The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-10-28
JAP ATTACKS
ARE REFUSED
SHARP SkIRMISHiNG ON Shake
RIVER REPORTED RY GEN.
KUROPATKIN.
SIDES tNIRtNCnING
II
JAP ARMY Is RECEIVING HEAVY
REiNFORCEMENTS FROM
PORT ARTHUR.

, PORI AK
Sharp skirmishing between the Jap
anese and Russian troops on the
Shakhe river is reported by Gen. Kuro-
patkin, who also says that several at
tacks by the Japs have been repulsed.
Both Russians and Japanese are in
%trenching their positions. The out
posts are within 700 yards of each 9TH
er and less than four miles separate
the main armies. A scarcity of fuel is
causing the soldiers to suffer greatly
| since cold weather set in.
st. Petersburg has information that
the Japanese army confronting Gen.
Kuropatkjn is receiving heavy rein
| forcements from the Port Arthur army
and direct from Japan.
A Japanese forward movement is
daily expected, and it is believed that
there is heavy fighting ahead.
Sharpshooters at Work.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 26. - Emperor
Nicholas has received the following
dispatch from Gen. Kuropatkin, dated
Oct. 90
"The night of Oct. 1928 passed very
quietly. At 9 o'clock this morning
the whole of our volunteer s~harpshoot-
ers harrassed the enemy, while the
Japanese tried to attack our outposts,
but were everywhere repulsed by the
Russian fire."
Japs Are Reinforcing.
ST. Petersburg, Oct. 26.-There is no
news of immediate importance from
the Far East. The indications are that
both sides are heavily intrenching,
though it is believed that Gen. Kuro-
patkin will be ready for a forward
move at an early moment unless
heavy Japanese reinforcements com
pei him to remain on the defensive.
Reports that Japanese re~inforcements
are arriving, taken in connection with
the enforced inactivity of the Russian
forces on account Of the weather, are
felt to be a grave factor in the situa-
ton. There is reason to believe that
the Japanese are drawing heavily
upon the Port Arthur army as we'll as
on Japan, in hopes of securing a nu-
merical superiority that will enable
Field Marshal Oyama to infict a
crushing blow upon Gen. K%uropatkin
when hostilities are resumed.
Russians Turn Japanese Flank.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 25. There Is
no change in the relative positions OF
the armies on the Shakhe river. Gen.
Sakharoff telegraphs that the Rus
SLAMS have been bOmbarding Lamu-
ting and the Buddhist temple at
Linshinpu, while the Japanese have
been Smelling the Russian position at
Shakhe and nea Linshinpu. An AS
ISOLATED Press dispatch from Mukden
reports that the Japanese are fortify-
ing an important height south OF
Shakhe and that neither side shows
a disposition either to advance or re-
tire. Another Associated Press dis
patch from the Russian front says
the situation is not yet ripe for the
| resumption of the offensive. This
meager but
Significant Admission,
all that the censor allows to pass
over the wires, doubtless indicates
that Cen. Kuropatkin is maturing inn
portant plans and distributing his
forces in readiness for another at
tempt to break the Japanese resis-
lance. The roads are now dried by
wind and frost; the cold is intense,
and flooded fields have been frozen.
Thus military movements are facili-
tated, though at the same time it will
be more difficult to carry on intrench-
ing work.
An Associated Press dispatch from
the Russian front gives a rumor that
the Russian force has made a detour
to the west, arriving abreast of Lao
yang, but there is no confirmation of
this report.
Great Importance
Great Battle 10 Imminent.
London. Oct. %. - The Times To-
kio correspondent says that dis
patches from Oyama's headquarters
seem to indicate the Shakhe river as
the immediate objective of the orig
inal advance, and that appearances
suggest that another great battle is
imminent in which the Japanese will
assume the offensive.
Several Brisk 9kirmishes.
With the country enveloped in
thick fog and the roads in wretched
condition, activity for the time being
JOY CAUSES SUICIDE.