The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-02
ARE HELD AT BAY
EAST OF MUKDEN
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upon the Lao River. In any case, 1t
shows that the Japanese are using the
ri, er to bring Up supplies, and that their
operations are being opposed. they not
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than Tschantan along the line OF the
Hun River.
The forthcoming changes In the naval
commands, announced by the Associated
Press. have become the subject OF wide
spread discussion. The necessity for the
changes is generally admitted. but Wheth-
er Emperor Nicholas Will give immediate
effect to the reorganization Is uncertain.
Meanwhile vice-Admiral Avellan requests
that formal denial of the news OF his
retirement from tho ministry of marine
be made public.
The numerous friends and supporters
of General Kuropatkin declare that events
Justify their prediction that he after all.
willEbe appointed chief in command OF the
armies in the Far East, and that the
Emperor has recons!dered his intention Of
sending out Grand Duke Nicholas Mich.
o.aievitch as commander-in-chief. Ac~
cordng to their version. the first army
will be placed under command OF Cen
eral Lubovitski now commanding the
ninth army corps at kieff, and the third
army under Northumberland Linevltch.
Quarters are being prepared at the
w inter FdldCC SlSC1OS4 tA4SASS1AS QpO -
whom the Emperor intends to bestow a
mark of signal honor to prove that his
return In no wise Is in the nature OF q
disgrace. ~
Important Developments.
October 1-5:O2 p. M.-Important de-
velopments on the eastern flank Of the
Manchurian army are admitted by the
War Office to be proceeding. The de-
tails, however. are withheld for strategic
rea sons, the authorities departing from
silence only to the extent Of saying that
the Russian cavalry is executing i'm.
portant movements. leaving it to be sur,
missed that it is trying to cut the Japa-
nese line Of communications and thus
defeat the flank advance.
An absolute denial is given to the
Shanghai telegram reporting that a gen
eral engagement at Mukden has been won
by the Japanese.
The War Office even declares that
nothing is known of serious fighting
there 1t Is pointed out that the reports
of the Russian retirement from Muk-
den are dsprovcd by yesterdays telc-
gram from General Sakharoff showing
that General Kuropatkin's outposts are
as far south as Yentai.
E The news from the front is extremely
meagre and many confusing statements
are made.
1t seems questionable whether Field
Marshal Oyama Is ready to assume the
offensive.
No late news Is obtainable Of the wide
Japanese turning movement east, which
is regarded as the chief feature of the
japanese operations. Should Oyama be
compelled to abandon the idea Of an al
vance. 1t IS stated In Mukden dispatch
that it is possible. with fresh troops
constantly arriving, that General Kuro-
patkin may attempt some offensive ope-
rations.
Drove Japanese Out.
Licutenant-G General Sakharoff reports
that the Russian cavalry on September
18th stopped q japanese offensive move
ment In the direction of Yangsingtung
and Fengtiapu. On September SOth de-
tachlnent of Russian cavalry drove the
japanese from the village Of Changtan
and burned seventeen 1unks which were
transporting ammunition pn the Hun
River. The cavalry retired upon the ap-
proach Of japanese reinforcements.
| General Sakharoff reports that the
japanese are still pouring across the
| Taitse River at Bensihu, thirty miles
northeast Of Lao Yang. He adds that
numbers Of Chinese bandits are with the
japanese on the Lao side of the railroad