The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-09-29
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JAPANESE GENERAL DELfBER.
ATELY PREPARING FOR AD- IS
VANCE ON MUKDEN.
HE WILL RESORT TO
THANKING TACTICS
several skiralishes Already Reported
Water Supply of Port Arthur
Cut OF Manchurian Army II
Reorganized.

Inducements presumably come from
Japan. AS soon as the Fourth Japan
csc army at Sianchan is sufficiently
strong, It is now evident, the Japanese
intend to resort to their favorite flank
ing tactics. move a formidable array
against Kuropatkin's left and compel
the evacuation of Sintsintin. They are
evidently accommodating the ground
over which the Sianchan army will
march up and cross the river. Mean
while Gen. Kuroki is trying to seize
and cross the Hun. river far east Of
Mukden. Thence he will move down
the river and cooperate with the
Fourth from Sianchan, while Gems.
s0kussand Nodzu engage Kuropatkin's
attention south of Mukden. The at
sqtacks on Da pass and Sanlungku Sep
tsmber 20 were the first symptoms Of
this vast Ranking movement.
Kuropatkin now reports that Japan
ESQ scouts have been encountered near
the Hun river, half way to Mukden,
trying to seize Kaoutou pass, ten miles
northeast of B~sntsiaputze, in order to
clear the way to Fushun, and that
Oku's. and Noozu's outposts nave been
engaged in skirmishing with Cossacks
a Inpu, between Bentsiaputze and
1.-THE railroad.
Advance Is Begun.
st. Petersburg, Sept. PA dispatch
has been received from Gen. Kuropat-
kin, announcing that the Japanese are
/ preparing an extensive turning move
ment east of Mukden. A large force
Is advancing from Liaoyang, by way
Of Taiche, to S%ianchan. Skirmishes
have occurred in the valley of the Hun
river, and at Inpu. between Bentsia-
putze and the railroad. There were
many casualties at Inpu.
Jap Advance Guard Repulsed.
Gen. Sakharoff, in a dispatch dated
Sunday, telegraphs that the Japanese
advance guard during the last few
days attempted, to occupy Kaoutou
pass, commanding the road to Fushun,
but was repulsed by a detachment Of
the Russian advance guard. On the
south front all is quiet, though shots
are exchanged daily and skirmishes
0ccurFbetWeen the advance posts.
Manchurian Army Reorganized.
St. Petersburg. Sept. 27.-The di-
vision and reorganization of the Man.
! churian army, regarding which thera
have been rumors ever since the battle
of Laoyang, was officially announced
.. Sunday in an imperial rescript ap-
pointing Maj. Gen. Grippenberg, COM
manders of the Third army corps in the
province Of Wilma, as commander Of
the second army now being modified
for immediate dispatch to the far east,
leaving Gen. Kuropatkin in command
sOf the first army. The emperor is per-
scnallyIconvinced that the political as
y welI4as the military prestige Of the
empire is at stake and that every
E other consideration must give way be-
fore the exigencies of The re-
sources of the empire in men and
Z money must be drained, If necessary,
2 IN order to turn the scale and vindi-
cate the power Of Russia. The reor-
Z Earization amounts to formal notice to
the world, as the emperor frankly ex-
plains in his rescript. that he intends
to vastly increase the number of troops
Ut the ntheater of war in order to force
the struggle to a successful issue in
the shortest possible time. Ia
' The reorganization Of Russia's forces
In the far east by the appointment Of
Gen. Grippenbe1g to command the Sec
ond army has been received with much
satisfaction by the press.
i Will Fight Out the Issue.
It is intended to silence definitely ali
H talk Of foreign Intervention by the an
nouncement that 2.ussia means to
fight out the issue with Japan on the
Aeld Of battle. Probably 300, 900 addi-
tionai men will be placed in the field.
Five corps, the Third, Fourth, Fifth,
, Eighth and, Sixteenth are already des-
tined for the from. ard the talk is that
: Eve more corps will be sent forward
Eventually the cre1.icn OF this second
army involves the selection of a conis
man der in-ch;cf. Not only is thereeno
estimation in the rcscript thatgGen.
kuroDatkin will have command OF
both armies, but he is distinctly placed
s-eupon the same footing as Gen. Grip
penberg. In the best informed circles
there Is little idea thlt Viceroy Alex
isefI. the present nominal commander
ln-chief, vii exercise the actual func-
lions of commander OF the 6O0,-
900 or 1000 0 men that Russia has
resolved to put In the field. 1t is thu
best opinion that Grand Duke Nicholas
Michaefovitch. inspector general Of
cavalry. will attain the high command.
Port Arthur in Peril.
sChefoo, Sept. 27.--As a result CT the
battle before Port Arthur which began
on September 10 the Japanese succeeded
Y capturing several important positions,
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