The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-07
UNREST AT
MUKDEIV
Causes War Commission
Much Anxiety
NO NEWS FROM FRONT
Kuropatkin Cannot Take Often.
sive as His Army Is
Too Small.
NO NEWS FROM FRONT

LoN Do.N, oct. IA Speclal CaDlc
gram from St Petersburg says thai
the war commission sat until an un
usually late hour last night, but ad
journed without issuing additional
news from the front.
Expert opinion is divided as to
whether serious engagement Is like.
~ to occur at Mukden. but the dis
patch from that city reporting an un-
usual activity there gives rise to much
speculation. 1t is impossible to say
whether this condition presages the
evacuation of Mukden, but in any ease
1t Is evident that something of unusual
hold enough to take II that General
Kuropatkin is preparing to assume the
offensive, but in view of the facts that
most reliable adviceS credit him with
only about six divisions at Mukden
this is exceedingly Improbable, 1t is
tho""ht more likely that the cNnmo-
ton had t. do with one or Other f
tie Japanese thanking columns wA'cl
the Russian commau'er mgy have
been preparing to check
AdyiCes from st Petersburg this
morning say that while the admiralty
claims TO have NJ knowledge Of the
departure of the Port Arthur squad
ron, ii is inferrablc from the way in
which the report that such an event
had TRANSFERRED has been received that
definite confirmation would not create
surprise. 1t is said that no direct or
ders have been sent to Admiral Wren
to break through the blockading feet.
but il is tactly admitted that the adj
miral has discretionary powers to leave
Port Arthur should the situation de.
mand or conditions be propitious. In
naval circles 1t Is pointed out that the
present conditions seem to be favor
able for n sortie. Heavy storms have
ragged outside Port Arthur and doubt
less compelled the blockadng vessels,
and particularly the torpedo boats. to
seek shelter, thus leaving the way
clear for a dash 10 Vladivostok
Significant orders have been issued
to keep time expired members Of all
the guards regiments stationed in and
around st. Petersburg with the colors
till March. 1905.
Orders were issued to all seamen be
longing to the battleship Orel and the
cruisers Oleg, Zomtchug and JZumrud
70 rejoin their vessels mt Cronstad i'm
1t is believed that this
DreSages the sailing of these vessels
Oday for Reval, where Emperor Mich
has is going to review the whole Pa
life squadron.
4 Mukden report says that General
has bestowed the ribbon
If st. George upon all the Red Cross
nurses of the Sis&erhood of st. George |
or bravery ut the battle of Liaoyang. |
During the awful night of Sept. these |
nurses toiled increasingly, proceeding |
lpon their errands of mercy under Il |
ven carrying disabled soldiers to the
A Tokyo report says that the Port |
Arthur blockading fleet has captured
unk laden with provisions which was
ndeavoring to enter the harbor. State
lents of the crew and evidence found
board indicate the existence of feet
t thirty junks organized TO run the
lockade from the vicinity of Using
au.
Despite the vigilance of the block
ding fleet many of these vessels reach
ne Russian lines at a number of land
lg places on the lower end of the
ennsula. They enter at night, the
russian guns and mine fields giving
hem an advantage over vessels of the
lockading feet.
While it is suspected that ammunl-
on is being struggled in, none has yet
cen found in the many junks that
ave been overloaded and searched,