Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-12
Both Sides Continued il at Inter.
walls, ii Being Heavier on
Russian Side
JAP. BATTERIES WITHDRAWN,
laps Economical With Their Ammu.
milton, Evidently Anticiplt.
ine Battle

Mukdcn, Nov TO- VIA Ten Ieln Nov
ll,-An artillery fire from both sides Is
continued at intervals II IS heavier
on the Russian right wing. where, AN
day ON Nov q and also during that
night the Russians ahonad the Japa-
nese position with their heavy guns.
Neither side, on that date g1ined any
advantage
As % result Of the heavy lombard
ment by the Russians the japanese
have withdraw some OF their batteries
from the advanced positions. II is bee
lleyel that not being ready 60 attack,
they are falling back to the hills.
The Russians gained a great adyan-
tgge whcn toward the end OF the bat
de on the Shakhe river they recap
turcd Lone Tree hill, which has since
been renamed Poutioff hun In honor of
the colonel who led the last successful
attack This hin commands a large
part Of the plain over which the Japan
ese mus, advance.
The operations are about the same
each day There Is artillery firing most
Of he time and frequent clashes Of in-
tartry might
rs has been the case In most wars,
bul entirely unexpected IN this one,
the soldiers Of the opposing outpos,s
IN close proximity engage 100 the exc
change OF cigarettes and other luxuries.
During the bombardment last night
the Russians threw 60 large mcln-
lie shells into the Japanese camp oppo.
site Manalon hill,
The Japanese, who, during The prevI.
Gus CannOnading seemed 90 have sue
Cesstully used searChlight directed
against the Russian positions for the
purpose OF covering their operations AZ
night IN the extension of their field
works IN the region OF the railway did
not reply last night when The Russians
attacked them further TO the east.
The Japanese are notably econom-
ical in the use Of ammunition, as
though anticipating an early battle,
when great quantities will become nee
essary
1t Is known that the japanese have
placed guns Of large caliber IN the VIZ
entity Of the ShRkhe railway station,
bringing Schiatun, the next station TO
the north, within the range Of their
Are
The great precautions taken by the
Russians, their continued vigilance and
the disposition NJ their forces would
seem to guarantee their army against
any repetition II disaster Of enor-
nous magnitude
The Russian army Ia celebrating the
distribution OF presents Of food cloth-
ing and confectionery sent by the em-
press to the officers and men.
Rcglmental bands are playing from
camp 20 camp along the line and the
army which Is now In better spirits,
appears 90 pc much more formidable
and homogeneous The soldiers are
active IN collecting and storing all the
crops left by the Chinese I'm the fields,
which they are conserving for use both
az food and fuel
The demolition Of the Chinese houses
appears 10 continue only along the fir
ing line, where their destruction is rem
dercd necessary for strotegical pur-
poses,
owing to the mlldness Of the weather
and the prevalence Of sunshine the
soldiers are bathing In the open.
The Russians are hosting manlkens
for the purpose Of drawing the Japan
ese fire, and they also make practise
OF banterlng the Japanese in other
ways.
Reports Of the grave condition Of the
besieged at Port Arthur have reached
Mukden and as a consequence the Rus
SLAMS will not BE- surprised to learn Of
the capitulation OF the fortress
The course taken by the government
of Great Britain IN the North sea Incl
dent is now generally known here and
appears to be regarded as highly mag
unanimous.
In the extreme east the Japanese ap.
pear not TO have advanced north Of
Salmachi, ana to have concentrated
their forces IN their centers,
The prevailing conviction is that the
achievements received By Ne Japan
Csc have been much larger than report
ed, and consequently II Is expected
that they win attack.
Three imperial Red Cross trains at
tached to the Monchurian forces re-
main constantly In the rear OF the army
on the Fushun railway and on the main
railway