Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-30
WILL Be
EAST or MUkDEN
Jananese and Russians Expect
ed to Open Next Engage
ment Very Soon.
WORKING BEHIND a MASk
Once More the Japanese Movement
Are Shrouded in Mystery ano
Everything to Date is Merely
in Shape of Guesses.

The usual mysterious ~premonluons
10 some important development IN the
war situation are noted around Muk-
den. At the Yalu Kuroki made a felnt
at striking the Russian left, and then
hammered his way through their cen
ter. At Lao Yang Oyama made ms
attack on the center n then out
thanked the Russian left by sending
Kuroki across the Taitse. TWO days
ago it was reported that Kuroki, atter
making a feint against the extreme
Russian left, had crossed the Hun river
at the Russian right and was march-
ing from the west toward Mukden.
Now that story is denied and the Jap
anese are reported again massing thir-
ty miles east of Mukden for the begin
ming of the battle. The armies OF oku
and Nodzu have got lost again, just as
Kuroki got lost for a time while ne
was carrying out his thanking move
ment before Liao Yang. 1t is safe to
SUI that they are busy somewhere.
| and one report has been that the Jap
anese his time propose to turn both
Russian TANKS at once.
The next battle, If one is forced, as
now seems pretty certain, Will be be-
tween ldTSEI. lOICCS lHdn bioS a. LhoO
Yang, for both armies have received
great achievements; especially, 1t is
understood, the Japanese.
Mystery about doings at Port Ar
thur continues, with reports that the
Japanese by a big assault have taken
some more very important forts, and
that the Russian position is getting
critical for want OF food and ammuni-
ton.
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st. Petersburg, Sept. 24.-Kuropatkin
t~elegraphs under yesterdays date that
the Japanese continue their attempts
to turn the Russian left. but without
success. According TO the latest infor-
nation Oyama's advance forces are
still thirty miles south and southeast
of Fushun. The war Office does not ex-
pect a battle at Fushun until after a
series OF rear guard engagements.
Toxic, Sept. 24.-While official con
firmation is lacking, 1t seems certain
the Japanese possess a fort on another
height west of Itzshan, which they car
ried by a desperate assault and still re-
tain. Both of these heights overlook
Port Arthur, offering excellent gun po-
sitions, which will materially weaken
the Russian defense.
Mukden, Sept. 24.-A battle Is hourly
expected to occur in the vicinity of
Fushun, thirty miles east of here. AT
present all is quiet. The weather is
turning cold.
Mukden, Sept. 24.-yYitht the exception
of a slight skirmish at Da pass there
were no developments today.
Emden. Germany, Sept. A.-Three
steamers chartered by the Hamburg
American Steamship company are load
ing coal here and it is reported the fuel
is destined for the Russian feet. The
captains of the steamers are to sail
from here under sealed orders.
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Sept. "a.
The Russian cruiser Terek, which has
been stopping British vessels in the
vicinity of Gibraltar, commenced coal
ing here yesterday, but on orders re-
ceivsd today from Madrid she was or
dered to leave here during the morning.
Her commander replied hat he was
unable to put to sea owing to the en-
gines needing repairs. She was for
hidden to take on board any more coal,
water or stores.