The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-02-02
JAPANEsE@REPuLsE THE ENEMY
AND OCCUPY IMPORTANT
POSITIONS.
DISTRACT PEOPLE AT HOME
FAILURE OF RUSSIAN OPERA
TONS PROOF THAT MOVE
WAS A FLUFF.

Toxic, Jan. photographic advices
received here from the Japanese Man
churian headquarters says:
"Our detachment occupied Liutiako
Saturday and was twice counter at
tackled by a superior force of the en-
envy Saturday night. We entirely re-
pulsed the enemy. 4
"Our other detachment at dawn
Sunday attacked the enemy in the
neighborhood of Feitssaihotzu, about
two miles north of Heikoutai, and oc-
cupied the position. The enemy fierce
ly counter attacked our force which
assailed Heikoutai Saturday night, but
Was Repulsed Entirely.
Yesterday u force occupied the
neigborhood of Heikoutai.
1.-THE enemy in the direction of LUZ
tiako and Heikoutai has entirely re-
treated to the right bank of the Hun
river. Our force is now pursuing
them.
Gin the direction of Chenchiehpao
and Likajentan the enemy made sew
era1 attacks Saturday night, but were
repulsed. The enemy attacking these
points belonged to the Eighth and
Tenth corps.
"In the direction Of Heikoutai the en-
envy is composed of the First and
mixed corps of infantry, together with
a cavalry division under Gen. MIST
chenko. :
"We captured 500 officers and men.
The casualties on both sides are under
investigation"
Russians Massing Troops. Pr
The. Russians are massing about 65,-
900 troops on the Japanese left and
~bombarding the left flank and center.
Small forces Of Russians are attacking
all along the line.
Manchurian headquarters of the jap
anese army report that on Saturday
the Russians occasionally bombarded
the right and center armies, following
up the bombardment with attacks,
which the Japanese Immediately re-
pulsed.
To Fool People at Home.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 3~1.-Instead Of
confirmation Of Saturday nights re-
port that Gen. Kuropatkin had broken
through the Japanese left, there came
Lieut.. Gen. Sakharoff's official admis-
sion to-day that the Russians had been
compelled to retire from Sandepas on
account of their inability to carry a
redoubt. 1t is also significant that
dispatches from Russian correspond
ents at the front have again suddenly
ceased, which is regarded as an indi-
cation Of the failure of the operation
and strengthens the first impression
that it was a demonstration to distract
the people at home from the present
situation.
To Pave Way for Peace.
London, Jan. 31-Dr. Dillon, the Tel
egraph special correspondent at St.
Petersburg, wires:
I have some grounds for believing
that the d%esirability of peace with Jap
an has been seriously debated by per-
sonages who surrou1l without leading
the emperor, and that in principle they
are unanimously in favor Of peace, but
that the practical question of ways
and has not been discussed.
The number of state dignitaries who
ten days ago were in favor Of continu-
ing the war to the bitter end, has been
very considerably diminished, and
many of them are now convinced to
the contrary and are advocates of
peace.
It is said, however, that nobody is
willing to approach the emperor with
a definite proposal, or even mention
the matter until Gen. Kuropatkin has
won at least n victory.