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Show BATTLE AT SIEN CI-JUANO. Russians Attempt to Cut Off Japanese Communication With Valu River. Tho Russians aro attacking Bien Chuong, thirty miles northeast of 81a-waltszo, 81a-waltszo, southoast of Mao Yang, and almost due north of Feng Wang Cheng, evidently with the object of cutting off Japanese communications with thd Ynlu river. A battlo south of Mukden raged uninterruptedly un-interruptedly all of Tuesday and Into tho night. It was continued Wednesday. Wednes-day. Tho results have not been decisive. deci-sive. Tho Russians have a heavy forco on tho Japanese right, toward the Taltso river, but It Is believed that tho Japanese havo checked tho Uus elan turning movement. A general Japanese advance along n broad front toward Mukden Is progressing. prog-ressing. A brigade of Russian Infantry, Infan-try, with 2,000 cavalry nnd tw guns, having the object of striking General Kurokljs flunk, crossed tho Taltso river October 9. Tho Japanese cut off tho retreat of this forco and possibly will capture It. |