Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-09-22
JAPANESE lNFLlcT HEAVY Loss
ON RUSSIANS NORTHEAST
OF YENTAl.
COSSACk COMMANDER is KILLED
RUSSIAN soRTlE FROM PORT Ar.
THUR is REFUSED WITH
HEAVY LOSS.

0hdhBuaIs sept. II. - luGTS is an
unconfirmed rumor here that Gen
Mistchenki. commander Of the Rus
sian Eastern Cossack brigade. has
been killed.
The Japanese on Sunday last re
pulsed an attack to the eastward OF
Yumentzsushan northeast or Yentai.
infiicting heavy loss on the Rms.
slams. Gen. Kuropaenan is in need of
supplies but his orders cannot be
filed.
sortie From Port Arthur. Repulsed.
Toxic. Sept. 21.A strong Russian
force made sortie from Port Arthur
on the afternoon of Sept is and at
tackled the Itczshan fort, which was
recently captured by the Japanese.
The fighting lasted some hours and
the Russians eventually we're repulsed
with heavy loss.
Japs Advancing Slowly.
Mukden, Sept 81. The Japanese
are advancing slowly with broad
front, the left resting on the Lao
river and the right on the mountains,
probably the Fushan coal mines, TWEEN
ty-seven miles eastward. The Russian
troops have recovered their spirits.
Chinese officials are suspected Of
secretly aiding the japanese.
Do Not Expect Big Battle.
ST. Petersburg, Sept. 81. While
still insisting that Gen Kuropatkin
has sufficient troops at Mukden to con-
test the Japanese advance the war Of
fee admits that 1t is not likely that a
decisive battle will be fought there.
Everything goes to show that the
main Russian position is now at Tie
pass, fanked by. hills running out on
the LETT and by the river on the right.
Oficial reports to the war Office are
TO the effect that the Japanese did not
make any further move toward Muk-
den until Sept III, when
Reconnaissance in Force
disclosed that they were still massing
at Yentai and Bentsiaputze. No Jap
anese have been discovered east Of
the latter point The "Reminiscences,
Gen. Kuropatkin says, were brilliantly
carried out by Generals Samsonoffys
and Rennenkampff's Cossack brigades.
with mixed detachment Of infantry.
and artillery under Remembrance
personal command. They captured 81
village north Of Bentsiaputze which
was used as a pivot The Russians
drew off later, losing a few men killed
or wounded, after securing valuable
information regarding the Japanese
strength and position. A couple of
days earlier Gen. Mistchenko's detach-
ment Of Cossacks reconnoitered to-
ward Yentai. at the cost Of a few score
wounded.
japanese Open Fire on Mukdeu.
London. Sept. 20.--It is asserted in
a dispatch from Toxic to the Express
that the Japanese are vigorously she'll
ing the Russian positions at Mukden,
preparatory to a general advance, and
endeavoring by d wide turning move
ment to cut off Gen. Knropatkin's re-
treat. The Japanese armies, the dis
patch adds, are disposed in the same
relative positions as IN the lighting be-
fore Liaoya
Grand Assault Oh Port Arthur.
Chefu. Sept. 19. Local students Of
the military situation at Port Arthur,
basing their deduction upon condi-
tons there are OF the opinion that an
other grand assault Is either occurring
ait the present time or is imminent.
This opinion is based on the heavy
bonbardment of the Russian strong
hold that occurred on Sept. 16, for
such bombardment marks the usual
prelude to an assault: on the arrival
here of important messengers srcsa
Port Arthur at time when the rum
ming Of the blockade
Is Extremely PerIous;
on d recent statement that the Jap
anese siege works are completed. and
on reports from Dalny that an assault
was expected It'd take place III few
days. These reports were received
last week.
Ii addition I'd the foregoing there Isl
the common knowledge that the lap.
anese realize that their continued In
activity Increases the resisting power
Of The Russian garrison and their con-
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