Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-26
COLD BEGINS IN NOVEMBER.
Chinese Have Been Unable to Harvest
Their Crops aud There May be
Much Distress
ON SOUTH FRONT ALL IS QUIET
Attempt Of Japanese Advance Guard to
Occupy haouton Pass Repulss1 BY
The Russians

~ N''P"lNI iloln ten, NurOpatkin to-
day gives further assurance that the
Japanese movement now in progress
has for one Of he objects the turning
of the Russian left He says large
force Of Japanese Is advancing from
Lao Yang by way Of Tai che. sharp
skrmlsh fighting is OF daily occurrence
an outpost affair at lnpu resulting IN
many casualties A dispatch from
Mukdon says doubts are beginning 10
he felI as to the possibility Of a winter
campaign
Mukden, Sept e. Doubts are begin.
ning to be felt as to whether. il Nlll he
possible to continue the campaign
through the winter. which begins in
November The Chinese have been un.
able TO harvest their crops ana there
probably win be much distress. as II Ia
very difficult to bring up stores from
China for the native population.
JAPs NOT MOVING.
Mukden. Saturday Sept. "a DELAYED
~ transmIssion), The japanese do not
appear to be moving but it Is believed
that they win begin general advance
within a day or two. They are con.
tnually receiving reiniorcemcnts. Rus.
sian scouts who penetrated beyond
Bentsiaputae saw large encampments
OF Japanese and a strong column ia
reported to be forming northwest of
LAO Yang. \ thousand Japanese ara
aally crossing the Taltso river over
lnfee bridges which have been built
above the railroad.
JAPANESE REFUSED
ST. Petersburg, Sept. 26.-Gen. SAX.
harol' IN dispatch dated yesterday,
teleglaphs that the Japanese advance
guard during the last few days attempts
ca 10 occupy ka0utou pass, command.
ing the road 20 Fushun, but were re-
pulsed by a detachment Of the Russian
advance guard.
on the south front all IL qulet. though
shots are exchanged daily and skirm,
lshes occur between tho advance posts.
WHY JAPANESE DELIBERATE.
ST. Petersburg. Sept 90. 8 y. m.-Ths
cause OF the extreme dehberatlon In the
Japanese advance on Mukden was ex-
planned by a dispatch received from
Gen kuropatkin this afternoon which
indicates that Field Marshal Oyama
has not yet concentrated his forces
Fresh troops are constantly arriving
IlWIafunItfv4 IA
recently reached Lao Yang are march.
ing up the Taitse river TO Sian Chan.
These relnf0rCements presumably come
from Japan AS soon az the fourth
japanese army az Sian Chan is suffi.
GENTLY strong, II Is now evident. the
japanese intend 10 resort to their ia
yorite thanking tactics. move formld-
able array against kuropatkins left
and compel the evacuation OF sIntsln-
tin, They are evidently accommodating
the graund over which the Sian Chan
army viii march up and cross the rly-
err. Meanwhile Gen. Kuroki Is trying
TO seize and cross the Hun river far
east OF Mukden. Thence he will move
down the river and cooperate with the
fourth from Sian chan, while Gems.
Oku and Nodzu engage Kuropatkin's
attention south OF Mukden The attacks
on Da Pass and Sanlungku. Sept. 20
were the first symptoms OF this rast
flanking movement
Kuropatkin now reports that Japan
ese scouts have been encountered near
the Hun river half way to Mukden try
ing to seize Kaoutou pass. 10 miles
northeast Of Bentslaputze In ord& 10,
clear the way to Fushun, and that
Oku's and Nodzus outposts have been
engaged In skirmishing with Cossacks
near lnpu. between Bentsaputze and
the railroad. After reviewing the
troops at Odessa the emperor win go 10
lkishinen and bid farewell to the Four
teenth division, famous for lts passage
OF the Danube under Gen. Dragoni;roff.
The latter probably will attend the
ceremony.
Cen Dragomrotf Is greatly enfeebled
I'm health which may render impossible
hls going 60 the far east as chief OF
stan Of the grand duke Nicholas.
EXTENSIVE TURNING MOVE
MENTS.
ST. Petersburg. Sept. PA dispatch
has been received from Gen. Kuropat-
kin announcing that the Japanese are
preparing an extensive turning move
ment east OF Mukden. A large force
Is advancing from LAO Yang by way
Of Tai Che, to TsIanschan. Skirmlsb.
es have occurred IN the valley OF the
Hun river, and at Inpu between Bent.
slaputze and the railroad There were
many casualties at lnpu.
no NEW MOVEMENT.
Chefoo. Sept 26.-No news was re.
ceiyed here today regarding the move.
ments Of either belligerent
Dupa Inn1 Hopuresc