Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-06

ST. Petersburg, Sept. s. The
report that the emperor will go to
the front Is again revived and
eems to have foundation. 1t Is
,nown that the imperial train has
cen fitted for a long journey.
ST. Petersburg, Sept. 5.-Mar.
shall oyama's whole army Is
across the Taltse river and Is pur-
suing General kuropatkin's forces.
ST. Petersburg, Sept. 5.-Accord-
Ing to the latest but unofficial re-
ports to the war office, some rear
guard fighting is progressing and
the retirement Of General kuro-
patkln's main army ls continuing.
st. Petersburg, Sept. Sit Is
reported here, but not yet con-
flrmed that General kuropatkln
was obliged to abandon 200 guns
at Lao YANG. Some Of them
were damaged in the fighting and
the rest were disabled by kuro-
patkin's orders.
The dearth of official advices from
either Toxic or ST. Petersburg
and the absence of press reports
of the current date from the bat
tlefield renders the situation Of
Kuropatkin's retreating armies
somewhat obscure. st. Petersburg
reports unofficially that the Rus
sian army is still falling back
with some rear guard fighting and
the Associated Press correspond
ent sends private dispatch that
the censors and officials have
been removed from Mukden to
Harbin, which would account for
the delay in the press dispatches.
st. Petersburg. Sept. 5.-A feelin
of national grief and disappointmer
caused by Kuropatkin's ursuccessf,
attempt to make stand at Lao YAM
deep and bitter as it is, is somewhs
tempered by the development Of til
fact that the Russian commander-i
chief had removed the bulk Of h
stores northward before the battl
leaving mere shell at LEO YAM
md that he succeeded in eXtricatin
his army, especially Stakelberg's corr
from the clutches of the Japanes
The war office here believes the ba
tie is virtually ended and that Kur
patllin's line of retreat is open.
A Silver Lining.
While admitting that Kuropatki
sustained severe reverse the war c
flee considers the failure of Field Ma
shall Oyama to hold and cut off Kur
patkin is strategic defeat for Cyan
Russian military authorities figure th'
Oyama had numerical superiority
10000 men in operations against X
ropatkin. The exact position of tt
Russian right flank is not known
the war Office but it is not believe
that the Japanese can now develc
enough strength to endanger its r
tirement.
Quiet Is Expected.
The war office does not expect a r
newal of the fighting for several day
which they think the Japanese W
employ in recuperating while Kurops
kin collects his army preparatory
pushing HIS llOOpS llOi III w dI w. L
has double track railroad and
high road on which to travel.
viii Continue Retreat.
When the fighting recomm ences
is expected here that it will be
the nature of series of rear qua
actions, as the final withdrawal is {
lected.
Forts Surrendered Reluctantly.
A dispatch to the Official Messe
ger filed at Mukden Sunday say
The bonn bardment of Liao Yan
which commenced last Thursday, &C
tinued Friday and Saturday. On tho
days the forts surrounding the toy
withstood the heavy fire of the art
lery and brilliant assault by the ia
anese infantry. All attacks were
pulsed, mines playing an importa
part in the discontinue of the assa
ants.
Burn Supplies.
Nevertheless Lao Yang and its for