The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-09

states that the cavalry left for Schlind-
jane. There continues to be the great
est ignorance regarding the plans of
the commander iu chief. who is takiug
every precautiou to prevent iDfOTma-
ton reaching the enemy, the censor at
Lao Yang refusing 10 pass single
press dispatch which I'm any way ndi-
Gates the Russian movements. Mes
sages from other points are strictly
censored.
Concentration Of Forces.
Tt is believed that General Kuroki.
instead Of proceeding 20 Raj Cheug.
VIII move northwest along the road TO
Lao Yang. He will find the Russians
eutrenched at u-Chori-Chan pass,
west OF MaO-Tien-Ling pass.
tt is pointed out that the abandon
ment OF southern Manchurta viii be
beneficial To the Russians. as il will
enable the complete concentration of
the forces which have heretofore been
scattered as "a consequence of iguor-
ance as 20 what the enemy proposed
20 do.
Though the people are tried by the
general Withdra wal IL is recalled that
General Kuropatkin cOunseled patience
before he left St. Petersburg for Man
churia. No word of criticism of his
conduct is heard. everyone recognizing
that he knows all the conditions and
is better able to judge as 10 when he
can safely offer battle % the enemy.
Appalling Losses.
The ETuesOme figures I'm the Russian
losses on the Yalu are higher than had
been reported by Major General Kash-
talinskyr who himself appears to have
been wounded by q flying stone. The
list enables an exact statement of the
FORCES under General ZassaIitch which
were made up exclusively of eastern
Siberians, and included the Ninth,
Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth and Twenty
second regiments. a battalion of the
IWenty-fourth regiment. all the rifle
men of the Third battery of the Third
artillery brigade, the Second and Third
batteries of the Sixth artillery brigade,
the second company of Siberian sap
peTs and a machine gun detachment
of the Third rifle brigade.
General kurOpatkiu does not give the
strength Of the Japanese, only report
ing that it was FIVE times greater and
Tar superior iu artillery than the Rus
sian forces.
The casualties show that one-dfth of
General Zassahtch's command was
placed out of action. The Eleventh and
1
their men in the fight. The Third bat
terry of the Third artillery brigade was
almost anDihilaJed, losing lightweight
i'm killed or wounded and seventy
out of 40 horses.
The Second battery of the Sixth bril-
gade lost heavily in killed OF wounded
and los out of 10 horses. The Third
battery of the Sixth brigade lost twen-
ty-f0ur killed or wounded and forty
one horses. OF the machine gun de
tacbmeuts only tweuty-siX were not
killed OF wounded.
Name Of the Gallant Priest.
The name of the priest of the Elev-
suth regiment who led the gaHant
charge. and who was among the
wounded. is ii. Il. Tcherbackohsky of
the orthodox Greek church.
General kuF0patkin says that no
prisoners We're taken by the japanese,
but he admits that seven officers and
jI9 men were left ON the field but il
IS not known whether they were
wounded or dead.
The only CLEAN ot brightness Ia the
lark cloud overshadowiug the east lies
u the official Information from Gen
sal Plug that Port Arthur is not yet
blocked by the Japanese. How this in
formation was obtained the officials
viii not say, but they insist that it rs
reliable and are satisfied that the de-
endeTs win prevent the success of the +
urther efforts which the japanese win I
make 20 bottle up the hdr-
Dor