The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-20

> telegraphed General Kuropatkin. .
6 commander in chief of the forces in .
> Manchuria. directing hin to ask q
. Field Marshal Oyama. commander &
. in chief of the japanese forces in o
9 Manchuria. to facilitate the passage e
; of a Russian envoy to Port Arthur q
= TO initiate negotiations for the cap .
Q itulation CT the fortress. 4
q
Shanghai. Nov. 19.-The Japanese re-
sumed their attacks on Port Arthur on
November IL. making a furious assault,
which resulted in their occupation of I'M
foreground chambers in important posi-
tons.
Another unsuccessful attack was made
on Port Arthur November 10.
MUKDEN FRONT UNCHANGED.
Mukden. Nov. 12-The position at the
front is unchanged.
Positive Information received here con-
tradicts previous reports, and says that
the japanese have decided not to begin a
serious operation on Mukden before there
is a definite result at Port Arthur, either
the fall of the fortress or a necessity for
the japanese to bring up re-enforcements
from Japan and recommence the arduous
work OF the siege.
Until then they intend to confne them
selves merely to holding the Russians in
check.
BATTLE IN FULL SWING.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 19,-It is reported
that a battle between the two armies be-
FORE Mukden is in full swing. The War
O<3po lNac not oopfrr, tIa ~, bo,,oj
it admits that the activity all along the
line indicates that both armies are ready.
The Russians, according to General XII
-opatkin's report. are pressing the Jap
arese left. while a very significant move
ment of the japanese is reported at STINT
sintin. forty-lve miles east of Mukden.
A special correspondent telegraphing I'M
der last nights date. says the battle has
begun and that the thunder of the guns is
unceasing.
SAkHAROFF REPORTS.
General Sakharoff. under date of Novem-
Der IS, reports a reconnaissance IN a large
scale November II. in the direction of
Mekai and Chitaitse, on the right bank of
he Hun River. The Japanese showed
some resistance. but were dislodged from
these villages and from the bridges across
lie Hun. At daybreak the same lay the
japanese repuIsed a squadron of Cossacks
thirty niles south of Sunsintin.
JAP LOSSES ENORMOUS.
General Stoessel, in a dispatch to the
Emperor, dated November . y
Il am happy to report to your Majesty
that all the assault from October 25 to
November 2 were repulsed by our heroic
troops. The most desperate assault oc-
Cured October 30. but. thanks to the
bayonets OF The reserves and the bravery
of the volunteer ~sharpshooters, the enemy
was repulsed at all points. The japanese
did not return to the attack the same day
and left a great number OF dead unin-
TERED upon the field.
ION October 81 the enemy twice assault
ed, but each time was repulsed at the
point of the tayonet and by hand gre
AIDES. Several of our officers and men
a.ere wounded.
Tire spirit OF the troops is excellent. II
S difficult to establish any distinction as
regards bravery. All are heroes. The
oombardment of the fortress continues
without intermisSion."
General Stoessel praises the work of the
ambulance and hospital corps. mentions a
lumber OF officers for distinguished bra
very. and concludes:
The Japanese losses We're enormous. !
.stimate them at 10. Geo"