The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-05-10
RUSSIAN ARMY IS
DEMORAL|zED
Gathering forces together
for final Struggle at
Lao Yang

Toxic, May "A detacnfent o. eiS
Japanese operating on the Liaotung
peninsula dispersed small bands OF
Russian troops on Friday and captured
PuIantien, a railroad station. The Jap
anese destroyed the railway ard tele-
graph, thus severing the Russian COM
munications with Port Arthur.
After several sharp cavalry skrmish-
es on Friday at Erhta,tsu, santaisu and
two or three other places. a detach-
ment Of japanese infantry from Cen
e4al Kuyokfs army took Fengwang-
cheng.
The enemy. before retiring. exploded
Their magazine, but they left large
quantities. Of hospital stores behind
them. which are now being used by the
japanese hospital corps.
Refugees from the woods and small
villages in the vicinity are constantly
surrendering
The Russ. ans buried manv dead De
fo.e leaving Fengchengweng. and ma
tives say that on Monday last they
carried about 500 wounded through tAe
town.
It Is believed that tha Russian cas-
ualties on the Yalu win probably ex
eeed 1900
st. Petersburg. May S.-Gene7al Kur
opatkin has sent the following tele-
gram under date Of May 7.
Lieutenant General zassuliteh to
day reports that the enemy's cavalry
and units Of their advance guard oc
cupied Fengwanscheug today
tive companies and two squadron
OF their fosces Proceeded toward Dal'
iandiaputso. Our cavalry and units
withdrew toward Tehlird,ano.
Scouts from Fengwtnsc ieng 'epon
thar wo japanese divisions advanced
on May toward Fengwangeheng by
the msin road from P.anmin. THU
division advancing by the valley OF
the Aho River occupied position
near DaIiandlaputao and posted bat
tesies to FIRE upon Feagwangeheng
counting upon finding our troops thers.
"ine Ja9snese advanced SLOWLY aid
very cautiously upon Fengwangeheng. :
st. Petersburg. May g. 2 q. m.--
Two olicial dispatches, calculated 70
incr use the depress ion existing
among all circles = Pqssl1. ,.re given
out last eh F.o.n the point OF
view OF the progress Of the campaign
the most important is that r-7ard.ns
tn "a. tuc by the japanese without
opposition Of Felgw' rg"heuk en- May
6. T,a cond gives details concer.-
ing tao killed wosn iol and IA. ssins
among the uooas under the command
of lieutens II General zassullich. rs
the result % the lighting on the Yaiu,
the number Of which totals 9.ssI OH
GERS ara men.
General Kuropatkin forwarded a
message from Lieutenant Gene. al zas-
sul,ch. who had been left in com
maad of the column retiring from
Fengwe agcheng, which described the
movements Of the enemy in connec-
tion with the occupation of the town.
The information caused no surprise
to the officials, who had already been
advised o the decision that no attempt
would be made TO hold Fengwang-
cheng. the superiority OF the Japanese
IN all fighting arms rsur.ng dsas-
ter similar to that OF Kuliancheng.
The efore General Zassuliich was Civ
en- strict orders that thsre should be no
fight of the rear guard.
The Russians left while General Ku
roki was making his dispositions for
the big battle.
The Japanese approached from two
directions along the main road and ul.
the valley, placing batteries so as to
command the town. This procedure
on the part os General Turoxl shows
that the entire Japanese plan Of OPP
erations had been thoughtfully pre-
pared and that every division COM
mander knew exactly what he should
do.
Now that General kurok. Is estab-
lished at Fengwangeheng the Russians