The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-12-02
Japs to Take offensive.

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Gen. Kuropatkin reports that there
has been active sllirmishing on the
left flank for three days. 1t is the
opinion Of the general staff that! the
Japanese intend taking the offensive,
aS they cannot afford to wait until the
Russians are further reinforced. It is
held that the fighting to the eastward
is doubtless with the purpose of feel
ing out the Russian positions prepare
tory to an advance in that direction,
but as there are about 1000 Russian
troops southwest of Sintsintin, where
fighting occurred on Nov. &c and prob
ably twice as many more in the noun
tains between Bentsiaputze and Sin
tsintin, any Japanese move from this
quarter would entail serious fighting.
At the same time correspondents at
the front continue to scout the idea of
serious lighting being imminent ~ y
Beginning Of Great Battle. - a.
London, Nov. 80. - Generals Kuro-
patking and Sakharoff are sending
daily lond details of apparently rather
unimportant fighting. which may,
however. possibly turn out to be the
beginnings Of another great battle
deciding the fate of Mukden.
Japanese in London decline to be.
lieve that there will be cessation of
hostilities till spring. 4..m-,
Gen. Sakharoff, in addition to his
report of the Japanese attack at Tain.
ketchen, announces that the
81 Japanese In Force
occupied the village of Nanhantga
and the adjoining ravine in front of
Tone Tree hill.
No further news from Port Arthur
has been received beyond reports
from Shanghai that the. storming of
the Russian stronghold continues. i,
According to, the Daily Telegraph's
dispatch from Chefu very few Of Ad-
miral Togo's ships are now. seen
Port Arthur. e:a:s.,: !.
Japs Are ,Repuised.
With the Russian Forces: at Shen-
kin, Nov. 29.-The attack by the Jap
anese upon Gen. Rennenkampfs pc.
sition on Nov: "a resulted in three
days fighting at Tsinkhetchen, near
Da pass. Though the Japanese have
been repulsed the fighting still contin-
ues. The Japanese have succeeded in
placing several big siege guns in po-
sition with which they will be ableuto
seriously harrass the Russians.
Port Arthur Still Resists.
Toxic, Nov. 29.-Imperial headquar-
tiers has just issued the following an
@>n
"The works for our attack having
been nearly completed against Sung
shu mountain Port Arthur) and the
forts lying eastward therefrom, gen.
eral assault was made on the after
noon of Nov. 26, but owing to the enc
my's stubborn resistance our object
has not yet been accomplished. The
fighting still continues"
Russians Are RepuIsed.
Toxic, Nov. 30. = Manchurian head.
quarters, reporting yesterday, says:
Prom the night of Nov. Is until the
morning of Nov. 26 body of the enc
my's infantry attacked our troops in
the visinity of Sintunmun and Shaoti,
but the attack was completely re-
pulsed by us.
1.-THE enemy's artillery posted to the
east of Ia mountain vigorously shelled
the vicinities Of Machuntzu and Kuch-
iatzu from o'clock in the afternoon of
Nov. &c, but we suffered no damage.
ION the right bank of the Hun river
q body of the enemy's cavalry attacked
Mamachies on Nov. rs, but was driven
back by our force.
"On Nov. 26 the enemy set fire to
Shangtsaimen and most Of tho village
was burned"
Russians Expect It.
st. Petersburg, Nov. ~. - The re-
ports that the Japanese are concentra-
ting their energies for a desperate as