Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-29
Report Says the Russians Have
Pierced the Left Wing of the
Japanese.
LIVELY MOVEMENT in SWING
The Engagement Has Become General
and Decisive Battle Has Bequr hp-
parertly.-Gevernor General Ire
poff Threatens to D=port War Coz
respondents.
fBy Associated Press.)


ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 29.-l2:5G
a. m.-Accordins to reports current in
military circles. General kuropailiiE
has broken through Field Marsha!
Oyama'S left wing and threatens hi;
communications with Iankow
Whether or not the report is true. the
Associated Press learns from a high
military source that General kurcpat-
kin has undertaken general offensive
movements on both TANKS with the OBJ
juct Of threaten ing both lines OF Japa-
nese communications and forcing the
Japa' csc frclu their winter quarters.
May Outflank the Japs.
The informant Of The Associated
Press said After General Mistcnen
kos raid kurcpatkin decided that
Oyamas position could be turned west.
ward from the plains. The advance
has absolutely no connection With
events in European Russia. III. as has
been reported the Russians have II
ready succeeded in piercing the Iapa-
nese left they doubtless will be able
to reach point west CT Lao Yang il!
which case the Japanese will be Orl.
flanked
Conditions Favorable.
A similar NOV ement soulhward from.
fo,GiISidl'ulI VIII StIlh1 tue A.anAlRSc.
lire siqf .coniifspiratlon few ard st FIT
SYaiuL. although cold. The rfs& weather II II;
ideal for Writer campaigning. TIL,
ground is hard and the rivers frozen
solid. making the handling Of artillery
easy
No further official news was recciv-
ed from the front Saturday night Cen
eral kurOpatkin has Somethin" short
of 100000 men. aud only 100 guns i'll
rcsition on his center. Tho troops O.
saseG- on; the right. an:aAdh iWt tti;cns
''fat Miatchenko's and General Rennan,'
Aka nnIf's cavalry are believed to be-
principally Siberian and part Of ,l.n
First European army
Wa Reporters Warned.
/ Governor General Treruff l1as wa,1.
a some foreign correspondents / l,st
if they send Cut false and misleadir.,
reports ct the situation they will b..
dcpurtcd.
Maxim Gcrky. the novelist, has been.
brought hack from Riga to The 81
Petersburg fortress to which several
leading writer's snn.thr Nasha Zins,I
tour Litc) and Nashshien (Our 'rinel
the now rcfnrm papers were also talk,
en- after their arrest NJ }lessen, I..|,.
ter Pravo AMI NJ. Herririf and Shiers-
N.Y. t"D famous RUSSIAN historians
and several others why made up the
delegation which called Gil NJ WI'tc.
January u is an endaavor to get him
tn intervene with Interior Minister
SviatoDnlk-Mirsky in nrticr to prevent
trouble between the troops and strik-
crS last Sunday. who were arrested il,
tho week. are charged with trying tn
set up a provisional government
The Car in Doubt
here IS much gossip about What is
&C occurring ut SarakCt Sclo. l:,lt the
only thing certain is that the IIn,,er.
or AMI his advisers have not rcache,i
q decision regarding further action
i is NOT kr1r.n. however. that n pro.
1t'i for The creations Of n sort Cf Fem,
| sklzalnr with q limited membership
ana along The liECs Of II. old Rl,sSi;,
ia:!'l parliament as a consult ative i.n,i:-
tc his majesty. hut v;h,tlt power uf
action. has been discussed