The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-06
danger OF being sur

Imminent danger Of being sur
rounded
Field Marshal Oyama's whole army
& IA across the Taitse River, and is 11ilr-
sling General Kuropatkin's forces.
# dhe Russian losses during the
j fighting at lliao Yang are estimated
&C i 6 900. There is no doubt that q.
3 5nuinber of guns, especially siege ar
tilIery, have been abandoned.
The report that 1.-THE Emperor VIII
20 til the front IL again revived ana
4 seems to have foundation. II is
known that the imperial train has
Is been fitted out for IL long Journey.
Oyatna Hanging On.
a summary of the war situation TO
s date shows that the whole Russian
army, or at least the main portion
or 1t, Is already above Yentai station,
j and is pushing on toward Mukden.
Field Marshal Oyama's entire army
J has crossed the Tattse River, ana
part Of It Is hanging on to lfuropat-
4 kin's flank. y,
"a strong thanking column on the
east is pushing rapidly north in me me
effort to Il head off the Russians
Against this column Kuropatkin mas
sent out strong cavalry division 70
the northeast, which, it is believed,
Is already in position to counter =
the Japanese flankers, While TO me
\ westward Kuropatkin Is moving
'ftlivision towards Sinmintun, lhlrey
H miles west of Mulden, to meet any
irte,.ference that may be attempted.
from the direction OF Yinkow or New
4 Chwang.
Oyama's advance is reported to DO
engaging the Russian rear, but IT Is
not expected to develop anything
more serious than a series OF rear.
guard actions tending to harass XII
ropatkin'S retreat.
Another Thanking Movement.
\ The j japanese have thrown q strong St 9 l
\ thanking column across the as'Ia1tse
River at Benitzu, about thirty miles
+ northeast of Lao Yang. This column M
ay IS hurrying to the northeast ana en-
deayoring to get in between the fus-
sian army and 8Mukden. II is against
this movement that Kuropatklil :, mas
Il dispatched Lieutenant-General Ren-
nenkampff, with strong Cossa 9,
division, which, II is beileyed, is q
ready blocking the eastern high road.
which he is marching towards Mlti-
den, besides the double tracked rail.
I. way. The latteris chiefly occupied
in the transportation of guns and OF.
equipment, of which there is a great
quantity. The! soldiers are marching
in light order, and most Of the
wounded hfve8 already been DIS
patched north by rail 8s
C;.,+oe,, :, 1i1c md i& ~
General 5Kuropatltin. in tele gram
10 the general staff, filed at (, NJ,
" September2 5thpnorth OF y entail. says
the Japanese on Sunday engaged MS lNs
rear guard south of Yentai, the 5l1lgnntt,
continuing until MondaEi&llln g! o y 2
The telegram details the preca'utl1o rs
taken to checkmate III e W. a japanese AN IS
flankers.s Is S;s II is ne: 91st i5.
III TSmropatkin estimates his losses up
8to and including September II, g Itti
= & i1flI This Is! considered Ito be a
n yerys$ conservative Figure. The loss,
$81ossthe japanese probably will be
II double this number, owing to their
4 position as attackers. 3$
kuropatlSin says nothing regarding
y the loss of guns, bu t. + is probable
that some Of the heavier emplaced
n Guns at Lao Yang Ira d TO be- ban
doned.
There Is no truth either in the Il re g.
X port that Kuropatkin has pee en-
wounded or that Lieutenant-General
s#Lineyitch is moving to his support
a General Linepitch is still at Vladl-s
Vostok. .5.
Racing for Mukden.
scptcnl,er :S.-A dispatch received
I. n,
yesterd ay evening, dictates that Kit,
4 .ropatjxln's army aud General Knro-Ss
kits army areSracing for Mukden, and
that the result is iii doubt
G eneral Nlropatllin says that the
retreat is being conducted in perfect
order. The Japanese repeatedly at
tackled the Russian rear OH Sunday
but In every'cases they were .repulsed.
1T is reported here, but not con-
firned, that General knropatkin was
u Obliged to abandon two hundred
y guns at Lao ang. Some OF them,
A it Is added Il were damaged in the
4 fighting, and tllc..rest We're disabled
z by orde Of the. !, Russian commander
4 in-chief. 35s s.
it is officially stated that the.
united Russiantforces are now north
II of Yentai, except ii detachment left
at that place to cover the retreat.
The japanese swarmed across the
STaiste River near its junction with
the Pensi The bulk Of the japanese
& forces is marching direct on Mukden.
Kuropatkin's Dispatch.
Under date of September 9Th, GEN
eral Kuropatkin telegraphed the
Emperor as follows:
THE retreat of our troops from