The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-11

n. m.-Gen. Kuropatkin is In the heiu
nersonoIly directing the forward
movement of the army, which, IL Is uh'
derstood is divided into two strong col
umns moving on each side of the rail-
road, whence they will uraw their
supplies, their flanks being secured by
no less than $50 squadrons OF COS
sacks. The Russians are operating
along n front of between forty and
forty-fivc miles, extending from kaou-
tou pass to BcntsiaputZc on the casts
and across the Hun river to the lelt
hank of the Lao river on the west
They are taking every precautloh
or,inet nossiblc cOunter-attacks,
throwing up entertainments as they
advanced southwark. Field Marshal
Oyama, however, has not yet SHOWN
n disposition strongly to hold his outer
positions. ,,s.
the flank of the Japanese posllloh at
The Ycntai mines unprotected ana lhc
abandonment of the mines is therefore
hourly expected. ,
The japanese appear to be placlnS
their f""ces in the fortflcatlons LOT
mer pied by the Russians on the
rirh, ,,anK of the Taitsc river, whlch
are strong, and they have an equally
good defense northandsouth.
Feared the Cossacks.
The Japancse retired from Bentsl-
aputze almost without struggle, fear
ing that Gen. Mistchenko's Cossacks
would surround the position and cut
them off.
Bentsiaputze Is Of the highest i'm
portancc, commanding the roads from
Mullden and Fushan to Liao Yang and
Besiahu.
Private advices firm Mukden Just re-
ceived Indicate that the artillery is
already at work. An engagement Is
rcnorted to have occurred yesterday
ON the Russian right flank, fourteen
miles southwest of Mukden.
Such news of the Russian move
ments as may be given out without
compromising the advance is llkeiy
TO be telcgraphed to Gen. kuropatklh
each evening after the days work IN
the field is over
Feeling Each Others Strength.
The interval between the evcntful
collision will doubtlesss be utilized
nv both sides in feeling out their re-
sppctiyc strength and dispositions anu
in active skirmshing on the flanks or
which the daring march OF the COS
sacks across the Shakhc river almost
IN the YCntai mines is an example
Not until the combined movements
of Kuropatkin'S army arc in full swing
southward will it be seen whether
Ovama intends to continue the present
advance .'or fall back on the fortified
pusitions north of Lao Yang, where
he would reserve the situation hither-
to, as the Japanese would for the
first time enjoy the advantage OF light
ing on the defensive.
Kuropatkin has nine corps, giving
him. perhaps a slight superiority in
numbers.
Second Manchurian Army.
Lieut.. Gen. Grippcnberg, who is to
command the second Manchurian
army. will take with him to the front
a large norton of the troops of the
Wilma military district, over which he
has had the command for three years.
Thus the bulk of the second army
will be composed Of men and officers
of whom the general has the best
knowledge. The second. third, fourth
and nineteenth corps included in the
mobilization, are already quietly pro
cecding.
The emperor will bid the troops
farewell
II Is not apparent that the Russians
propose to make winter campaign
as they did during the Russo Turkish
war.