The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-07
is WREN. 80UT'S$?1
!. Petersburg Inclined ll Is ,'| Be; Be-
lieve Admiral Has Made y1


(By8 Associated Pressl
Ha ST. PETERSBURG, October 7.-2:20 "A. S
M.-While the admiralty claims to have 3
no knowledge fs5the departure Of the \
Port Arthur squadron, 1t is sinferable from
the way In which the report that such,
ian event had transpired has been re-
gceived, that definite confirmation would Il
not create % surprise. The Associatedas
Press Is Informed q that " no III drect t orr -s
ders have been sent tt Admiral irens
to break through theSs bl0ckndiilg lg i leet, *
but Is tactitly admitted u tha he adj
miral has discretionary powers to- leave &
Port Arthur should the situation demand II
or the conditions be propiet tolls. In navalg
+ circles 1t 4 Is pointed out hat Yednes-#
day morning the conditions might have
been favorable for q sortie.8 Heavy
storms ra ged Tuesday and tless CONF
PEELED the blockading vessels and parttc-
E ulnry the torpedo boats, to seek shelter
thus leaving the way clear " for a. dash Sf
to Vladivostok. Some naval officers, how
i ever, arc inclined S to think 81 the firing x
that was heard at Che. sKoo may only
have been directed at blockade runners.I
4:15 a. M.-The War Comm mission sat tS5
until m unusually late hour but djourn-S
ed without issuing additional news fronlfE9
the front II }se RI :{&.,5
I 4 Expert opinion Is divided as to whether
a serious engagement Is likely to occur
at NIukden, but the dispatch from tina tS5
city reporting an unusua activity there.,$
gives rise to much speculation. It 3isf4
impossible to- say whether this condi lon
presages the evacuation of AIukdcn, but
In any case It Is evident that sonlethinGsS
OF unusual interest Is impending. Some
even are bold enough to take Il tha tss$
General Kuropatkn is preparing to as-ff
sumo the offensive, but in view OF the n
fact that the most reliable adyiccs credit
him with only about six A divisions "a se
8NIukden. this Is exceedingly improbable,
1T is thought more likely tina t the CONS
motion had to do with one or other Of
tho Japanese thanking columns. which,
the Russian commander may have been Il
preparing to check. }3sE q .fS
October 6--5:16 ". M.-Nothlng beyond
sklrinishinE4 between advance posts ~ IA
reported from the front. Tho Russian
cavalry seem to be pressing reconnaif-a
sancos towards Yentni. On Tuesday
some Russian scouts ran into a squadron
sof Japanese consisting Of four companies II
at Huntipu and were forced back until
reinforced by cavalry who thanked the
Japanese driving them back OH Ta-
dousampou with considerable loss. The &
same evening the Russians approa ched
to within about three miles Of the coal 4
mines. repuislng four squadrons nd three x
companies of japanese. There the Rus,
SLAMS Withdrew wiki the loss OF one Cos
sack killed ana ono wounded. Two
Japanese dragons We're charged, 3i
+ The activity along the outposts is con-
sidered to confirm the general belief that
the bulk OF General kuropatkins army Is 4.
at Tie Pass, A special dispatch from
Mukden says preparations for winter
quarters are being made. adding that
semi -subterranean huts are being con-
structed for the men stationed about the II
city. These are described us being warn, 4
and comfortable. The same report says
the Japanese are suffering from priva- n
5tiops, cold and hunger a Che Foo
special declares the Japanese squaeren
must have been damaged during tha&
great storm which has been raging In
the Yellow Sea-
General Sakharor reports that MI was
quiet October 4th with the exception of
the brush on that day between q Co.'S
sack detachmentand some Japanese dra-3
goons near the Yentai mines, and q minor
affair at Hunlipu where, after being
driven In by the Japanese, the Russian
outpost was reinforced and ceased tho
Japa nese to fall back after sharp fighting
10 the station at Tadousampou. The
Japanese sustained considerable losses.
Those OF the Russians are not stated