Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-09-10
RUSS|A'S GENERAL DEFEATED
llAoYANG IN HANDS OF JAps-
STORES WERE DESTROYED.
The Hopes of Russia's Victory Van.
ish-Russian's Idea of ADVANTAGE
Over Japs-Russian Generals at
Loegerheads - Japanese Generals
Make Rapid Advance.

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Will learn tomorrow that General Ku-
ropatkin's army is in full retreat to
the north; that Liaoyang has been
abandoned, the Japanese occupying it,.
The hopes of victory raised in Rus
sian breasts by the telegram from the
commander in chief, saying that the
Russians had advanced against Gen
eral kuroh on Friday and that an
attack on the Russian right had been
repulsed, proved short lived. General
kuropatkin had scarcely begun the Of
fensiye against General Kuroki's army
when he was compelled by the over
whelming force of the Japanese flank
ing movement to give up all idea of
continuing his advance and hurriedly
withdrew in the direction of Mukden.
The retreat is the logical conse-
quence of the Russian plan of leading
on and firing out the Japanese at the
successive stations on the road north
ward, thus placing their foe at the con-
lengthening lines of communication.
1t is said General Stakelberg erred
in falling to cross the Taitze river
when General Kuropatkin desired that
the whole army should retreat to its
northern bank
This blunder, it is feared, will in
volve the loss of the whole of the
First Siberian army corps, consisting
of the First, Second and Sixth rifle di
visions, the Usuri Cossack brigade, the
First Siberian artillery brigade and q
sapper battalion.
The abandonment of the whole posi-
ton at Liaoyang involves the loss OF
great accumulation of stores, though
it is believed that many of these al
ready had been sent north before the
commencement of fighting. 1t is more
than possible, however, that the Rus
slams destroyed what they could moi
remove.
All Russians now realize that there
is small hope now for the relief O
Port Arthur, but the military officials
are unanimous in the belief that i
would only be folly for General KurC
patkin to remain and run the risk o
being surrounded, when his withdraw
al north has actually converted Wha
might have been disaster to himself
into what is regarded as a reverse fol
the Japanese, for the failure to hole
General KurOpatkins army and infiict
a decisive blow, it is claimed can not
be regarded otherwise than a reverse
Field Marshal Oyama's tenacious from
tai attack and the clever flank move
ment could not have had any other
object than to compel the Russians &c
accept a decisive engagement.
Toxic, Sept. 4.-Field Marshal Oya
ma reports that the Russians burned
their store houses near Liaoyang Sat
urday. General Kuroki, leaving a
force at SatzuagO to protect his right
flank, has swung sharply westward to
reach the railway and envelop Lao
yang. Oyama's left and center armies
are still attacking the Russians south
and west of the walls of Liaoyang.
An early message from Field Mar.
shall Oyama says:
THE enemy in front of our left and
center armies continued to retreat on
September 2 to the right bank of the
Taitze river except the portion of his
forces occupying the defense works
from the south to the northwest of
Liaoyang, and the heights northeast
of Nutchang. Our armies are contin-
uing the attack. Our right army oc-
cupied, on the morning Of September
2, part of the heights west of Hell
yingtai."
1t is officially announced that the JAP
anese forces occupied Liaoyang at
o'clock Sunday morning.