Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 114, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1904 — PROGRESS OF THE EASTERN WAR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PROGRESS OF THE EASTERN WAR

During the past -week. Oyama gave up his pursuit of Kouropatkin ar' withdrew his forces, which had neat ly reached Mukden, back to the Yentail coal mines, twelve miles north of Llaoynng. Since that time there has been no fighting between the armies and little skirmishing. Both sides are worn out. Furthermore, the Japanese, who are particularly sensitive about their transport arrangements, must now continue their lines to Bentsiaputze, twenty-eight miles southeast of Mukden. Kuroki came to Llaoyang from Fengwangcheng, about seventy miles southeast. Nodz.u came along the railroad, and Oku pushed up from Takushan, a point on the coast about midway the railroad and Fengwangcheng. The three aimies met and united. Before this convergence was effected, Kuroki brought supplies over the high road from Fengwangcheng, Oko over the byroads from Takushan, while Nodzu pushed his carts up both sides of the railway embankment, and had the easiest time of the three. Now that the three armies have united, It Is doubtful whether they will continue to maintain all three lines of communication. Lines of communication require guards, and guards subtract so mueh from the fighting force. The most exposed line was General Kuroki's. It is reported that General Linevltch, with 50,000 men, has cut this line. Fifty thousand Is an absurd figure. The Russians haven’t that many men to spare in raids, but 5,000, or 2.500, cavalry may have crossed the high road and stopped direct communication between Ku-