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FIGHTING NOW NEAR MUKDEN.
JAPANESE REPORTED TO HAVE
BEGUN THE ATTACK.
Russian General Tells Of outpost Easase-
nnents--Kuropatkin's Army Reinforced
--Luli In the Fighting Around Port
Arthur-Last Attack was Repulsed.


Arthur-Last Attack was Repulsed.
Special Gable Despaichss 10 THE SUN.
ROME, Sept. so.--A telegram from Toxic.
Of to-days date. says that news has been
received there that aNbattle began In front
Of Mukden last night. The Japanese do.
livered Ave attacks.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. a0.--Gen. Sakha-
roH reports that battalion Of the Japanese
advance guard, moving along the Mandarin
road on Thursday, occupied the heights
near the village OF Outletaiza, but wers
driven out by Russian cavalry. Subss.
quently Cossaclts, supported by artillery,
disodged Japanese company that wan
occupying an intrenched position on the
hills at Tumyatza. Other Russian troops
cooperating. the Japanese were driven
to the Yentai station. The Cossacks oo-
cupied the trenches and captured rations
and ammunition. The Russian casualties
we're five. Tho Japanese lost twenty killed
and wounded.
The report adds that some Cossaoks and
frontier guards encountered two Japanese
squadrons, with four guns and large
band Of Chunchuses, on Sept % on the left
bank Of the Limo River. Russian sharp
shooters killed the gunners, silencing The
guns after they had fired several rounds.
The Russians lost one killed and seven
wounded. The Cossacks captured Q mum
Der Of cattle from Japanese Properties
Sept. %.
LONDON, Oct. Ia despatch tosGhD
Telegraph from Sinminting says the Chfnaee
authorities there have prohibited tho ssae
Of goods to the Russians, on the ground thA4
such sales are a breach OF neutrality. A
Chinaman WHO sold furs to q Russian has
been punished. Capt. Canque Of the Rus
sian army, with an escort, visited the yamsa
and protested against this action. butsths
magistrate did not yield.
The Russians are said to have been
greatly reinforced since the battles u
Laoyang and Yentai They hold strong
positions south and southeast Of MuRden.
The Moscow correspondent Of the Stdnd-
ard says that mobilization will be declared
there on Oct. /. Fifty thousand men will
be summoned from the province Of Moscow.
The method OF assembling is not voluntary.
Police visit the dwellings Of reservists,
generally at night and order them to 60 to
headquarters, not allowing mo ment's
delay.
A correspondent at Mukden, telegraphing
under date Of Friday, says that great
change in the situation has taken place.
The Japanese appear 10 be anxious to act
on the defensive. There is no fighting,
but the campaign is about to enter on COM
pletely new phase.
The correspondent gives no explanation
OF his statement, but 1t Is regarded In some
quarters rs implying that the Japenese
have abandoned the idea of going further
north, and that they intend to strengthen
their present positions and await attack.
The Standards correspondent with Gen.
Kuroki's army unconsciously supplies the
possible complement OF his Mukden col
leagues despatch saying that the enemy
is greatly puzzled by the continued inaction
OF the Japanese.
They seem TO be unable to realize that
the Japanese. confident OF their superiority.
can afford to wait until they have COM
pleted their preparations They have acc,.
rately measured the limits Of the general
ship and fighting capacity Of their oppo-
nents and are not the least anxious about
the arrival OF Russian requirements.
MuKpEN, Sept. S0-The Russians estimate
Gen. Kuroki's army to consist Of 70 battai-
ions, Is squadrons and 27e guns, Gen. Oku's,
60 battslions. 20 squadrons and 242 guns,
and Gen. Nodzu's, A battalions. 0 squad
rons, and 100 guns. The total Japanese
forces are computed to be $4,000 infantry,
$3.50 cavalry, and 6ss guns.
OpRssA, Sept. 3o.-The Russkvd Viedo-
noat processes to have the most accurafe
data for it's statement that the Japanese
have s55, 900 troops in Manchuria, 81, 900 On
the Liaotung Peninsula, 10000 In Corea,
and co 600 en- route for Manchuria. By
the middle OF October Russia will have OPP
proyimately 100000 troops in the field, IN
elusive OF those at vladivostok and Port
Arthur. Consequently the Japanese will
then be about 100000 stronger than the
Russians. T.