The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-09-09
RETREAT IS SLOW.
Russian Army's Progress to
the North Is Hampered
BY VERY MUDDY ROADS.
The Rear Guard Is Fighting the
Pursuing japanese.
WILL NOT STOP AT MUKDEN

WILL NO1 O1OI "A i mOhOA0
The Japanese Army 10 Within -
Miles Of that City and II 10 Not 0e.
lieved that the Russians VIII Malco
Stand There.
Mukden, Sept. THE retreat a
Gen. Kuropatkin's army Is being car.
ned out in good order, despite the ter
rible condition of the roads, rendered
sodden by the rains which fell yester-
day, which mire the numbering guns.
and heavy transport wagons, drawn
by mules, horses and even bullockA
are straining their way north over tie
soaking, cut up main road from Yea
tai. Behind them come long trains of
artillery and back of them KuropAt-
kin's army.
The Japanese are hanging on Kuro-
patkin's TANKS, keeping the Russians
engaged In a continuous rear guard
action. The progress Of the retreatinG
army has been slow, owing to the ne
cessity of first getting through the
baggage and guns; but the heads Of
the commissariat trains already have
tinuing their way towards the north
The main japanese army IL march
ing up along the roads eastward Of the
Russian lines Of retreat, which con-
verge at Mukden-
Another Japanese force IL also
heading for Mukden from the west
ward, coming from the direction a
the Lao river.
Marshal Oyama seems to be max
ing a race for Mukden. He evidently
has great superiority in numbers, -
pecially In artillery.
AS this dispatch was fled the cor
respondent Of the Associated Pres
could hear the booming Of the Japa-
nese cannon, which are In play ~
miles from Mukden.
St Petersburg, Sept There Aas
been no news from Gen. Kuropafkin
since Monday afternoon. This II IT.
tributed to the interruption OF direct
communication with the commander
in-chief, owing to the transfer Of the
telegraph ONCE to Mukden, whittier
messages have to be sent by courier.
The utmost confidence prevails 81
the war office that the Russian army
Is slowly but surely effecting the H
treat without serious risk of being cut
on. Nevertheless intense anxiety =
felt throughout the whole nation, end
this feeling is shared by the emperor.
He remains closeted for hours with
his military advisors.
II is believed that the outcome a
these deliberations will be an order
to mobilize several more army corps
Late Tuesday evening the Associated
Press obtained the following state
ment from the war once:
mo kilograms whatever were r.
ceived from Gen. Kuropatkin to-day
(Tuesday). It is inferred that the
Yentai September are the rear
guard, whose mission Is solely TO re-
tard the enemy's movement.
cit Is quite consistent from the po-
sition of affairs to suppose that por-
ton of the Japanese forces entered
Yentai, there being no intention 20
hold this point as IT is Of no intrinsic
Importance The stores there have
already been removed and whatever
was not removed was burned"
4 A Russian correspondent Of the A.
ISOLATED Press sent . message from
, Mukden Tuesday evening. more than
"a hours after the dispatch Of Gen.
| Kuropatkin's last published message
| This correspondent gives no details o1
the retreat, and the censor is probably
I not allowed to authorize the transmits
r sion of this news until the command
| er-in-chief sends his report
: The correspondent points out thAl
| the Russian forces are followed steD
! by step by the japanese and greatly
impeded by heavy roads and Hoods
He adds:
'Tt is impossible to say how lous
. the fighting will continue. AZ the tniti.
E alive is In the hands of the japanese
The emperor has received the fol
!. lowing dispatch from Gen. Liapouno6
{ military governor Of the island Of Sab
: halin, dated September 6: Two q
( the enemy's warships this evening ap
. preached Koreakovsk (SakhAfin)
s They stopped four miles from shors
e and sent launches towards tie sunkeg
e cruiser Novik. Our troops opene<
|. fire, whereupon the launches returned
to their ships"
Che Foo, Sept Firing at Por
Arthur was heard here last night Tw'
; Chinese interpreters. belonging TO tn
4 oficial household Of Gen 6toessol
q commander Of the military forces Q
J. Port Arthur. have been caught spyinl
L at Shushiyen and Palungshan- The,
III were executed by the japanese.
q Chinese who arrived here Tueoda
Is from Port Arthur say that the Russia,
e garrison expected a general land an
q sea attack to-day.
I'll On September and the Japanes
bombarded the Notifications severe1
and two Russian guns on q fort neo
RihlungshaH were dismounted.
Ie The recent entrance into Port A
y thur OF a large steamship carryfn
q provisions. chiefly -four. has resulte
a. in the reduction of the price Of flou
Is from IS to 81 bag.
|. Five sehooners and II Lives Lost
a. St Johns, N. F., Sept. THE ma
r. boat Virginia Lake. from Norther
a. Labrador, reports that the seaboal
to was swept by a fierce gale two weel
Nv ago. Much damage was done to hsl
10 cry property along the coast and 1v