The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-01
GEN. SAKHAROFF
TELLS ABOUT IT
RUSSIAN VIEW OF HOW MATTERS
ARE DEVELOPING ALONG
THEIR FRONT.
SILENT ABOUT EASTERN FLANK
Oyama Drafting Forces to Threaten
That Position-Likelihood OF
Appointment Of the Grand
Duke Nicholas.

st. Petersburg. Sept. 30.-The war
Office at late hour tonight gave out
telegram from Gen. Sakharoif dat
ed September 80, describing sue
cessfu assault on the Japanese ad-
vance guard near Tentai on Sept. 2S.
The Japanese began the fight by at
tacking Il position held by the RUS
slams at Oulitaidze, 20 miles south OF
the Hun river. The Russians with
drew and then countermarched and
occupied the enemyS position at
Toumytsa north of Yentai and then
drove the Japanese as far as Yental,
losing four wounded, whereas the ia
panese lost 90 killed and wounded.
Gen ,akharOH further reports that
reconnaissance on September %,
showed that the japanese force was
concentrating in increasing numbers
along the Yentai branch of the rail-
road and tina there is also considera-
bic concentration of the Japanese
along the Taitse river near Benshiu.
Gen. SakharoH' telegram, as gwen to
the press, contains no mention OF
the developments on the eastern
flank. This silence probably is due
to the fact that the details of opera
tions telegraphed TO the emperor at
Odessa has not reached the general
Istaff
Japanese Advance Begun.
II Is admitted that the Japanese
advance has already begun along the
whole line, assuming its most active
form in the east, whittier Field Mar
shal Oyama continues TO draft large
forces. Operations are also pro-
crossing west Of the railroad.
The Associated Press Harbin dis
Patch contains the important an
nouncemcnt that the Japancer have
occupied Siaobcypo, west oi tEo Lao
river, from which place they are ev-
identity threatening Sinmintn.
Tho likelihood of the appointment
of Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholavltch
as commander in chief, is increasing.
The Associated Press learns that
the grand duke has informed the Of
ficcrs of the regiment of Dragons
Cf which he Is the honorary colonel,
iof the probability of his going TO tho
far east. adding that he would take
the regiment with him as his body
guard.
Change Of Personnel.
The return Of Niceroy Alcxien is
practically certain and there Is good
reason to believe that be- will sue
tecd Foreign Minister Lamsdofn who
ilay be- appointed = member of the
council Of the empire.
The Associated Press hears upon
| the beat authority that the imperial
ihOofing lodge AZ skieuiaWec" has
iccn prepared fJr THE arrival 0f his
majesty who D. expected there be
lore The middle of October che en-
press remaining al Petofh0f until
until November lh When SIRE viii
/ JOIN toe emperor with her Children
The emper0r's departure FOR Pol
and has not been expected as i was
thOuEht be- would remain here On &C.
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