The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-06

REPORTED FALL OF PORT ARTHUR.
St Petersburg. Sept. e.-The Novoe
yremya this morning got out an early
edition announcing the fall OF Port Ar
thur. but Il was recalled before the paper
reached the streets. Such report Is
ourrent but II seems TO have no basis
In fact
NOT GREATLY DISTURBED.
Apparently the war office is not greatly
disturbed by fear that Field Marshal
Oxoma will cut off General kuropatnh
hefore he reaches Mukden. According 10
the latest advices the Russian retreat Is
being effected In good order. The heads
az transport trains passed through Muk-
den Yesterday at noon and the fact that
tha baggage trains continued on thelr
wav northward OF Mukden, the war OF
Ace explains. does not mean that kuropa'-
kin ts bound further north at TINS uhe,
but is simply a natural precautionary
measure even II he intended 10 hoid Muk-
den the Russian formation during the OPP
sra,,ons Of an army locating the baggage
train IA miles and the ambulsnces corps
nour miles In the rear of the main body
OF troops.
oYAAfA's PLAN.
The news from the front indicates thar
oyania, having failed to surround huro-
natkin at LAO Yang. is pressing Kuro-
notkin's rear with all the power OF his
tired troops while hurrying forward a
column which crossed the Taitse river al
Rensihu 30 miles northeast or Lao
Yank ana Ave miles due east or fental
station I'm the hope OF cutting the Rus
sian line of retreat below Mukden
This column may consist OF fresh
troops IN light marching order. The Yen
sihu road Joins the main road from zen
tai where the latter is interseoted by the
uun river. three miles below Mukden.
once this point is passed Kuropatkin
army will have the Hun river between II
and Oyama. The only unsasiness is Que te
the possibility that Japanese light draf'
eunboats which according to reports are
coming up from New Chwang. might sud-
denly make their appearance, the river
being navigable 10 this point. AS kuro-
patkin was Just north OF Yentai when the
heads of transport entarsd Mukden yes
terday IL Is evident that the retreauns
column is over is miles long.
KuRoPATKIN's RETREAT.
Mukden, Sept. e.-i;+o p. m.--The retreat
OF Gen. Kuropatkin's army Is being car
ried out in good order despite the terrible
COndltlOn Oh the Tptbs I'huNi'f ~
the rains which fell yesterday and today
which mire the numbering guns and heavy
TRANSPORT trains. Long limos or COM
missariat wagons. drawn by mules. horses
and even bullocks. are straining their
way north over the soaking cut up main
road from Yentai.
Rehind them como long trains of ar.
tillery and back OF them still Kuro-
patkin's army The japanese are hanging
on Kuropatkin's hanks, keeping the Rus
SLAMS engaged in n continuous rear guard
engagement The progress OF the retreat
ins army has been slow, owing 10 the
necessity OF first getting through the
baggage and guns. but the heads Of the
cornmissarist trains already have passed
through Mukden and are continuing their
way toward the north.
The main japanese army Is marching
up along the roads eastward OF We Rus
sian lines OF retreat which converge al
Mukden. Another JApenese force also is
heading for Mukden from the westward
coming from the direction OF the Lilac
river.
RACING FOR MUKDEN.
Marshal oyama seems To be making n
race for Mukden. lie evidently has great
superiority In numbers especially I'm artil-
lery As this dispatch is filed the
correspondent OF the Associated Press car
hear the booming of the Japanese cannon
which are In place II miles from Mukden