New-York tribune., 1905-02-05
WEATHER HALTS ARMIES.
ONLY OUTPOST ACTIONS.
Rumors That Kuropathin WM Re
tire-LeaderS' DiSSenSsOns.

s+ Petersburg Feb 4-According to the latest
information received by the War Office, opera
tions on the right flank of the Russian army
are at a standstiII The extreme right Oh the
Russians continues TO mold Chian-Tsanhe-Nah'
on the Hun River six miles northwest or Sande-
pas Apparently both sides are unable to move
owing to the ncleinent weather
Rurnors that General Kuropatkin VIII haho
over his command to General Lineyitch COM
mander of the First Army, have been current IN
ST. Petersburg since the announcement that
General Gripenberg had been relieved from COM
nland of the Second Army. The War Office says
the reports are improbable but is unable 10
deny them.
There are two versions of the incident. Ae-
cording to of them, General Gripenberg
complained to the Emperor that General kuro-
patkin had refused to support his hanking
movement, in view of which Grlpenberg asked
to be relieved. The Emperor, it is added, then
telegraphed to Kuropatkin, asking for an ex-
PLANTATION. in reply to which Kuropatkin tele-
graphed that his health was shattered, and re-
quested permission to turn over his command to
General Linevitch
According to the second and more commonly
credited version of the affair, Kuropatkin COM
planned to the Emperor that Gripenberg under
took the thanking movement in defiance of or
ders and demanded the generals dismissal
General Kuropatkin, telegraphing under date
of February 3 to Emperor Nicholas, says:
The village of Shautandhnau occu-
pied by our troops after a fight, at ) O'Clock
this morning. We reconnoitred the villages OF
Fanshen and Poudzova, occupied by the enemy
and after several volleys the sharpshooters en-
tired Fanshen and shot and bayoneted many
Japanese. The latter were reinforced and at
tackled the sharpshoOters, who retired, carrying
off thirty dead wounded.
On our right flank the Japanese left nun
dred bodies of which We buried eight-seven
A later dispatch from General Kuropatkin on
the same day says:
No reports of further encounters have been
received.
one of our patrols blew up the railway eight
miles south of Liao-Yang, on January 81 ana
February >
Toxic, Feb. A dispatch from Manchurian
headquarters, under date of February B. says:
On Thursday the enemy's artillery bombarded
from several points our right wing OtnerWlse
the situation was unchanged. 1 -
In the direction of our centre at 1880 Friday
morning company of the enemy's infantry
attacked our outposts from the Moukden ROAD
and later another section was attacked In the
neighborhood of San-Chia- Yuan-Esu. Both at
tacks repulsed.
In the direction of our left the enemy has been
attacking in the neighborhood of Liu-Liao-Kou
since the morning of February =. Their force
which consisted of the First and Fifth Rihe
Brigades, was driven back toward Chang-Tan
The enemy's losses are estimated at 100 we
witnessed the removal of over ooo dead
The Russian dead already buried after the
battle of Hei- -Kou-Ta in the neighborhood OF
Sumpao alone, number eoo
The War Department to-day issued long
statement denying the charges of bad treat
ment contained in letters from alleged surviv-
ors rescued from the Russian armored cruiser
Rurik. These letters are said TO have been
smuggled out of Japan in bamboo canes. Tho
department denies that any prisoner has been
struck declares the Russian wounded receive
the same treatment as the Japanese, and asserts
that the food of the prisoners is more expensive
than the Japanese soldiers fare. Fhe depart
ment adds that almost all the prisoners are
satisfied, and even pleased with their treatment