Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1904 — MUKDEN IS HELD BY THE RUSSIANS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MUKDEN IS HELD BY THE RUSSIANS

St. Petersburg Finally Gets Dispatch from General Kuropatkin. GREAT BATTLE IS LOOKED FOR Japanese Force* to the East and West of the Railway Running into Mukden. Kturopatkln Says He Did Not Lose a Gun During the Ketroat—Great Relief at St. Petersburg Over the News. 8t Peetrsburg, Sept. B.—General Kuropatkin has arrived at Mukden. Ha was not cut off by the Japanese, aa was feared. Berlin, Sept. B.—Colonel Gaedke. war correspondent of the Berlin Tngeblatt, telegraphs that Mukden was ■till held by the Russians Thursday morning. Mukden. Sept. B.—The fighting has ceased and the Russian transport and army are moving without interruption. There Is much uncertainty concerning the movements and purposes of the Japanese. St Petersburg, Sept. B.—A dispatch from General Kuropatkin, timed 0:30 o’clock Wednesday evening, has been received. lie reported that General Kuroki's army was about twenty-sev-en miles eastward of the rai.road and that General Oku's army was twenty miles west of the railroad. The general staff expects that a big battle will be fought. Did Not Lose a Gun. General Kuropntkin’s official report sent from Mukden during the evening of Wednesday announced that the whole of his array had arrived at Mukden and was taking up positions around the city, and adding that the

army bad not lost a gun during the retreat. The news relieved the public anxiety and put an end to the many alarming reports which had been current here. From the general's report it seems evident that Kuropatkin is tentatively preparing to meet the Japanese again should Field Marshal Oyama continue to press northward. Nothing more important than rearguard actions marked the march to Mukden. The region south of the city is now clear of Russians. Is Taking Precautions. It is evident, however, that Kuropatkin is taking precautions to prevent the Japanese from creeping around his flanks, as he reports that the Japanese cavalry is actively scouting wide on his flanks. The Japanese are reported to be moving up about thirty miles on either side of the railroad, with the view to surrounding Mukden, but whether Kuropatkin will accept an engagement or continue northward will probably depend at the decisive moment upon the temper and condition of his troops, who, doubtless, have been much shaken by the long tight and the hardships attendant upon the retreat. General Kuropatkin lost about 17,000 men during the ten days’ battle at Liao Yang. FIGHTING AT PORT ARTHUR Chinese Tell of an Engagement—Russians Short of .Ammunition. Chefoo, Sept. B.—Chinese who left Port Arthur Monday have arrived here. They report that severe fighting occurred Sept. 3. The Japanese attacked certain positions on the east and west flanks and the Russians allowed them to approach within a short distance, when they opened a heavy fire and compelled the Japanese to retreat after three hours’ lighting. An incident in the engagement was a clash between Japanese and Russian regiments of cavalry, resulting in the retreat of the former. The Chinese report that the Russians are paying 50 cents each for unexploded shells manufactured for use during the Chinese-Japanese war. The persistency of this report during the pest two weeks entitles It to considerable consideration, as indicating a shortage of large ammunition at Port Arthur. Firing la Heard at See. Wgt-Hal-Wei, Sept B.— Firing at sea was board here during the night and

boats outside the harbor claim they aaw flashes distinctly. A British ship was among those which investigated the firing at sea. She reports that seven ships were engaged in the cannonade and that they steamed away and disappeared upon the appearance of the British vessel. '■ Japs Bombard Sakhalin. St. Petersburg, Sept. B.—Two Japanese cruisers bombarded Korsokovsk, Island of Sakhalin and fired torpedoes at tlie sunken Russian cruiser Novik. No attempt was made to land. Korsakovsk is defended by coast batteries.

RUSSIAN TROOPS IN MUKDEN.