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Show Forces cf it: r.Ii-r.3 Arc Gr:J:::!ly Drawl:: Nearer to tLc Izznj's L!:cs K::r nu!;dcn. T. PETERSBURG, Oct 1. The war o"ce at an early tour this morning gave out a telegTam from Gen, Eakharoff, dated dat-ed September 30, describing a successful onslaught on a Japanese advance guard near Yentai on September 28." The Japanese Japa-nese beran the fight by attacking a position posi-tion heid by the Kuwiana at Oulitaidws, twenty miles south of the Hun river. Ihe ' Russians withdrew and then countermarched counter-marched and occupied thenemy'e position posi-tion at Toumytsa, north of entai and drove the Japanese as far as Tental station, sta-tion, losing four men -wounded, whereas the Japanese lost twenty killed or wounded wound-ed ' Gen. Sakharoff further reports that a I reconnaissance on September 29 showed that the Japanese force was concentrat-! concentrat-! lng in increasing numbers along the Yen-taj Yen-taj branch of the railroad and that there is also considerable concentration of Japanese Jap-anese along the Taitse river hear Ben-elapu. Ben-elapu. Gen. SakharofTs telegram as given to the press contains no mention of developments develop-ments on the eastern flank. This silenoa probably is due to the fact that details ,of operations telegraphed to the Crar at Odessa had not reached the general staff. It is admitted that the Japanese advance ad-vance has already begun along the whole line, assuming Its most active form in the east, whither Field Marshal Oyama continues to draft large forces. . Operations Opera-tions are also progreaslng west of the railroad. . ' . A dispatch from Harbin contains the announcement that the Japanese have occupied oc-cupied Slaobeyhj west of the Llao river, whence they are evidently threatening Sinmlntin. The likelihood of the appointment of Grand Duke Nicholas Klcolaelvltch as commander-in-chief is Increasing. The Associated Press learns that the Grand Puke has Informed the oiflcers of the regiment of dragoons, of which he is the honorary colonel, of the probability . of his going to the far East, adding that he would take the regiment with him as his body guard. The return of Viceroy Aleileff Is almost certain and there is good reason to believe be-lieve that he will succeed Foreign Minister Min-ister Lamsdorff, who may be appointed a member of the council of the empire. The Associated Press hears from the best authority that the Imperial shooting lodge at Skternlewlce has been prepared for the arrival of His Majesty, who is expected there before the middle of October, Oc-tober, the Czarina remaining at Peterhof until November 18. when she will Join the Czar with her children. The Czar's departure for , Poland has not been expected as It was thought he would remain In St. Petersburg on account ac-count of the serious situation in the far East. It - Is hinted that there are . Important Im-portant motives for his going to Sklerne-wioe. Sklerne-wioe. The visit revives the talk of a possible pos-sible meeting' with Emperor William of Germany. . , The dowager Empress of Russia has embarked at Reval for Copenhagen. She has gone to meet the Queen of England and it is expected that she will remain in Copenhagen a month. |