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Show DROWN MEN 8TILL RESTING. Oyama Ha Not Yet Begun HI Advance, Ad-vance, Tho latest olllclal advices from tho front are silent on tho subject of tho Japancso Hanking movomonts cast nnd west of Mukden from which tho war ofllco concludes that Flold Marshal Mar-shal Oyama baa not yet bogun to press his ndvanco from Slnnchnn or up tho Lino river vnllcy, Indicating that there Is still further delay In tho general advnnco Tho Assoclnled Press Is now authorized author-ized to definitely deny tho statoment that tho Japancso In nny forco have crossed tho Hun river, nbout fifty miles from Mukden Thero Is evl-denco evl-denco Hint tho Japancso turning movement move-ment Is not nearly so extended. Tho only Japancso at this point nro tho ncouts reported In thoso dispatches Scptomber 2(i. Tho only Information received from General Kuropatkln, timed 3 p. in., yostorday. Is to tho offect that tho Japancso outposts east of tho railroad along tho Shnkho river continue to throw out small detachments, but thry aro Invariably mot nnd repulsed by tlio Itusslnn cavalry, which mnlntnlns closo contact along tho whole Jnpan-cbo Jnpan-cbo lino Dally skirmishes nro occurring, occur-ring, but none of nn Important character, char-acter, A herd of cattlo and n few horses havo been captured by Cos-tacks. Cos-tacks. According to Information brought In by Itusslnn scouts tho main Jnpancso forces nro still concentrated along tho Ventnt branch railroad and reinforcements rein-forcements nro still crossing the TnltBo river, using two pontoons nt llonslhu, llvo miles duo cast of Yentnl itntlon. From tho Inttor fact It would appoar that the preparations for tho Jnpanoso advance aro moro backward that heretofor supposed. |