Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-17
vFIIHtRCAN DRIVE OTHER OUT.
v.,. Along Lines Dry, Both Sides U.s.
~ sh,Lbe Rlyer-Nen Approach
Il charmed.
THEY EXCHANGE CIGARETTES
r.i,brotou Of Birthday Of Dowager'
ruo,,ss Of Chlna--She Is Growing
Reserved Towards Foreigners

vnkden, Nov. Il, 3 p, M via Tien
rgn Nov. lL-Four days sharp cold
81, sllenced the artillery and infantry
Sss b,tween the opposing positions and
NV ~ arlven the soldiers into their dug
aa,. along the entire intrenched line.
g NV spparept lmpossiblity for either
l,se ~ eieet the other from their BUR-
s ,nns and the fact that IN the event
IVY" IA sncceeded In advancing It could
yot dIg the other out of It's lnreneh-
monts on account Of the frost seems 70
n,omlse a winters inactivity Although
,bs Japanese. three days ago maze
,mog reconnaissance toward the ex-
,ss sn east and pushed back the Rus
'isn cavalry few miles as though they
Ters Investigating the possibilities Tor a
AIMING movement, II seems Impossible
,hqt either side IN any case could more
KAN occupy us opponents winter quar-
WIZ TRUCE FOR WATER,
Wells along the lines are dry and both
,ldes uye the Shalkhe river, whe'e the
,olders approach unarmed and get
wafer under recognized mutual sanction
not 10 FIRE on single soldier Here
tbe noble art Of war is confined TO iisti-
mrs and swapping cigarettes, Jack
knives and food, all Ct which are priced
TamlIarINes are Inevitable where long
Ines are In continuous contact The ar
mls, have now been stationary for 50
ong hat they are drawing supplies OF
mei and horse forage from the distant
rsar ali other supplies being exhausted
DowAGER EMPRESS BIRTHDAY
The periunctory ceremonies Of intro
Mslng the three days celebration OF the
birthday of the doWager empress or
China began NOV. l3
Al The Drum Tower and also at the
Ball tower which are features OF the
main streets OF AN capitals, large
Armes were erected enclosing a tablet
Inscribed vita the word 'Jansou,
which. Ike "BnzaL =" means ten
thousand ages to the dynasty Before
The tablet are found offerings and also
license. Last night 100 ornamental,
hrcy lanterns and trnsparencies with
ccngraulatOry inscriptions were dis
played IN the streets but not single
soul came for the purpose OF witness
Ing the Nominations.
GAtLY DECORATED STREETS.
Today being the dowager's birthday
flags and streamers were TO be seen
IN all the streets The Tartar general
Tah0chi and the territorial officials
k5tosei 10 the dowager's tablet IN the
deserted ancestral palace and the
period Of 10 days prayers In all the
dynasty shrines about this "Chinas
second capital" continues The Tartar
general with the officials OF the FIVE
boards and also the native military
mandarin dlnsd with Gen. Kuropatkin
a. the Confuc.an temple outside the
ives, gate with the native guilds which
bar The expenses Of the birthday cele-
bntQn
DESERTED HIGHWAYS.
Though Conscious that the profits OF
ihe retail trade are greatly In excess
Of normal times the guilds nevertheless,
on account Cd Mukden being no longer
wholesale market and way station
ior the immense goods and gram ,aH-
uns lament the deserted highways and
condoDe with the officials Of the five
boards by which Manchuria, like China
proper Is ordinarily governed and who
now await year to year the promised
nsloNti0n OF their functions
NO C0RDIALI'rY TO FOREIG NERS.
Private adylces from Pekln contain
Warnings that the emperor Is increas-
ilgly lndne slckly and Insignificant
the doAdger thinner and older and lack
ING IN cordiality to foreigners, although
FrtlnctWy In matters referring to
foreign relations, emitting former cour-
leses, while the most conspicuous ne
Mm' is said TO be the new corrupt
board Of war.
FIGHTING by NIGHT.
Ch'too, Nov II, $3.50 p. Fighting
az Port Arthur has taken place nightly
ance lhe Japanese began their general
assault on Oct. %, according to Capt
honoefg a pilot who was a passenger
20 me Russian torpedo boat destroyer
kasOnpny
me Japanese trenches, the captain
,s4ys' ave closest to the forts on Rlh-
.sas ana kekwan mountains, and TO
"lnef lorts OF the northeastern group
tue sharpsh0oters OF both sides Occu-
Rhg NE pits converse with each other
snl frequently make individual truces
~ o'agf TO borrow cigarettes or TO Re.
"yye 1aeir crampod limbs
lug japanese are displaying great en-
ny N lhe construction OF trenches AMI
We mounting Of guns.
"l 'he railroad steamers belonging
" Ae Russians except the steel screw
IIauspoIt Amur have been sunk By
,,i iAe hospital ship Angara, formerly a
vsapoII has been sunk IN shallow
ny $50 The patients are still on board
T shp and are comfortable.
n"e japanese shells directed against
oecp reroof are fred with remarkable
v5 "VVenlly sIlk-clad Chlnaman. who
vs,,s sssh travelling IN sampan Was
Nj, usl py me Russians, who observed
sbsn puoWlng the discharge OF each
hose . NV placed q handkerchief to his
cssIon oIl men into his left pocket oc-
Appa,sp,i varying these movements.
saesa' =, mus signalling the landing
hIns AZ NJ 1he shells The shells fell be-.
"a ths yIs,'llucuons. which fact prevent
Of bs,s a as.nese obtaining direct view
one one ESaalnaman was hanged
hoyed M o. 'ast week a hospital ship
pei small "sstte.upon the Japanese drop
obvious npr -uell' around her with the
The shin ~ pgse OF warning her away.
vas outslS ,oos The hint and when she
'helh be ,ue 'ne zone OF danger. large