Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-11
GREAT BATTLE IMMINENT.
KurOpatlkin Taking Offensive, Pusn-
ing Enemy Back ON ~LiROyang.

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Kuropatkin Taking Offensive, Push
ing Enemy Back on LiRoyang.
LONDON, Oct. ia dispatch from
Mukden says hat General kuropat-
kin's advance to the southwark mas
been pushed forward with much initial
success. General Mischtschenko, with
his Cossacks, penetrated to the rear Oh
the japanese lines, compelling the Jap
anese to abandon several positions.
1t is reported that the japanese nave
retreated to Liaoyang and thnt tney
have evacuated Toyanchan, Saimatse'
the Fenshiu pass and Kwandyancyan.
Advices from st. Petersburg, dateu
this morning at 2:15, say that a pattie
upon which the fate of the campaign
in Manchuria depends seems oniy a
few days ahead. General kuropatkln
has cast the die at last, about raced
his army and is marching resolutely
against the enemy as if resolved to do
or die.
According to unofficial reports, Field
Marshal Oyama at the first sign OF
General Kuropatkin taking the Often
sive began drawing In his line n
concentrating upon fortified positions
north of LiaOyang. According to the
latest reports from Mukden, the Japa-
nese outposts are being driven in all
along the line.
The strategy of the forward move
mcnt will be concealed, as were the
preparations for the advance. so that
all surmises as to where General Kuro-
patkin intends to strike are mere
guesswork. 1t is not clear whether
General Kuropatkin contemplates a
blow on the left. center or right of the
Japanese army, but the fact that stress
is laid upon the capture of Bentsia-
putZe. which opens the road and fords
to Bensihu. twenty miles east of Lao
yang. where General Kuroki crossed,
and that Cossacks are already reported
in the neighborhOod of the stream
might f~orcshadow an exact reversal OF
the battle of Linoyang, this time the
Russian commander thanking and turn
ing Liaoyang with his left, as Field
Marshal Oyama cid with his right.
On the Stock Exchange japanese
bonds fell OFF one-half to n point.
A dispatch from General Sacharoff
to the general staff confirms the news
that Bentsiaputze has been occupied
by the Russians.
Before the Russians took the often
siye In Manchuria special prayers were
offered in a field chapel at Mukden.
The service concluded with a sermon
by the grand almoner, who, addressing
General Kuropatkin. said:
1.-THE old time warrior was told oil
departing for the field, Return witt
your shield or upon it, But today
say to you, Go withsAie cross and IL
the faith of Christ"
A Mukden report says that the Rus
sian forces have crossed the Hun riv
err. and sappers have rcbridged sth'
Sakhe. while General Mischtschenko
with his famous fighting force of pick
ed COssacks, has reoceupied Yentai.
Russian cavalry forces have ais
crossed the Tai river, the Jgpanes
hastily retreating, thus stopping thal
attempted western thanking movement
This will cause General KurOki I
|, stop his flanking movement to the east
with an alternative of exposing him
self to the liability of being cut off.
In the meanwhile the bulk of til
. Japanese army is reported to be mass
!. ed in positions occupied by them aftc
the battle of Liaoyang. There the bi
battle will surely take place.
A Chefu report says that there hn
been no fighting of importance ut POI
Arthur since the last big assault on tn
fortress, Sept. 10 to Sept. 20.
The japanese landed a force froI
;, Tache bay on Oct. 9Th, and the Ru,
slams retired in the face of superio
: numbers. The next day, however, tn
; Japanese were driven out by an arti
, lery fire, N gun which they ha
!, mounted being destroyed.