The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-02-28
JAPS SHELL
MUKDEN
MikadO's Forces in Rear of
Russian Lines.
FIERCE FIGHT AT DA PASS
Kuropatkin Admits that Two
FIanks Of His Army Have
Been Turned
FIERCE FIGHT AT DA PASS

LONDON, Feb. 2S-AccOrdlng TO n
Newchwang report the Japanese are
Smelling Mukden with eleven inch NOR
tars. The bombardment, which was
recently commenced, has caused great
damage far in the rear of the Russian
lines.
Advices from Chinese sources say
that general engagement is in prog
ress all along the line. The heaviest
fighting is reported TO be occurring on
the Japanese right, and General Kuro-
XII is said to be sweeping far north and
threatening to crumple the Russians
back on the railroad.
A special force is reported to be NOV
ing from the south and west with the
intention of cutting Off the Russians
communication by railroad with Vladi-
vostok.
a Madyadani (Manchuria) dispatch
says that after fighting of the most
desperate nature the Russians remain
In possession of the Che and Da pass.
es, against which the japanese had
been flinging themselves madly from
noon until dark The Russians, who
were greatly outnumbered, sustained
repeated attacks. some units losing as
high as 10 per cent In killed or wound
ed in hand to hand fighting with the
bayonet TO which they were reduced
after they had fired their last car
tridges. In order to hold Ia pass the
last reserves were sent to the firing
line.
The Japanese turning operation In
the region of Cauto 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
Mango and VanupudZi, but were re-
pulsed.
The present operations began when
the Japanese made a night attack on
Haba pass, seven miles south of Tsin-
khetchen.
They attacked Vanz pass, seven
miles southeast of the Tsinkhetchen
positions, which are far In advance OF
the general front of the army. The
Russians made a counter attack and
temporarily gained ground. but in the
face of superior numbers were, fanked
and retired on the fortified line of Tsin-
| khetchen.
A dispatch from General Kuropatkin
ut Mukden says:
THE enemy is continuing the often
| sive against the front of our Tsink-
hetchen detachment and has turned
both its TANKS.
The Japanese have also advanced
against Kantie pass, turning our left
| flank but all his attacks an Tangu and
Beydaling have been repulsed. His Of
fensive movement against Bomapudz
has also been repulsed. At some posi-
tons our ritiemen forced the Japanese
outposts to retire Colonel Gorsky was
severely wounded"
A Hardin report says that the Jap.
anese have crossed the Shakhe river
driving in the pickets of the Russian
vanguard. Russian supports then came
up and stopped the japanese advance.
On the Russian right flank all is
quiet, but movements of the Japanese
indicate an intention of attacking the
Russian center, at least in the way Of
| a demonstration.
| The soldiers of the Tsinkhetchen di,
vision are in good spirits in spite of
the heavy losses they have sustained
and the necessity which compelled
them to retreat They are encouraged
by the execution they wrought upon
the Japanese, whose bodies were piled
in heaps outside the redoubts at Beres-
neff hill and the trenches at Tsinkhet-
chen.
| 1t is SCIENTIFICALLY announced at st.
Petersburg that in view OF the appear
ance Of Japanese troops in the rear Of
the Russian army west of the railway
Russia will address a circular to the
powers protesting against Japan's per