Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-21
GENERAL ATTACK NOT RESUMED
Landing Of Fresh Troops, lucludiug
Seventh Division, Gave Ris.
TO the Rumor
NEXTONE WILL Be GREAT AFFAIR
laps Themselves Are Constructing
Coast Deieuses and Forts al
Pigeon Bay.

Toxic Nov 2i.--The navy department
reports the capture OF the German
steamer Ratelan while attempting TO
nun the Port Arthur blockade. The
department says that az a, m. Nov. 10.
a japanese squadron cruising on Yen
tao sighted vessel staamlng fof Port
Arthur, The gunboat Tatsu pursued
ard overlook The steamer at 8 o'clock
I'm the morning. on board the vessel
was found a great quantity Of winter
clothing, blankets medicine and corned
meats. Her captain said he was bound
for Newohwong, The route and cargo
OF the Batelan were considered TO b.
suspicion and she was taken possession
Of and brought to sasebo.
no NEW ATTACK on PORT
ARTHUR.
Chefoo Nov q, Q p. MA Japanese
official among the latest arrivals from
Dalny, states positively that the gem
eral attack upon Port Arthur has not
been resumed, Rumors to that effect
IN Dalny have arisen because fresh
troops. including the Seventh division
recently landed, are being sent TO the
front.
II is believed that the explosion which
took place on Nov rs occurred In some
counter tunnellng work.
The second explosion which wan
heard on Nov, 10 was much heavier
and IL is reported upon the best au-
thorlty, was due to the blowing up OF a
Russian magazine.
Il Is expected that the next attack
upon Port Arthur viii be q tremendous
affair More reinforcements are coming
20 tho support OF Glen Nogi than those
dispatched TO Field Marshal Oyama.
The japanese are now constructing
coast defenses and forts at Pigeon bay
which Is accepted as an indication that
they expect to be defending Port Ar
thur themselves some day
UNCERTAINTY OF SITUATION.
Mukden, Nov. gl.-The anticipated
general attack by the japanese has not
developed as yet The uncertainty OF
the present situation gives rise 20 con-
fiCtlng rumors and speculation re
garding future operations, Some eS-
pect the Japanese TO attempt a wide
thanking movement on Tie pass and
others claim the armies Will pfaoti.
Cally winter IN their present positions.
Complete inactivity prevails Tho
nights are growing colder and fuel Is
scarcer Crowds OF Chinese are wand
ering over the fields and roads picking
up everything comhustble. even tho
roots OF the Chinese corn
MINED A COUNTERsCARP.
Toxic. NOV. 2l--Rellable sources re-
port that the Japanese mined and oc-
cupied courlerscarp ON Rlhlung
mountain, Nov Is,
a dispatch from Toxic carly today
announced thai the Japanese after sue
cessfully mining had occupied q c0un-
terscarp on Sungshu mountain on Fri
day NoY. is, Rhlung mountain Is
east N sungshu mountain
SITUATION AT MCkDEN.
Mukdeu. Nov. a. via Tien Tsin--
Since The japanese failed IN the attack
which they made ON poutllOn hin Nov
rs, the old order pf Affairs has been re-
sumcd.
There nre frequent skrmlshoa par
ucu'arly IN the vicinity Of the Russian
center where both sides have daily
clashes.
There was an exchange Of artillery
Gre dvriug the greater part OF Nov,
90.
j, appears that the affair Of Nov. rs
was a reconnaissance IN force aud that
had IL been successful. it was 20 De ioi
lowed by a general attack.
The Japanese got within 30 PAGES oi
the Russian outer positions before b
ing driven back They iett over
hundred dead ON the field.
tzrht Russian soldiers arc quite coin.
Portable In their dugouts.
Tine weather continues extremely
,Qd. the Thermometer recording 81 de-
yrees OF frost The frost Is accom-.
papiod by high winds which carry
clouds OF dust