Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27
SEPARATED BY
A DENSE FOG
All is Quiet On the Battle
Ground Before
-. -.
Mukden.
OPERATIONS ARE IMPOSSIBLE
Neither Cannon Nor Musketry Fir.
ing is Audible - Organ of German
Foreign Office Says That Mediation
Would Not Be Received.

Would Not Be Received.
Mukden, Oct. 21.-The hostile arm
les were yesterday concealed from
the view of each other by dense fog,
in which it was impossible to make
out objects at distance of 100 PAGES.
Under such conditions only unimport-
ant operations were possible, such as
surprises and ambushes. Possibly had
the roads been in better condivion the
fog might have favored movements Of
troops and concentrations at unex-
pected points, but without question
operations on a large scale would
have been too dangerous, and so
everything was quiet on the front.
Neither cannonading nor musketry
firing was audible.
Cologne, Oct. 21.-In the course of
a long article discussing the subject
of mediation between Russia and Jap
an, the Cologne Gazette (Which is re-
garded as the organ of the German
foreign off1ce) says that even in it's
most modified form a proposal in the
direction indicated would be regarded
as an unfriendly act, and that the
state undertaking it would incur grave
ill will thereby. "The statement that
Germany is systematically inclined
toward peace congress and would
take a step in that direction, in con-
junction with America" the Gazette
ADDS, els absolutely false, - it is
equally false to say that GSrnAny has
concluded or is considering asl agree
ment with Russia Incompatible with
Germany's neutrality"
With the Russian Position at the
Village Of Huansian. Ten Miles South
Of Mukden, via Mukden. Oct. 21.-All
was quiet yesterday on the w.stern
front. There were isolated dis
charges of artillery in the early hours
of the day, but later complete silence
prevailed.
There was sudden attack by the
Japanese at 1925 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon upon the Russian advanced
position southwest of Mukden, held
by the Thirty-ffth rifles, belonging to
General Kondratovitch's division Col
onel Musnitsky promptly sent out
three companies to make counter at
tack, and the Jaranese quickly fell
back, having Sustained severe losses.
The Russian casualties were three
killed and eleven wounded. The Jap
anese were pressed so hard that they
were obliged to abandon a gun bear
ing the number 303 but before aban-
doning the grn the breech block was
removed. The timber contained forty
eight rounds of ammunition. Thanks
to the dense fog prevailing at the
time, the Russians were able to re-
move the gun without the loss Of a
single man. A few scouts belonging
to the same regiment that night raid
ed the japan nose trenches and brought
away a number Of entrenching tools.
PORT ARTHUR TROOPS ANXIOUS.
Unable to Hear Anything Regarding
Advance of Kuroratkin.
Cbefoo, Oct. 21.-A junk which left
LiaQti promontory yesterday was
driven by a gale and arrived here to-
night, bringing one hundred coolies
who left Port Arthur because they
feared injury from japanese shells.
These coolies say that on October
Id luSIe WdS ESICS nSuIluS lOI sew
eral hours on the slopes of Rihlung
mountain between comparatively
small forces, during which the Japan
ese lost three hundred killed or
wounded. The coolies were unable
to give details of the fighting, but ap-
parently it w3s the result of one of
the numerous sorties made by the Rus
SLAMS against the Japanese who were
attempting to advance from their
trenches.
Japanese wounded say that the SOL
diers in the trenches suffer severely
from the cold, although the Japanese
army Is now almost completely sup.
piled with winter outfits.
1t Is said that the Port Arthur gar
rison is frantic for news Of the oper-
ations of General Kuropatkin, from
whom the defenders expect relief
The news that the Baltic fleet had
sailed for the Pacific was announced
to the garrison and greatly encourag-
ed the Russians.
UNDERSTANDING WITH GERMANY
Germany May Protect Russia's Yves.
tern Frontier.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 20.-The move
ment of troops on the Russian western
fropt aud tho prapa ra tionc IN furth or