The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-16
REPORT FROM ST. PETERSBURG
SAYS RUSSIANS ARE STILL
LEAVING MUKDEN.
RAIN AND POOR ROADS
HINDER JAP ADVANCE
No Fighting Reported During Last
Few Days-Japanese officer De-
clares Mikado Lost Over 5000
Men at Port Arthur and Liaoyang.

to confirm them. Only brief dispatches
were received Saturday from the seat
of war, and they leave the situation
rather vague. No fighting has occurred
beyond occasional contacts of outposts,
heavy rains which dispatches say now
prevail, preventing any extended move
ments of either army. No official figures
on the losses of the battle of Liaoyang
have been given out, but estimates still
place the casualties on both sides at
not far from $4,000 to 10000. The news
silence continues unbroken from Toxic,
no advices bearing directly on the oper-
ations having been received from that
source for several days.
Evacuation Continues.
st. Petersburg, Sept 12.-There was
no specific news from the front Satur-
day morning, but it continues to be re-
ported that the Russian army is moving
northward from Mukden. Gen. Kuro-
patkin is said to be at Tiepass. The
evacuation of Mukden, however, is not
officially admitted.
Lieut.. Gen. Sakharoff reports that
there was no fighting Friday. The rains
and the condition of the roads prevent
the japanese from advancing.
Report Is Denied.
The general staff up to five p. m. had
no news confirming the report of a
retrograde movement from Mukden,
though it is frankly admitted that,
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main at Mukden or not, the transport
and baggage and portion of the troops
will be sent north. The report that
Kuropatkin himself has gone to Tiepass
is positively denied, as also is the cur
rent rumor that Maj. Gen. Orloff will
be court-martialed for disobedience Of
orders. The promised statement re-
garding the Russian losses has not yet
been made public.
Japs Reported Inactive.
The emperor has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Gen. Kuropat-
kin, dated Friday: mo fighting has
taken place in the sphere of operations
and the enemy showed no perceptible
activity September 8 or September 9.
Heavy rains continue, which does not
permit of the roads drying or of their
being repaired"
The Red Cross officers fear an epidem-
ic of disease will break out in both
armies, the torrents of rain which fell
after the ten days battle at Liaoyang
having compelled the WORKOUT and
hungry troops to sleep without shelter
in mire by the roadsides. In any case
it is believed to be certain that the hard
ships endured by the soldiers will re-
suit in a great increase in sickness.
Recent japanese Losses.
Tsingtau, Sept. ia Japanese Off
Ger passed through Tsingtau Saturday
on his way to Kaichou. He says the
japanese losses at Port Arthur during
the last few days were very heavy, ex-
ceeding $4,000, and that the Japanese
killed or wounded at the battle of Lao
yang exceeded 10000.
Kuropatkin's Plan Explained.
Tiepass, Manchuria, Sept 1.-THE
breakdown of Gen. Kuropatkin's STRAIT
egg, when he had withdrawn his main
army to the right bank of the Taitse
river, after Gen. Kuroki had crossed
the stream above Liaoyang, is explained
as follows:
The movement was beautifully
planned. Kuropatkin intended to en-
gage Kuroki, push column up the right
bank and completely isolate him from
Gems. Oku and Nodzu on the other side
of the river. Only an accident upset
this plan. Gen. Stakelberg's corps,
which was still on the left bank, at the
extreme right, failed to stand up against
the superior force of the japanese.
When Stakelberg reported that he was
retreating it seemed to Kuropatkin that
a portion of his army, which he had
faced eastward, with the right resting
on the river and the left unprotected,
might be enveloped by the Japanese in
pursuing Stakelberg. He therefore
drew off and reformed his front, and the
retreat from Yentai began and contin-
ued the rest of September 8, the Rus
SLAMS reaching Shake September 4.
The losses on both sides from August
26 to September are estimated at from
$4,000 to 10000 killed or wounded
Many of the killed and wounded were
left behind in the Chinese corn.
The Japanese are experiencing great
difficulty in bringing up supplies of am
munition.
Assault Is Postponed.
Chefoo, Sept. 12.-Japanese who left
Dalny Friday say that the grand as
sault on Port Arthur, which it was ru-
mored was planned by the japanese for
Saturday, has been postponed until
Tuesday next, September Is, and that
still further postponement is possible,
as the Japanese intend to make every
possible preparation before again hurl-
ing themselves upon the WORKOUT gar.
risoa. A Chinaman who left Port Ar
thur on the evening of September con-
firms the reports of heavy fighting from
August q to August 81, when he and
many others worked night and day
buying the dead, which included Chi
uese, Russians and japanese indiscrim-