Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-26
JAPS WERE TURNING LEFT FLANK
Their Forces Are Believed to Include
The Whole Armies of Geu.
0ku and Nodzu,
ADVANCE AGAINST KUR0PATKIN,
japanese Have Moved up Strong from
South and Have Captured Kan Pass,
On Road to Hal cheng.

ST. Ptersburg, July 26, b;O5 p. m.-
Dispatches Just received by the war
Office announce that the Russians have
retreated to Hal Cheng
They decided to withdraw from Ia
Tche Kiao Sunday evening Gen Ear
abouieff, commanding the Fourth army
corps, who is Gen, stakelberg's senior,
resolved to take this step in conse-
quence of the reports Of scouts that
the Japanese were turning the left
flank
The japanese forces are believed to
include the whole OF the armies Of
Gems. Oku and Nodzu. More than sew
en- divisions Of Japanese are engaged.
The rear guard action between Datch-
apu and Ia Tche Klao continued until
II at night when the Japanese were
within sight Of the Russian entrenoh-
ments The Russians withdrew in per-
feet order favored by the beautiful
moonlight
Gen. Kuropatkin reports that the
japanese column in the vicinity of Salt
matsaa which is believed to be two d.
visions strong Is marching along the
valley OF the Taitse with the obvious
aim Of cutting the railroad above Lao
Yang.
The evacuation Of Ia Tche Kiao was
prepared for long ago by the Russians,
as military experts have repeatedly in
dicated The retirement is not regard
ed as materially altering the situation
The Russians had strongly flrtiaea
Hal Cheng IN view 6f this contingency
JAP ADVANCE BEGINS.
st. Petersburg, July 90, 1898 p. m.--
The japanese advance against Gen.
Kuropatkins armies seems at last 10
have begun In earnest. They are NOV
ing up strong from the south and have
captured Kan pass ON the road TO Hal
Cheng. A northern movement Is also
reported, but the objective Of the jar
anese az present seems 10 bh Hal
Cheng A northern movement is alsn
reported, but the objective Of the Jap
anese at present seems to be Hal
Cheng,
Omcial news received here shows the
nEnllUk at IA Ifllt NidN tilu W Wv
southwark has been progressing for
several days However, according 10
the latest reports received this morn
ing. the Russians had not evacuated
Ia Tche Klao, hut We're falling back on
that place fighting continuous rear-
guard action The Japanese had adj
vanced In strong force sunday NOM
ing against The Russian position at
Datchapu, ~ miles north Of kai, Chou.
| In view Of the great superiority Of the
Japanese. Gen. Stakelberg. as forecast
| ed In these dispatches, did not attempt
| to offer serious resistance The Rus
| sian losses are not ascertainable, but It
| Is admitted they amount to several
| hundred men
Gen. Kuropatkin reports continue
alton Of the advance Of a japanese col
umn along the Siamatsza road, already
announced IN the Associated Press SIM
tsintsin DISPATCHES.
Mukdou. Uty z6-The latest reports
received here are TO the effect that the
Russians, with about 100 guns I'm ao-
| ton In the TIA Tcne X lao engagement
inflicted serious losses on the Japan
csc and destroyed many OF their guns
| Tho japanese attack on the center ot
the Russian position was repulsed but
the Russians We're ordered 20 retire and
occupy the heights Ave miles north OF
Tia Tche l<iao. This movement was
carried out In good order