Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-12
BOTH SIDES
TAKING A REST.
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At Present Very Little Doing in
Way Of War Opera.
lions
BALTIC FLEET LEAVES FOR EAST
Sklmishing About Port Arthur is
Very LiycB-lloly Synod 0rdaius
Special Prayer

day from the Manohmim thcater o.
war Indicates the almost entire suspen
sion of active operations by both Rus
isaus and Japanese.
The lac, dispatch from Mubden wa
filed by o. correspondent Of The Associ
atod Press Sunday evening u saiO
that AN was quiet in that region m'
that the understanding was the main
force Of the japanese had retired Il
Yentol ON the railroad. about 10 miles
northeast Of Lao yang
Kuropatkn briefly rooprtF chat there
was no fighting Saturday except small
patrol encounters A dispatch received
in London from st. Petersburg gives d
report that viceroy AexIed has re-
signed.
The Baltic feet rumors regarding
which have from time TO time occupied
the press reports, sailed Sunday from
Cronstadt, and 1t Is officially announced
IN So Petersburg that It's destination Is
the far east
ST. Petersburg dispatches indicate ac-
tive preparations to greatly increase the
Russian fighting force The story nom
, Port Arthur Is one OF bombardmcnts
RUSSIA WILL PROSECUTE WAR,
ST. pcteuburg sept 12-2!33 a. m.
The departure Of the Baltic net for
the far east is officially announced.
Admiral Birilien. commander Of the
naval forces az CrOnstadt will accom-
pany the feet az far as Llbdh, from
which port this modern armada Of al-
most 40 pennants viii sail Immediately
for the orient
The admiralty does not say how long
Admiral Rolestyensky viii stop az III
bnu, but Il rs understood that n VIII
only De for a. few days
a plan FOR the cruise has been d.
vulged Golfers accompany the fleet
FOR the purpose OF supplying torpedo
boats aud torpedo boat dcstroyers
whose steamlng radius Is small. other
golfers have already sailed or are
awaiting orders at foreign ports to
meet the squadron ON the way.
Al the vessels are equipped with appa-
ratus Tor coallng ut sea.
The general opinion is that the ves-
sells VIII 80 BY way Of suez, but some
rumors say that the cape route viii be
taken The decision ~ the admiralty
10 send out the fleet In the face OF the
existing situation IN the far east "a evil
dence Of the temper Of the government
TO prosecute The war TO the finish.
IL IL understood that there was COM
siderable divergence OF expert opinion
ON the question Of delaying the sailing
Of tho fleet until the spring, but the
emperor turned the scale I'M favor OF
immediate departure
In this connection there are other war
moves Mobilization IN southern Rus
STA Vas announced today and virtually
all OF the reserve officers OF the navy
have been called out
The First army corps has arrived at
Mukdcn
AT a meeting of the emperor's mill.
tary advisers ON saturday, War Minis
ter Sakhaloff recommended the sending
Of an additional 3500O0 men to the far
east.
The brief report from Gen. Kuropat-
KIN which was given out Sunday. cons
stitules the latest news from the front
The place at which the dispatch was
filed Is not Indicated By the report
seems to show am almost entire suspen-
sion Of active operations on both sides.
BALTIC FLEET SATfS
Cronstadi Sept H. The Baltic feet
nailed todny for the FAR east. The ves-
scls of the llecJ are the battleships Sou
varon, Vice Admiral f}oiestycnsky's
flagship, the Nayahn, SlRsol. Veuky.
Borod0ino. Alexander III, Orel. Oleg
nnd the Oslidbll, Reai-Admiral Noel-
kcsam's flagship, the cruisers Admiral
NahakimOn Dimltrl Donskoi. Aurora
and the Alma1 Rear Admiral Enquist's
ilagshlp, and several torpedo boats and
torpedo boat destroyors.
The ileot VIII merely touch at Iihau,
where 10 viii be Joined by ~ transports,
golfers and supply ships already walt
Ing there, and viii then proceed direct
TO the orient
At dawn the first anchor was hoisted
cUmpanled by two torpedo boats slip.
ped out of the harbor The town was
awakened by the booming Of the guns
OF the forts as the Aurom sped toward
Libau An advance Of the main squadron.
At o'clock IN the afternoon the time
set for tho departure of the remainder
OF the fleet the imperial yacht with the
emperor Grand Duke Alexis. the high
admiud and other high naval officers
ON board, put out from Potcrhof ON the
other side ot the bay with an escort of
three torpedo boats Admiral Rolcst-
vensky Admmls Voelkersam and En-
Qrist wen, ON board the imperial yacht
pnd personally said farewell to the EN-.
pcror
Then, with destroyers ahead and
abeam, the Souvaroff led the squadron
down the Finnish gulf The water
front ana piers and forts were crowded,
With spectators The ensIgus on IN,
yachts were dipped and the guns OF
cNCh chain of forts across the hay
joined In an admlruls salute, while
from the signal masts above the forts
futtered a string of colored Gags read
ing, Good luck TO The Baltic fleet on It's
lcng voyage
The weather all day had been alter
mating from clear 10 cloudy but as the
fleet left port there was "a burst OF
sunshine. followed MP on the southern
horizon by the blurs of q rain squat
across the gulf.
SKlRMISHING ABOUT PORT ARR
THUR
Chcfoo Sept 1.-THE story 0f the
happenings before Port Arthur Of the
past ten days is one of commandments.
outpost clashes and accommodating
exploits Russian activity on the
northeast front which includes Bib
mngshan and Hikwnnshau. s noted.
and the inference is drawn That an at.
tack I'm thar quarter Is expected The
tombardments of the palischuuug fort
which ls only 300 yards from RihIuug-
shan, are frequent
The Russians are trying desperately
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