The San Francisco call., 1905-01-31
OYAMA LIKELY
TO FOLLOW UP
HIS VICTORY
Japanese Army Is Ex-
pected to Take the
Aggressive.

MUKDEN, Sunday, Jan. 29.-Of1cial
reports published in the army news
paper show that the entire east wing
was undisturbed except by small scout
ing ARRAYS during the fighting at Hell
koutai and Chenchiehpao. The army is
now working under the new organiZa-
tion and entirely new orders through
out, these affecting even the newspaper
correspondents most vigorously.
The creation of increased fortiflca-
tions in the center by both armies, re-
sulting in both sides heaping their re-
Inducements on their hanks, reaches a
point where that side falling behind
will slowly be forced to precipitate
battle.
The present state of affairs is appar-
emily due to the clear, cold weather.
The Japanese have advanced every
available man to the front 1t Is re-
ported that Liaoyang is deserted by SOL
diers. The railroad south Of Liaoyang
is strongly held, especially the bridges,
which the Cossacks report are unap-
proachable on account of the armament
of the former Russian defenses and
the supplementary japanese works.
In addition to Holantai and Chen
chiehpao three other villages not i'm
portant were occupied by the Russians,
two of which have already been relin-
quished.
More has been learned Of the magni-
tude of the Japanese strength opposite
the Russian offensive movement, and
as the Japanese appear disposed to
show their strength 1t probably will re-
suit in the immediate restoration of the
original lines of defense, If not in a
Japanese aggressive movement.
The final reports give the losses at
Holantai and Chenchiehpao as less
than at first announced.
KUROPATKIN BAFFEED.
RUSSIAN HEADQUARTERS, Huan
Mountain, Sunday, Jan. 29-The object
of General Kuropatkin's latest offensive
movement was to capture the important
position at SandepaS, on the left bank
of the Hun River, and thereby outf1ank
the japanese from the Shakhe River
and enable the Russian army to under
take a general advance. At Sandepas
the japanese occupied a strongly forti-
fed position commanding the triangle
formed by the confluence of the Hun
and Shakhe rivers. The Japanese had
erected a fort of a permanent type.
with triple earthworks and trenches
extending in southwesterly direction.
Several villages to the northeast also
were fortified. The positions were held
by twelve battalions of japanese, part
ly drawn from General Nogi's army
and partly reserves.
The Russians carried the first line of
intrenchments, but were unable to
maintain their position on the out
skirts of Sandepas, in the face of fierce
cannonading. The fighting was trans
ferred westward The Japanese center
attacked with a brigade of infantry,
endeavoring to envelop the Russians,
but the cavalry protecting the Russian
Il 'l~S,.a "a
heavy loss. A counter-attack on the
villages captured by the Russians at
the outset of the fight also was beaten
off, but at the cost to the Russians of
several thousand killed or wounded.
including General Mistchenko who
was wounded in the knee. The heav-
lest sufferers were the newly arrived
brigade Of rifiemen.
The official report Of the fighting at
Hounlitadzy and Hugounda on jan
uary % and January rs says forty five
officers and 1850 men fell.
One hundred Japanese prisoners have
arrived here. They belonged to the
Ninth Division before Port Arthur.
The wounded are suffering from the
cold. which is increasing.
RUSSIAN LOSSES HEAVY.
GENERAL OKU'S HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Friday, Jan. 29.-Yesterday
Saturday afternoon the Japanese be-
gan a fierce bombardment with artil-
lery and musketry along the whole line.
The firing was kept up until midnight
and was resumed at dawn to-day, con-
tinuing until noon. The Russian reply
was feeble.
A movement of the japanese left
wing for the purpose of surrounding
and cutting off the Russians in the
neighborhood of Pokowtai is progress
ing slowly. as the resistance Is stub
born. Should the Russian force be cut
off 1t will result in leaving General
Kuropatkin's right flank unprotected.
Two divisions of Japanese troops at
tackled Pehowski and drove four di-
visions of the Russians across the Hun
River. Six hundred Russians were
captured. The Russians are making a
stand across the river.
One Russian division made several
attacks on Santanpu, to the east, but
was driven back with a loss of more
than 1000 men.
The Japanese bombarded the entire
Russian line. The Russians replied
feebly, showing little activity.