The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-27
GREAT FLANK MOVEMENT TO SURROUND MUKDEN
GENERAL LKURoKITo CROSS THE
 HUN ON THE LEFT.

Japanese Rushing Up Fresh Troops
 Believed to Come from Japan-Their
 Scouts Well Advanced Toward Muk-
 den--stores Scarce at That Place
 General Advance Expected shortly.
 Indications are diseerned at St. Pet ersburg that the Japanese are planning flanking movement against General Kuropatkin's left, to compel retirement from Sintsintsin. General Kur6ki is supposed to design crossing the Hun river at point considerably east of Mukden, from which he is expected to move down the stream and cooperate with an army from Sianchan, while Generals oku and Nodzu held General ISuropatkin south of Mukden. Japan ese attacks on Da Pass and Saningku are regarded as confirmation of this theory. outposts of Generals oku and Nodzu have been in conflict with Cos sacks between Bentsiaputze and the railroad. No news has been received from Port Arthur.
 st. Petersburg, Sept. 26.-The cause of lthe extreme deliberation in the Japan ese advance on Mukden was explained by dispatch received from General Kuropatkin this afternoon, which indi- cates that Field Marshal oyama has not yet concentrated his forces. Fresh troops are constantly arriving at Bent siaputze, while others which recently Ireached Liao Yang, are marching up 1.-the Taitse river to Sianchan. These re- Inducements, it is supposed, came di- lrect from Japan. As soon as the fourth Japanese army at sianchan is suffi- ciently strong 1t is evident that the Japanese intend to resort to their fla Ivorite fianking tactics, move a formid- able array against Kuropatkin's left, and compel the evacuation of Sintsintin. They are evidently reconnoitring the lground over which the Sianchan army Twill march up and cross the river
 In the meanwhile General Kuroki is ltrying to seize and cross the Hun river liar east of Mukden. Thence he will Imove down the river and cooperate .Iwith the fourth army from Sisnchan, lwhile Generals Oku and Nodzu engage lKuropatkin's attention south of Muk- iden. The attacks on Da Pass and San Iiungku on September 20 were the first Isymptoms of this vast movement.
 l Kuropatkin now reports that Japan 4 lese scouts have been encountered near the Hun river, half way to Mukden trying to seize Kaoutou pass, te nmiles northeast of Bentsiaputze, in order tc lclear the way to Fushan, and that IOku's and Nodzu's outposts have been Iengaged in skirinishing with Cossacks Inear Inpt between Bentsiaputze and the railroad.
 After reviewing the troops at Odessa the emperor will go to Kishenev an6
 bid farewell to the Fourteenth division
 famous for ts passage of the Danube under General Dragomiroff. The latter probably will attend the ceremony
 General Ora somiroff is greatly enfee- ble in health, which may render i'm.
 possible his going to the Far East a.
 chief of staff of Grand Duke Nicholas
 Mukden, Sept. 26,Doubts are ex.
 pressed in some quarters as to whether j 1t will be possible to continue the cam
 paign through the winter, which be.
 gins in November. The Chinese have
 been unable to harvest their crop:
 and there probably will be much dis tress, as 1t is very difficult to bring Iup stores from China for the native population.