The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-10-04
Were Captured.

Were Captured.
ST. Petersburg. oct 1.-The war Of
ice gave out a telegram from General
sakharon. dated September go describe
ne a successful onslaught upon il Jap
anose advance guard near Yenfai On
September 2S. The Japanese began the
fight by attacking a position held 10y
the Russians nj Ouiitaid2e, 20 miles
south OF the Hun river The Russians
withdrew and then oountermarched
and occupied the enemy's position NJ
Toumytsa. north of Ycntai and drove
the Japanese as far as Nentai station.
losing only four men wounded. where
as the Japanese lost 20 men killed or
wounded
General Sakharon further reports
that a reconnaissance on September -
showed that the Japanese force was
concentrating i'm increasing numbers
along the Yentai branch OF The railroad.
and that there is also considerable con-
centrau0n II the Japanese along the
Tausp river near Bensihu
General Sakharons dispatch. as
given to the press. contains no mention
of DEVELOPMENTS ON the eastern flank
This silence probably is due 90 tho fact
that details of operations teiesraph.d
to the emperor az odessa had not get
reached the general staff.
II is admitted that the Japanese adj
vance has already begun alons The
whole line. assuming its most active
form in the east. WHITTIER Field Marshal
Oyama continues to- draft large forces.
Operations are also progressing west
of the railroad.
The Associated Press Hardin dis
patch contains the important an
nOuncement that the Japanese have OK
cupicd SiaobeyhO. west of the Liao
river. from which point they are cyl
derty threatening Sinmintin.
The likelihood of the appointment OF
Grand Duke Nicholas Nocholaievitch
rs ommander-in-chief is increasine
The Associated Press learns that the
grand duke has informed the officers
of the regiment OF dragons. of which
he is the honorary colonel OF the pos
sibiity of his SONS 20 the Far East.
adding that De would take the regiment
with him as his bodyeuard.
The return OF VicerOy AleNieh rs
practically certain. and there is eood
reason 90 believe that he will succeed
FOreln Minister LamsdOrn. who Till
be appointed a member Of the council
Of the empire
The Associated Press hears upon the
best authority that the imperial shoo,-
ing lodge at Skierniewice has been pre-
pared for the arrival Of his majesty
who is expected there before the mid
die of October. the empress remaining
at Peterlof until November is. when
she will join the emperor with heF
children. The emperor's departure for
Poland has not been expected. as f.
was thought he would remain here on
account of the serious situation in the
Far East II is limited that there are
important motives for his going 70
SliernieWice The visit reyiyes the talk
of a possible meeting with Emperor
William. OF Germany.
The city IS full of rumors. II is per
sistently stated that riots have Oc-
CURED at Odessa. and that cavalry
charges were necessary 10 disperse the
crowds that had assembled at the sta
tiOn shouting down with the war
when thf imperial train arrived An
other wild rumoT is that the czarevitch
is dead There is not the slightest
foundation for these stories. The inn
perial infant is in the best of health