Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-03
RUMORS OF RETREAT
St. Petersburg Has No OFF,
cial Report of Disaster.
CONFIDENCE AT TOKYO
oYAMA REFERS TO LAST STAND"
OF THE RUSSIANS.
Thought That the japanese May Have
Executed Another Flank
Movement.
CONFIDENCE AT TOKYO

The exact position of the two armies that
oppose each other at Liaoyang on this the
fifth day of the great battle is stlil lett
somewhat vague by both the press dis
patches and official reports. Both ST.
Petersburg and Tokyo advices. however
make clear the fact that kuropatkin did
not remove his entire army to the north
bank of the Taitse. and it is evident that
portions of both armies are today ensaseo
on each side of the river.
While Russian official advices and lnfor-
nation given out at ST. Petersburg still
maintain that Kuropatkin has executed
successful strategic move and that his
retrograde movement does not indicate
reverse the tone of the Tokyo report is
confident in the extreme, and dispatch
from Marshal Oyama alluded to the de
feated Russians making last STAND
outside the walls of Liaoyang. kuropatkln
Is also engaged with General kuroki north
of the river on his left, and there are ru-
mors that a strong japanese force has ex-
ecuted another flank movement by crossing
higher up and to the west of the Russian
position
An Associated Press dispatch from st.
Petersburg says that Il report has reached
there that Kuropatkin is in full retreat.
The war Office admits that such rumor
has come from the seat of war, but de-
clares it is not official.
ST PETERSBrRG, September IA re-
port has just reached St. Petersburg that
Gen. Kuropatkin is in full retreat. The
war office admits that such rumor has
come from the seat of war, but declares
that it is not official
The war office declares it is still without
official information in regard to the result
of Kuropatkin's fight with kuroki. If the
report that the Russian commander-in-c chief
is retiring turns out to be true. it is con-
sidered possible here that it may be due
to the appearance of another fanking
movement of the japanese higher up and
from the west. Reports that the Japanese
were moving up the Lao river toward Sim
mintin We're persistent just before the
fighting around Liaoyang began.
Notwithstanding the lack of official con-
firmation of Kuropatkin's retreat, the re-
port has fallen like cold douche upon the
general staff. The emperor, who was 60
ing to Libau today has postponed his trip
on account of the situation at the front.
He has been spending most of the time the
last three days with his cabinet at Alexan-
dria villa, with maps spread about before
him, following the movements OF the pat
tie. -,
y
TO the correspondent of the Associated
Press after the receipt of the unofhcial re-
port that Kuropatkin was falling back
that If 1t was true ne did not believe the
commander-in-chiefc could afford to abandon
his stores at Liaoyang. and in his opinion
an army corps would be left there TO pro-
tect them. He added:
the Ladysmith of the Japanese-Russlan
war.
Russians Slowly Giving Way.
TOKYO. September 3, 1870 am.-The
Russian force confronting Field Marshal
Ovama's left and center continues slo".y
TO give ground in retreat and is crossing 10
the right bank of the Taitse river. A por-
tIon of the Russian army occupies a line
of defense works extending northwest from
q point south of Liaoyang. The Russians
also hold an eminence northeast OF Nut
chang on the right bank of the TaltsA.
This evidently is intended to shield the gen
eraI retreat of both the left and center.
The Japanese armies continued to press
the Russians yesterday. They moved Tor
ward and occupied line extending from
Tatepjif to YanchialintZu Oyama tele-
graphs that he hopes they will reach the
right bank OF the Taitse this morning.
Gen Kuroki. after serious fighting, sue
ceeded yesterday in taking "A portion of the
eminence near Heiyingtai. Details of tins
fighting have not been received.
Russians appear TO be again con-
centrating in the vicinity of Yentia coal
Possibly another great battle will occur
there.
The present trend of the movements in.
dictates that possibly the Japanese Will move
past Liaoyang, temporarily leaving the city
untouched.
Marshal Oyama Reports.
The following dispatch from Field Mar.
shal Oyama has been received here:
HEADQUARTERS Of the Manchurian Army
September 3. Q a.m.-The remainder of the
defeated Russians making a stand out
side the walls OF Liaoyang. Our left anC
center armies are attacking them"
An earlier message from Field Marsha
Cyama says:
The enemy in front Of our left and cen
ter armies continued to retreat on Septem.
Der > To the right bank OF the Taitse river
except the portion of his forces occupying