The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-11-10
ATTACK OF JAPS
MEETS FAILURE
NIGHT MOVEMENT AGAINST RUS
SIAN oUTPosTs REFUSED.
ARE DRIVEN BACK WITH LOSS
Warning Had Been Given to the Rus
sians-Opposing Armies With
in a Stones Throw of
Each Other.

Mukden, Nov. S.-The Japanese on
Saturday night attacked some OF the
Russian %outposts in considerable force,
but the Russians had been warned and
the Japanese we're repulsed. They were
not able to take away all their killed
OF. wounded, leaving % bodies on the
field. The Russians lost only nine men.
The Russian and Japanese armies, TX
tending from ~Bentsiaputze, east, to the
Lao river, west, at places are almost
within a stones throw of each other.
AT Bentziaputze not more than 400 yards
separate the advance posts, and at Sim
chinpu, on the Shakhe river, just west
OF the railway and Is miles south of
Mukden, the Japanese and Russians
occupy the extreme ends OF the same vii
lage. At Huangshantse the Russian CEN
ter has thrown advance posts across the
Shahhe river. Both armies are still
strengthening their positions all along
the line. The slightest movement on
either side is the signal for firing, which
occasionally lasts all night. The Rus
clans are using six-inch guns on the
railway, which must greatly harass the
japanese.
Undoubtedly the most decisive, if not
the greatest, battle of the year will be
fought in the vicinity of the Shakhe
river. The Russians are confident of
their ability to hold their positions. The
soldiers are building mud huts for win
ter quarters. The nights continue cold,
Eutthe Gays are bright and crisp.
In Need of officers.
st. Petersburg, Nov. S.-The necessity
iornliicers for service at the front has re-
suited in. the mobilization Of all reserve
officers il St. Petersburg, Wilma, War
saw, Kieff. Odessa, Moscow, Kazan and
theCaucasus. The loss of officers at Lao
yang and below Mukden was about 1900.
The mobilization, while intended to sup
ply the deficiency, is also necessitated
blythe grand scale on which the wal in
the far east is to be prosecuted.
The news from the front indicates that
Gen. Kuropatkin is devoting his atten-
ton chiefly to keeping the Japanese
busy along the line of their Notifications
below the Shakhe river. The Russians
apparently are enjoying some superior
ity in the matter of artillery, as many
Of the heavier field, trains and mortar bat
teries are now arriving and being
brought into service.
Russians Active in Korea.
Censan, Korea, Nov. S.-About $4,000
Russian tropos are south of the Tumen
river, with 80 guns. Of these 5000 OF
the main body are quartered at Kyung-
sung, 1000 along the coast in town gar
~risons'and 1000 cavalry are thrown cut
westward in small bodies, menacing the
japanese lines of communications and
railway construction between Pingyang
and Wiju by frequent cross country
raiders, who never strike twice in the
ans place or come to close quarters.
The remainder OF 5000 are operating in
strong scouting detaAlments to the
southwark.
The Russians have reoccupied Ham
gwan pass. a small force of japanese re-
firing to Yaksangung upon the Rus
slams approach. Thus the %cutposts CT
beth the east coast armies await devel-
opments, some 80 miles apart. The
Russian cavalry by long detours fire.
oue2tly appears in the rear of the Jap
anese outposts, within a mile CT the gates
Of Harheung. and Immediately disap-
pears upon the Japanese infantry making
a~fsoTtie from the city. The japanese
forces on the east coast are less than
5,O0Gs in all. Requirements of / 5000
are understood, however, to be on the
way.