Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-29
JAPS 80 MILES
FROM MUKDEN
Advance On The Russian
Stronghold Continues
Slowly.
Is LITTLE ACTUAL FIGHTING
Reports That Battle Has Begun is
Premature-Oyama Apparently Ad-
vancing Cautiously and Has Given
Up Attempt to Surround Russians


Mukden, Sept. ga battle Is hour
ly expected to occur in the vicinit!
Of Fushun, thirty miles east of here
At present. all is quiet. The weather
Is turning cold.
General Kuroki's Headquarters II
the Field, Sept. II, via Fusan, Sept
23.-The Russians are accommodating
along the Japanese frontier with
large force Of cavalry, supported by
guns. With three guns. they appear
ed yesterday evening within six thous
and yards of Yentai station, and
threw a few shells at the station
They continued the cannonading at in
tervals all today. The Russian force
on the Mukden road extends from
Shulipo, eight miles north Of Yentai,
to Tsaotoitsu, five miles northeast.
Toxic, Sept. 23.-While official con-
firmation is lacking, it seems certain
that the Japanese possess a fort on
another height westward Of ltzshan,
which they carried by desperate as
saults, and have since resisted all at
tempts to recapture by the Russians.
Both these heights overlook Port Ar
thur, offering excellent gun positions,
which materially weaken the Russian
defense.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 23.-The gen
eral staff has issued a revised list of
the Russian casualties at Lao Yang,
showing $40 men were killed, that
1851 were wounded and that 1927
were left on the field. Fifty-four regi-
mental officers were killed and 252
were wounded. Two generals were
killed and three were wounded.
OF those wounded at Lao Yang,
1884 men and "a officers have already
returned to duty. Those reported to
be missing are probably dead.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 23.-The Jap
anese advance toward MukdeA con-
tinues slowly, according to informa-
ton received by the authorities here.
Both official reports and press dis
patches place Marquis Oyama's ad-
vance guard thirty miles south of
Mukden, while stories printed in the
foreign press that a great battle at
Mukden has already begun are dis
proved by the actual development at
the scene Of operations. There is no
question in the minds of the Russian
authorities of the Importance of Muk.
den to the Japanese as a winter base.
1t is believed the Japanese will exert
every effort to push out the Russians,
but it is thought serious struggle for
the possession of the town is still
some days distant. The Japanese
probably will have to reckon first
with a stubborn defense of the Flu.
shun mines, where the next import
ant fight is expected to take place.
Judging by present developments
Marquis Oyama is giving up the idea
of cutting General Kuropatkin's com,
munications to the nOrthward and
contenting himself with advancing up.
on the Russian front and flank in
such fashion as to force the evacua,
tiozl Of the town and compel the Rus,
slams to retreat further north. The
whole plan of the Japanese advance
shows a considerable difference from
| the operations at Lao Yang. At the
same time, II is possible the japanese
| ere making undiSclosed movements
| As they have successfully done In the
| past.
According to the best information
| oyama has three armies concentrated
| south and southeast of Mukden, a
fourth corps consisting of two divis
| ions composed of men drafted from
| ne armies of Generals Kuroki, Nodzu
| end ONu, being detached to Dziant
| char and then sending out thanking
| columns northward and northeast
ward with the object of protecting
| Oyama's right and at the same time
driving in the Russian outposts Ar
| enveloping movement on such a large
scale as General Kuroki essayed al
Lao Yang is not expected. Evidently
the Japanese realize that theil
strength is inadequate to justify an
other attempt TO surround Genera
Kuropatkin, who now is stronger DS
two army corps than he was at Lilac
Yang.
The report has gained some cred
ence here that it is the intention o.
the Japanese to winter at Mukden i
they can take the town, and then hol,
on until an accumulation of Russian
forces on their front compels them t
retire to the Lao Tung peninsula ant
Korea, the retreat in this direction
drawing Kuroratkin after them.
Orders have been issued to prepare
several rifle brigades for service il
the far east.