The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-22
They Are Reported to Be March
ing Toward Mukden.
A TWO DAYS BATTLE.
Mikad0's Forces Attack the
Enemy With Great Goodness.
The 8 uperiority of Japanese
Artillery Again i'm Evidence.

/
the Associated Press report from Lao
Yang that the Japanese have broken
| through the Russian left flank and are
marching on Mukden.
Two Days of Fighting.
London, July ga Russian CORE
J spondent of the Daily Telegraph at
Mukden, under date of July 19, says:
| "A fierce fight has been raging dur
ing the past two days and it still con-
tinues.
The Japanese, who are in superior
strength, attacked with great daring
and GOODNESS.
THE Russians are contesting the
ground splendidly.
THE Japanese f1anking movements
to the east are the real causes of our
retirement.
Heavy losses have been sustained.
"The Japanese artillery has again
shown it's superiority. The scene of
| the fighting is not mentioned by the
correspondent
A Powerful Onslaught.
st. Petersburg, July 22.-The Off
cial Messenger this morning prints
the following special dispatch from
Lao Yang, under date of July 20:
"Our left flank yesterday withstood
a powerful onslaught of the enemy.
Reinforcements were sent out The
Caucasion mounted brigade left
Lao Yang this morning."
The above evidently refers to the
japanese advance reported by the
Associated Press from Ia Tche Kiao
yesterday on the northern Saimatsza-
Lao Yang road.
If the advance on Mukden is con-
tinued heavy fighting is imminent and
a general battle may be precipitated.
New Chwang Is Excited.
New Chwang, July 22.-Much ex-
citement has been created here by
Vanclng in this direction and are at
Tanping Shan. which is IL miles dis
tant- Yesterday heavy firing was
heard here for a short time not far
away. There are few Russian troops
now in this place. Nothing has yet
been heard from the steamer Hisp-
sang and the belief grows that she
has struck a mine.
Russians RepuIsed.
London, July ga dispatch to the
is reason to believe that a severe fight
lasting all day occurred July 10 at
Kaitou. north of Mo Tien pass
Another dispatch to the Central
gram from the fTpnt announces that
the engagement north of Mo Tien
pass was precipitated by the Russians
who attacked the japanese positions
"
After severe fighting the Russians
were repulsed. The Japanese casual
ties were over 200. The Russian loss
eS were heavy.
A General Advance Expected.
St Petersburg, July 22.-The army
organ evidently believes that the Jap
anese are preparing for a. general ad-
vance from the east against the Rus
slams. The paper estimates the Jap
aneSe purpose as follows:
THE probable object of the lam
anese advance is to move into the Lao
river valley which is north of our
position at 1--we pass, in order to oc-
cupy a more Ia Orable position in the
forward movement of the main army,
which is posted a., rg the Mo Tien
Lako and Tapan p&sGG. r'tth a FIR mt
ten miles to the south OF ,.e Saimtsza
Lao Yang road.
1.-The advantage of the delay con-
sists in the possibility afforded of en-
dangering our communications north
of Lao Yang and the fianking of
Lieutenant General Count Keller's
army in the north
Regarding the new advantage gain
ed by the Japanese still further north
of the Siamtsza Lao Yang road, tn
army organ considers that the Jap
anese operations there and the super
iority of their forces at Mo Tien Pass, |
as shown in the engagement of July
II, prove that there have been great
changes in the numerical composition
of the Japanese forces and adds:
Undoubtedly the newly formed
units have been sent from Japan to |
strengthen the armies and some of
the Japanese forces are being brought
north from Stu Yen. 1t is not prob |
able that the Japanese intend to make !
an attempt to occupy Lieutenant Cen |
eral Count Keller's position at Zansa |
pass, which would render it much |
more difficult for him to take the Of |
fensive. But it is scarcely possible |
that the japanese intend with this |
column to advance upon Lao Yang |
or Mukden. Such a move would be
extremely dangerous without a pre- |
vious victory on the Lao Yang high |
road, and would call for the deploy- |
ment of very large forces, for which |
the Sairntzsa Lao Yang road is not |
suitable
Fired on From Forts.
Chefoo, July 22-5 P. M.-Russian ref |
ugees who arrived here this afternoon |
from Port Arthur, report that the for |
eign vessel, supposedly a merchantmen, |
which was sunk by the Russians off |
from the forts and then fired on. She
did not stop and therefore a torpedo |
boat dashed out and sank her.
The refugees are unable to give the /
name of the ship but think she was |
the Hipsang. belonging to the Indo- |
arriving here from Shanghai report |
that they are being searched by Japa- |
nese auxiliary cruisers
Cremating the Dead.
General Kurokis headquarters i'll the |
field. July 20. via Flu San, Korea, July |
22.-The Japanese attack upon the Rus |
slams at Kiao Tung is 25 miles from |
these headquarters. Few details of the |
engagement have been received, but |