Show LOSSES DURING BATTLE never les than 2000 per day n ten days fight the fighting of october 17 was con fined to the russian center at river and was mostly artillery fire tho japanese using big guns and h gh ex plosive shells during the nine days of continuous fighting the losses were never less than 2 per day tho hospitals are hardly able to handle tho wounded nevertheless they have performed wonders the chinese have deserted all the villages and the troops are using the woodwork of their houses for fuel the country south is desolated the japanese st 11 seem to be exerting themselves to force the russians Hus out of mukden A battle Is assured in the positions surrounding the town it becomes more and more evident that the resources ot the country can not support a large army this sea sons crops aie |