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Show RETREATED TOO LATE. London Press Believe That Kuropatkln's Kuropat-kln's Army Is Lost. Commenting upon the situation In tho far oast, all tho morning newspapers newspa-pers In London discuss tho problem on to whether General Kuropatkln Will bo ablo to extricate his forces or whether Marshal Oyama will succeed suc-ceed in completing tho victory by en-' voloplng and destroying the Russian army Tho consensus of opinion is that Goneral Kuropatkln's position is most perilous. Tho nbsenco of telegrams from Llao Yang, together with tho news that tho railway Is Interrupted, tho nowspa- !crs regard as showing that General Curopatkln has begun his retreat too lato. Interesting reports come from Tientsin and Chcfoo that the Japaneso Japan-eso havo effected n landing of troops and tho capturo of two small forts noar Tiger's Tall, thrco-quartorB of a mile from Port Arthur, and noar the lighthouse- at LlaotI mountnln, nnd that tho attack Is being vigorously pressed. |
