New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-12
'kUROPATkIN IS IN
PERSONAL COMMAND
RUSSIAN GENERAL rs DIRECT
ING FORWARD MOVEMENT
OF THE ARMY.
JAPS CONCENTRATING
ON BANK OF RIVER
Engagement Believed to Have oc-
Mikado's Forces Reported
as Falling Back-Three Russian
Ships Sunk.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 11.-Gen. Kuro-
patkin is in the field, personally direct
ing the forward movements of the army,
which, it is understood, is divided into
two strong columns, moving on each
side of the railroad, whence they will
draw their supplies, their tanks being
assured by no less than $50 squadrons of
Cossacks. The Russians are operating
along front of between 40 and IS miles,
extending from Kaoutou pass to Bent
Biaputze on the east and across the Hun
river to the left bank of the Lao river
on the west. They are taking every
precaution against possible counter at
lacks, throwing up entertainments as
they advance southwark. Field Mar
shall Oyama, however, has not yet shown
disposition to strongly hold his outer
positions The evacuation of Bens1a-
putze left the flank of the Japanese po-
sition at the Yentai mines unprotected,
and news of the abandonment of the
mines is, therefore, hourly expected.
The Japanese appear to be concentrate
ing their forces in the Notifications for
merly occupied by the Russians on the
right bank Of Taitse river, which are
exceedingly strong, and they have an
equally good defense north and south.
The Japanese retired from Bentsiaputze
almost without struggle, fearing that
Gen. Mistchenko's Cossacks would sur
round the position and cut them off.
Bentsiaputze is of the highest impor-
lance, commanding the roads from
Mukden and Fushun to Liaoyang and
Bensihu
Private advices from Mukden just re-
ceived indicate that the artillery is al
ready at work An engagement is re-
ported to have occurred Sunday on the
Russian right flank, IA miles southwest
of Mukden.
Change in Situation.
A dispatch to the Dourse Gazette
from Mukden, dated Sunday, says:
t'The general situation at the seat
of war has materially changed. The
Japanese main army is retiring south
ward. It's right wing has gone 80
miles southwark, evacuating Sianshan,
Sinangai, Saimatsze, Fenshui Pass and
the neighborhood of Kwandiansian
The Japanese are thus giving up moi
only the positions which they occu-
pied after the battle of Liaoyang, but
places they had previously taken
Firing Heard.
Mukden, Sunday, Get 9. delayed in
transmission The sound of a heavy
cannonade is distinctly audible from
the center of the Russian advance
Three Russian Ships Destroyed.
Toxic, Oct. lit is reported here
that the Japanese recently conferred a
fire from the land positions and from
the fleet blockading Port Arthur on
the west harbor, with the object of de.
stroying the Russian fleet, and sue.
ceeded in sinking three vessels, the
names and character of which are I'm.
known. The failure of the Port Ar.
thur fleet to make sortie is creating
the impression that the Russians in.
tend to destroy their ships just before
the fall Of the fortress in preference tt
taking the risk of sortie.
Scouts Ambushed by Japs.
Mukden, Oct. 11-On the western
front Sunday a party of Caucasian
scouts, while accommodating, fell into
an ambush of two companies of Japan.
csc infantry, who fired a volley at the
scouts. Before the latter could with.
draw they lost ten wounded, includins
a lieutenant, KOusoff, and one mar
killed.
Mikado Hopes for Victory.
London, Oct. ia dispatch to q
news agency from Toxic says: ssAt
an audience Monday morning The
Of har