Show FATE MAY BE SETTLED IN japanese forces are moving in great force and it is up to kuropatkin as to whether there wih be a battle WHICH WILL IT BE tokeo aug 30 a m abo russians are concentrating at llao yang either with tho intention of giving general battle or retiring they were beaten at and retreated and an Bhan shan was the strongest defense llao yang possessed and its loss renders defense almost impossible it Is believed here that general cannot now a fight and a crushing de teat st aclei bourg august 80 a m even late last the greatest uncertainty prevailed regarding the actual situation at bao yang there Is intense anxiety tor definite news from the front but even the authorities are practically ignorant as to whether or not the long expected battle will be fought abc bao yang or further north it Is expected that a great battle la taw progressing and there are many indications that euch Is the cabe it this ig EO the fate of a years campaign be settled within 48 hours at the same time opinion Is almost equally divided many that general kuropatkin will not make a determined ter mined stand and that the japanese will crack the shell only to find that the bird has flown one of the russian correspondents n the associated freaa says the fighting eo far has bean confined wholly to rear guard actions the russian force Is now concentrated in a series of exceedingly cee strong positions around llao yang but the whole withdrawal was in accordance with a prearranged pre arranged plan it is certain that the armies are now in close touch the Japa noeo are advancing in great force along both of the roada covering on llao yang but the question whether it ts the russian anny that Is concentrated there to receive them or merely a strong screen has been answered up ahne mma depends upon the weather it is that the recent rains may have made general kiu withdrawal impossible even it ho desired to withdraw or that a further downpour may disarrange the plans of both sides but the latest indications that the weather and tho roads are am proving should face a rise of the curtain within 21 hours I 1 1 liao yang august 29 tho rus lost three hundred la killed or wounded during the retreat from an the japanese made a fore ed march by night overtaking the russians at daylight general Rout kovsky was killed by the of a shell st petersburg august 29 there Is considerable speculation regarding the fate of aleut tha french naval who kal port arthur a junk at about the same time as aleut mcanlly the united states naval nothing has been beard of tho french officer since that time fit petersburg august 29 the anxiety of tb government to pre vent another sk incident Is hown in the fact that not content with the arrangement entered into with great britain to send a warship from cape colony in search of tha cruller cru laer it has asked france and for angal in cawi the ship should put into an african port belonging ten cither country to deliver the recalling her from operations on the hagli MM ban spain augusta 29 i when the authorities of algo gave in that tho russian auxiliary itt jt A A ii cruiser don formerly the german etaamer fuerst Bl and which put into algo tor water must depart within 24 hours the commander of the cruiser declared that he must te allowed to stay alye days in order to repair hla engines the matter was referred to madrid for instructions |