Eureka Reporter | 1904-09-09 | Page 2 | Kuropatkin is Silent

kuropatkin IS SILENT t st petersburg has had no word from russian general the dearen of immediate press and official dispatches from the present actual seat of war of the far eastern struggle continues it is admittedly the russ an war office that no tele grams whatever were recel from general kuropatkin bearing tues days dated the last message to the em fiedor from the general beang dated september 5 and briefly telling that the army was advancing northward that it I 1 ad extricated itself from a dangerous ding erous position that there ws constant cannonading of the rear glaid and that the losses on that day were about the bussian forces arc pushing on to mukden greatly impeded by heavy roads and floods conducting an order ly retreat and to lowed step by step by the japanese details of the fight ing and of the exact position of the opposing armies are lacking the report that Kuro rear guard has been annihilated and that the russian forces are in danger of being surrounded is denied by the russian general staff the russian war office is entirely confident that the retreat Is slowly but sure being et fectea