The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-06-22

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| gagements was 90 drive Kuropatkin's
forces back TO within Ave miles OF
Liaoyang. He was still south OF the
1 Taitxe river. however.
For two days the fortune OF the bat
tie swayed TO neither army. Kuropat-
kin had made the level plain around
Liaoyang a labyrinth OF redoubts.
barbed wire entangiements. These the
japanese were compelled TO capture by
assault. at a fearful cost or killed and
wounded.
ON the night OF September 1 oyama
did daring thing. He threw Kuroki's
army-excepting one division-across
the Taitxe river. To turn the entire Rus
cut OF the Russian retreat TO Mukden.
| Orion. one OF the commanders sent
TO hold Kuroki In check. blundered
most frightfuliy. Disregarding his or
ders TO hold n certain position until re-
inforced by Stackelberg's corps. he
tried TO attack Kuroki alone. As a re-
suit Orion was crushed. and Stackel-
berg extricated his own corps with diff
fculty. In fact. kuropatkin telegraphed
to st. Petersburg that Stackeiberg and
his army had been cut on.
In spite OF Oriofrs blunder. he held
Kuroki I'm check until Kuropatkin. had
withdrawn his guns from the plains OF
Il T.
his arsenals, and moved his entire
army across the Taitze river and had II
well on the road TO Mukden.
The Russian losses ut the battle OF
Liaoyang were enormous. kuropatkin
lost two generals. 2ss officers. and IL
500 men. Oyama's loss was 1850 Of
fcers and men killed or wounded.
Gear Orders IN Advances.
The question OF whether the next
L Awks saL ~ tsk
den or whether kuropatkin. as had
been expected. would continue his re-
treat till he reached the strong POSI-
| ton OF Tiehling was settled by the
appearance. October 2. OF n remarkable
proclamation 10 his troops. In which
people thought-and still think. In
spite OF the viceroy's subsequent de-
AlexiefY. or OF some rhetorician In the
war once at 81. Petersburg. In II the
general declared that he now for the
| first time had force enough TO defeat
the japanese and that at last. the In
| flexible viii OF the emperor that the
foe should be vsnaui:hed would be In
army. he said, was now strong enough
TO begin the forward movement: and
he appealed TO his troops to win the
victory which should maintain the dig
| nifty and rights OF Russia and relieve
the Port Arthur garrison.
The Russian advance brought on
almost Immediately the battle OF the
| Shakhe river, which continued day and
night for eleven days. IL far exceeded
the battle OF Laoyang In ferocity. In
| generalship. and In losses.
over a front OF twenty three miles
| the struggle ragged with varying for
tunes during Sunday. Monday and
Tuesday. October ell: on "Wednesday
the Japanese began their counter at
tack. and by Thursday night the Rus
sian right and center had been driven
back with enormous losses.
| Kuropatkin's forward movement had
| failed. and his general orders TO the army.
instead of bidding them to advance. now
1 commanded them Ito oner the most res
oluts resistance" This command they
manfuiiy obeyed. and the honor OF the
Russian arms was indicated by such incl
dents az the night at Lone Tree Hill on oc-
tober t. which ended In q most desperate
encounter with the bayonet and In the
| partial destruction OF Brigad.er General
| Yauaada's corps. north OF Shahopau. by a
/, division OF the enemy. who took fourteen
guns This success. though only a small
set-ofr TO the loss OF forty-nve guns which
| the Russians had left with other spoibs In
| the hands OF the japanese. raised the spir-
its OF the Russians.
| The losses OF the Russians were appal-
/ ing. Over 1900 Russian dead were buried
/ by the yictors. and u seems certain that
In these ten or eleven days OF terrible
nEhting the Russians lost quite $4,000. and
probably eoooo. In killed and wounded.
whilst the Japanese losses amounted. ac-
cording TO the official returns, 10 only Is.
| SD killed and wounded.
Near War With England.
The battle of the shakhe closed the land
i 20 hA N IN ao
went into winter quarters. The siege OF
Port Arthur. however. was prosecuted
/ with greater yigor than ever.
| In the meantime England and Russia
had been brought to the verge OF war by
| ''the North sea affair" The Russian Bal
tic feet, commanded by Vice Admiral. Ro-
jestvensky. sailed from Libau on October
IS for the far east. The officers. from the
vice admiral down TO the midshIpmen. had
been wrought up TO a state OF high nerv-
4 Gus tension by rumors OF a mysterious
feet OF japanese torpedoboats supposed "a
| be lurking In the North sea. As a result
OF their fears the Russian officers opened
Are on every vessel that came within sight
| discharsing shells at German. Danish. and
Norwegian steamers and sailing vessels
Unfortunately.
ON the night OF October 2i-27 the Baltic
feet. while passing over Doggcrs bank In
tho North sea. encountered q fleet OF Eng.
lish fishing boats. and without waiting "a
investigate began q furious cannonade
The battleships turned their searchiights
on the fishing boats and for twenty min
utes poured In a storm OF shot and shell
sinking one vessel the Crane. killing 10,
captain and mate. and wounding several
members Of Its crew. Two or three othei
fishing boats were badly damaged.
The news OF the outrage innamed ths
British nation. and England made instant
preparation for war. An explanation wa,
demanded OF Russia and the fleets put 10
motion. Premier Baifour insisted that TN,
Baltic fleet be detained at n neutral por
pending an inquiry. Russia pointed on
that this was imposslble-and the Zee
continued on Its way.
Then arose an angry roar from the Brit
ish people. and orders were given TO inter
cept the Russian fleet Mt Gibraltar. Tit
Mediterranean feet sailed from Malta q
Gibraltar. and the channel fleet OF eigh
hattleships. commanded by S.r Charles
Beresford. was drawn up. decks clearec
for action. across the pathway Of RoJest
vensky's squadron.
| After considerable delay the two power
agreed TO submit the question OF rcsponsi
bility for the North sea AFFAIR to n com
mission OF ave admirais. one TO be names