Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-01-28
Japanese Attack Russian
Left Flank Wednesday.
The Advance Checked After An
All Day Battle.
Troops Sleep Under Arms-The Latest
News from the Front.
Russian Headquarters. Huan. Noun.

Russian Headquarters, Huan. Noun.
tain, Manchuril, Jan. 26.--6 p. M.-Af-
ter three months of quetude the Jap
anese have resumed activity. attempt
ing to force back the Russian right
wing. A stubborn fight began, Jan. 25,
and is continuing. Thursday, Jan. 26.
which may be u curtain-riser for the
spring campaign.
According TO report the Japanese at
tack was repulsed and the Russian
counter attack was very energetic. 1t
was rumored that several japanese
guns were taken.
There was no fighting at the center
or on the left fank. The Japanese ad-
vanc is believed to have been inspired
in part by the news of the Russian in
te,nal troubles, intelligence Of which
reached the Russian army at dawn.
Jan. o5.
Following the sudden turn in wealth.
er, cannon began booming far west
ward and through the morning fog and
mist the Japanese unexpectedly ad-
vHncad. The ritiemen on the Russian
right flank were so vigorously employed
in the fghting line that by evening they
h?d met the Japanese attack by a bril-
liant counter attack. The Japanese at
once began to retire abandoning and
setting fire to q village.
Throughout the night and all Thurs
day firing was heard along the line to-
ward The Hun river in the vicinity Of
the villages of Heksutal and Li,Idiu-
tun in the center. the Japanese firing
occa sional shots to get the range of the
Russian positions.
The troops all along the line were
under arms the night of Jan. 25. The
skies We're lit up by the glare of a con-
hagratiOn. evidently caused by the
burning of 81 village bevOnd the Shakhe
river, south of Poutiloff Lone Tree)
hill.
\ bitterly cold wind is blowing snow
is falling and heavy frosts prevail.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 2S.-220 A. NJ
The report Of Gen. Kuropatkin's sue
comes most Opportunely. The belief
EXISTS here that Field Marshal Oyama
sought to take advantage of any de-
preston prevailing in the Russian
ranks as the result of the news from St.
Petersburg. launched an attack against
Gen. Kuropatkin's right, but the Rus
nicely turned the tables infiicting con-
siderable loss upon the japanese on
Thursday. and taking several positions
westward along the plain OF the Hun
river.
Evidently Gen. Kuropatkin is follow
ing up his victory. The latest dis
patches to The Associated Press. from
the front. dated o'clock in the even
Ia, i.,
a battle in progress extending along
the center ana becoming more serious.
However. 1t seems to be confined to ar
tillerY. If the lighting develops into a
general engagement. military men here
believe that it must reach out to the
TANKS, their opinion being that
frontal attack by either side under the
present circumstances is impossible.
The authorities are receiving the
news from the front with great salts
faction. being convinced that 1t will
serve to at least partially distract at
tention from the strike situated and in
ternal affairs generally. III st. Peters
burg there is no longer any doubt that
the strike is practically broken Four
teen establishments. including the
Franco Russian Aboukoff. Abultic.
I;usso-Amcrican Rubber Co. and Ropes
American Refinery already have re-
slmed. and an entire starting up OF
factories seem to be assured for next
Monday. A remarkable feature Is that
the men who are returning to work are
not asking conditions of the employers.
They have seemingly turned their
backs uron the political agitators and
accepted the governments promises In
the matter Of shorter hours and an
equitable adjustment Of their griev-
ances at their face value
That the government purposes to
compel the men to settle upon the gov
ernment's terms is plainly evidenced
by Finance Minister Kokovosoff's re-
spOnse to a deputation of masters. yes
terday afternoon, to whom he an
nounced the governments decision af-
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