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IN NIGHT ATTACK
JAPS ARE ROUTED
ENEMY READY WITH BAYONET.
thrilling story or Japanese
DEFEAT FROM RUSSIANS.
Mukden Paints Graphic Picture of
Turning of Tables Upon the Japs.
Enormous Camp Fires Started ns
False Bivonaes— In Cold Wind and
Daring Drilling Rain Tuesday
Night Russians Lay In Wait—A
Mile of Slaughter.
With the country enveloped in
thick fog and the roads in wretch
ed condition, activity is for the time
being impossible for either the Jap
anese, or the Russian army south of
Mukden.
There have been several brisk
skirmishes and some surprises of
a minor character, but the lifting
of the fog must precede any nota
ble conflict of the hostile forces. No
official report from the commander
at Port Arthur later than Oct. 10
has reached St. Petersburg.
Mukden, Oct. 20.—The Japanese are
fond of night attacks, which they or
ganize cleverly.
They light a series of enormous
camp fires at false bivouacs and then
stealthily creep up on- the Russian
sentinels, who. peering into the dark
ness and blinded by the glare, cannot
sec the Japanese approaching.
Or they take advantage of a rain
storm and try to surprise the Russians.
On Tuesday night they adopted both
ruses, but ran into a hornet’s nest.
The night was inky black, rain was
falling and a cold wind was blowing.
Laying in Wait for Japs.
“A fine night for the Japanese,”
every one said, and the Russians hud
dled in the trenches had strict Orders
given to them that if the expected, but
uninvited guests ap -ared, not to fire,
but to meet them v,.th the bayonet.
It was so dark that a person could
not see his hand before his face, ex
cept vaguely. Through the rain, in
the direction of the false camp fires,
all eyes were strained and ears listen
ing intently.
The wind which was as ooid as ice,
and cut to the bones, was suddenly
freighted with ominous sounds, an un
mistakable quash in the mire, and stir
ring of water under the tramp of hur
rying feet accompanied by the metal
lic rattle of arms.
The Russians stooped lower.
Met Enemy With Bayon-ts.
The officers passed along another
caution —under no circumstances to
fire, but to meet the Japanese with
bayonets.
f>n they. came.
The Russians could already see the
silhouettes of the Japanese and
watched the approach of their victims
with grim satisfaction, their only anx
iety being lest some nervous soldier
might fire and thus spoil the game.
The Japanese came on, straining
their eyes in the darkness, evidently
believing that the Russians were not
so close. When they were right un
der their feet, the Russians rose up
es if out of the ground and, with a
hurrah, wildly fell upon them with
the bavonet.
Tile Work of Slaughter.
The front ranks of the Japanese
broke, turned and smashed into the
second line, throwing the whole force
into disorder. Like a rabble they tried
to escape, but the Russians gave them
no mercy, bayoneting them as they
pursued.
Tor a mile the work of slaughter
proceeded and few of the Japanese
lived to carry back the tale. In the
morning the ground was strewn with
corpses.
Slnchinpu still remains half In Rus
sian hands and half In the hands of
the Japanese. The former have not
been able to dislodge the latter from
the Buddist temple which they so
throuoghly fortified when the village
was occupied by their forces, as pre
viously cabled to the Associated Press.
RUSSIAN GUNBOAT GILIAH.
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Hit Three Times by Japanese Shells.
DENSE FOG CONCEALS
THE HOSTILE ARMIES
Ready to Spring Upon Each Other Soldiers Are
Held Bach.
Mukden, Oct. 20. 1:35 p. m.—The hostile armies have to-day been con
cealed from the view of each other by a dense fog, In which it has been im
possible to make out objects at a distance of 100 paces.
lender such conditions only unimportant operations are possible, such as
surprises and ambushes.
Possibly were the roads In better condition the fog might favor movements
of troops and concentrations at unexpected points, but without question, op
erations on a large scale would be too dangerous, and so everything has
been quiet on the front to-day.
Neither cannonading nor musketry firing has been audible, #
Jsatomnal) ilorning
BY LIGHT OF LANTERNS
RUSSIANS MOVE DEAD.
Yet Japanese Are Eluding Many
Bodies on Battle Field.
Tokio, Oct. 20, Noon.—Reliable re
ports received from private sources
estimate the losses of the Japanese
left army during the recent battle at
about 5,000.
The number of Russians dead is
largely increased by the further dis
covery of bodies, notwithstanding the
nightly removals by lantern light.
The Russian forces have been rein
forced by about 30,000 men of the
Seventeenth corps, a large portion of
the Tent 1 ' corps and portions of the
Fifth an. Sixth Siberian Corps which
recently arrived. In all, six divisions of
the Russian army now confront the
Japanese left army.
Heavy rains have Impeded the move
ments of the opposing forces since Oct.
17.
PROBLEM IN THE
PHILIPPINES
DlsruKved by tlie Mohnnk Indian
Conference.
Lake Mohonk, N. Y., Oct. 20.—The
morning session of the Mohonk Indian
conference was devoted to the consid
eration of problems In the Philippines.
Dr. Fred W. Atkinson of the Brooklyn
Polytechnic Institute, who organized
the American public school system in
the Philippines was the first speaker
to-day.
Dr. Atkinson was followed by W.
Leon Pepperman of the Bureau of In
sular Affairs of the War Department.
Brig Gen. G. A. Goodale followed
Mr. Pepperman. Gen. Goodale, who
was In command of a regiment sta
tioned at Jolo for a year at the begin
ning of the American occupation of the
Philippines, said he believed that the
government of the Moros would prove
to be one of the most difficult prob
lems we have to fear in the Philip
pines, owing partly to their Moham
medan faith and certain practices
going with and sanctioned by that
form Vjf religion, such as polygamy.
M. G. Brumbaugh, first commission
er of education in Porto Rico, then
addressed the conference and was fol
lowed by Dr. Samuel M. Lindsay, who
succeeded Dr. Brumbaugh in Porto
Rico. The closing address was given
by Jacob H. Hollander.
RUSSIAN ARTILLERY CROSSING THE TA/-TSE RIVER IN RETREAT TOWARD MUKO£W_^
THE JAPANESE CONTINUE TO CAPTURE
MINOR POSITIONS ABOUT PORT ARTHUR
Russian Torpedo Boats Venture from Harbor, but Hurry Bach When
Mihado’s Vessel Give Ch^se—Two of Czar’s Gunboats Suffer.
Che Foo, Oct. 20, 3 p. m.—The most
important recent events at Port Ar
thur include the capture by the Jap
anese of further nrinor positions near
Rihlung mountain, and the severe
damage of a Japanese torpedo boat
destroyer by striking a floating mine.
According to Chinese advices which
reached here to-day, and which are
confirmed in essential points by Jap
anese letters from Port Dalny, the
Japanese made assaults on the remain
ing outer works of Rihlung mountain at
dawn Oct. 8 and were repulsed.
The following day the Russians
made an attack on the Japanese
trenches and they in turn were re
pulsed. The* Japanese immediately fol
lowed with another assault, resulting
In the capture of an Iron railroad
bridge and the hights south of the
bridge, which is 500 yards from the
main fortress.
Jana Capture Ivon Bridge.
The importance of these captures
lies in the fact that they curtail the
Russian • fire in harassing Japanese
who may attempt to advance on the
trenches, located on the slope of Rih
ilung mountain.. This attack seems
to have been a surprise for the Rus
sians, the Japanese claiming that they
lost only fifty men. Since the capture
of the points mentioned the Japanese
assert that they have successfully re
sisted numerous sorties in attempts to
recapture them.
At 10 o’clock in thp morning of Oct.
12 seven Russian torpedo boat destroy
ers emerged from the harbor of Port
Arthur and later they were followed
FIRE OF THE JAPS '
MOVES COSSACKS
BUT INFANTRY TAKES PLACE.
RUSSIAN* COVriM F. TO FIUIIT TO
THE LAST DITCH.
Cavalry Falls Back Carter Fire at
Tnaeliinfer, but Infantry Ketnrns
to That Eminence—linos lans Con
tinue to ilolrt Mall ao Mountain.
Japs Appear Unable to I’ol Them
to Rout .lost Sow—So Change In
Front of Might Army.
Tokio, Oct. 20, 5 p. m.—Manchurian
headquarters, telegraphing yesterday,
reviews the situation ait the front as
follows:
"Yesterday the center column of the
right army attacked and dislodged the
enemy’s cavalry holding Tunchiafen,
but a small body of the enemy’s In
fantry has returned to that emi
nence.
"The enemy continues to hold Wal
tao mountain.
, "On the morning of Oct. 19, two
battalions of the enemy's Infantry were
visible near Kao Kwonchla, lying to
the right of the right army, and they
appeared to have supports In the rear.
The strength of the latter is under
Investigation.
"On the afternoon of Oot. 19 the
right wing of the center column dis
covered two battalions and a battery
of the enemy advancing In 4ts front
from Tunchiafen to Tltl mountain.
,fckmuuu*d pa i'iXUi A’uge.
SAVANNAH. GA.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 21. 1901.
by two more destroyers. This squad
ron proceeded to Shiampotinztu and
bombarded the Japanese left flank.
Flight of Russian Bonis.
Four Japanese torpedo boat destroy
ers hurried to the scene and the Rus
sians retired to the harbor followed
by the Japanese. The pursuit ceased
upon entering the mined area. One
J*apanese destroyer, while returning hit
a mechanical mine, and was severely
damaged, but she managed to reach
Port Dalny and is now being repair
ed.
Meanwhile the Japanese siege guns
continued to drop big shells in the
hafibor, the Japanese claiming that
they damaged the Russian gunboat
Glliak, which is alleged to have been
hit three times and to have changed
her anchorage from the east basin to
the shelter of Tiger hill. It is also
believed that the funnel of another
Russian warship was pierced, as a
dense cloud of smoke followed the land
ing of a shell on board of her.
Battleships Hid Firing.
A Chinaman who arrived here to
day declares that during the Japanese
assault on Rihlung mountain, the
Russian battleships fired almost In
cessantly to the north.
The Japanese at Taku mountain have
dropped a ceaseless storm of shells
on the Chinese town and many rifle
bullets also fell into the place. The
Chinaman adds that the fighting was
very severe, and that the Japanese loss
was considerable. He says he left. Port
Arthur, Oct. 18, because he was fright
ened by the shells.
It Is asserted that the Russian force
BLOODSHED STOPPED
BY HAND OF GOD.
When Curtain of Mint Lifts Fight
ing Will Be It l‘* II 111 *' and.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 21, 2:30 a. m.
—Apart from skirmishes and exploits of
scouting parties, there Is almost a com
plete suspension of operations In Man
churia. The helivens have Interposed
to put a stop to bloodshed.
Rain, Impassable roads and exhaust
ed armies are factors sufficient •In
themselves to explain the cessation of
hostilities, and these conditions are
aggravated by a dense fog overspread
ing the whole of the theater of wur.
Behind this pall either side would
be able to change the disposition of
whole forces in absolute secrecy; but
the obscurity renders absolutely dan
gerous any attempt at a forward move
ment. When the curtain of mist Is lift
ed the fighting may be resumed under
tot'slly changed conditions.
The wild flight of rumors continues In
St. Petersburg, the rout or capture
of Japanese divisions, or battalions,
and scores of guns, alternating with
alarmist stories of Gen. Kuropatkln’s
retreat on Mukden, all equally untrue.
The war office declares that there h’Ave
been no serious developments since the
capture of Lone Tree hill last Sun
day, and authorizes the Associated
Press to deny the report that a Rus
sian battalion had been annihilated In
trying to recross the Taltee river.
The Associated Press Is Informed, on
Continued on Fifth Page,
at Port Arthur now numbers 5,000 men,
excluding the militia, which is not en
gaged in the lighting, but patrols the
streets doing provost duty, 'and guards
the ursenals, etc.
WrnpiiiiiK Feet In Buga.
Winter clothing is very scarce at
Port Arthur, shoes particularly. The
Russian soldiers are wearing Chinese
shoes and some of them are unable to
obtain even these and wrap rags about
their feet.
The garrison is greatly worn out by
the many months of exhausting, anx
ious labor and fighting. The town is
full of wounded. Flour Is plentiful and
the slaughter of horses, mules and
donkeys continues.
Chinese who have reached Che Foo
from Port Dalny say that Japanese
reinforcements continue to arrive
daily. The Japanese confirm this.
Jn|>M Are Well Supplied.
A junk which reached this port to
day from Port Dalny was allowed to
leave only on condition that she take
no coolies, whom the Japanese are
using In large numbers In constructing
warehouses and removing the dead
and wounded.
The wounded are taken to the rail
road and thence are transported to
Dalny, from which port they are ship
ped to Japan, The Japanese have
practically completed Immense ware
houses between Port Dalny and Port
Arthur, and have therein supplies suf
ficient to last, them until spring.
Similar preparations have been made
at New Chwang and. therefore, the
Japanese expect the release of sixty
transports next month.
AMERICAN NAVY
TOAST OF KING
LUNCH TO NAVAL OFFICERS.
MAY IT* GLORY IfKVKR GROW
LESS, SAVS ENGLAND'S RULER.
Bear Admiral Jrwrll, lonium ndl ng
European Squadron of Nurtli At
lantic Fleet, and Ilia Slnflr Made
Much of h y Edward—Health ni
President Itoosevell Drunk—“ Well
LeF, Have Lunch," the Way King
Put Ball In Motion.
London, Oct. 20.-" The American
navy, may its glory never grow less!"
These were the words In which King
Edward toasted his naval guests at the
luncheon, at Buckingham palace.
Ambassador Choate first presented
Rear Admiral Jewell, commanding the
European squadron of the North At
lantic fleet, ’and his staff, Capt. Colby
of the cruiser Olympia and Lleuts.
William C. Watts and Charles T. Jew
ell, aides to the admiral, who were ac.
companied by Secretary White and
Capt. Charles H. Stockton, the nartal
attache of the American embassy.
Then, with an Infoi'iual "Well, let’s
have lunch," the King, wearing an ad.
mlral’g uniform, led the way to the
dining room, where eighteen persons
sat down, mostly members of the house
hold, with Capt. Prince Louis of 01* t
tenberg, director of naval Intelligence:
Admiral Lord Walter Kerr, first sea
lord of the admiralty, and Sir Thom
as Upton.
Ambassador Choate was on the King’s
right and Admiral Jewell on his left.
The King, as ustf.il. with Am-rlcan
Continued on Eighth Pago,
GUNS ARE SILENT
SOUTH OF MUKDEN.
• liqe Ahu iiduti ii Gun Alter lieiuov
ing the llreet’h Bloek.
With the Russian Position at the
Village of lluansian, Ten Miles Mouth
of Mukden, via Mukden, Oct. 20, 4:45
p. rn.—Ail has been quiet to-day on
the western front.
There were isolated discharges of ar
tillery In the early hours of Ihe day,
hut later complete silence prevailed.
There was a sudden attack hy the
Japanese at 3.25 o’clock yesterday
afternoon upon the Russian advanced
position southwest of Mukden, held by
the Thirty-fifth Rifles, belonging to
Gen. Kondratovitch’s division.
Col. Muanltsky promptly sent out
three companies to make a counter
attack and the Japanese quickly fell
back, having sustained severe losses.
The Russian casualties were three kill
ed and eleven wounded.
The Japanese were pressed so hard
that they were obliged to abandon a
gun, after removing (lie breech block.
Thanks to' the dense fog prevailing at
the time, the Russians were able to
remove the gun without the, loss of a
single man. A few scouts, belonging to
the same regiment, that night raided
the Japanese trenches and brought
away a uumbor of entrenching tools.
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SHAKHE RIVER DIVIDES
WORN OUT TROOPS
Getting Their Second Wind While Waiting for
Water to Recede.
Mukden. Oct. 20, via Pekin, Oct. 20.—The big battle has practically worn
Itself out, leaving the two armies facing each other, with the Shakhe rtver
as the dividing line.
An exchange of artillery Are continued all day on Oct. 18, and all day
on Oct. 19, the Russian center advancing slightly each day under a heavy
shell Are. ,
On the left the Russians are in a good position on a high hill overlooking
the Shakhe river, which they have held since Oct. 18, despite an almost con
tinuous bombardment and frequent Infantry attacks.
On the right the Russians are using mortars In an endeavor to dislodge
the Japanese from a small hill lntthe last plain, |
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MARINES WILL BE
SENT TO PANAMA
WILL MEET ANY EMERGENCY.
DISGRUNTLED ELEMENTS IN NEW
KEPI 111. IF FEARED.
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After Conference It l> Decided to
Send a New llnttaliun tn the Inth
ntnH on Nov. IN—Lieut. Col. Thomas
N. • Wood Will Re In Command.
I'niutitm Government Loyal, hut
Revolutions Foully Started—Unele
Snm Tola's no Chances.
Washington, Oct. 20. —American ma
rines will be retained on the Isthmus
of Panama for the present, prepared
to meet any emergeney which may
arise as the result of disgruntled ele
ments in the new republic.
This decision was reached to-day
and orders have been Issued for anew
battalion of marines to go to the isth
mus about Nov. 15 to relieve the bat
talien which has been there for a year.
The new battalion will be command
ed by Lieut. Col. Thomas N. Wood.
The exact number of men in this
new battalion has not been decided on,
but it probably will be of about the
same size as the battalion now on the
isthmus, which is to he brought home,
and dispersed among the marine bar
racks in the Northern part of the
United States.
That the situation on the Isthmus is
still not all that could be desired is
the news which came to Washington
to-day in a personal letter from an
official now in Panama.
While the Panama government is
entirely loyal it seems that there are
certain disgruntled elements in the
Isthmus, and in view of the ease with
which the revolutions are started in
Central and South America, It is the
official opinion here that the marines
should remain there for the present.
SIXTH ALLEGED LYNCHER
ON WAY TO COLUMBIA.
Columbia, S. C. Oct. 20.—Another of the
men Indicted on the charge of lynch
ing at Butawvllle will arrive In Co
lumbia to-morrow according to a tele
grmn received by the Governor to
day.
The message was from L. A. Mar
tin, who Is a brother of Ben Martin,
now in the penitentiary, and simply
stated that he would be here to-mor
row. ■ l4
The telegram Indicated that Martin
waa coming of. his own accord. Two
attorneys arrived here to-day and con
ferred with the men under arrest at
the pienltenttlary. It t* not known
whether or not they will apply for
ban. i *
KINO EDWARD VII.