The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-22
MAY BE BATTLE
ATTENTION IS TURNING TO Dc.
LEAouEREo FORTRESS.
THE RUSSIANS EXPECT ATTACK
Port Arthur u Likely Z o be Taken
Japs Have A~iternstsd Be
tween North and South
oriot a Mukden.

oriot At Mukden.
ST. PETERSBURG. - The almost
complete quiet prevailing at Lao
fang and Mukden Is accepted as the
natural and inevitable consequence OF
the furious activity OF the past three
weeks. The view taken az Mukden
that there is o likely to be a re-
sumption Of fighting in that immedi-
ate locality for a month is regarded
here as most probably correct
It a hardly be expected that
much actual news viii develop In Cen
tral MRnchuria for some time 20 come.
and attention Is now turning toward
Port Arthur. where, as General Stoes-
sells latest report indicates. the japan
csc are gathering strength for another
spring at the fortress. II is taken for
granted here that there viii soon be
news Of importance from Port Arthur,
since the japanese throughout the war
have seemed to alternate their atten-
tons between the b~eleaguered fortress
and the Russian army toward the
north. II thus appears that 81 Is Port
Arthur's turn to keep up the excite
menI while Field Marshal Oyama is
preparing for the fail campaign.
Grand Duke Alexander Michaelo-
witch. head OF the Russian mercantile
marine. has gone 20 Libau % inspect
the converted cruisers there before
they depart for foreign waters.
The Baltic feet remains ST Lfhau
awaiting orders.
General Kuropatkin telegraphs that
there vas no fighting on "Wednesday.
The general says strong detachments
OF Japanese infantry have advanced
three miles north Of the Yentai sta
ton.
MUKpEN-The panieky conditions
prevailing Immediately after the battle
OF Lao Yang have entirely disAp-
peared among the Russian army now
concentrated here. Business has re
aumed and the city Is quiet The Rus
so-Chinese bank has reopened.
The failure Of the Japanese to fol-
low up the asvkntage gained al Lao
fang has caused surprise here.
An independent authority who 40
eompanied the 3 guard from the po-
sirions south Of Lao Yang 10 Mnkdsn
says that this failure is accounted for
BY the fact that the japanese Loaf t0.-
coo killed and wounded In one days
fighting and that besides they were
too tired TO continue the advance.
The Japanese are reported 10 b. IN
trenched around Lao Yang and 20
have repaired the bridge over the
Taitse river.
Twelve thousand soldiers wounded
az Lao Yang ave been treated At the
Red Cros hospital here.
LONDON The Daily T~elegrnph'a
Tien Tsiu correspondent telerraphs
that he hears from a Trustworthy
sources that the japanese foreign min
lister has issued a circular announcing
that Il ls Japan's intention 20 turn PORT
Arthur. when Il Is captured. and tho
whole of the Lao Tung peninsula.
over 20 the Chinese. who. the CORE
spondcnt says. II Is understood viii de-
clare Port Arthur an open port
ION the same authority. the Daily
ToleEraph's representative says. 4 am
told that Japan viii be prc7nred 90 en-.
tertain peace proposals after she has
taken Mukden and Sakhallen on the
following basis:
"Ffrst-That an International syndi-
cato take over the Manchuriau railway
and ron q rs a strictly commercial
enterprise.
~secona-That Russia pay 100000.
600 indemnity.
"Third-Thnt Russia Is 20 hand over
all OF her ships Ia Chlnese waters 10
Japan.
japan would Be prepared 10 lease
s~akhalicn to an American company for
go. 600. geo.