Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-01
BUT DETAILS ARE WITHHELD.
Cavalry Believed to be Trying to Cut
The Japanese Liuc Com
municationS
JAPANESE CROSSING THE TAlTSE.
II Oyama is Compelled to Abandon
Advance kurOpatkiu May Take
The Offensive,

st. Petersburg oct !, G.O2 .. M
Important developments on the eastern
flank Of the Monchurlan army are ad.
mitled by the war Office TO be proceed.
lns The details, however are withheld
for strategic reasons, the authorities
departing from silence only to the ex.
tent Of saying that the Russian cavalry
is executing important movements,
leaving It TO be surmlsed that II is
tlymg TO cut the Japanese line Of com
municatlon and thus defeat the flank
advance
An absOlut denial is given 20 the
shanghai telegram reporting that
general engagement at Mukden has
been won by the Japanese. The way
olilce even declares that nothing IL
known OF serious fighting there. ID rs
lointed out that reports Of the Rus.
sian retirement from Mukdcn are not
dlsproyod by yesterdays telegram from
Gen. S0kharor showing that Gen. Ku-
rOpatkln's outposts are as far south as
Yen Tai Further reconnaisances con
tinue ana Indicate that the japanese
forces are still crossing the Taitse
river at Benshu, indicating that the
center OF gravity remains east OF the
railroad. 1he japanese apparently
have not yet succeeded In drafting sui
ilcient men thither TO drive home their
Ranking operations
Considerable significance is attached
20 Sakharon's report that Chinese
bandlas are fighting In the Japanese
ranks In The Liao river valley Taken
in conjunction with the attempt OF
bandits 10 cut the railroad between
Mukdcn and Hardin, this reveals the
existence N a wide spread japanese or
gonization OF bandits Nest OF theliail-
road. Tho news from the front IL ex-
tremoly meager and many confused
statements are made 10 seems ques-
tlonable whether Field Marshal Oyama
is ready 10 assume the offensive. Tho
army organ Ia still expressing skeptl-
cIsn Of an immediate advance This
paper Is inclined To- attach great Inn
portance TO the stories OF the wide
spread prlyations Of disease among the
japanese troops,
No late news Is obtamable of the
vide japanese turning movement cast
which is regarded as the chief feature
Of the japanese operations. Should
oyama be compelled 10 abandon the
idea Of an advance II Is intimated IN
Mukden dispatch thai II il possible.
with fresh troops constantly arriving,
that Gen kuWpatkm may attempt
some offensive operations.
TREATMENT or Jap PRISONERS.
st. Petersburg, oct. I, O.36 y. my
The army organ, replying to a critic
who complains that there is discrlmna-
ton IN favor ot Japanese prisoners over
Russian soldiers inasmuch that the
former always travel second class and
receive an allowance Of 90 cents per
day whereas the Russians are often
placed ON freight cars aud are allowed
only s cents, calls attention 10 the
agreement made at the opening Of the
war whereby Russia pledged herself
10 good treatment OF Japanese prison.
ers, by virtue Of which, II explains, the
Japanese must receive food similar 10
that which they have been accustomed
20. The Japanese officers captured arr
allowed the pay OF their corresponding
rank IN The Russian army.
Prince Mirky, the new minister OF
the interior has selected Prince A. Bo-
lensky one OF the assistants OF the
minister Of finance, 10 be one Of his
chief lleutenants.
The torpedo boat destroyers Rezoy.
Prouzitelny ProzorliyY Gr0Eniy ana
Gromk have been ordered Ia be pre-
pared TO Join the Baltic feet at Reyal.
oct. 3. which is considered a sure In
dication that the fee, will not sail be.
fore then.
Gen, Sakharoff reports that the jar
Rnese are still pouring across the Taitse
river at BensIhu, 30 miles northeast of
Lao Yang, He ADDS that numbers OF
Chinese bandits are with the Japanese
on the Lao side OF the railroad