Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-09-27
RUM0RS OF
THIRD ARMY
Car ContempIates Such a Move
With One Of Imperial Family
in Command.
ASSUME THE OFFENSIVE
Japanese Vanguard Active in District
"a Between Mandarin Road and vii.
Iage Of Toumytsa.
Many Killed in Night Attack.

London, Sept. PA telegram to the
local news agency from ST. Petersburg
says a dispatch had been received by
the official news agency there from
Harbin, saying the Japanese lost 1900
killed during the night attack on Port
Arthur, September 18th. The Russian
warships, it is added, rendered valu.
/ a4 assistance in repplsing the Jap.
anese.
Car Commends kuropatkin.
London Sept PA dispatch to the
News Agency from st. ePtersburg says
the Russky Invalid published a tele-
gram from General kuropatkin, pras-
ing the work of the commissarat
corps, which the emperor endorsed as
follows: 81 have read with sincere
pleasure the opinion of the command
er-in-chief on the perfect manner in
which the commissariat officers fulfill.
ed their duties
New Commander-ln.c Chief.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 27.-Although
official announcement to the effect is
not expected Immediately, since it will
require some little time to get Russia's
second army in the field the designa-
tion of Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholae-
witch, inspector general of cavalry, as
commander-in-chief, is regarded as set
tied. The situation at the front with
two and perhaps ultimately three big
armies is considered to demand above
all else that the supreme command be
of such personal authority as to be be-
yond jealousies and possibility of in
trigue on the part of the subordinates
and such man the emperor now real
ICES. can only be supplied by mem
ber of the imperial family. The grand
duke will not rely upon single ad-
visor, but upon staff comprising the
ablest strategists of the general staff,
who in reality will constitute board
of direction of the military operations.
Viceroy Alexiff is regarded as almost
certain to return here. The report
that he may become chancellor of the
empire, however, has been exploded.
He is more likely to retain his title
and come to St. Petersburg nominally
as an advisor of the emperor and will
thus efface himself as factor in the
situation in the far east
Japanese Again Assume Offensive.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 27.-The gen
eral staff has received dispatch from
General Sakharoff, dated yesterday, to
the effect that the enemy's vanguard
has assumed the offensive. The dis
patch is as follows: "Enemy's van
guard, consisting of one battalion and |
two squadrons of cavalry, has assum-
ed the offensive, probably for recon.
in the district between the
road and the heights of the |
village. of Toumytsa. The advance
was stopped by our troops. The enc
my treated along the whole line, pur-
sued by our cavalry. The enemy has
not yet advanced north of Davan, on
The left bank of the Lao River, but
an increased force has been observed I
In the neighborhocd Of Sian Chan !
The Japanese cavalry has appeared In |
,he valley Of the Liao River"
Used Bean Cakes as Weapons.
Che Foo. Sept. 27.-Two japanese
.orpedo boat destroyers were observed
outside the harbor of Che Foo last
tight The Chinese say the bottle
which fed1n IN 9optem her 1af6 en-