Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-02
Detachment Of Cavalry, With One
Gun, Raided Sin Min Tin,
West of Mukden.
ACTIVITY ON RIGHT CONTINUES
Stubborn Fight on Left Wing OF Rus.
siaus Now Going 0u--lap At
tack Repulsed

Kurokls Headquarters in the Field
via Fusan, March 2.-During the night
japanese infantry swept forward from
the hills and took three small villages
near Witoftsan, on the plain near the
river, which has been the scene OF
many outpost affairs. one column ad-
vanced northeast and captured the
town Of Kodaise IS miles from Wtof-
tsan, The engagement there was not
severe.
A dispatch from headquarters says.
"Our force in the Singking (Yenden)
direction are occupying Tslnghocheng
CIsinkhctchen0 is now pursuing the
enemy northward We captured large
quantities Of provisions at Tsingho-
chlng,
"Our force at Henhsu is gradually
dislodging the enemy from their posi-
ton 10 miles northeast Of Bentsiaputz
and from another position seven miles
northwest, The first position is four
miles west Of the second. our force
has pressed the enemy northward Of
the Shakhe riJer and has occupied
Sunmupaet2u, Tiaochinhutun and sun
hupoatt2, three miles north of Waite
mountain,
THE enemy has many field and heavy
siege guns on either side Of the railroad
heretofore unused and is now shelling
us"
JAPANESE CAVALRY RAID.
Newchwang, via Tlen Tsn, March 2.
"A detachment Of 400 japanese caval-
ry, with one gun, raided Sin Min Tin,
about 30 miles west Of Mukden, this af-
ternoon. With the gun trained on the
main street the troopers ransacked the
railroad bridges and Chinese inns
For months Simintin has been the
headquarters OF contraband trade, and
the Japanese heretofore have not in
terefered with il.
on the arrival Of the japanese at
Sinmlntin the streets We're quickly
cleared. The Chinese went into hid
ing and the great crowd OF Greek and
German traders became panlc-stricken,
but the Japanese did not touch their
carts, which were waiting to make a
night trip to Mukden
Three Cossacks we're discovered. One
OF them was killed The others escaped.
The Chinese report that previous TO
their entry into Snmlntin the japanese
dispersed a small body Of Russian
scouts, capturing 10 Of them.
on the completion Of their examina-
ton of Sinmintin the japanese with
drew to Pauchatun. An engagement
Is expected as II Is known that Cos
sacks are not far distant
Ten thousand japanese troops are
reported to be three miles south Of
Pauchiatun and numbers Of japanese
in Chinese clothes are along the K0u-
pantse line.
1t is possible that the japanese may
seize Sinmintin as II has been deneu-
trallzed, owing to Russian traffic there.
There are large accumulations OF stores
at Chenkow and Koupantse.
nmintin Is now quiet. The Japan
ese hold all the roads. On all sides are
groups of Chinese whispering together
and expectant camp followers who are
anxiously awaiting instructions to pass
out with their laden carts,
IL Is reported here that Gen. Kuropat-
kin's left has advanced six miles,
STUBBORN FIGHT wAGING.
shakhetun Manchuria "Wednesday
March "A stubborn fight Ia waging
on the left wing, Vigorous attacks Of
the Japanese on the village OF Kudaza
have been repulsed, and the Russians
maintain their position thanks to the
attacked the japanese from the west
after two passes had been occupied
This column was hard pressed by the
japanese and suffered great losses, IL
advanced In detachments to the neigh
borhood Of Ubenupusa and was at
tackled thrice during the night, at H.,
midnight, and a. M, but repulsed all
the Japanese onslaughts.
To the westward the Japanese made
n night attack on Kutal pass. Some
OF the assaults were repulsed, but at
a. m, the Russian advance guard
vacated two outworks which had been
destroyed by the japanese artillery and
retired to adjacent and better fortified
positions.
The Japanese attacked Nan Shan Pu
In Khandensan district at 6 a. m, but
were repulsed
ACTIVITY CONTINUES.
Toxic, March 2, $3.50 p. m--Advices
from the headquarters Of the Japanese
armies IN Manchuria show that the
japanese activity on the extreme right
continues. That wing is pressing for
ward and is dislodglng the Russians,
The artillery duel Is continuing In the
east and Is most active about Witosan,
but the cannonading Is neither. as
heavy nor as unceasing as heard from
the westward, The batteries OF both
armies have maintained their position
and are exchanging volleys OF shrapnel
across the villages.
One village which the Japanese oc-
cupled was subjected TO fierce bonn
bardment Of solid shot, but the two
companies stuck to their positions.