Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-09-26
THANKING
MOVEMENT
Now Being Inaugurated BY Jap.
anese in Hope Of Surround.
ing Russian Army.
SKIRMISH AT INPU
Resulted in Many Casualties to Both
Sides...New Russ aa
General.


A dispatch from Kuropatkin toda,
gives further assurance that the JAP
anese movement now in progress ha
for one of its objects the turning o
the Russian left. 1t says large fore
of Japanese is advancing from Lia'
Yang by the way of Taiche. Sharl
skirmish fighting is of daily occur
renee, the Outpost affair at Inpu result
ing in many casualties. A dispatch
from Mukden says doubts are begin
ming to be felt as to the possibilities
of winter campaign
Meets With General Approval.
st. Petersburg, Sept 26.-Reorgani
zation of the Russian forces in the far
east by the appointment of General
Grippenberg to command the second
army has been received with much
satisfaction by the press. Even the
Noyoe Vremya has been urging the
promotion of Kuropatkin to the rank
of ommander-in-chief, recognizing the
impossibility of cpnfiding the vast host
now to be assembled to the command
er OF the forces actually in the field.
Other papers warmly endorse the mo-
tives for the formation of the second
army and the evident determination to
prosecute the war with vigor. 1t is ex-
pected that the armies will aggregate
100000 to 100000 men.
Battle at Inpu.
st. Petersburg Sept Pa dispatch
has been received from General Kuro-
patkin announcing that the Japanese
are preparing an extensive turning
movement east of Mukden. A large
force is advancing from Liao Yang by
way Of Taiche to Tsianschan. Skir-
mishes have occurred in the valley of
the Hun River and at Inpu, between
Bentsiaputze and the railroad. There
were many casulties at Inpu. M
No News Received Today
Che Foo, Sept. 26.-No news was re-
ceived here today regarding the move
ments of the belligerents.
Chinese Unable to Harvest Crops.
Mukden, Sept. 26.-Doubt are begin
ming to be felt as to whether it will be
possible to continue the campaign
throughout the winter, which begins in
November. The Chinese have been un-
able to harvest their crops and there
will probably be much DISTRESS as it
is very difficult to bring stores from
China for the native populaces
Check Japanese Advance.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 26.-General
Sakharoff in a dispatch dated yester-
day, telegraphs that the Japanese adj
vance guard during the past few days
attempted to occupy Kaou Pass, COM
manding. the road to Fushun, but were
repulsed by detachment of the Rus
sian advance guard. On the south
front all is quiet, although shots are
exchanged daily and skirmishes occur
between the advance posts.
Attempt Vast FIanking Movement.
st. ePtersburg, Sept. 26.-The cause
of the extreme deliberat1on of the Jap
anese advance on Mukden was explain |
ed by dispatch received from Gen.
-eral Kuropatkin this afternoon, which |
indicates that Marshal Oyama has not |
concentrated his forces. Fresh troops
are constantly arriving at Bentsia- |
putze, while others which recently |
reached Lao Yang, are marching UP
the Taitse River to Sian Chan These |
reinforcements presumably come from |
the Japanese AS soon as the Japan
ese army at Sian Chan is sufficiently
strong it is now evident that they in
tend to resort to their favorite flanking
tactics, move their formidable army
against Kuropatkin's left and compel
the evacuation of Sintsintin. Mean
while Kuroki is trying to seize and
cross the Hun river, far east of Muk-
den. Thence he will move down the
river and cooperate with the fourth
army from Sian Chan, while Oku and
Nodzu engage Kuropatkin's attention
south Of Mukden. Attacks on Da Pass
and San Lung Ku, September goth
were the first symptoms of this vast
thanking movement.
viii Soon Begin Advance.
The Japanese appear not to be NOV
ing, but it is believed they will begin
q general advance within day or
two. They are continually receiving
reinforcements. The Russian scouts
who penetrated beyond Bentsiaputze
saw large encampments Of Japanese
and a strong column is reported to be
forming northwest of Liao Yang.
Thousands Of Japanese are daily cross
ing the Taitse River over three bridg-.
es which have been built above the
railroad.