The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-23
: ADVANCE ON MUkDEN.
japanese Pushing 81, to the An: u
cient Capital-Russians Re-
sist Str,bbornfy
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.ASSOClICfNt
ST. sPET'BRsBURGi.5 ssentember % g 22aI
A.. NJ. The japanese advance toward
IMukden continues slowly, according to-
information received BY the autlioritiess
here. Both official reports and prcss Il s-F
patches place MARQUIS Oyama' 'sSadvulcos
guard thirty miles south of 4. Iukdeli...
Stories printed in the foreign press
that a great battleyat A1ukdsl, has Il f.
ready begun, are dfsprored $by3 the actual
development ofjthe scene Of opera tions.S
81 There Is no ques ton in the minds of
tho Russian authorities OF the importnIlcas
OF ultden &to the Jnpa nese us X a winter
base 1t is believed tho Japanese VIII
exert every effort to push out lie RUS
SANS hut 1t is thought q serious stflS-Ss
gle for the possession OF the town IS Still
some days distant. The Japanese proba7
bly, vii, llavo to reckon first with a stub
born defense of the Fushua Dines, where
the next important fight Is expected to-
sase place. i43 aSs
Difference in Plan.
# Mnr1uis Oyanla is giving up the idea
5of cutting General Kuropatk is conl-e
municatlon to the northward and content
ing himself with advancing upon the Rus Il
sim front and flank III such fashion as \
to force the evacuation Of the town and y
compel q the Russians to retreat fur ther =
north. Tho whole plan Of the Japanese
from the operations at Lao Yang: ATT
the same time tits possible the Japanese
are again making lndisclosed movements
MS they have successfully done In tho8
past. According to the best informa ton,
Oyama hns three armies q concen trated Z
south and southeast OF Nfukden, az 70 ollrth
corps, consisting Of two divisions, conl-32$
posed Of men drafted from the armies
OF Generals Kuroki. Nodzu ard Oku. being
detached TO Dziant chan and thence send
Ing out thanking columns iorthWald nj 81
snorthcnstward. with the object OF pro- II
5tacttng oyan.ais right and a.t ths ss.:e
time driving IN the Russian pu tpos ts3ssA ~
fenveloping movement on such u largo
scale as Kuroki cssnyed at Liao I 1ang H
is not expected. Evidently the Japa'lsss'.ss
realize that ther strength is inadeq VA
to Justify another attempt 70 surrounla g 4
General IIlropatsln, who nowis stronger
BY two army corps than ho was at 3Atltos3 3Atls u
Yang.
The report has gained credence 5lf3 ners 4
that tits the intention Of the japanese y
10 winter at Muklen II they can "a ka4
ihe town, ana then hold on until an ac-$ 4
5cumulation OF Russian forces on thelr. ]
front compes them to retire to the Laa Il
Yang Peninsula and KOREA, the retfsa Y
in this direction drawing Genotal tNurts'{ X
ratkn after them. u
Orders have been issued TO prepai!aaS
seven rifle brisades for the s4rvicoi in h
the far East,
Stubborn Resistance.
September 22.--General lturopatkin an-
nounccs that tho outposts yesterday tried
10 capture ISaoutou Pass, commanding
the road to Fushun. Tho Russians arc
offering a stubborn resistance. winch sliiS
likely to retard decisive opel atlons. ggs;
IS,,ropatkin has placed s.tong force's
J,S, .p n I .,S h
to Bentslaputsc, Tho Russians are al 20 |.
holding ali the passes of the UepanEe
eastward OF Bentsiaputze.
a dispatch from Harbin announces tllat
another Japanese regiment Is nov'ngf W .g
Their eastward, hut it is rega led as sill-$ II
probable that they Will move In consld-8
erable force ff0m Dzlastehan alons tl,a \
roads leading to M,kden, Gllsliun and
Sintslntin,
severe fighting Is probable heforooi the tho
Japanese succeed In reaching the ttnn 3
River. n,
There is no further news from Port
Arthur but the anxiety as 20 the fAt sG
ar fits gallant defenders has oeen ~
,Eeved by foreign telegrams received here
announcing that the Japanese have not
captured any important posl.lonls 1iSi
The Japanese Repulse,
september a2--1 80 p. AI.-General KurO- L
patkin telegranhs under yesterdays data 4
that the, Japanese continue thelr a ttenapts
to turn the Russian left, but without ~ 81 &
cess. !, 3; IS.
According to the latest information fe-
ceiyed by the war office. Field Marshal
Cyama's advance forces are still thirtys y
miles south and southeast OF Busnap. Il
The war Office does not expect battle Saf
Fush,,n until after series Of renr.Enard
engagements, "