Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-26
Plan Involving Extensive
ManeuverS in the
North.
KUROPATKIN DEPOSED
Cars Ukase Announces ReOr-
ganization of Army With
New Leader.

st. Petersburg, Sept. "a dispatch
has been received from Kuropatkin an
nouncing that the Japanese are prepar-
ing an extensive turning movement
east of Mukden. A large force is ad-
vancing from Liaoyang by way of
Taiche to Tsiantshan. Skirmishes
have occurred in the valley of the Hun
river and at Inpu between Bentsai-
putze and the railroad. There were
many casualties at Inpu.
Russians Hold n Pass.
St. Petersburg, Sept 2G.-Sakharoff
in a dispatch dated yesterday tele-
graphs that the Japanese advance
guard during the last few days at
tempted to occCpy KaOutOu pass. com
manding the road to Fushun, but were
rcpulsed by the Russian advance
guard. On the south front all is quiet
though shots are exchanged daily and
skirmishes occur between advance
posts.
Japanese Turn Russian Flnnks.
Berlin. Sept. 2G.-The Toxic CORE
spondent of the Tageblatt reports that
Oyama is driving the Russians at
Mukden northward and has succeeded
I'm turning Kuropatkin's fianks. The
Japanese cavalry patrol have reached
the vicinity of Telling Pass. The Muk-
den correspondent confirms the report
that the Russian fianks were turned in
a battle near Mukden and says it has
become impossible for KurOpatkin 10
make any serious attempt TO hold
Mukden The Russian army is con
centrating at Tieling.
Capture Several Positions.
Chefoo. Sept 2G.-According to news
from Chinese sources. the attack on
Port Arthur. which began last Monday
and is still going on. has resulted thus
far in the bcseigers capturing several
important positions. enabling them To
threaten the Russian possession of
large forts guarding the north. north
east and northwest sections of the
fortress.
II is stated that three important
forts and six smaller ones have been
taken by the japanese, the smaller
ones being between Shushiyen and
Ehlungshan.
Japs Lose 5000 Men.
Chinese information places the Japa-
nese losses under 5000 for the three
days fighting and this comparatively
small casualty list is due to the eX-
cessive care used by the Japanese in
making their preparations for the ad-
vance.
Russian sources. however. claim to
have information that the Japanese
losses were unusually severe, amount
ing TO fully three times the number
mentioned above.
kurOpntkIn DepOSed.
ST. Petersburg. Sept. 2G-The SEN
sation of the day is the publication
of the imperial ukase in which the en-
pC~Or announces that as the Japanese
have shown such unexpected fighting
powers il is necessary for Russia 10
create n second army. the command of
which he gives TO Gen. Grippenberg.
This deposes Kuropatkin from his po-
sition of commander in chief, for in
the future he ranks on an equal foot
ing with Mai Gen. Grippenberg-
VIII Have 100000 Men.
The second Manchurian army will
comprise 100000 men. and be made
up of the Third Fourth. Fifth. Eighth,
and Sixteenth army corps. II is re-
ported that five addition army corps
will be mobiliZed at once and that al
together a force of zoo. 900 men will be
masSed in Manchuria.
II is reported that the Grand Duke
Nicholas MichaelOvitch. inspector gen
eral of cavalry will be made command
er in chief of all the Russian armies
in the far east.
Madrid. Sept 26- The Russians
bought three steamers from the Span
ish Transatlantic company for 12.-
100000 pesetas. The vessels can cas-
lily be converted into cruisers.