Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-04
WORSE AT WARSAW
RiOtcus Spirit Still Prsslils Creating
Mucd Alarm
CASUALTIES APPROXIMATE 100
Though Order Seems Restored In ST.
Petersburg and Moscow, Conditions
in the Polish City Are Going From
Bad to Worse.

While there seems TO have b1en n
complete restoration OF order in 81
Petersburg and Moscow. conditions ut
warsaw continue TO go from bad to-
worse. Estimates OF the killed and
wounded in consequence OF collisions
between mobs and soldiers place the
number az 100. Bakers are on strike,
bread is at famine prices at Warsaw.
and attempts 20 break into stores there
have caused numerous collisions with
the military. The huSing ol reyOiyerS
OF uniform make on many q the riot
Vrs arrested affords confirmation OF re-
cent reports. that revolutionary agita-
tors have been smuggling arms in an
tcipatiCn of an outbreak IL is asserted
that the official tale OF the dead
through the recent conflict between the
strikers and troops az Riga is far short
OF the actuality. many having persisted
in an attempt 90 cross the river on
the ice when the soldiers opened FIRE.
the ice breaking and the water en-
quilting the fugitives.
kuropatkin Fails
st. Petersburg. BY Cablc--Geueral
kurOpatNn's attempt 20 break through
the Japcaese left wing and Outhaak
Field Marshal Oyamas position on the
Shakhe river. seems 10 have failed en-
'ircly. Few details. however. are avail
able. beyond the information contained
I'm the official dispatches Field Mar
shall Oyana. as 1t the battle Of Sha-
khe river. appears 90 have arrested the
Russian advance with a counter Of
fensive movement. but no great dis
position was shown 90 carry the war
T fare into the territory held bS the Rus
SLAMS
~ the War Office. there ia an in
clinatiou 20 lay the chief GlaIue for
the failure OF The movement to "A sud
t den change Of the weather 90 intense
cold. 20 degrees below zero. w1sh a
high wind which drifted the snow and
rendered 10 hazardous 20 eopxse the
troops 20 camping Ia the open plain.
AMI also impeded the transportation
F OF guns. supplies and the wounded The
| operation entrusted TO thc second army.
under General Grippcn3crg. was the
capture OF Saudenas. which. In Rus
sian hands world serve as pivot for
a nankng movement against FIcld
Marshal Oyama but Sandep2s proved
zoo hard mat 90 crack. and thu lap
ancse taking advantage - the check
~ the Russians. hurried up their re-
entcrccments. ana assumed the Often
sive on che EUn river. as Wen Gs along
Che railroad and the great Mandarin
road The Russians. however. appear
to have been completely successful on
the defensive. rcpuising all the jap
ancsc attacks.
Wanted 20 OutHark Japs.
Russian Headquarters. By Cable
The object of General krroT1 Ia
test offensive movement was 90 capture
the important post 90 Sandcr2s. on the
left bank of the Hun river. and there
by outnank tLc Japanese from the
Shakhc river and enable the Russian
army 90 undertake a general advance.
At SandCpas the japanese occupied a
strongly fortified position commanding
rhe triangular formed by the ccnlu-
ercc 90 the Hun and Shakle rivers.
The Japanese had erected a fc~t OF
most permanent tyne with triple
ca~thwo-ks and trenches extending ia
a auuthwcs-eriy direction. Several Vii
l--cs 20 the northeast wc-c alsu for
tilted strCugIy- The positions were
held by twelve bat-alions OF Japanese
partly draws from General Nogi g ar
icy and partly reserves. The Russians
. carried the drst line az envhments
, hu. were unable % r1c.-tc g. ldc.r pO
siticn CA tis outskirts 60 SonCeDas III
the face az fierce cannonadine. tn,
lchtng was transferred westward Ihs
Japanese counter attacked witn "a ori
5 -ade OF infantry. cndeavCrinsr rD en-
{ velore the russians. bat the CaValrs
D protecting the Russian flank drove lacl
B the japanese with heavy less. 4 C1un
5 Ter attack on the village capture u,
the Russians a. the outset ~ rlQs lch
; was also beaten or. but az the cost q
, the Russians ot several thousand k.llel
q or wounded. including General Mix
senchkC. who was wounded ga the knee