The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-09-13

London, Sept. 12.-The Daily Mails
Sinmintin correspondent cabling nm.
der date of September II saws:
General Kuropatkin has returned TO
Mukdcn after inspecting the fortifca.
items at Tie Pass, work on which is
not well advanced but is being hur.
lied along. At the some tint DANCE =.
Gus and costly efforts to delay Japan
csc advance are being made.
This is the outcome of the en-
porors orders and that the emperor
even peremptorily commanded Kuro-
patkin to retake Lao Yang.
There is no abatement in the re,
treat of the Russian troops north
ward. The noise of a fierce artillery
cr Engagement was heard south of Muk.
den Friday night.
The whole line of retreating Rus.
slams when within five miles south
east Of Mukden were attacked by
Japanese marksmen who were invisi
| bic amid the millet. The Russian
troops sent to Topingshen retreated
with heavy loss.
| Chinese bandits are swarming tho
'district and have stopped traffic be
tween Sinmintin and Mukdon, shoot
ing to death Russian patriots.
| The operations against Lao Yang
are described as twelve days of the
hardest fighting and marching or
short ratiOnS with temperature oil
100 degrees in the shade and frequent
falls of rain. All of this it is said
was borne splcndidly though the men
were worn out after the tense strug
gle.
Recounting the general lines OF
fighting. the correspondent says
"On September g. the attack of the
Japanese first army had been check
cd. The enemy were much stronger
than we. they having five divisions
holding the northeastern heights. Oul
4 position for the time was critica' II
view of the possibility that the enemy
might have attacked us in force. Bu
mixed brigade and later the left
column reinforced us, making oul
position safer.
I "On September 4. the enemy was
I'm full retreat. and the first army was
ordered to pursue. General Kuroupat
kin's retreat was mastery. He hold
the northeastern heights to the las
possible moment and secured a safe
retirement for his army"
Bennett Burleigh sends TO the Daily
Telegraph from the Japanese head
quarters long description Of the
fighting. He says: General Kuroki
who was hOtly attacked by KurOpat
kim and was for a time in jeopardy
vas unable 10 got astridc the railway
otherwise Lao Yang would have beer
a Sedan for the Russians.
What surprised me more than any
thing else was the wonderful mannel
in which the Jananese continued fo
whole week their awful lombard
ment Of the Russian positions. II
was the fercest artillery attack per
hans. IN history"
Tens 0f thousands Of shells were
thrown daily. but the supplies seemed
incXhaustable The Russians only re
nlicd spasmodicsllv. but their rinc
.. fire was often the heaviest
"It must be said for the lansnes'
that although they fight with the u'
most fiercencss. daring and courage
they battle. not like madmcn. but
with their heads and they obey ihel
officers In all straits"
Mr. Burltirh testified. - Other cor
RESPONDENTS have done that the Jan
ancse a-e continually drafting iresi
r1en into the fighting ranks and r.
marks how. marvellously they i0oi
f0rfHcati0ns when rapture apu"ar''
10 be- impossible. Ho asserts that D
fvas Rurnlf'z dangerous position ma
c0ruuef1rd the rher 1auanr=r arTnif-
n force the frhtinr and saws tha' ?
vas partly the shell Ore and TarilF
also Russian incendairism fha' ufN
furaf tire rDnfsgati0n IN tho Rus
san nuar-r- 0f Lao Yang. fha in
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ffunker s0lfip-s
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