Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-03-03
OUTFLANKED
kUROPATKIN.
Pressing the Russians
Hard Siberian Towns in
Want of Food.

frHAhA So NN@
tiloff and Novgofod hills are hidden by
the smoke from the guns. The bonn
bardment was resumed after the re.
pulse of an infantry attack by Japa-
nese. \ heavy bombardment Is also In
progress In the neighbOrhood Of the
Shakhe bridge. apparently in prepare
ton for an attack in that quarter.
In Il long dispatch from General XII
ropatkin the commander In chief Of the
army in Manchuria gives details Of va
rlous attacks by the Japanese, but the
report throws no light upon the RI.
mofed intention of General Kuropat
kin to withdraw northward, which has
been the gossip of st. Petersburg for
the last two days.
\ Tokyo report says the position Of
General Kuropatltin's army is regard
cd as being critical. The real turning
movement which General Kuroki il
operating in the mountains forty miles
eastward of Mnkdcn seems To I've max
ing progress, and at the same time
Field Marshal Oyama is also rolling
back the russian left. While pounding
slN Nv 1T lllt IkliSSlitH ttflttT VIII 1euNN
high power guns.
l'outiIoff and Novgo7od hills have
been subjected to n continuous three
day bombardIEent. followed by an in
rantry attack. the main Russian lines
icing forced to retire two miles 10
their shelter trenches.
y Ncwchwang report says that 4 de
tachWent of 400 Japanese cavalry,
With one gun. raidcd Sinmintin, about
thirty miles west of Alukden, yester-
lay afternoon. With the gun tritined
N the main street the troopers ran
pckcd the railroad buildings and Chi
nose inns.
The Siberian railroad, which is being
worked to its full capacity by purely
military traffic. is about to have a fur
her harden imposed upon it--namely,
hat of feeding the resident noncom-
mtant population. The stock of prOvi.
ions ia Irkutsk and other towns in 81.
.,cria were not as large as usual ut the
BEGINNING of the winter and are now
'unniug low. The government has been
Informed that provisions must be i'm.
ported by the railroad or that the
owns will be face to facp with famine
within i fortnight. This will neccssl-
| tate some delay in the forwarding of
| military supplies. which are sOrely
needed ut the present moment.
General Stoessel, who was given an
audience by the emperor, was received
with Il warmth which went far to
atone for the cool reception which he
was given by. several Of the newspa-
pcrS and military factions. General
Sto'sSel is being fcted by society. y
| large dinner was given in his honor
| after his return from Tsarskoe-Selo.
No steps have yet been taken toward
IN investigation of the surrender OF
Port Arthur, Int the whole matter will
soon he placed in the hands of Il com
mission of inquiry.
Black clouds are again lowering over
| the Industrial situation Of Russia. The
| strike ut Moscow has been resumed on
Il large scale, anarchy reigns in the
Caucasus. and at st. Petersburg tho
measures which the government ad
vunccd to quiet discomfort and rcstor
good relations between masters an,
men appear to HAY" failed, with tn
probability OF causing the storm t
break anew.
At Warsaw a bomb was thrown from
IL window overlooking the courtyard o
the Murau0tt district police station a
> O'Clock in the afternoon. 1t fell i'll tn
| milSr of "A "rDtlD of SolliprS- Int li