Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-13
No Change in the Situation.

ST. PETERSBURG, September 13.-No
change is reported in the situation at the
front, and no confirmation Is obtainable
here of the report that General kuroki Is
moving northeast of Mukden, but the au-
thorities are noticeably more reticent than
usual
The emperor received a dispatch from
General Kuropatkin, announcing that
considerable force of Japanese has been
seen about twenty-five miles southwest OF
Mukden. Later it was learned that the
Japanese were seen southwark of the viii
lage of BianupuZa, thirty-siX k1lometers
southeastward of Mukden, not twenty-five
miles southwest of the latter place as at
first reported.
The report published in Paris today that
Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky had been
tried by court-martial, sentenced TO death
and shot for disobeying the order not to
return to Port Arthur after the sortie OF
the Russian squadron. August 10, is untrue.
He has not been tried by court-mart1al, but
will be recalled.
Report of Big Capture False.
The war office authorizes the Associated
Press to deny the report circulated by the
Morning Post of London to the effect that
5000 men of Lieutenant General Zassa-
htch's corps have been captured; to deny
the report from the same source that he
has been wounded, and to also deny the
statement from Tokyo that dum-dum bull
lets were used by the Russians at Lao
yang.
The general staff denies that General
Linevitch has marched into northeastern
Korea from Vladivostok and cut General
KurokiS communications with Fengwang-
cheng, as reported in dispatch from Tien
Tsin to the London Daily Mail.
Concerned About the Chinese.
The reports that Chinese troops are
frat IN be the Lao
river are causing considerable concern here.
The Bourse Gazette thinks 1t is entirely
probable that the Chinese government will
formally propose to undertake to guard and
administer the territory actually occupied
by the Japanese adding:
ITO this Japan doubtless will readily ac-
quiesce, as 1t will relieve Japan of guarding
her lines of communication. In other words,
regular Chinese troops will become auXil-
iares of the japanese and the Japanese
army thus relieved of the necessity of pro-
tecting its lines, stores and land transport,
will set free all the strength of the japanese
forces to operate against Russia. China
thus would become actually the ally of
Japan. If the reports confirmed, not
only Russia but other powers must inter-
vene to show China what the limits of
strict neutrality mean
A General Battle Expected.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, September 13.-The follow
ing cable dispatch regarding the war has
been received here today:
London dispatches from Gen. Kurokfs
headquarters state that skrmshes between
the Russian and Japanese advance guards
are taking place with increasing frequency.
Although the troops are stale, a general
battle is expected
A dispatch from ST. Petersburg says that
unofficial estimates place the Russian loss
at Liaoyang and In retreat at 90 COO
St Petersburg reports from Mukden to-
day state that the rain continues. The re-
ports add that the Russians quartered about
Mukden are In danger of starvation.