The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-02
JAPANESE DRIVE
 RUSSIANS BACK. Terrific Battle Results in Capture of Important Positions Near
 Liao Yang.
GEN. S7AKELBERG CUT OFF
MIKADO's TROOPS BETWEEN
 HIM AND KURoPATKIN

Report from st. Petersburg that Latter
 is Retreating in Haste Toward Har-
 bin-Great Anxiety in Russian Capi-
 taI-BeIief that Decisive Battle of
 the Campaign is Being Fought
 General stan Amazed at Immense
 strength of Japanese Armies-KiIling
 of General Keller.
 London Aug. LA dispatch to 2 news agency from Tokio says there is reason to believe that after two days fighting the Japanese occupied Simou- cheng thus cutting off General Stack burg from General Kuropatkin.
 The correspondent of the London Times with General Kuroli in the field in dispatch dated July S1, says:
 This army began general attack at daylight to-day. which lasted until sunset. The Japanese center took the town, capturing the enemy's northeast ern positions
 .sThe left advanced and occupied a position jeopardizing the Russian right.
 The Japanese right carried the posi- tion against superior numbers.
 ..There was tremendous artillery fir ing throughout the day, and the Jap anese infantry finished with brilliant march under the enemy's shrapnel.
 T believe that the Russian position will be untenable tomorrow"
 Other British correspondents with General Kuroh in the field in brief dis patches dated July 31 concur in the statement that the Japanese have car ried positions, leaving only one de- fensible position between them and Liao Yang.
 The Standard says: "The attack on the positions beyond Molten pass was fully Justified by it's success. Every ad- vantage was in favor of the Russians, whose position was strong and force superior, but again they showed inferi- ority in tactics and in power of resist ance. While they made vigorous stand on our left, they were unable tc resist our right"
 The Morning Posts correspondent says seThe Russian force consisted oi three divisions. The Japanese shelled the defensive works until s o'clock in the evening. The infantry in the cen ter then captured Taowan, and the en- emys position behind, and the other positions on the left and right were afterwards carried by a brilliant as sault on the strongly defended heights. There is still no reliable news from Port Arthur, but the Daily Mails To- kio correspondent asserts that the fall Of that fortress is imminent. Similar reports emanate from Shanghai and elsewhere
 The Daily Mails Brussels cores pordent says he learns from good source that Emperor Nicholas has en- trusted Grand Duke Michael with the negotiations for the purchase of sev- eral Argentine battleships.
 St. Petersburg, Aug. 2.-6:05 a. rn.--A report from an apparently reliable source late tonight was to the effect that General Kuropatkin's main farce had been rapidly moving north for sev- eral days.
 According to this report no troops proceeding to the front from Russia had gone past Harbin in the past three days. They will be detained there and every available piece of rolling stock stock will be rushed south empty for the removing of troops at Liao Yang and other points to the northward, leaving skeleton force to contest the Japanese advance on vital positions.
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