The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-30
BATTLE WILL Be
EAST OF MUKDEN
Japanese and Russians Expect
ed to Open Next Engage
ment Very Soon.
WORKING BEHIND a MASK
Once More the Japanese Movements
Are Shroudcd in Mystery and
Everything to Date s Merely
in Shape of GueSses.

The usual mysterious premoninons
to some important development IN the
war situation are noted around Muk-
den. At The Yalu kurok made feint
| at striking the Russian left, and then
| hammered his way through their cen
ter. AT Liao Yang Oyama made his
| attack on the center and then out
| thanked the Russian left by sending
Kuroki across the Taitse. Two days
| ago it was reported that kuroki, after
making a feint against the extreme
Russian left. had crossed the Hun river
at the Russian right and was march
ing from the west toward Mukden.
Now that story is denied and the Jap
anese are reported again massing thir-
ty miles east of MulIden for the begin
ming of the battle. The armies of OEu
and NodZu have got lost again, just as
kurOki got lost for a time while he
was carrying out his thanking move
ment before Lao Yang. II is safe to
assume that they are busy somewhere,
and one report has been that the Jap
anesc this time propose to turn both
Russian TANKS at once.
The next battle, if one is forced, as
now seems pretty certain, Will be be-
tween larger forces than that at Lao
Yang, for both armies have received
great reinforcements; especially, it is
understood, the Japanese.
Mystery about doings at Port Ar
thur continues. with reports that the
Japanese by a big assault have taken
some more very important forts, and
that the Russian position is getting
critical for want of food and ammuni-
ton.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 24.--Kuropatkin
f,l. l.,
the Japanese continue their attempts
to turn the Russian left, but without
success. According to the latest infor-
nation Oyama's advance forces are
still thirty miles south and southeast
OF Fushun. The war office does not ex-
pect battle at Fushun until after a
series of rear guard engagements.
Toxic, Sept. 24.-While official con-
firmation is lacking. it seems certain
the Japanese possess a fort on another
height west Of ItZshan, which they car
ried by desperate assault and still re-
tain. Both of these heights overlook
Port Arthur, Offering excellent gun po-
sitions, which will materially weaken
the Russian defense.
Mul1den, Sept. ga battle is hourly
expected to occur in the vicinity of
Fushun, thirty miles east Of here At
| pIeSeIl an Is Qulet. l. he "edlner Is
| turning cold.
Mukden. Sept. 24-With the exception
of slight skirmish at Da pass there
were no developments today.
Emdcn, Germany. Sept 24.-Three
| steamers chartered by the Hamburg
American Steamship company are load
| ing coal here and it is reported the fuel
| Is destined for the Russian fleet. The
captains of the steamers are to sail
from here under sealed orders
Las Palmas. Canary Islands, Sept. "a.
The Russian cruiser Terek, which has
| been stopping British vessels in the
vicinity Of Gibraltar, commenced coal
ing here yesterday, but on orders re-
ceived today from Madrid she was or
dered to leave here during the morning.
Her commander replied that he was
unable to put to sea owing to the en-
gines needing repairs. She was for
hidden to take on board any more coal,
/ water or stores.