The sun., 1904-08-30

D1mcult 70 MOVE AruHeTy anu sup
plies-MIkado's Men Making Slow
Headway in the Port Arthur Siege.
Special cable Dispatches TO THE SUN.
LONDON, Aug. so.-A despatch from st.
Petersburg to the Express says the Russian
army has begun the retreat from Laoyang
to Mukden. Huge transport trains have
gone north since Saturday. Columns Of
men are also going north. All food stores
are being withdrawn.
A large part Of the army has been left
in the Laoyang positions to fight rear
guard action. Liaoyang itself lies too low
for successful defence. The Govern ment
has not issued anything confirming this.
and there Ia little to be said as to the actual
position.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 30.-The Russian
correspondents send long accounts OF the
fighting in the earlier days of the pro-
longed struggle which is still proceeding
around Liaoyang, but add little Of con-
sequence to the official dispatches already
cabled The Russian retreat on Aug 20
was covered by a charge Of Caucasian Co.'S
sacks, who, 1t is said, scattered the Japanese.
but lost severely in men and horses during
the operation. Col. Kharanoff and Prince
Tscherkassy were seriously wounded. The
latter commanded sotnia.
Both sides appear to have lost large
number OF officers, and both are greatly
exhausted by their tremendous efforts.
The Japanese are so worn out from cease
less fighting that they were only able to
follow the Russians slowly when the latter
fell back. The difficulties OF removing
guns and transport are immense owing
to the mud and renewed rain. Some Of
the Japa nose prisoners were terribly ia
tigued and they evidently had undergone
great hardships.
The General Staff has received a long
despatch from Gen. Kuropatkin to the effect
that all his forces south Of Liaoyang have
been Withdrawn north Of there.
Yesterday morning. when the battle was
resumed. Gen. Kuroki and Gen. Nodzu
we're fighting the Russian left. Gen. Oku
confronting the Russian right. was scarcely
engaged.
The losses on both sides during the three
days fighting at Liandiansain are esti-
mated at COCO.
The fighting has been continuous for tho
last four days. The Japanese advanced
with great rapidity and determination,
sparing no sacrifice. One battalion, In
attacking the Liaolingtsy position, lost all
its officers.
Last evening was presented the spectacle
Of the transport trains Of four army corps
retiring across the plain, while the troops
and guns remained to protect the rear.
Despite the precision Of the japanese are.
the Russians worked their guns with
GOODNESS.
MuxDrN, Aug. 2s-The Japanese are
pressing continuously the southern front
Of the Russian army. Tho infantry fight
proceeded under great difficulties. The
roads are almost impossible, and the Rus
sian troops, In falling back, are hampered
by the number Of baggage and commissariat
wagons with them. The Russian losses are
great. Gen. Rontkoffsky and Col voA
Reahbe are among the killed.
The 1soth Saraisk Regiment made .
particularly successful operation on Friday
last, turning with battery unperoeived the
extreme right flank Of the Japanese and
attacking their rear just as they were turn
Ing the Russian left and were about thems
selves to attack.
Whole columns Of Japanese were moved
down. Eye witnesses pay q tribute to the
ianatical bravery Of the Japanese. Many
Of the woun ded Japanese disembowelled
themselves rather than fall into the hands
Of the Russians.
LONDON, Aug. 2e.-The Japanese have
captured Anping, which is twelve miles
southeast Of Liaoyang. As soon as the
Japanese advanced to the attack OF AnpinS
the Russians evacuated the place. abandon.
ing quantities Of stores The japanese
turned the right flank Of the Russians at
Anshanshan and captured eight guns