Evening journal., 1904-10-21
ARMIES STILL RESTING
II is Believed Kuropatkin Will At
tack Soon as Weather Permits.
DENaE Foe ovsa comaArANrs

When Curtain Ct Mist lo Lifted Fight
ing miy &c Rosumed--Russians Re-
puloe hight Attack On outposts and
CAPTURE q Jap Gun.
st. Petersburg. Oct. 2L--Apart from
ikirmishos ard exploits Of scouting
parties, there Is almost a complete sus-
pension Of operations in Manchuria.
The heavens have interposed to put a
sop to bloodshed Rain. impossible
roads and exhausted armies are factors
sufficient in themselves to explain the
cessation of hostilitcs, and these con-
ditions are aggravated by a dense fog
oversDreading the whole of the theatre
Of war Behind this pass either side
would be able to change the disposition
OF whole forces in absolute secrecy;
but the obscurity renders absolutely
dangerous any attempt at a forward
movement. When the curtain of mist
Is lifted the fighting may be resumed
under totally changed conditions.
Associated Press correspondents at
the Russian front record a successful
rcpulse Of a night attack on Russian
outposts in the early hours of October
10. The Russians pursued the Japa-
nese and captured a gun, which under
the cover Of the fog, they werc able to
remove.
The wild hight Of rumors continues
~ St. Perersbure. the rout or capture
OF Japanese divisions or battalions and
scores Of guns alternating with alarm
ist stories of General Kuropatkin's re-
treat on Mukden. all equally untrue.
The war Office declares that there have
been TO serious developments since the
capture OF Lone Tree Hill last Sunday,
and authorizes the Associated Press to
deny the report that a Russian bat
TALON had been annihilatod in trying
TO recross the Taitse river. A promi-
nent general said.
1T is absurd to suppose that a bat
TALON was still on the other side Of the
Taitse river when the whole of tho
eastern flank had been withdrawn 16
miles north of the river"
AS to the stories of General Kuropat-
lin's retreat. it is sufficient TO refer to
the energetic scouting behind the Jap
anese lines 20 show that the Russian
commander is determined to engage
the enemy as soon as the weather per-
mits.
The Associated Press is informed on
good authority that he 10th army corps
viii be the next to start for the front.
Emperor Nicholas has received no
report from General Stoessel. the milf
tary commander Of Port Arthur, since
October TO-
A correspondent of the Russliy Lis
tol sends TO that paper a graphic ac-
count Of the fighting by General Bill
derings corps on October ~. when
the Russian right flank was broken
It now develops that disaster was
averted solely by the timely arriva
of General Sobolem's Sixth Siberian
corps, composed almost entirely o.
reservists. and many regiments o
which were experiencing their frs
taste Of actual war The correspond
eat telegraphs that General Okus des
perate onslaught forced back General
Bilderling and drove in Stakhovicha
cavalry, which was guarding Bilder-
ling's right The situation was most
critical but the Sixth corps. which
had been held in reserve, promptly
came up and supported BilderlIng. and
things assumed a brighter aspect
The fighting was exceedingly furious
Two reserve corps regiments. which
had never before been under fire. bore
the brunt of the Japanese advance
+ and obstinately heldtheir ground. The
/ following day the battle was resumed
with the fullest intensity. The Japa
nese threw themselves hasdlona
against the positions OF the Sixth and
/ 18th Germs The lighting continued