| Show beven anch guns throwing shells eight miles open the way report in st petersburg of Kuro crushing defeat kuropatkin DEFEATED st petersburg march 7 p m A very specific report Is circulating in exceedingly well informed quarters that the day has gone badly with general kuropatkin that the russian center Is broken and that thirteen heavy siege guns have been captured by the japan ase if this is true it is pointed out here the battle Is lost S BATTLE RENEWED mukden march 7 a m jhc thc battle around mukden was renewed at the break of day artillery alre Is becoming very heavy TIDE OF BATTLE CHANGES at petersburg march 7 a m according to correspondents with ibe russian army the tide of battle yesterday sest erday was gradually getting back irom the immediate vicinity ot mukden operations up to noon having re bulled in the capture of several villages west and 0 mukden but late in the afternoon the japanese inaugurated a of desperate at 1 tacks the outcome of which Is still not chronicled general kaulbars who Is considered to bo the best of general subordinates has taken personal charge of the operations erat ions in this held the command er tn chlof Is devoting his attention to the fighting in the same locality at latest reports the japanese had COUNTED THE DEAD st petersburg march 7 gen eral la a dispatch march ath says he counted thirty dead japanese officers and 2000 men in front of the pass position the russians burled many bodies also launched an attack against loff hill and other points on the russian front presumably with tho intention of regaining positions from which tho russians had ousted them during the night and also to prevent gen kuropatkin from dispatching further reinforcements against gen noels hard pressed veterans tho latter however havo hav o gotten up heavy field artillery their support making a much more even light against tho russian cannon comparative inactivity Is tho rule on the extreme left the russians claim minor successes against kur akl who presumably having shot ills bolt and won ona of his objects that of drawing russian reinforcements may have forwarded a part of his army to reinforce rein forca the center and west flank the war office estimates the number of wounded in the battle of mukden at including officers but makes no statement regarding the number of deal this undoubtedly is a conservative statement tho japanese losses according to the same source of information are estimated at the optimistic tone of the war cor HEAVY LOSSES general headquarters monday march 6 midnight events took an unfavorable turn tor the russians this evening after a day of a marked succession of determined attacks the Japa neso ousted the russians from an important post tion on alio left center of the eastern army the japanese aie also pressing the right center bard alio russians have been ordered to retake re take the position abc any cost there were heavy losses today on both sides Is reflected in military circles here it Is considered that even if general kuropatkin has not succeeded in delivering a crushing blow at tho japanese he has at least insured the possibility of withdrawing which was greatly jeopardized by tho operations ot general nogi and general kuroki the result of gon reported counter attack west of the railroad which if successful would drive a wedge between tho western army and the japanese forces on the river is awaited with keen anxiety it is felt that this is the opportunity which ho misused at llao yang and which deprived tho russians of victory when it had almost been won CAPTURE FIFTEEN GUNS with the japanese lett army via fusan march 6 noon alip left wing of tills force 1 continuing iab advance in the of mukden attacking village in the angle north of the hun river alft ewt vt the tho russian center near the railroad began night the japanese advancing ami capturing fifteen guns and machine guns the estimated at and that of tl japanese under three russian counter attacks south of the hun river awo JAPS RAVENOUS WITH HUNGER march 6 noon fighting began this morning as boon as the fog cleared and up to tbt present time lias been in the russians aie gradually tho japin ese north and vest and have taken the villages aln and two others gen kaulbars and his staff arc on advanced positions directing operations tho japanese artillery la pounding aftab fiercely in the region of some shells from eight inch field guns charged with chinese powder aie also exploding not far away and shrapnel Is roaring Tho attack was a spectacular sight the regiment advanced as it on parade supported by ivo batteries and attacked and captured two villages successfully tho japanese are said to be attacking Put llott bill japanese prisoners are filing past toward tho rear they are ravenous with hunger they tay they started wah provisions for three days and were then ordered to make them last for six days they biad not eaten since sunday mom ins gen kuropatkin has ordered that they bo fed and ibay are eating as they march in in the operation on sunday in the district of and kluchla tun the japanese were repulsed the attack by the japanese division west of was at first successful but russian arrived and checked tho japanese an attack on the village of elthanna Elt hanza by alie japanese was also i repulsed in the villages of San depas and the japanese seized the opportunity while the russian corp were changing front to furiously endeavor to break the line tie japanese succeeded in thrusting a in the interval but russian artillery concentrated a terrible fire of elget anch guns on the attacking dorco and the japanese were driven out with ibbs the japanese several night attacks ajl Madzy pau which were unsuccessful RUSSIANS RESIST TING stubbornly boklo march 7 p m the following report came today from the army in the field in the singeing Sing king bo ans my in the of tieta made several counter monday ihlia repulsed against obstinate re ei stance proceeded gradually part bof our force at 8 monday night occupied the eastern heights of Huan tai about four miles south of in the on monday afternoon conr force occupied a line ot heights at seven miles south of the enemy rp towards three billos southwest of qa sunday night alie enemy counter at lacked on our front near pass but was repulsed in the river direction east of hero sunday night the enemy coun ter attacked n aith of but was Ye pulsed the situation is unchanged west railroad our dorco Is now engaging tho enemy occupying positions cast ot and the enemy is resisting stubbornly on tho right of the hun river monday morning one division of the enemy seventy guns counterattack counter attack alio vicinity of ten miles northeast of mukden but was ie pulsed THREW AWAY THEIR ARMS st petersburg march 7 another dispatch from kuropatkin dated march ath earb tho center i quiet the russian flank of continues its offensive the japanese attempted to occupy a but were repulsed the russian Is still maintaining its posit on on hill the japanese on Kandoll san was repulsed adfur afur three hours lighting the japanese 1 avo again attacked the russian positions at and repulsed there and also at with enormous loss A russian nt on the left has occupied a defly ten miles cast of driving back a squadron and a half of a company of japanese who loft hoir dead and away their arms in their flight JAPS GAIN EMINENCE new chwang march 6 via thaders arriving here report that last night japanese gained an entrenched position five miles vest of the gates of mukden hand fighting until day light followed without any advantage to either side the traders further report that the rus ians becoming alanne d burned ho government buildings pic to retreating one thousand russians are reported to bo moving southward on alie east bank of the LIAO river to attack alie japanese in tha rear and U Is thought a battle Is imminent alie japanese today occupied the telegraph office at and established a temporary censorship notwithstanding the objection of the chinese officials RUSSIANS MADD NIGHT ATTACK barcli 6 p in according to reports just received tho japanese have advanced to attack along uio whole line fighting has been in progress on tho right flank of tho russians scar the Imper lil since but at this hour it appears to be lessening and tho roar of artillery indicates that tho fighting Is gradually seeping further and further from mukden several regiments stationed near Putt loff and No soroa hills sunday night attacked ad captured japanese n page six JAPS GET THROUGH RUSSIAN CENTER continued from page one trenches approaching under cover ol 01 darkness the fighting was sharp and the japanese used hand grenades but finally were expelled at dawn the weather toady Is superb JAPS TOOK ADVANTAGE OP WEAKNESS mukden marcel 7 at the beginning of operations westward the russians after a succession of fights occupied five advanced positions and a front extending along he hun river and resting on the villages ot where the llao yang road crosses giua river and Chande talk further west where the first corps was stationed the energetic advance en the caused general kuropatkin to send reinforcements eastward the first corps was and its place was occupied by regiments of riflemen the japanese on being informed 0 this weakening of the russian line threw nine clvis lons against this advanced force the attacks the first day were repulsed but news coming in that tho japanese had tour columns moving up the llao and turning the russian right the riflemen were ordered to retire long the east bank of the river the japanese march was reinforced and attacked the riflemen on the adjoining corps northward in the flank and routing them with the heavier losses at this juncture general kaulbars ordered the divisions under command of general to attack and take the villages of and Sath alzi on the river a tributary to the hun at any cos to cover tho retirement of the rest ot the force in tho face of ft terrible fire from five batteries two of them firing shells loaded with powder tho regiments accomplished complis hed their task shelling the village taking seven machine guns with tareo hundred prisoners and holding the positions until the retire meat was effected the evacuation of the position took place during the night at tha south tae japanese were attacking general barega on tho enao load and desperate fighting was in progress at pou and As the japanese were moving more northward it became evident that a further change of front was necessary particularly as the position at was uncovered unco ered by the retirement of general ilanon from datayan Ta the japanese directed a series of heavy attacks in that direction and the tillage changed hands several times but finally remained in the possession of the japanese operations of changing front was conducted with speed during this operation it was necessary to burn tho largo commissariat warehouses at chaftan Ch antan and |
