The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-30
TO FLANK
RUSSIAN LEFT
GEN. KUROKI MAKING AN lMPOR.
TANT MOVEMENT EAST OF
MUKDEN.
FORCED FROM SlNTSINTlN
JAPANESE OUTPOSTS HAVE BEEN
IN CONFLICT WITH COSSACk
FORCE.

Indications are d~iscerned at st.
Petersburg that the Japanese are plan
ming a f1anking movement against
Gen. Kuropatkin's left, to compel re-
tirement from Sintsintin. Gen kuroki
is supposed to design crossing the
Hun river at a point considerably
east Of Mukden, from which he is ex-
pected to nov down that stream n
cooperate with an army from Sian
chan, while Generals Oku and Nodzu
hold Gen. Kuropatkin south of Muk-
den. Japanese attacks on Da pass
and Sanlungku are regarded as con
frmation of this theory. Outposts of
Generals Oku and NOdZu have been in
conflict with Cossacks between Bentsi-
aputze and the railroad. No news has
been received from Port Arthur.
Crisis at Port Arthur.
London, Sept. 2S. = A cablegram
from Chefu says a crisis has been
reached at Port Arthur. Since the last
assault the Japanese troops have made
rapid progress on the chain of earth
works extending from Pigeon bay to
Ttkushan. Large siege guns have been
mounted which exceed in numbe and
effective range those employed in any
previous siege in the history of war
fare. Further reinforcements of men.
guns, stores n ammunition are arriv-
ing constantly, day and night, for the
Besieging Army.
Nothing is being left to chance in
preparations to render the next attack
successful. That attack, if one may
rely upon what is learned from Japan
csc official opinion, is to be made with
the object Of driving out to sea the re-
mains of the once formidable and still
powerful Russian fleet from its pres
ent shelter in the east port. The jap
anese assault will be directed against
the strong forts west Of Port Arthur.
which command every part Of the har-
Dor. At present the imprisoned ships
are safe, but will try to leave before
these positions are taken.
TO Force a Speedy End of the War.
with Japan to a speedy termination.
the emperor OF Russia has taken steps
to reorgnniZe and reinforce the fight
Ing force in the Far East. A second
army is to be created, under command
of Gen. GrippenberH, a veteran of
many vars. and 1t is expected hat
within a comparatively short time
there will be armies a%ggregating 600.,
900 to 700,0 900 men ready To take the
aggressive against the Japanese. 1t
is believed that Grand Duke Nicholas
Michaelovitch will be made command
er-in-chief of the Russian armies in
the Far East. with a soldier of more
varied experience as his chief OF staff.
VIII Not Attack Mukden.
At Mukden it is believed that the
japanese will not make a frontal at
tack upon that city. but will seek to
engage the Russians north or north
east Of there. a purpose dictated by
strategic reasons as well as by the
desire not to Offend the Chinese by
making the sacred tombs Of the en-
perors the scene Of bloodshad.
japs Take important Forts.
Siiclu, CcPl. EI.-hS II result Oh lHe
battle before Port arthur which began
on Sept. 10 the japanese succeeded in
several important positions
and the Russian tenure OF the big
forts guarding tho north. northeast and
west sides Of The town is seriously
threatened. Shinose information
places the Japanese losses under 1900
for the three days fighting. n this
comparatively small casualty list Is
due to the excessive care used by the
Japanese in making their prepare.
tons
For the Advance.
Russian sources, however, claim to
have information that the Japanese
losses were unusually severe, mount
Ing to fully thre times the humber
mentioned above. Possibly the most
important capture during the three !
days fighting was that of Fort Kuro-
patkin, which, while Of minor value
with regard to preventing the entrance
into the town Of the Japanese, had
been constructed for the purpose of
the source OF the g~arrison's
water supply. The control of the water
supply is now in the hands OF the
Japanese. !