River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-09-01
FALL BACK BEFORE
ADVANCING JAPS
RUSSIAN TROOPS RETIRE FROM
ANSHANSHAN.
BIG BATTLE EXPECTED SOON
Mikado's Forces Said to Have Seized
Railroad and Cut Line of Re
treat-Port Arthur Re-
ported Captured.


a fight which commenced on the morn
Ing of August rs and continued in des-
ultory manner all day and night. Ar
rangements for battle had been COM
| pleted by night time, when the order to
retire was given on account Of the situa-
| ton to the east. The order was received
with disappointment by the troops. The
retirement was made in an orderly man
ner. The plain between Anshanshan
and Haicheng was covered with Japa-
nese troops who burned the bridge and
shelled the railway station after the Rus
sian retirement The Russian losses
amount to 300 The Japanese are ad-
vancing with great rapidity.
Japs Cut Railroad.
| Toxic, Aug. 29-It is reported that
Gen. Kuroki has seized and cut the
railroad south of Mukden, thus sep
arating the Russian forces and cutting
Liaoyang off from a direct line of re-
treat, but confirmation of this report
cannot be obtained The fighting re-
ported as occurring east and south
east of Liaoyang is regarded here as
preliminary to a larger contest in the
| Immediate vicinity of LiaOyang. 1t is
expected that Gems. Kuroki, Oku and
Nodzu will press forward speedily.
Russian Losses Heavy.
| London, Aug. 29.-The Russian losses
in the fighting around Liaoyang already
are !, 450 men, killed and wounded, and
it is believed the battle is still in prog
ress, although late official reports are
| lacking on both sides. The character
of the Japanese attack confirms the be-
lief that the turning point in the north
ern campaign has been reached, and
Kuropatkin is engaged in the strug-
gle which will decide the fate of his
army. Nothing is known of the extent
of the japanese losses, but the Russians
declare that they have been heavy.
Fall of Port Arthur Reported.
The correspondent of the Standard
cables from Tientsin that the Japa-
nese have captured Port Arthur, after
days of fighting. Although the battle
is still raging inside the city, and the
garrison under Gen. Stoessel is stub
way, the invasion has actually taken
place, and it is surrender or exter-
mination for the brave defenders.
While this news lacks official confir
nation from Japanese sources, it is
generally believed. The Standard
openly announces the fall of the fort
ress on the authority of it's Tientsin
Of xuho ioh
there can be no doubt.
Refugees from Port Arthur who
have reached Chefoo report that Gen
Stoessel now has only $4,000 effective
men. officers of the Russian cruiser
Diana, now at Saigon, say that when
their vessel left Port Arthur, August
10, the Russian army numbered 100000
men, This would indicate a loss of
$4,000 since the desperate assaults of
the japanese began.
Battle Described.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 29.-The first bat
tie of what may be regarded as a general
advance of the Japanese on Liaoyang
was fought on August &c, with the re-
self that the Russians at the close of the
fighting still held the positions and had
inflicted great loss on the Japanese, COM
pletely dismantling several batteries,
which attempted to lombard the main
position at Liandiansian. The Russian
losses altogether were 1,450 killed or
wounded. Their losses on the previous
day were about 100 men.
The hottest fighting took place in the
valley of the Ian, small tributary of
the Taitse, around Tsegow, place be-
tween Anping and Liandiansian. Gen.
Kuroki's first aim apparently was to
separate the two principal Russian posi-
lions, as forecast in these dispatches
August 26.
japanese Join Forces.
Liaoyang, Aug. 29.-Gen. Kuroki has
Joined forces with Gen. Oku in an at
tempt to cut the Russian line between
Anshanshan and Liandiansian.
The battle of August 25 ragged along
the eastern front. A strong japanese
force attacked the Russian positions at
Mao pass, II miles east of Anshanshan,
and at Sandiatzi and Tsegow Oagow?),
IL miles southeast of Anshanshan.
Nine batteries of six guns each bonn
barded the Russian outposts. At these
points the combat repeatedly developed
into hand-to-hand fighting. The Rus
slams stubbornIy held the outposts the
whole day, falling back on their main
position at night.
The Artillery Engagement.
The chief artillery engagement was
in front of Liandiansian, the japanese
concentrating the fire Of ten batteries
and simultaneously advancing on
Torintspu, four miles southwest of
Liandiansian, but they were arrested by
Cossacks who were afterwards re-
enforced by infantry and artillery.
The Japanese resumed the lombard
ment early August 26, devoting most of
their attention to Liandiansian. The
Russian fields guns were very effective.
They dismantled 80 japanese guns,
mostly mountain pieces
Second Great Army for Manchuria.
Berlin. Aug. ga dispatch to the
Tageblatt from ST Petersburg says the
Russian government is determined to
assemble second great army In Man
churia, consisting of three or four corps
under the command of Gen. Baron Kaul-
bars or Gen. Soukhomlinoff. It's head
quarters will be at Mukden. The object
of this step is to meet the situation that
will arise should Port Arthur fall, thus