The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-11
Japanese Are Working to Divert
Water From the River.
This Probably Explains Delay
in Beginning Expected Battle.
SKIRMISHES Kept UP.
Several Determined Russian At.
tacks Repulsed.
Japanese Occupied Three Villag-
es But Couldn't Hold Them.

Huansian, (Three Miles South of
Mukden), Nov 11.-Along the eighty
miles constituting the front of the
Russian army everything was quiet
with exception of occasional skir-
mishes and artillery duels on the CEN
ter and left where gunners fire occa-
sionally for the sake of practice, so as
to have the range of the Japanese.
When the Japanese jocularly display
ed a white disk, indicating a miss, the
Russian rifiemen reply by raising a
shirt on a bayonet-
The japanese are industriously con-
hnuing work under the cover of dark
ness, digging immense bitches into
which to defect the water of the
Shakhe river.
Russian Attack Repulsed.
London, Nov. 1.-THE Daily Tele-
graphs correspondent with General
Oku cables under date of November 8:
Last night the Russians made sew
eral determined attacks upon Lanut-
ing and Sinchingpu, but were re-
pulsed with heavy losses. The artil-
lery laid the villages in ruins.
Japanese Assume Offensive.
Mukden, Nov. 1.-THE Japanese to-
day assumed the offensive on the left
bank of the Hun river and occupied
the three villages. The Russians,
however, attacked, drove them out and
again established their original lines
of defense.
Vice Admiral SkrydIoff arrived here
today.
Baltic Fleet at Suda Bay.
Canea. Island of Crete, Nov. IL
The battleship Sisoi Veliki, with Vice
Voelkersam aboard. and the
Mavarin, the cruisers IZum-
rud and Almaz, a number of torpedo
boats and the transports and volun-
teer steamer Yaroslav of the Russian
Baltic squadron, have arrived in Suda
bay.
Ten Days Losses.
st. Petersburg, Nov. IA correct
ed casualty list of the ten days battle
of the Shakhe river issued by the war
office places the total killed or wound
ed at 33,250, of whom 900 were offi- |
GERS The first returns, it is expected, |
contained Implications and some of the |
men We're so slightly wounded that
they returned to the ranks in a few
days.
Expect to Stay All Winter.
Mukden, Nov 11.-There was a |
4 eavy exchange of artillery fire yester- |
lay at the Russian right center. The
Russian batteries began shelling the
Japanese trenches and the Japanese
batteries responded.
During last night Russian vOlun-
-eers dislodged a detachment of jap
anese infantry from trenches in front
Of Lone Tree Hill The japanese con-
-inue to show activity on the left flank
however. engaging in any
serious movements.
Comfortable dugouts are being built
along the Russian lines and the SOL
1iers seem to think that they will win
.er where they are
The idea that Field Marshal Oyama
an attempt to take Muk-
len is not generally entertained. Both
ides seem content for the present
With a suspension of hostilities. Warm
clothing is being distributed among
he troops.
Russians and Japs Swap Cigarettes.
Mukden, Nov. 10, via Tien Tsin, Nov.
-1-An artillery fire from both sides
S continued at intervals. 1t is heav-
er on the right wing, where all day on
lov. and also during that night the
2ussians shelled the japanese posi-
ions with their heavy guns. Neither
ide on that date gained any advan-
age.
AS a result of the heavy lombard
nent by the Russians, the Japanese
lave withdrawn some of their batter
es from the advanced positions. 1t is
that, not being ready to at
ack, they are falling back to the hills.
NE Russians gained a great advan-
age when towards the end of the bat
lie on the Shakhe river, they recap
ured Lone Tree hill. which has been
enamed Poutiloff hill, in honor of the ]
OlOnel who led the last successful at
ack. The hill commands a large part
f the plain over which the Japanese
must advance Il
The operations are about the same
ach day. There is artillery firing
most of the time, and frequent clashes
f infantry at night. AS has been the
ase in most wars, but entirely unex-
ected in this one, the soldiers of the
pposing outposts in close proximity
ngaged in the exchange of cigarettes
nd other luXuries. 5