The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-19
Gen. kuropatkin Reports Anoth-
er Engagement Near Mukden.
1t Was Brought About by al
Important Reconnaissance.
MANY CASUALTIES.
A Further Increase in Japanese
Forces Discovered.
Assault on Port Arthur Is Be.
lieVed to Be in Progress.

News from the seat of war today
contains nothing to show that the Jap
anese have yet begun to move in force.
There is no truth in the report emani-
mating from the London Express that
a battle is in progress at Mukden. but
General Kuropatkin reports that Gen
erals Rennenkampff and Samsonoff are
conducting important reconnaissances
which have resulted in heavy fighting
The reconnaissances also showed an in
crease in the Japanese forces. Emper-
or Nicholas has decided to form a sec
ond Manchurian army to be composed
of the corps now being sent to the far
east. Kuropatkin. according to St. Pc
tersburg advices. will become chief of
both armies. but without the title of
commander-in-chief and General Line
witch probably Will command the sec
oud army.
St. Petersburg, Sept. ia dispatch
has been received from General Kuro-
patkin announcing that Generals
Renenkampn and Samsonoff are con-
Quoting important reconnaissanceS
which nave resulted in rather heavy
AEnLAAAS Win Ilt~nN casualties
From General Kuropatkin's telegram
which was dispatched at six o'clock yes
terday evening. it appears that General
Rennenkampr had recovered from his
wound and had resumed command of
his troops. The reconnaissance dis
closed a further increase in the Jap
anese forces
The Russians have occupied several
villages nearer the Japanese lines.
General Kuropatkin yesterday re-
viewed the S7th division of the First
army corps
Assaulting Port Arthur.
Che Foo. Sept 1s.-Local students of (
the military situation at Port Arthur |
basing their deductions upon recent de-
Nelopments there. aTe Of the opinion /
that another grand assault is either oc-
curing at the present time or is i'm |
minent- This opinion is based on the !
very heavy bombardment of the Rus |
sian stronghold that occurred on Sep |
tember 16. for such a bombaroment |
forms the usual prelude to an assault. |
In addition to the foregoing, there is /
the common knowledge that the Jap
anese realize that their continued in
activity increases the resisting power /
of the Russian garrison and their con-
sequent desire to make such period of
inactivity as brief as possible.
japanese Start Guessing.
Berlin. Sept 1e.-5:4O p. ma des-
patch to the LokaI Anzieger from
Mukden says:
The japanese dispositions are COM
pletely screened behind a line of out
posts and IL is almost impossible to
obtain information from behind this
veil. The Russians cannot tell which
of the four routes the Japanese ad-
vance will follow. 1t is reported that
Lao Yang is occupied by only one
Company and the heights northward
of IT by 1000 men, the air in the vi
cinity being poisoned by exhalations
from thousands of unburied bodies.
Field Marshal Oyama's headquarters
are a short distance north of Lao
Yang
The expenditure of ammunition at |
Lao Yang was enormous, the Russian
artillery August 81 firing over 100000 |
shots
Japanese Driven Back.
London, Sept ia despatch to a
news agency from st. Petersburg to-
day says the reconnoissances were to-
wards the Japanese front and right
flank. resulting in the Japanese being
driven back The Russian losses. ac-
cordinK to this version. are said to
be slight and it is not clear whether
the many casualties referred to by
General Kuropatkin were inflicted or
received