The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-11-15
.KUR0gI REPORTED KILLED
Said to Have Been Struck bp Sheg
at Liau Yang.
ARMIES PREPARE FOR BIG BATTLE

sran skir1nIsInes Mark the Fighting Of
the Past Few Days Only Infantry and
Small Divisions Of Artillery Are
Brought Into Action : The "Third
Prince, 10 Succeed Kuroki.
(. Toxic. Japan. Dispatches were made
public from the headquarters Of the
First japanese Army which is the
right Of Marshal Oyama's forces 'FRONT.'
ing on the Sha River, announcing that
at midnight the Russian bombardment
Of the Japanese lines under way for
twenty-four hours had Iessened AL
though several hundred big shells were
fred during two days no japanese were
killed and only few wounded. The
Russian forces were encamped in
force north of the Sha and there have
been several small engagements be-
tween the outpost divisions.
A dispatch from the Japanese left
army, just made public says that at
1920 one morning several battalions
of Russians attacked the Japanese POI
sition at Wuchentai, but. were repulsed
with considerable loss. On the same
night 200 infantry and 300 cavalry at
tempted to surprise the Japanese posi-
ton at Siaodiaton. The force sta
toned there defeated them and COM
PEELED their retreat on Machuangtzu.
The Russian losses were sixty killed
and the Japanese losses six. This is
the most severe engagement of the
week. On the centre of the japanese
lines Russian artillery had been firing
at Irregular intervals, but only a few
soldiers had been killed. The Russians
were steadily intrenching and receiv-
ing reinforcements from Hardin. Their
engineers have thrown two additional
bridges over the Hun River, southwest
of Mukden It is evidently General
Kuropatkin's purpose to fight pitched
battle in the valley of the Sha, and IL
defeated retire across the river to an
other fortified camp north of the Hun,
which has been prepared within the
last six weeks.
There is nothing known here of the
rumored death of General Kuroki. The
only significant point in any respect Is
the fact that the latest dispatches from
his army have been bulletined as fol-
lows:
Headquarters of the First Japanese
Army in the field"
Previously the bulletins always read:
Headquarters of General Kuroki's
army in the field AT imperial head
quarters the story Of the Japanese
commanders fatal wound is Of course
denied, and it is recalled that six days
after he is alleged to have died dis
patches were received signed by him
and made public by the Imperial Army
Board here, detailing the losses Of the
right wing In the seven days fighting
northwest of Yenthai and on the west
tributaries of the Sha
Moscow, Russia. -Nemirovitch Dam
chenko, telegraphing from Mukden.
says the reports of the death of Cen
eral Kuroki are confirmed. According
to his version the splinter Of a shell
struck General Kuroki, tearing out a
portion of his breast and abdomen.
He died at Liaoyang. and his body was
sent to Japan. a rumor is persistently
circulated that kinsman of the MI
kado Siaosanai. literally Little Third
Prince" has been appointed to succeed
General Kuroki, but the actual com
mand of the army has been intrusted
to General Nodzu who has been re-
viewing operations.