Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-01
japanese Began It. Russians
Withdrew. COuntermarched aud
Drove The Enemy Out
LATTER ARE CONCENTRATING.
Admitted That Their Advance Has
Begun Evidently Are Threat
coing Sinmintin.

81. Petersburg OCT 1.-The war of
fee at an early hour this morning gave
out telegram from Gen. sakharon.
dated Sept 80, describing q successful
onslaught on Japanese advance guard
near Yentai on Sept gs The Japanese
began the fight By attacking posi-.
ton held BY the Russians ct Oulltade2,
20 miles south Of the Hun river The
Russians wlthdred ana then counter.
marched and occupied the euemy's po'
sltion at Toumytst north of Yontai and
drove the japanese as far as Yental
station, losing four men wounded.
whereas the japanese lost 20 Killed OF
wounded.
Gen, SakharoH further reports that
reconnaissance on Sept % showed
that the japanese force WAS concentrat.
ing In Increasing numbers along the
Yontal branch of the railroad and that
there Is also considerable cOncentra-
ton Of Japanese along the Taltse river
near Benslapu
Gen. Sakhafoffs telegram NJ given 10
the press contains no mention Of deyel-
Opments on the eastern flank This ST.
lence probably IL due to the fact that
detallg OF operations telegraphed to the
car al Odessa had not reached the
general stan
II is admitted that the japanese ad.
vance has already begun along the
whole line, assuming rs most active
form In the east whittier Field Mar
shal Oyama continues 10 draft large
forces Operations are also progress
ing west Of the railroad.
a dispatch from Hardin contains the
announcement that the Japanese have
occupied slaobeyho, west OF the Llao
river, whence they are evidently threat
ening sinmlntln.
The likelihood Of the appointment OF
Grand Duke Nicholas NlC0aeivitch as
commandment .chef ls Increasing The
Associated Press learns that the grand
duke has informed the officers Of The
regiment Of dragons Of which he Is
the honorary colonel, OF the probable
ny OF his going 10 the far east adding
that he would take the regiment with
him ms his body guard.
most certain and there Is good reason
20 believe that be will succeed Foreign
Minister Lamsdorff, who may be APP
pointed a member OF the council OF tn
empire
The Associated Press hears from the
best authority that the imperial shoot
ing lodge at sklerniewice has been pre-.
pared for the arrival Of his majesty
who is expected there before the mid
die OF October the czarlua remaining
at Petrhof until Noymber IS when she
will Join the car with her children
The cars departure FOR Poland has
not been expected as II was thought h'
would remain IN 81. Petersburg on ac'
count OF the serious situation IN the fai
east II Ia limited that there are I'M
portant motives for hts going q
SklernleWlce The visit reylyes the talk
Of possible meeting with Emperor
William Of Germany
The dowager empress Of Russia has
embarked at Reyal, for Copenhagen
She has gone 10 meet the queen OF Eng
land, and Il Is expected that she VIII
remain In Copenhagen a month
ST. Petersburg rs full Of rumors to-
night It Is persistently said that riots
have occurred at Odessa and that cav
airy charges were necessary 10 dispense
crowds that had assembled at the sta,
ton shouting, down with the war"
when the imperial train arrived. An
nther wild rumor Il that the czareyitch
Is dead There Ia not the slightest
foundation for these stories. The i'm
lerlal infant Is In the best Of health.