Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-12
Military Movements Suspended.

MCkDEN, September 12.-Last night rain
again fell in torrents and today it is driz-
zling. The roads are impossible and mill
tary movements are al standstili. The
town is so crowded that foodstuffs are al
most unprocurable. Prices have treblet
and quadrupled. The division suffers lost
almost all their supplies during the Rus
sian retreat. Civilians are beseging the
railroad station and other eating places.
but it is well-n gh impossible to get food.
Saturday, September 10 via Peking Sep
tember l2-The Russians are continuing
their retirement to Tie Pass. The Japanese
advance is slow. though the military situa-
ton is now unfavorable to them. Many
Russian companies now consist of only
thirty men. Notwithstanding the Russian
reverse the retreating troops are cheerful.
japanese South of Yentai Railway.
ST PETERSBURG. September IA dis
patch has been received from Lieutenant
General Sakharoff under yesterdays date
reporting that no large japanese force has
been seen north of the Yentai railroad but
that south of there there are many large
camps of japanese.
The Yentai railroad referred TO by Gen
eral Sakharoff Is probably the branch TO I'd
connecting the Yentai coal mines with
Yentai. on the main lire between Liaoyang
and Mukden.
No fresh light has been thrown on the
situation at the front Unofficial informa
ton tends to confirm the reports that Gen
eral kuropatkin is withdrawing the bulk
of his army northward from Mukden.
The rain continues at the front The
three armies of Field Marshal Oyama are
reported to have united north of the Tai
tse river, but there nothing to indi-
cate that they are sufficiently recuperated
to resume the advance. The best unofficial
opinion is that Kuropatkin does not con-
template making serious stand at Muk-
den.
Troops Reviewed by the Czar.
The Alexander Nevsky holiday was cele-
brated today by review by the emperor
of 45,o00 guard troops of the Paul regi
ment The emperor came here from Peter
hof on the imperial yacht, crowds cheering
him as he drove from the pier to the re-
view ground. The emperor wore the uni
form of colonel of the regiment. with the
high sugarloaf cap.
Hostile Forces in Touch.
TOKYO, September 12-Field Marshal
Oyama reports that large body of Rus
sian cavalry has appeared at Pintaitzu.
eastward Of the railroad between Yentai
and Mukden. He adds that the Russians
are merely keeping In touch with the Jap
aneSe.
japanese Losses Over 17,oOO
The Japanese legation today received the
following cablegram from Toyko:
The Manchurian army reports that two
kinds OF dunn dunn bullets were found
among the munitions of war captured at
the Liaoyang battle. They resemble car
tridges intended for the Russian rifles of
the type of 1891. Some of the wounds in
1iCted on the japanese, II Is thought, were
caused by bullets Of this description"
a dispatch from Tokyo to the japanese
legation places the total casualties on the
japanese side at the battle of Liaoyang at
1I.JH, officers and men killed and wounded
or these the army of the right (kuroki's),
lost 1856: the center (Nodzu's). 4 992 and
the left. (Oku's) 1851. The number Of Of
ficers killed was 1876 and the number
wounded. 4Gl.
The japanese legation has received the
following dispatch from Tokyo:
Marshal Oyama reports that our right
army occupied Yentai colliery and Ya-
mentze hill after the fighting of the 4th
and 5th The main force of the enemy is
believed to be retarded north of Hun river
Natives say enemy sent by train over
10000 killed and wounded. We buried over
3.Up- Enemy burned magazines near sta
tIon before evacuation. We captured how
ever, immense quantities of provisions and
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