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THE MORNING NEWS. .
Established 1850. .- - Incorporated 188* t ATriAlY}!''!*
J. H. ESTILL. President. * >■ ' -llrShK 17.813.
Who May Succeed Field Marshal Oyama, Who
Has Gained Such a Striking Victory
Over Russians.
IN CONFUSION
RUSSIANS FLEE
OYAMA CARRIES OFF HONORS.
THE CZAR’S JIES ARE ROUTED AT
ALMOST EVERY TURN.
W'H'Lv Little Jap* Steadily Driving
top Enemy Baek-Oyaina Gives De
toils of liloody Fighting;, Attended
■•* Fearful Loss of Life— Morning;
Doilies of Denil Russians on Kieltf
ot Hattie—Guns and Ammunition
Taken.
There is still an utter lack of
official news ire the Russian capital
from (he scene of operations in
Manchuria, and tlie feeling of de-
and gloom which has pre
v.dleu there is still manifest.
it, however, has been somewhat
lessened by a hint that favorable
news had been received from the
eastern division of the Russian
army. In view of the sensational
■haracter of this news, however,
the people wore advised to await
official confirmation before accept
ing it fully. All the later reports
of the fighting bear out the earlier
statements regarding the terribly
heavy losses incurred in the six
i days during which the battle has
raged.
Tnkio, Oct. 15, R p. m.—Lengthy re
ports front the field received to-day
and published this evening are as fol
lows:'
"flight army, of the enemy
khich opposed (he right flank of the
right, army holding the vicinities of
rumentsu (Tutnfn) and Ta passes en-
I 1 god our detachment, which was. sent
to Rensihu. but was unable to keep
*is ground on Oct. 14, and showed
ligns of retreat.
"The commander of the army then
dered the Rensihu detachment to
Holly pursue the enemy toward the
List and north. This detachment im
mod iateiy formed itself into two de
tachments and pursued the enemy to
ward Plnlattzu and the Haiata
IHakhe?) river driving the enemy be
fore them.
Russian* (rf Fortifying.
"The enemy who had retreated, stop
p'd at Pienihungpo and is fortifying
that place.
"The right column of the army which
Hui been engaging the enemy near
mkosientin (Chaehsin pass) observing
'•hai the enemy showed signs of retreat,
Immediately gave chase toward Tai
ihinkti, while (lie center and left col
imtis co-operating attacked the forces
if the enemy which were occupying
Positions near' Slku mountain and de
f' ltod them. These columns inime
luit. iy advanced to a line on the Sha
•fcakhe?) river.
Fled in t'nnfuslon.
"The enemy opposing the left column
about one division strong and fled
* confusion toward Fenpips. His ar
til!ry is still holding a position near
* 1 Pass, and Is bombarding us.
4 body of our eupports which had
I ''"ti driving a small force of the en
'" V befor* It since the morning of
1 ■ 14, took possession of Walla moun
tain.
"observing that the enemy, from the
n "vement of his wagon column, was
Commencing a retreat, this body of our
•upports Immediately pursued hint,
* Mitg a portion of Its detachment to
p P'sshutsliiu (Chlngtultsu?).
"lendlly Driving Enemy Rack.
1 enter Army-After attacking and
Hi’lodging the forces of the .enemy
"lilch were holding fhangllntsu. Put
' 'ova, Tungehsfcn and the vicinity of
H '-'e places, the center army has been
Sr,v lng them north of the Sha (Sakbe?)
'*T since the morning of Oct. 14, and
'* reached and now holds a line on
H** river.
'the Left Army—The main strength
GENERAL NODZU,
RUSSIANS CANT RALLY;
MANY DEAD ON FIELD.
Tokio. Oct. 15, 8 p. in.—As a re
sult of the bloody battle of Oct. 14,
I lie Russians left 2,000 dead on the
field which they lost.
Field Marshal Oyama estimates
the Russian losses at over 30,000.
The filming- continued all along
Hie entire line to-day and the end
is not near.
It soeins to he impossible for the
Russians lo rally, and they will
probably he pressed back across
the Hun river.
of the right column of this army was
directed against Huangchiatien. It
drove the enemy northward, and at 1
o’clock on the afternoon of Oct. 14, It
mastered the bights in lhaL vicinity.
‘‘The center column, after defeating
the enemy posted on the eminences
south of Shohopu, seized the positions
which he had been holding.
Russians SUIT Being Chased.
‘‘A portion of the center column
which was directed against Linchen
pao, co-operating with a portion of the
left column, fought a fierce battle, and
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon stormed
and captured Linchenpao. Our forces
are now’ chasing the enemy.
“The Russian force holding Linch
enpao consisted of over a regiment of
infantry, with two batteries of artil
lery, and this force is now retreating
toward Sugantai, where the Russians
are halting. A portion of the center
column is pursuing the dnemy toward
Yuboyun.
“The forces of the enemy opposing
the left wing of the left army at
Changliangpo and neighborhood,
where the left column was engaging
them, gradually obtained reinforce
ments and at 3 o'clock in the afternoon
made a counter attack, but they were
successfully repulsed by our left col
umn. The strength of the enemy op
posing the left column was fully four
regiments of infantry with ten bat
teries of artillery.”
Complete .Inpanesc Victory.
The report from field headquarters
goes on to say:
"From Oct. 10 to Oct. 14 the result
of the continuous fighting has been
favorable in every direction, while the
enemy’s strength was greater than
ours everywhere.
“Not only was (he enemy defeated,
but he was vigorously pursued by us.
our forces pressing him against the
left bank of the Hun river and in
flicting upon him heavy loss.
“The guns captured number over
thirty and the prisoners taken number
several hundred.
“Thus the object of the enemy has
been completely frustrated, and his of
fensive movement has ended in final
failure.
"The corpses left by the enemy at
different places are too numerous to bo
easily counted.
“The enemy’a losses cannot op easily
ascertained, owing to the continuance
of the fighting, but they must exceel
30,000. . „
Hurtling Dead Russian*.
“The trophies, beside the guns. In
clude an enormous quantity of ammu
nition. wagons and rifles. These are
still uncounted.
“The Russian corpses left on the neid
between Oct. 10 and Oct. 13 and burn
ed by us exceeded 2,000 In number. The
bodies left after the fighting of Oct. 14
are very numerous.
"Our casualties Oct. 11 and 12 were
13 officers killed. 4(1 wounded and 1,230
men killed and wounded.
“The enemv defeated by the Plen
chuang garrison Oct. 10 appears to have
halted lit Plntlenshnn.
"According to prisoners captured, the
Russian force formerly stationed at
Lutahotzu lost sixty killed and wound
ed The Japanese loss was three offi
cers and a few men wounded."
GEN. OKU CONTINUES
TAKING RUSSIAN GUNS.
Toklo, Oct. 15. noon. —Heavy fighting
continued yesterday. The reports from
the field last night Indicate that all
three Japanese armies made distinct
Kl Oen. Oku captured ten guns, making
Ills record for the battle *O. The fight
ing In the vicinity of Rensihu con
tinues. The report does not mention
the situation affecting the Isolated
Rueelan columa
FILIPINOS CRY
FOR THEIR^RIGHTS
SHOULD HAVE FULL FREEDOM*
SAYS JlDiiE PARKER IN SECOND
SPEEC H OF CAMPAIGN.
This Country Relieved, Spain or
Thorn in Her Flesh When Philip
pines Were Taken—Millions ot
Hollars and Thousands of Fives
Have Paid Penalty of Folly—Re
publicans Want Perpetual Bond-
Ke for the Filipinos.
Esopus, N. Y., Oct. 15.—Judge Par
ker to-day addressed two visiting del
egations on the political issue, making
his second speech of the campaign
since accepting the Democratic nomi
nation for the presidency. The delega
tion numbered about 120 men, a score
representing the Parker Independent
Club and the others, the Avon Beach
Regular Democratic Club of, Long Is
land.
The delegations arrived at 3:15 o’clock
on a regular train, over the West
Shore Railroad, from New York, and
forming a procession marched to Rose
mount. When Judge Parker stepped
from the house he was greeted with
handclapping. Col. Charles R. Cod
man of Boston, Mass., and Prof. Hen
ry W. Hardon of New York, made ex
tended speeches. Both speakers con
fined their remarks to the Philippine
Island question.
Independence for Filipinos.
Judge Parker said in part:
“X have before said that we may
not disregard the responsibility im
posed by possession of the Philippines
and that ‘responsibility will be best
subserved by preparing the islanders
as rapidly, as possible for self-govern
ment and giving to them the assur
ance that it will come as soon as they
are reasonably prepared for it.’
“This means independence for the
Filipinos in the full sense of the word.
When prepared, they may govern
themselves as the Cubans do, unas
sisted, unless asking help, undirected,
unless asking advice, untrammeled by
our politics, unencumbered by our pol
iticians and uncontrolled by us.
For Benefit of Natives.
“Secretary Taft has said: ‘A prorp-
Ise to give ultimate independence will
be construed by the more violent ele
ment, disposed to agitation, to be a
promise to grant independence in the
near future arid during the present
generation.
“The success of the experiment wc
are making In the Philippines depends
on having the Filipinos understand
that we are there for their benefit,
but that we expect to stay there in
definitely in working out the good we
JUDGE ALTON B. PARKER.
propose to do them.’ Here we have
the issue clearly defined. The Re
publican party stands for the subju
gation of defenseless foreign people.
Democracy stands for freedom.
lielleveil Spain uf Timm.
"We relieved Spain of thla thorn In
her flesh, the Philippines, to plunge It
into our own. We paid, and are pay
ing, enormously for the prevllege of
performing the operation. Spain had
been trying to conquer the Island since
the early decades of the sixteenth cen
tury. She had never quite succeeded.
This Is not surprising.
"Everv true American would de
spise a man who would not fight to
the last gasp for the land of his fire
side and the birthplace of his babes.
When the battleships of our great re
public destroyed the Spanish war ves
sels the Filipinos hoped the freedom
for which they had struggled so long
was finally approaching Our history
seemed to guarantee that our ambi
tion would be to see them free, happy
and prosperous.
••Our Lore of Liberty.”
“We perpetually point with pride to
our love ot liberty. The Republican
platform asserts that, fifty years ago,
the Republican party came Into ex
istence dedicated among other pur-
Continued on Sixth Pag*.
SAVANNAH. GA.. SUNDAY. OCTOBER 16. 1904.
CONNECTICUT’S GOVERNOR
NARROWLY ESCAPES.
Special* From St. Fonts Bninp To
ne I lier and Soldier* Hurt.
Nashville. Tenn., Oct. 15.—Gov.
Chamberlain of Connecticut and itarty
narrowly escaped a serious wreck just
after leaving St. Louis in their special
trains to-day.
As the trains were pulling out of the
Union Station the first special was
stopped by a block signal and the sec
ond crashed into it.
The second train was moving at a
low rate of speed, or the result might
have been serious. About a dozen
members of the Governor's Foot Guards
were bruised more or less, but none
was injured seriously. The Governor
was in the third section, and was con
sequently not in the wreck.
GOVERNOR RECEIVED
WITH OPEN ARMS.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 15.—Gov.
Chamberlain of Connecticut, accom
panied by his staff and a party of dis
tinguished citizens of Connecticut and
of the first and second companies of
the Governor's Foot Guard from Hart
ford and New’ Haven respectively, ar
rived in Chattanooga to-day in three
special trains to attend the dedica
tion ceremonies of the Connecticut
state monument at Orchard Knob, in
the Chattanoog‘a-Chickamauga Na
tional Military Park. The dedication
will lake place at 3 o'clock to-morrow
afternoon. The ceremonies were to
have taken place to-day, but the party
w'as delayed by a railroad wreck. A
public reception was tendered the Gov
ernor and his pfarty here to-night, sev
eral hundred persons attending.
AM ERI CAN TORPEDOBOATS
FOR THE FAR EAST.
Submarine Craft heave* Newport
News Ready to Do Service,
Newport News, Va., Oct. 15. —Two
of the Lake submarine torpedo boats,
built at the shipyard here and believ
ed to be destined for the Japanese or
Russian navy, were hoisted on board
the barge Kennebec to-day.
According to the foreman in charge
of 200 men engaged in leading the craft,
the Kennebec will sail for Boston be
fore daylight.
It is slated on apparently good au
thority late to-night that the Kenne-
Bec will be met up the coast by a
steamship now lying far out at sea,
and the big floating derrick, the Ox,
from New York.
The Ox will lift the submarines from
the deck of the Kennebec and trans
fer them to the Waiting steamer, which
will proceed with the torpedo boats
early in the morning to their destina
tion.
NORTH CAROLINA JURY
CONDEMNS TWO BLACKS.
Raleigh. N. C.. Oct. 15.—Nell Sell
ers and Dave Brown, two negroes,
charged with the outrage and murder
of Mrs. George Packer, a respectable
white woman near Clarkton In Bladen
county, on Sept. 2, were to-day con
victed of the crime In Bladen Superior
Court, and sentenced to be hanged on
Nov. 16. The Jury were out two hours.
In pronouncing Judgment, Judge Ward
congratulated the people of Bladen
county on their deference for the law.
mayorfinedTor
SUNDAY LIQUOR SELLING.
Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 15.- Mayor Ike
Acheson of Binghamton has been con
victed of setting liquor on Sunday and
given a sentence of thirty days In the
work house and a fine of SSO. The case
ivas heard by a Jury and an appeal
has barn taken.
QUARANTINE WITHDRAWN.
New Orleans, Oct. 13.—Gov. Blanch
ard to-day issued the usual order
withdrawing the quarantine restrta
'Uona of the state against yellow fever
and other epidemic-infested districts.
NEW YORK SAFE,
SAYS GOVERNOR
TERRELL IS HOME AGAIN.
TALK WITH TAGGART AND OTHER
LEADERS AT HEADQUARTERS.
Governor Say* Herrick Will Cer
tainly Carry Empire Stnte and
Parker AA’lll be Yletorlou*. Ton—
TiiKgnrt Slot Convinced Ahont the
AVet—LnnnehtOK of Rnttle*hlp
Georgia, When Tliou*nnd* Cheered
“Dixie”—Money for iieoritia Sol
dier*.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 15.—Governor
and Mrs. Terrell and party re
turned to-day from Bath, Me., where
they went to witness the launching of
the battleship Georgia, which the Gov
ernor pronounce the finest and most
majestic sight he has ever witnessed.
The entire crowd of 20,000 threw their
hats in the air and cheered at the
sound of "Dixie,” from the band when
the Georgia slid oft the ways, Gov.
Terrell says.
The Governor is very much gratified
over the outlook for Democratic suc
cess in the national election. He vis-,
fted Democratic headquarters in New
York and talked with Chairman Tag
gart and other leaders.
“There is no doubt.” the Governor
said, "that Herrick will carry New
York, aiqi that means that Parker will
get the Empire State also. Chairman
Taggart says the West will be all
right, and the situation looks brighter
and better for Democratic success than
at any time in the past.”
The Governor thinks after an inter
view with tlie War Department offi
cials in Washington, that he will get
the balance of the money due Georgia
soldiers in the Spanlsh-Amerlcan War
before the close of the present year.
CHICKENS FOR CORPSES
COSTS THREE YEARS.
j
Undertaker Who Defrandrd Tennes
see i'ounty Must Do Time.
Knoxville, Tenn., Oct. 15.—\V. C.
McCoy is in jail to-night preparatory
to serving three years in the state
penitentiary for having obtained fraud
ulently from the county through fake
pfauper burials.
McCoy was county undertaker and
when suspicion arose that some crook
ed work was going on. over 300 graves
In the county cemetery were opened.
In nearly all of them pieces of wood.
dPad chickens, brickbats and other
things were found.
Influential relatives of the undertak
er quickly reimbursed the county, and
a resolution was passed asking the
judge and attorney general of the
Criminal Court not to prosecute him.
The grand jury, however, Indicted him
and upon trial he was sentenced to
three years In prison. The Supreme
Court confirmed the decision of the
lower court to-day and McCoy was im
mediately taken into custody. He was
prominently connected here and well
known throughout the state.
FIFTEEN BADLY HURT
IN RAILWAY COLLISION.
♦ ———~
Freight and I’assenger Trains Ran
Together Near Portland.
Pueblo, Pol., Oct. 15. —Fifteen per
sons were Injured, two of them per
haps fatally, in a collision to-day, be
tween the eastbound (Yilifornla limit
ed passenger train. No. 6, and a west
bound freight train, on the Denver and
Rio Grande Railroad, a mile and a
half west of Portland.
The accident was due to the failure
of the freight train, which was late,
lo take the siding at Portland, and
allow the passenger iraln, which was
running on schedule time, and had the
right of way, to pass.
Roth locomotives were wrecked ‘and
the baggage and express cars were
telescoped and piled in a heap. The
forward end of the day coach was
smashed atul five freight cars loaded
with merchandise were demolished.
FIVE MEN WITH GIRDERS
FALL FORTY FEET.
Three of Them Die Inslnnlly Under
Tons of Iron,
Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 15.—A special
to the Gazette from Cotter says:
While in the act of placing girders,
weighing above nine tons, on the
Crooked Creek bridge, under course of
construction twenty miles west ot this
place, to-day, the scaffolding gave way
and live men and the girders were
precipitated in a heap to the ground,
forty feet below. Three of the men
were instantly killed and the other
two severely Injured. The dead:
.1. W. Chitwood, Kstlll Springs, Tenn.
Frank Gibbons. St. Louis.
A. Reese. Cotter.
The injured:
W. P. McKelly.
J. W. Brennen.
FIRE WILL CAUSE
DEATH OF CHILD.
Explosion of Coal (HI Hnilly Hnrnetl
Angustn Hoy.
Augusta, Oct. 16.-Eddie Grimier,
aged 3 years, was fatally burned to
night while playing on the floor near
an open grate. He was alone at the
time and attention was called te his
condition by a dull explosion.
When the parents rushed Into the
room the little fellow was wrapped in
flames, and the fire department had to
be summoned to extinguish the blaze
which had spread to a pile of quilts,
on which the child had been playing.
When the fire had been put out It
was found that a can of kerosene had
caused the explosion. It Is believed
that the child had placed the Illum
inating fluid on the glowing coals In
the grate to see It bum, and had been
swallowed up In the resultant explo
sion. He was removed to the hospital,
and at midnight was still alive.
GENERAL KUROPATKIN ,
Who Has in Vain Tried to Match His Wits With
Those of Japanese Officers.
FIGHTING DOGGEDLY
TO SPARE_UTTER ROUT.
Tokio, Oct. 15, 8 p. m.—Gen.
Kuropntkln’s southern advance
lins been beaten back and Ills army
is in retreat.
He Is however, fighting dogged
ly, so as to spare tlie Russian army
from an utter rout.
Field Mar-lial Oyama'* trium
phant troops have driven tlie Rus
sians north to a line along the Klin
(Snkho) river.
They arc vigorously pressing tlie
pursuit and probably will Inflict
further severe damage on liuro
palkin's forces.
PUMPING LEAD INTO
RUSSIAN EXTREME RIGHT.
That is How .laps Regan Victorian*
Work oo Tuesday.
At the Russian Front, Thursday, Oct.
13, by way of Mukden, Oct. 15. -The
Japanese offensive began Tuesday
along the whole line.
The heaviest work was on the Rus
sian extreme right where the lighting
for the possession of Hua pass and
Tumln pass did not cease until mid
night. The Russians succeeded in
capturing the latter, though at fearful
cost.
The position at. Poiiasautal, still
further toward the Taitse river, held
by tlie Tomsk regiment, was furiously
assaulted and the regiment lost heav
ily. The Tamboff regiment extricated
itself from a seemingly hopeless posi
tion and succeeded In effecting its re
tirement. The Russians stuck to
most of their positions heriocally Tues
day, except at the fichill river.
On tho morning of Wednesday the
Japanese renewed their attack, prepar
ing the way for their Infantry with an
artillery bombardment. At noon the
Russian right began falling back to
the attack on the Russian center and
left weakened perceptibly.
The artillery tire slackened In the
evening, but the rifle tire continued
with little intermission throughout the
night. The Japanese to-day (Thurs
day, Oct. 13) renewed their attacks
and the battle proceeded with varying
success, but on the whole, favorable to
the Japanese, as the Russiaais con
tinued to give ground.
The Russian wounded are being sent
north to Harbin.
BRILLIANCY OF JAPS, *
FROM MOUTHS OF RUSSIANS.
PERSONAL.
Fighting Hr low Multilm Unprece
dented (or Slnltliornne** and
Tenacity.
Mukden, Oct. 15.—A Russian corre
spondent of the Associated Press, In
his story of the lighting below Muk
den, savs:
“The struggle was resumed to-day
at daybreak with every promise of an
other day of stubborn combat. It Is
now the sixth day of a fight unprece
dented Iti history for the stubbornness
and tenacity shown by both sides.
"The lighting Friday morning was
resumed at 6 o’clock. We again ad
vanced from Hhakhe, capturing the
advanced positions held by the Japa
nese by brilliant attacks by the Kpi
fanievsky and Yukhnovsky regiments.
We reached I heir second line positions,
but here a fierce artillery fire com
pelled our troops to halt, and a desper
ate artillery duel was commenced.
Shrapnel of Jap* Tells.
“Twelve Japanese guns were silenced,
every gunner being killed, and their
Infantry support and being driven
back. The guns stood In plain view,
but It was Impossible for us to take
them. Two battalions which were or
dered to secure the Japanese guns ad
vanced in the face of a terrible can
nonade and rifle lire from the Japa
nese rear positions.
"It was, however, an impossible task,
the shrapnel of tha enemy decimated
the advancing ranks, whole companies
withered under the terrific fire and our
men were compelled to abandon the
attempt.
"Later In the day a similar fate be
fel three of our batteries. They had
advanced behind our infantry to pave
the way for an attack on the Japanese
position, but the Infantry waa forced
back, the artillerymen were almost all
killed and the guns remained alone.
The Japeaase mage repeated desperate
advances In the hope of securing the
S CENTS A COPY
DA II A’ A YEAR.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-AVERis.II A YEAR
WITHERING FIRE
THINS THE RANKS
LIKE A SLAUGHTER HOUSE
IS WAY I.ONE RUSSIAN OFFICER
DES 4 RIIIF.S THE FIGHT.
WHIi Face Streaming With llinnil.
He l.linpn in Farina* General anil
Report* Hl* Entire Company Dead.
In Vain K iiropntktn Order* Hl*
Men Into Hall of Death—Fiereeat
Artillery Fight of War.
Mukden, Oct. 15.—One of the most
bloodiest episodes of the desperate
fighting between the Shakhe river and
Yontai during the last three days oc
curred at the vlllsge of Kndotlula west
of the railroad and on the neighbor
ing flights, east of the railroad.
The Japanese had been driven out
of these positions with terrible losses,
hut (lot. 13 they concentrated such a
murderous artillery lire on the village
that It became necessary for the Rus
sians to withdraw, the railroad, how
ever, being held.
The same evening the Russian com
mander gave Imperative orders to re
occupy Kndotlula. The Zarslsk regi
ment. without firing a single shot,
marched tinder cover of the darkness
and bayonetted several battallona of
the Japanese, many of whom died as
they slept.
Hl<l in Cklnene Car**.
A few Japanese escaped anti sought
shelter in stacks of Chinese corn, but
the Russians, carried away by the fren
zy of revenge, rushed upon the sur
vivors and literally tore up their bod
ies with bayonets. The Russians then
rolled themselves in the Japanese
blankets. The next morning the Jap
anese again shelled out the regiment,
while their artillery came on at a run
and secured a position east of the rail
road.
Again Gen. Kuropatkin ordered the
Russians to retake the positions, but
tho efforts of his troops were in vain.
The Russians could not reach the Jap
anese, ho wdtherlng was the Japanese
fire, and only a few returned where
companies had charged. Companies In
some Instances were commanded by
sergeants after all the officers had
fallen. One officer, his face streaming
with blood, limped up to a general,
who was furious.
Rmcmlilnl a Slaughter Hon*e.
“Where Is your company?” asked the'
general.
"This is all that Is left of It,” re
plied the officer. “It was like a sfiugh
ter house."
The artillery fight ’Wednesday was
the fiercest of the war. The Japan
ese handled their guns superbly and
ehose splendid positions. Their guns
seemed to have every range measur
ed. They would concentrate the fire
of '/00 guns first on one place and then
on nnother. Some of the Russi'ati regi
ments were literally shot to pieces.
The bombardment reached a climax at
5 o’clock in the afternoon, when the
Japanese tried to envelop and break
through the Russian left wing.
Run*, but each time were driven off,
and towards nightfall we removed th
guns safely.
Ilentli Secondary Consideration.
“Our artillery action was beyond
praise. Throughout the day the serv
ice of the guns and the accuracy of
tfte Are was splendid. An entire bat
talion of Japanese was mowed down
while attempting to advance. the
troops fighting brilliantly and blood
literally flowing In streams. Kvery
where death seems to be a secondary
consideration.
"Toward evening the Aghting at
Sli&kho abated, and we and the Japa
nese retained our respective positions.
“Kxcellent news was received from
the eastern division Friday night, but
It Is so sensational that It seems un
advlsablf to believe It until l\
have been officially confirmed. We
can only counsel patience. Any hour
may decide the fate of the battle.”
RNOHHOtII RUSSIAN I.OS6ICA.
ToMo, Oct. 16. a. m.—The latest
advices are that the Ruse! an* left ♦.-
600 dead In front of Oen. Kurokl'e
army alone. The Rueeian lossea there
are estimated at 20,000 urea.