The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-10-01
UNABLE TO OBTAIN NEWS
FROM PORT ARTHUR -
ALARMS RUSSIA.
Means That the Blockade Is Tight
ening-Oyama Is Again Active
-Japaneee Left Is Moving
= Against Kuropatkin
Other Noise.

The latest development in the war
situation at the front is the definite
establishment of the fact that Field
Marshal Oyama has now begun to
move up his left. General Kuro-
patkin's report shows that the Jap
anese had reached Davan, on the
west bank OF the Lao river. A con-
siderable concentration of Japanese
is observed at Sian chan, on the
Hun river, 35 miles southwest of
Mukden, and Japanese cavalry is
massing in the valley of the Pu riy-
er. The latter Is a tributary Of the
Hun. river, which crosses the line
of Hallway midway between Tie
Pass and Mukden, and may furn-
ish a natural line of advance from
the west.
Oyama's armies now apparently
cover front of so miles for envel-
oping movements. His wings are
extended to the northeast and west
of Mukden.& Thus far the Russians
have found little strength of pres
sure from the Japanese center. O.
yama seems to be moving with great
deliberatiop, probably gathering
strength for a rapid advance of
both wings when an attempt is
made to close the net.
/ Although the'imaginary)ine con-
Meeting the extreme Japar ese ad.
/ vance and west of Mukden still pas-
ses ten miles below that city, it is
evident that the fate of Mukden
cannot long bs delayed. If Gener-
ial Kuropatkin tries to hold the city
4 fighting on nis fanks viii begin al
most immediately.
i The war commission adjourned
: early last evening without issuing
/ further news from the front. The
: Mukden telegram to the Berlin Lo-
kal Anzeiger reporting that the
!, Japanese had crossed the Hun river
so niles above the city is believed
to refer to scouting parties of Jap
auese, whose presence there was re.
corded in the Associated Press dis.
|! patches of September 26.
The japanese movement on the Lac
river, which was reported in dis
|, patch from General Sakharof to- the
! general staff on Septem Der 26, is al
! the more significant since Sianchar
is the starting point of roads leading
| to Tie Pass, Mukden and Sinmin
| tin. The announcement that tht
Russians are, fortifying Fakoman
i 26 miles northeast of Mukden
shows that General Kuropatkina il
preparing to check the fankint
movement. on Tie Pass from tn
7 west in case Sinmintin should hav,
I to be evacuated.
. The general staff has received th
following dispatch from Genera
Sakharoff:
'FThe enemy's vanguard, consist
ing of one battalion and two squad
rons of cavalry, has assumed til
!offen probably for a reconnDis
! sance in the district between th
Mandarin road and the heights O
g the village of Tommytsa. His sd
vance was stopped by our troops
The enemy retreated along th
whole line pursued by our cavalry
"The enemy has not yet advanc
ed north OF Davan, on the left ban
of the Liao river, but an increase
force has been observed in th
neighborhood Of Sian Chan. JAP
anese cavalry have appeared in tn
valley Of the Lao river"
New York, Sept. 27.-An acci
dent which is likely to result in til
death of two soldiers in the regula
army has occurred during the tar
get practice at Fort Mott, N. J
near Salem.
Robert Steward and John Tiptor
two cannoneers, were engaged il
{ hosting a 1000-pound -projectil
from the mage gazine when the chai
of the elevator leading to one of th
large disappearing guns broke
Upton and Steward became entang
led in the chain and were dashe
repeatedly against the big gun be
fore the machinery could be stopped
Steward received a horrible gas
in the head, nearly severingit. On
leg was broken and bis shoulde
was crushed. Tipton's legs wei
broken and he was injured inter-
|ally.
The motives which appear to il