Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-20
THE WAR IN THE EAST.

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Toxic states that Field Marshal oyama
has advised the general staff ne expects
to enter the city Of Mukden next week.
ROME Oct. 2O.-The Italia Militarle
hos = aispatch from Toxic stating that
ninety transports left Sasebo, japan,
Yesterday with $4,000 men, 200 guns,
AMMUNITION and clothing, bound fer
Manchuria. The second army, the cor
respondent says, will consist of 400, 900
men and 1000 guns
Berlin, Oct. 20.-The Mukden cores
pendent of the Tageblatt wires that Cen
eral Kuropatkin will he reinforced within
three weeks by complete army corps,
consisting OF FIVE divisions of light in
fantry, and many batteries OF quick
firers. The japanese, he says, are
doomed unless they defeat the Russians
in decisive fashion before the arrival OF
these fresh troops.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 20.-Rainfall
continues to interrupt hostilities south
of Mukden. No official reports of en-
gagements there during yesterday or
today have been received, and it is pre-
sumed both sides are waiting for the
rain to cease and the river to recede
somewhat and permit fording.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 90 Lieut.. Gen.
eral Sakharoff reports that noskirmishes
have taken place yesterday. He gives
an account of a disaster to one detachment
Of Cossacks on October Is. He says
"On the eighteenth, when our mounted
patrols were accommodating 1ear Sandi-
pou and Kaizantai, japanese outpOsts
were encountered who hurriedly retired.
Our force pursued them, but were stopped
by infantry with machine guns. One
detachment came under their machine
FIRE. at a distance of 200 PAGES, and the
horses and all the Cossacks were killed
or wounded" 1t will be noted that
Sakharoff makes no mention of the dis
aster to two japanese divisions reported
in unofficial dispatches.
A report has been received from an
officer on the left flank who states that
daring a recent fight five japanese officers
and 45 men we're surrounded in Chinese
house. Despite their desperate position
only five OF the japanese surrendered.
The rest, including the officers, committed
suicide.
London, Oct. 20.-Baron Hayashi,
the japanese Minister, utterly discredits
the sensational report current last night
and this morning that two japanese di-
visions had sustained crushing defeat
at the hands OF the Russians. Nothing
the Minister asserts, has been received
which in the least indicates that any
such disaster has befallen any Of the
japanese troops. The first report OF
this rumored disaster was received by
the Exchange Telegraph Company,
and stated that rumor had it that II, 900
japanese had been taken prisoners. A
little later the Reuter- Telegram had
like report Of Japanese reverse. The
Reuter- people based their statement on
a private dispatch received in London.
No confirmation from any source is OBJ
tainable.
London, Oct. 20-A dispatch from
st. Petersburg, states a rumor is current
there that General KurOki, in command
of the japanese right at Shake river,
is dying from dysentery. No con6rma-
ton of the rumor is obtainable.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 2O.-A report is
current here this afternoon that the Rus
sian vanguard on the west frontOn Tues
day surrounded battalion of japanese
infantry, which was forced to surrender.
A detachment under General Mitschenko
is also said to have compelled two bat
talions of japanese to retreat. The
japanese are reported to be slowly retir-
ing. No confirmation Of the report is at
| hand.
Paris, Oct. 20.-According to the st,
Petersburg correspondent of the Temps,
the report of the defeat of two japanese
divisions, at the Shake river has been
confirmed.