Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-01
japanese Appear Anxious to Take
The Defensive and fortify
Their Positions
THE STRENGTH OF THEIR ARMY,
Comprises a Grand Total Of One Hun
dred aud Eighty Bat.
tallonS

Amkden, Sept 3O,--A great change 10
the situation has occurred. The Japan
csc now appear anxious to take the
defensive and have fortified position
northwest OF the Yental mines Ac.
cordlng TO the best estimates obtain
able, the Japanese army now confront
ing Gen Kuropatkin comprises a grand
total OF 1870 battalions. Allowing 500
men to a battalion, there are lt'sOO
infantry In addition there are $500
cavalry and 63o guns
The distribution Of the Japanese
forces ia as follows, enc division Of
Benldaputzc two divisions at the YEN
tai mines, four divisions on the railway
a little north OF Lao Yang. one divi-
sion westward near Hlame0dense, and
one division at Mandepu.
Russians estimate the Japanese
forces OF the following strengths Gen.
kurokI, with the Imperial guards and
the Second and Twelfth divisions. a
total Of SO battallons OF infantry, nine
sduadrons Of cavalry. 1903 guns and u
separate artillery corps OF los guns;
the guards reserve brigade, consisting
OF eight battallOns OF infantry, nine
squadrons OF cavalry and "a guns, and
the reserve brlgades OF 80 battallons
OF infantry and S6 guns, making the
total OF Kurokfs army rs battalions OF
infantry, rs squadrons Of cavalry and
276 guns.
Gen. Oku's army consists OF the
Third Fourth and Sixth divisions OF
80 battallons Of infantry, nine squad
rons Of cavalry, iOs guns, one separate
cavalry brigade OF eight squadrons, a
separate artillery brigade OF l0S guns,
and reserve brigades comprising ~
battalIons OF infantry, nine squadrons
Of cavalry and rs guns, making the to-
tai strength Of Okus army six battal-
ions OF infantry rs squadrons OF cayal-
ry and 2l2 guns.
Gen. Nodzu commands the Fifth and
Tenth divisions consisting OF rs bat
talions OF infantry and six squadrons
Of cavalry. Including reserves, Nodzu's
army consists OF ~ battalions OF in
fantry, nine squadrons Of cavalry and
100 guns,
A JAPANESE FAILURE
London. oct. 1.-The failure OF the
latest Japanese attempt to drive out
the Port Arthur feet and reduce the
fortress has led, according to the Daily
Teiegraph's Chefoo correspondent, 10
the decision that the japanese must
go into winter quarters Japanese OH
GERS admitting that Gen, Stoessel Is
making a superb stand.
Accordingly" the correspondent
says, permanent Notifications AFFORD
ing excellent shelter are being con
structed outside OF the Russian maIr
line OF defense and warm clothing Is
being brought up for the troops, Rein
foroements are continually arriving
Finding II impossible 10 hold outer
forts even when they are captured
owing to the enhladIng fire, the only
alternative left the Japanese Is TO cut
on supplies and communication"
The Daily Telegraph's correspondent
at Slnmintn says that the Chinese au-
thorties there have issued an order
forbddng the sale OF goods to Rus
SLAMS, on the ground that It would con-
stltute breach OF neutrality.
The Morning Posts report OF gen.
eral engagement in which the Japanese
were victorious at Mukden, Is not con-
hrmed in any quarter. 1t is probably
an exaggerated version OF outpost af-
fairs.
The dispatch from Mukden yesterday
reporting that serious collision be-
tween the opposing armies there is re-