The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-29
DELAYS ADVANCE.
Oyama Not Y ct Ready to- OrderI
6 GeneralyAdvance Of His 55SSss b
Armies m

sr. Il PETERSBURG, septembe 6g5 g.
6:15 ?. 5s M.-The latest official 9Sss$ ad-8
vices from the front are silent
on the subject Of the Japanese flankings
movements { east [ and west & q Afukdell.$8s i;
from which the war office concludes 8thatE
Field Marshal oyama has not yet begun
to press his advance from suanchan or
up theH Lao River vail ley, Indicating that
there Is still B further delay 4 In the gem;
eral advance.
The Associated Press n Is now author
ized definitely to deny the statement
that the Japanese In any force S5 have
crossed the Hun River abollt fifty miles
from Muk d en-. There Is no evidence that
the Japanese turning movement is nearly
so extended. The only Japanese a t$t tllis I
point are the scouts, reported D lii these
dispatches September 26th. The only in-S
formation received from. General Kuro.%
patkinI up to 8 6 p. M .s5 yesterday Is to-
the effect that n the Japanese ontposts.s
east Of the railroad. along the Shakhes
River. continue to throw out small de-
Ytachments,t but they are invariably met
and Il repulsed by the Russian cavalry.
which maintains close contract along stheS
whole japanese line. Daily skirmishess
are occurring. but none OF an importna
character A herd Of cattle and $a5 few
horses have been captured by Cossac cks.5s
Port Arthur Situation.
According to information brought In
by Russian scouts, tho main Japanese
forces are still concentrated along the5
Yentai Branch Railroad and, reinforce
Ements are still crossing the Tai tses River.
using two pontoons at Rentslhu. tive
miles duo east of Yentai Station. FroraS
tho latter fact 1t would appear that the
preparations for the Japanese advances
are more backward than heretofore sup
posed. Si e & 5 . Il, 4! sss "
10y The information received g.! The wa u
office concerning the situation ilts Port i
Arthur Is not reassuring.s The bloli da5a
at last seems to he effective. Admiral Il
Togo's ships are jarrcsting NJ. the junksS
which try to enter the harbor and ;irt,fs
sending thcnlEto Port DalnS,s It Is fearsu 4
that this complete isolation may react
on tho spirits OF tho garrison. 81 81 ~
Numerous Skirnnishes.
Is A dispnt tch received from General liuSfss
ronntkin, dated yesterday fternooll, IN ~ 4.
snounces that numerous skirinishcs l,sve 1
occurred along most parts OF the y U.s. s,
sian front, The Japanese have NOT itl-F
tered their positions cast Of the RAJ road |,
md confno themselves to outpost q t-ss
tacks to the north. all OF which so "a W
have been repulsed. f8si q:
5 Observation-Disclosures by the Russian troOs sS
have established the fact that the MAIN
Japanese forces arc stu along the shral:h
railroad to the Yentai mines. Both sides 4
arc in constant contact, General Sa n;-s3ll 81
sonoff,s troops particularly have had fre-fs
souent encounters. but have sustained
very few casualties. The Russians have
captured some Japanese cattfn and
horses The Japanese have N :onst c5e 5 1i8 1i8
Spontoon bridges over the To itsc
at Bentsfu.
The General adds:
"On the night Of Septen,her 26t Cor
net Mihieff, with a detachment Of rral
Cossacks. attacked the Japanese
biouacked at Khousandi, causing a. great
panic. The same day the Orenbnrg Cos
sac ckss laid an ambush for lal q squad I.
ron OF Japanese cavalry. who returned !
their fire, but soon retired. having sus.$
leaving se eral dead on the field S isS'