Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-01-31 | Page 8 | Russians Not So Active

RUSSIANS NOT SO ACTIVE, After Defeats by Japs They "Quit Their Monkeying." TOKIO, Jan. 30.-1:30 a. m Russian activity on the Shakhe river seemed to have ceased after the fights at Cbcn-chlehpao Cbcn-chlehpao and Helkoutai, where the Japanese Jap-anese were victorious. The object of the operations Is not clearly understood here, but It Is suggested that the Russians Rus-sians either Intended to turn the Japanese Japa-nese left and move a heavy force down west of the Llao river, or wore seeking to divert attention from some projected operation against the Japanese right. U !s reported that the weather is warmer since January 25, but It is still extremely cold, so that it is Impossible to expose the troops at nlct Tho Toklo press expresses the opinion that Gen. ICuropatkin either ordered the movement to divert attention from the domestic conditions in Russia, or that ho had planned to make a light before Field Marshal Oyama hod been heavily reinforced. Manchurlan army headquarters telegraphing tele-graphing yesterday says; "There has been no great change In the direction of the right and center armies since the night of January 28, except constant collisions between rc-connollering rc-connollering parties. In the direction of the left army tho enemy keeps up a slow but constant cannonade. "The enemy's main body at Chenchl-ehpao Chenchl-ehpao and Helkoutai seems to have retreated re-treated In the direction of Nelnyupno, which Is two miles west of Changtan and Subfangtal. At a point ten miles northwest of Changtan the enemy left many dead." The details of the fighting at Chen-,chlchpao Chen-,chlchpao and Helkoutai have not yet been reported.