Show general Sta kelberg has succeeded in joining main army liao yang completely in hands of japs The only direct news from the scat of war bearing sundays date came by way of boklo in a report from field arshal oyama saying that llao yang fell completely into the hands of the japanese at 9 that morning that the japanese casualties were believed to be heavy and that nothing was known by the japanese concerning conditions on tho right bank 0 the hallse river tho only comfort for the russians at home was the news conveyed in a report from general kuropatkin dated saturday afternoon that general bergs first siberian army corps of men reported saturday as having been cut oft to the westward 0 llao yang had been safely extricated and that the corps succeeded in joining the main russian body ou tho right bank of the river but no details ot the escape of known general kuropatkin also reported that the greater portion of his army waa at the time of tiling the report south of ten miles northeast of llao yang and a few miles from the cental mines were fierce fighting had been la progress cealey in the tall chinese corn and the grass tho russians beem to have lost their beads and to havo retreated arc the japanese inflicted great slaughter one ot general regiments 1500 men no details are given of the escape of general corps from the clutches of the enemy but it Is expected it owea its safety to the neglect or the inability of the japanese to follow up their advantage general was allowed to cross the river and came up with thain aln army la time to enable the shattered remnants of major general Or lofts ue to retreat the exploit Is likely to condone gen disobedience but the emperor forgives him he will have to appear before 9 martial and probably will lose his command the war office la able to make the reassuring statement that tho russian retreat from llao yang did not involve the losses of guns and it Is also declared that the abandoned stores at llao yang were set on fire before tho Hus crossed the baltie river 81 petersburg sept 4 general ku in a report dated saturday beat ard 3rd 7 p m says that the greater part of bis army including general force which succeeded in rejoining the main force la now south of the cental mines about ten miles from llao yang the troops which were left at llao yang and the surrounding alons to cover the retreat crossed the talase river saturday and occupied the right bank of the river the report baya that after the decisive engagement between the armies of general and urge numbers of japanese perfectly concealed in the chinese corn and grass stealthily crept up on the retreating russians and inflicted heavy losse these iame tactics had previously bees adopted with terrible major general Or lofts mixed detachment wi assailed in the midst of tha grass with a completely unexpected fire A egued and one regiment alono iott 1600 men halt ot lt total strength following la the full text of tho re port today september ard 3rd the greater part of the rubelyn army including the birtt siberian army coran Is occupying bouth of the branch railway from cental station to the cental alne the Jap aneg although they in the immediate vicinity of our today confined themselves 0 o from the chinese cornfields our troops which were posted al llao yang are to the right baa of the river the area 0 operations Is almost en covered liy chinese corn which greatly impedes the movements 0 the troops the retreat of major general or lofts detachment yesterday friday was largely due to the fire with which the force was assailed among the mill et fields general orloffe Or loffa losses were considerable sid erable ono regiment abouo losing 1600 men dontai sept 3 tho battle occur rod with great up to l alday alio Itus Blans evacuated llao yang but got the bulk of their rolling stock across tho river badely A new station with locomotives trains etc was established several north of the river as was also a general station for the ilca cross on september and 2nd tho fourth day of iho battlo ot llao yang and the tenth ot the general advance tho battle commenced at dawn on both sides of the maltee river tho japanese advanced early in tho morning in tho direction of the yintai mines which defended by twelve battalions owing to the superiority 0 the japanese this force was giving way preparatory to retiring on ita rear position when fresh men were brought up which enabled it to retain its former position from the left bank of tho the japanese persistently bombarded llao yang their shells reaching an far as the railway station I 1 the russian troops on september I 1 occupied the main line where the japanese assaults persistent and deadly and the russians not only blood oft the attacks but took the offensive broke the japanese lines and occupied a village tho advance through tho chinese corn which waa over 14 feet high was very difficult though the stalks had been cut down in places the russians pushed forward in the face ot all obstacles and reaching the japanese lines drove in an assault before which the japanese fled leaving piles ot corpses the russian losses also were very heavy on the evening of september and 2nd a large japanese occupied the right bank ot the river it Is reported to have consisted of the whole of generals and nod zus annles arn les general oku alone remaining south of liao yang the chinese population Is quiet the chinese bandits are sometimes offensive when they become encouraged by the japanese advance the russians are in the best of spirits the wounded speak in the highest terms of the bravery and endurance of the japanese the battle near llao yang continues today saturday there has been hot cross firing at the cental mines but a silence prevails south ot them and there Is no firing heard in any direction the fight of august continued in a terrific manner until after dark the japanese maintained a storm of artillery fire on the russian positions and pressed the russian right flank and southern front but they were driven back by the infantry whenever they came within rifle rain september 1 owing to the extreme fatigue of generals oku and forces all was quiet until 2 in tho afternoon when 42 guns opened simultaneously on liao yang and continued until dark little damage was done only four persons being killed the russian artillery began to reply at 3 p m and under cover of a sharp cannonade the evacuation of the town was commenced and a new railroad station was established several to the north the station master his assistants and the engineers all working bravely under fire and apparently patently ly having contempt for the fly ing general kuropatkin dec tho stat loi for hia ser boklo sept 1 I 9 p m domond field marshal ojamaa reporting tho occupation of llau yang and the commencement 0 general kuroyla Kur okla turning movement against tho russian left nothing furthering concerning the battle of biao yang has reached boklo today neither the number 0 russians who in escaping northward nor tho number by general turning movement Is known here toioi severity of tho russian defeat hinges largely on kuroyla Kur okla movement 1 successful tho number ot russian prisoners will be large the reports received indicate that tho so ldora ot both armies went to the limit of human endurance and suffered terribly it was impossible constantly to supply them with food and water and tho men have fought for daya past starving and with thirst although full details are lacking the duration of tho fighting tho numbers engaged and tho hoasea BO far reported indicate that alap yang will prove to be ono ot the greatest battles of history ban franciaco Franc laco bupt 4 the steamer margac a small vessel from half moen day ran ashore tongel near thy golden gate tho was eluo to H licary for tho steamer ran on the sandy beace and will taken ot without sustaining serious damage |