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Show I 'PICSUiT; MUSSLANS BOPMG FOR 5SCAFSJP MI 0? T5E! 31 Lmi Two Hundred, Guns Aban doned by Russians at Liao - Yang; Strategic Defeat for Japanese Is Claimed. ST. PETERSBURG,' Sept. 5. It is reported here, but not yet confirmed, . that Gen. Xuropetkin was obliged to abandon 200 gnns at liao Tang. ; Some of them, It is said, were damaged In the fighting, and the rest were 1 - disabled by order of the Russian commander-in-chief. , . Aoeordlng to the latest, but nnoffldal reports to the War office, some : rear-guard fighting is progressing, and the retirement of Gen. Kuropat-."lln's Kuropat-."lln's main army is continuing. '': ' A dearth of official advices from either Toklo or St! Petersburg and an absence ab-sence of preas reports of current date from the battlefield renders the situation of Kuropatkln's -retreating army somewhat obscure. St Petersburg reports un-' un-' officially that the Russian army is still falling back, with some rear guard fighting. fight-ing. An Associated Press dispatch from Ten Tal, a place about ten miles north- - east of liao Tang, makes the significant statement that desultory fighting occurred oc-curred around Mukden on Saturday last. - . t -t. Petersburg sends an unconfirmed report that Gen. Kuropatkln was com-pelle com-pelle dto abandon, 200 guns at Liao Tang, but adds that all of them were first rendered useless. An Associated Press correspondent sends a private dispatch that the censor's office has been removed from Mukden to Harbin, which would account for the delay in press dispatches. . , and Gen. Nodzu from the southwest, the shell fire was terrific. In one instance in-stance fifty-six shells bursting at the same time. The Japanese made a fine infantry attack. at-tack. They succeeded in reaching the Russian trenches, but were repulsed with heavy loss. The Japanese shrapnel, shrap-nel, as a rule, burst too high. On the whole the day went, well for the Russians. Rus-sians. ' The Japanese were driven from the villages along the railroad. On August 31 the shelling commenced at daylight from all sides, but the Russian Rus-sian "infantry pressed forward. Late that afternoon the news came that Ku-roki Ku-roki was' threatening the railroad at Ten Tal and the Russians commenced to retire, enabling the Japanese to bring up two batteries and enfilade the Russian Rus-sian force along the railroad. During the night the transport moved into Liao Tang. On September 1 the Russians retreated retreat-ed from their main position, which formed a circle around the city, while the transport crossed the river. At 2 o'clock the Japanese succeeded in placing plac-ing two guns In position, and shelled the railroad station, resulting In many casualties. cas-ualties. At the same time the Japanese Infantry attacked the Inner Russian po-ion, po-ion, but were repulsed. In the evening the Japanese brought up heavy guns and used shlmoae powder to shell the Russian town. The Russians held the position until the night of September 3, when they retired across the river. , On September 2 a strong Russian force was moved east from Ten. Tal t& hold Kurokl back. Kurokl attacked It and was repulsed, being driven, from his positions on the left. The Japanese poured a terrific shrapnel fire, one shell annihilating two Russian companies. In the evening the Russian artillery, which had been reinforced, shelled the Japanese Japan-ese position and Kurokl pushed' his tight forward and got within twelve, miles of the railroad at Ten Tal. . Later he was driven back to his original origi-nal position. Desultory fighting occurred September 3 la the vicinity of Mukden. BULLETIN. ' "7 ST. PETERSBURG, Sept, 5, 5:55 p. m. The report that the Emperor will go to the front was again revived and seems to have foundation. It is known that he Imperial train has been fitted out for a long journey. '.ST. PETERSBURG. Sept 5.-1:16 a. m. The feeling of national grief and disappointment caused by Gen. Kurop- atkin's unsuocessful attempt to make a stand ate Liao Tang, deep and bitter as It is, la somewhat tempered by the de- ; velopment of the fact that the Russian commander-ln-chlef ' had removed the bulk of his stores northward before the battle, leaving a mere shell at Liao Tang and that he succeeded In extrl- eating his army, especially Gen. Stakel- ' berg's corps from the clutches of the Japanese. The War office here believes that the battle is virtually ended and that Ku-ropatkin's Ku-ropatkin's line of retreat is open. Strategic Victory Claimed. ' While admitting that Kuropatkln sustained sus-tained a severe reverse the War office considers that the failure of Field Mar-shal Mar-shal Oyama to hold and cut off Kuropatkln Ku-ropatkln is a strategic defeat of Oyama. Oya-ma. The Russian military authorities figure that Oyama had a numerical superiority su-periority of M.000 men in the operations aiinst Kuropatkln. . " . ' -ate exact position of the Russian right flank Is not known at the War office of-fice but it is not believed that the Japanese Jap-anese can now develop enough strengths . endanger its retirement being without with-out precise information themselves, ffne ' absence of news from Toklo of anything decisive Is also regarded as a good indication in-dication that Kuropatkln is free. kuropatkln on! High Road. - The officials of the War office do not expect a renewal of. the fighting for several days, which they think the Japanese will employ In recuperating, while Kuropatkln eolects hlsarmypre-oaratory hlsarmypre-oaratory to pushing the troops northward north-ward He has a double track railroad and the rlgh road. When the fifhtbiff ' recommences, it is expected here Uiat it will be in the nature of a series or rear . Sard actions, as the final withdraw Is effected. There are no facilities at Ten Tal for defense. Losses Are Not Known. The War office professes Ignorance of the losses of guns and men sustained by the Russians, but there is no doubt that many thousands have fallen. The retreat of Kuyopatkln has evl-, evl-, flently thrown everything Into confusion confu-sion at the front and the reports received re-ceived are meager and Incomplete. The accounts of the battle published In the newspapers here are very incomplete. in-complete. Some of the papers evidently evident-ly have not yet awakened to the full , foree of the disaster, but without ex-' ex-' ception they try to put a brave face on the situation. There Is not the slightest slight-est suggestion of yielding. The cry of the papers is that the war must go on : until Russia Is victorious, if not this year, then next year. |
