New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-11-09
RUSSIANS REPULSE
OUTPOST ATTACK
WARNED OF JAPANESE MOVE
MENT THEY SUCCESSFULLY
MEET 1T.
CLOSENESS OF THE
OPPOSING ARMIES
Within Stones Throw Of Each Other
at Some Places - Decisive Battle
Looked For at Shakhe River-Rus-
SLAMS Active in Korea.

Mukden, Nov. 8.-The Japanese on
Saturday night attacked some Of the
Russian outposts in considerable force,
but the Russians had been warned and
the Japanese were repulsed. They were
not able to take away all their killed
or wounded, leaving % bodies on the
field. The Russians lost only nine men.
The Russian and Japanese armies, ex-
tending from Bentsiaputze, east, to the
Lao river, west, at places are almost
within stones throw of each other.
At Bentziaputze not more than 400 yards
separate the advance posts, and at Sin
chinpu, on the Shakhe river, just west
of the railway and Is miles south Of
MIkden, the Japanese and Russians
occupy the extreme ends OF the same vii
lage. At Huan gshantse the Russian CEN
ter has thrown advance posts across the
Shakhe river. Both armies are still
Strengthening their positions all along
the line. The slightest movement on
either side is the signal for firing, which
occasionally lasts all night. The Rus
slams are using six-inch guns on the
railway, which must greatly harass the
Japanese.
Undoubtedly the most decisive, if not
the greatest, battle Of the year will be
fought in the vicinity Of the Shakhe
river. The Russians are confident of
their ability to hold their positions. The
soldiers are building mud huts for win
ter quarters. The nights continue cold,
but the days are bright and crisp.
Russians Active in Korea.
Gensan, Korea, Nov S.-About Is 900
Russian tropos are south of the Tumen
river, with 80 guns. Of these 5000 Of
the main body are CHARTERED at Kyung-
sung, 1000 along the coast in town gar
risons and 1000 cavalry are thrown out
westward in small bodies, menacing the
Japanese lines of communications and
railway construction between Pingyang
and Wiju by frequent cross country
raiders, who never strike twice in the
same place or come to close quarters
The remainder of 5000 are operating in
strong scouting detachments to the
southwark
The Russians have reoccupied Ham
gwan pass, a small force of japanese re-
firing to Yaksangung upon the Rus
slams approach. Thus the outposts Of
both the east coast armies await devel-
opments, some 80 miles apart. The
Russian cavalry by long detours fire.
quently appears in the rear of the Jap
anese outposts, within mile OF the gates
of Hamheung, and Immediately disap-
pears upon the Japanese infantry making
a sortie from the city. The Japanese
forces on the east coast are less than
5000 in all. Reinforcements of Is 900
are understood, however, to be on the
way.
Jap Advance Continues.
London, Nov. Especial dispatches
from Chefoo and Tientsin report that
the defenders of Port Arthur have re-
tired to the Liati hill fort, where they
are holding out desperately, entrenched
and with ten guns of large caliber.
Many Russians, the correspondents as
sert, are deserving and surrendering.
The Japanese, it is added, are advanc-
ing with irresistible energy. More re-
liable reports do not confirm these
statements, but the TOXIC report of
the capture Of Wantai hill, a dominat-
ing fort within two miles of the rail-
| way terminus, shows that the Japanese
are making rapid strides