Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
SCOUTS FIND KURlKI
Disquiet at st. Petersburg
Has Been Allayed.
RECENT SKIRMISHING
TOKYO REPORTS THE FIGHTING
AS UNIMPoRTANT.
Weather Fine at Mukden-Night Bit
terly Cold-Preparing There
for Christmas.
RECENT SKIRMISHING

The disuuiet occasioned in st. Petersburg
by the failure of Kuropatkin's scouts 10
locate Kurokis army has been allayed by
the definite information that the Japanese
general has not appreciably changed his
position along line from Bensihu to Bent
siaputze. The lull in movements of gen
eral character continues to be broken by
skirmishes. Mukden reports that the days
are fine and warm, but that the nights are
growing bitterly cold. An official report
from Tokyo giving an account of skirmish
contains the announcement that 1.-The state
of affairs at the front of our army remains
unchanged"
ST. PETERSBURG, October Again
today no news of fighting comes from the
'front.' but some relief was manifested at
the war Office by the receipt of informa-
ton which definitely locates General
Kurokis army, according to which he has
rot appreciably changed his position along
the line from Bensihu to BentsiaputZe.
General Nodzu still occupies the Yentai
hills and General Oku is to the west of the
railroad. The Russian outposts are far
south as the Shakhe river, fifteen miles
from Mukden.
Field Marshal Oyama is reported to be
with the fourth army, which at one time
was understood to have attained consider
able proportions. 1t now seems to be
small affair, not much over brigade, and
apparently is not destined to play an i'm
portant role. Its mission probably is only
to cause a demonstration on the Russian
left.
special dispatch from Mukden. dated
October 3, says the population of that place
has been greatly increased by arrivals from
all quarters. Chinese who have fled from
the south say the japanese are administer
ing affairs in southern Manchuria with a
high hand, and many complaints of ILL
treatment of the natives by them are made.
There is a great scarcity of provisions
among the Chinese population.
Preparing for Christmas at Mukden.
Arrangements have been perfected at
Mukden for the issue of a special illus
trated Red Cross magazine at Christmas.
All the war correspondents and artists, in
Guiding the American correspondents, have
agreed to contribute.
The story afioat here that Emperor Will
lam Will pay state visit to the Spala Pal
ace, at Skierniewice, Russian Poland, when
Emperor Nicholas goes there shortly on a
hunting trip is now denied at the German
embassy here. Emperor Nicholas has post
poned his trip to Reval for few days 1t
is expected that he will bid farewell to the
Baltic fleet before he goes to SkiernieWice
Lieutenant General Grippenberg who is
10 command the second Manchurian army.
has arrived a Peterhoff He will be re-
celved in audience by the emperor tomor-
row.
A Recent Slight Skirmish.
MUkDEN, October 4.-The complete 1uil
In the operations was broken October 2 nv
d sLght skirmish few miles east of the
prluge over the Shakhe river, where a COM
pahy or japanese came up, exchanged n
few shots with the Russian outposts and
lheh retired. carrying off their killed and
wounded. "i'd
The weather, on the whole, is good. The
DAYS are flne and warm, but the nights an,
bitterly cold. Snow has fallen at Hing.
chang. t9
The Chinese corn, which has been a sn1en-
did ally OF thu japanese, is being ra pidJv
harvested poiS
TOKYO, October 4.-The following Off
clal report has been issued
Inc Manchurian headquarters reports
Dy telegraph that a body of scouts sent nv
our advance detachment on October 2, con-
slSuhS OF a company of infantry and a
troop OF cavalry, attacked and routed a de-
tdchment or the enemy's cavalry sixty
slrong, occupying Paohsingtun thIrt aen
miles north of Liaoyang and nine lies
west or the Mukden road. While I'm thor
accommodating in the vicinity n force oF
russian cavalry, 80 strong attacked the
Japanese scouts. After fighting for some
nne the japanese returned. The enemv's
loss was about thirty
we sustained no casualties
me state of affairs at the front of our
n