Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-27
ACTIVE PREPARATIONS
Being Made by Russians to Crush the
Japanese Foe.

SdRdUSSC w.
st. Petersburg Sept. oG.-Tht situa-
ton on the Hun river remains i'll an
uncertain condition. one correspondent
Of The Associated Press wires from
Mukden. under date Of Stpt. a. that
the greatest uncertainty prevails there
as TO whether Gen. Nuropatkin Will
| accept CT refuse battle with the Japan
ese Another Associated Press CORE
! spondent, telegraphing from Harbin on
the same date. says it is rumored that
a Japanese column is moving up tn"
Lao river and threatening Tie pass.
Meanwhile the advance of the main
Japanese forces continue extremely
slow.
The general staff has not yet received
report of the fighting on Sept. -. at
SHnlunga, mentioned in Il report Nv
Marquis Oyama, in which he clHime /
that the Japanese drove the Russians
north. Marquis Oyama in the same.
dispatch refers to the fight at ia pass.
which pass ii now turns out is held by
portions of Gen. MiStcheuko'S and Cen.
Samonntf's divisions. He omits To mrn-
ton in the engagement the .Iapnucs
twice made attacks and We're twice re-
pulsed with heavy loss.
The alleged defeat Of the Russians at
Saniunyu was probably a trilling affair
of outpnsts. which Gen. kurnpatkin did
not think deserving of special mention.
1t is interesting, however. to note the
presence of a Japanese column at this
which fact confirms the statement Of
| The Associated Press that the Japancs'
We're moving 4 fourth army from
OZiantchan. Sunlunyu is situated ten
| miles west of Da pass, on n short cut
between nZiantchan and Mullden.
The rumor that Cen. Stakclbery was
| included in the disgrace of Maj. Gen.
| orloff is not true. Gen. kuropatkn
! amended his original report in which
h. criticized Gen. StakelbcrS displ#yr
| the greatest bravery.
! The report of tn" arrival of several
I ship loads of provisions. medicine ana
ammunition ut Port Arthur is CAUSING
! tn" Hvcl"st Satisfaction here ANA
/ Strengthens the conviction that tn.
! fortrt = can hold out. The news Of tn
arrival Of 4 new supply Of ammunition
| is especially gratifying, as the exrendi-
tur" Of power and shot must. according
! to I'll az counts. have been enormous.
ana the latest reports having indicated
that III" garrison was beginning 10 fail
! back upon home mad" powder. which
! is entirely unsatisfactory. TIL" author
| itirS have MI along expressed confidence
| that the fortress would not be cap
turrd 80 long as the ammunition held
| ont. and the replenisnment of the sup
ply IT, therefore, considered of most
vital Importance.
The ability If vessels to enter Port
Arthur is taken here to indicate that
the JH2anese blockade is by no means
so effective rs in the earlier stages of
the s. ice. The capture Of a vessel COM
ing cut Of the harbor after having de-
livrrtI Her cnr-o is believed to he con-
trary to international law and likely
to lead to protest.
There is no truth in the story pub
lishel by the Matin of Paris. to the
effect that kilograms to the Emperor
announce that the Japanese We're en-
gagged in a general assault on Port Ar
thur and that the whole of Admiral
Togo's ana Vice Admiral kamamura's
squadron We're aiding in the struggle,
which. it was further asserted, is was
| feared here. would ne final.
No snch telegram has reached Peter
lief. The story apparently was based
Oh gossip Of the town, growing out Of
the continued absence of the messages
| which Lieut.. Itadzivil, on his recent
arrival at che Foo from Port Arthur,
announced that he had been charged
to forward. The Associated Press is
assured on the highest authority that
thrs" messages have not yet been re-
ccived here. The delay probably is
| -, Nv
EadZivii in reaching Mukden.