The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-22
ATPORTARTHUR
JAps SAID TO HAVE BEouN ADJ
VANCE ON MUKnEN.
MANY CONFLICTING REPORTS
There Has Been Some Fighting
Wounded Russians Brought Ia
Echlnese Working fer
Japanese on pefenses.


MUKDEN.-It is reported here that
the Japanese are advancing on Muk-
den from the east. A strong force OF
Russians is ready to meet them.
Early Friday twenty.six wounded
men belonging 10 Major General Mist
chenko's Cossack division were
brought into Mukden. Particulars Of
the skirmish are not available. 1t is
not clear whether il was a simple
outpost affair or the beginning OF the
real japanese advance on Mrukden.
According to Information from Chi.
nese sources, the Japanese are leaving
a garrison AT Lao Yang and their
main forces are moving out on the
Russian flanks. The whole Chinese
population of Lao Ysug is working on
the Japanese defenses.
The Chinese also report that the
Japanese are running regular trains
between Port Dalny and N~ewchwang,
the rolling stock. according to their
statements. having come from san
Francisco. Mukden merchants, who
have dealings with N%ewchwang say
that II the Japanese occupy Mukden
they intend TO eonnect the railroad
with the Sinmintin terminus OF the
ShRnghaikwan-Tien Tsin railroad.
about thirty-five miles west OF Mukden.
AT night the Russian sentries here
can discern the glow Of the Japanese
camp fires in the direction OF Lao
Yang.
Until three days ago the Japanese
had not finished burying or burning
their dead around Lao Yang.
The Chinese are becoming more un-
friendly as the japanese advance.
The japanese are imposing their sys-
TEN Of administration AZ every town
occupied, seizing the revenues, begin.
ming with the timber dues. in the Yaiu
district, and ending with the salt tax
in Manchuria.
In K%wantung province the japanese
are quite az home. They are already
installing Japanese teachers in the
Chinese schools.
AZ Mukden the chief Chinese official
remains outwardly friendly. but b. no
longer co-operates with the Russians
and the Chinese refuse assistance 20
the Russians transport or 20 furnish
them with supplies. Nevertheless. al.
though animated undoubtedly By sym.
patty for the Japanese. the Chinese
are not yet confident OF an ultimate
japanese victory and thus they seek
20 swrfH au .r..u ~wuftra Tha afnw- Q
donment Of Mukden. however. might
make them throw off the mask and PIX
change their negatively unfrieudly at
tltude for one Of active hostility.
ST. PETERsBURG-The Associ.
ated Press dispatch from Mukden an.
nounoing that. according 20 informa-
tion from Chinese sources, the Japan
csc are leaving a garrison at Lao
Yang and their main forces are NOV
ing out on the Russian TANKS. Is par.
tially confirmed by the dispatch from
General Kuropatkin reporting that the
japanese are massing on the Russian
TANKS, thar a large force Is conoeD-
trating AZ Bentsiaputzo. twenty miles
southeast 90 Mukden. aud that another
force. whose strength has not been
established. is moving up the Lao val
ley.
The greater part Of Field Marshal
Oyamn's army. however. Is stiil near
Ysntat. eucamped along the heights
between the mines and the railroads.
while the war office does not expect
an immediate advance. tho preliminary
disposition ~ the japanese forces are
taken to Indicate that the Japanese IN.
tend, when they advance, 20 strike
from the eastward They seem 20 be
avoiding the territory west % the Lao
river. possibly because u Is nat and
would give the Russians The advantage
OF their superiority IN cavalry.