemy i niaus
four determined attacks against Gu our TIM All
at Hou-Sun-Tu po-TZu ana Ian
were entirely repulsed -, .,o arenv's
In the district east Of the railway the ei'eiN' =
frequent small attacks were al repue os'I force
IN the district west OF the railway oul 10
q. continuing fierce attacks and has occuPIeu
the districts of wu-Chen-Ytng' hve P Pi,les +hree
o9 ehakhe village and Lai-Shon-Fao; mr. mr.
miles northwest of wu-Chen-flng ana ona-i
Pao the terminus Of the new railway coi'''' W.
ed by the Russians ~. r,i,.a. &c dis
ro69i..~ tine enemy northeast OF Slao-fe-ho
which is between the Hun and Lao fiNe I az.
has advanced north. This force carried tle e e
nas 60 iasaoce line between Chang-Tan and Su-
Fang-Tai, and pursued the enemy hsrceIy' -
line now is between Wo-Chla.ho' nL'ee 4t,.ne1
southwest of Moukden, and Tai-1se, thr @
miles west of Moukden and Lamu-ho TOUR
miles north Of Tai-Tse. ,
During a. previous engagement the enemy
casualties were heavy The spols we captured
were great No time to investigate we CAPT
ured large quantities OF PROVISIONS az arot ar
Chsng-Pao and captured clothing depot a'
Ts-Han-Tai
Estimates OF General Kuropatkin's force be-
tween shakhe and Tie Pass. prepared here give
a total Of slightly more than 100000, composed
of $4,000 infantry. $4,000 cavalry and 5000
artillery. with 1904 guns. This estimate does
not Include troops at v1adivostok and other gar
risons railway guards and other employees. The
grand total east Of Lake Baikai is estimated at
100000 men.
ST Petersburg, March 5-The advanced guard
OF the japanese left army was within five ana
one-haIf miles of Moukden station yesterday,
according to a telegram from General Kuropat-
her
captured suchudzia and Lanschanpa the same
day, while their attacks on Putiloff Oone Tree
Hill and thirteen fierce assaults on Kandolesan
were repused The commander in chiefs dis
patch, which is dated March 4. is as follows:
Friday night was quiet the western flank.
On Friday a detachment of forces on the
Moukden and Hsin-Min-Tun road met ana
fought body of the enemy advancing from the
westward. Gun firing has been audible since
morning in the direction of Suchudzia.
All is quiet the centre, excepting in the
Shakhe zone which the Japanese attacked on
Friday evening, creeping up 10 the wire en-
tanglements Of our Notifications and hurhhg
hand grenades The attackers. however. were
soon repulsed, without succeeding in damaging
the entanglements.
The japanese guard during Friday evening
continued its attacks On Kandolesan, and the
tenth attack repulsed o'clock this
morning Japanese corpses are piled high
against our earthworks.
The enemy's attack against the Gaotu Pass
position suspended toward Friday evening,
but renewal of ii is expected.
The Japanese operations left flank
were also suspended Friday evening. and il
was noticed that the japanese troops opposite
Kudiadzu falling back
Major General Schatoff and Colonel Gurko
were among Fridays wounded.
To-day Saturday the advance guard of the
enemy. which is envelOping right flank. was
noticed between the Moukden and Hsin- Min
Trn road and the Hun River. five and a half
miles from MoUkden Station.
japanese CAPTURED SUChudZia.
have not advanced further
They also captured Lanscanpa after hard
fighting.
The Japanese advance Shahhe Station be-
gan at five o'clock this morning. but has been
suspended. The enemy has been driven back by
volley firing by advance guards.
Two Japanese attacks Putioff Hill at II
D. m. Friday night, and one o'clock this
morning, were repulsed.
In a later dispatch Of the same date General
Ruropatk says:
The enemy renewed the attack the Kan
DIOCESAN positions, but beaten back at eight
o'clock this morning with great loss Altogether
The Japanese delivered thirteen charges. The
attacks have since been suspended.
Two attacks on the Kutilini position at two
o'clock this morning We're repulsed.
The night and day comparatively quiet
on our extreme left. Our detachment at Ku-
CHA Tzu, bout twenty-five miles east OF Lao
Yang, advanced somewhat during the night.