Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-09-05

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kl's army is crossing the Taitse river
east and north OF Lao Yang. One
division crossed on pontoon bridge
and others are following.
| ST, PETERSBURG, Sept. Lieu.
tenant General Sakaror. chief of stan
reported today that the division OF
Kuroki's infantry. cavalry and artiI.
iery crossed Tiatse river and covered
the crossing with other detachments
They advanced in two bodies upon
Lao Yang. Fierce lighting continues
all along the lines General Krosov-
ski was killed General Stakelberg is
reported mortally wounded.
LONDON. Sept. THE Exchange
Telegraph company reports the Rus.
sian right and center in full retreat
with Generals Soku and Nodza in pur.
suit. The company also reports that
kuropatkin is about hemmed in from
the north
| MUKDEN. Sept. LIT is reported
10000 Japanese are advancing from
northeast Of Mukden.
| ROME. Sept. IA Lao Yang dis.
patch to the Italia MilitaIro says the
losses up to date are twenty seven
thousand. It says the Russians have
lost fifteen thousand killed and wound,
ed and prisoners. As cannons and 200
wagons destroyed The correspond
ent estimates the Japanese losses at
twelve thousand killed and wounded
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. Cen.
Stoessel reports the Japanese made an
| n ual= ~.
26th of August hut was repulsed.
| TOKYO. Sept 2.-The Japanese
forces followed up Kuropatkin's re-.
treat from Lao Yang. The Mikado's
soldiers sliced and used the guns
abandoned by the Russians. 1t is re.
ported the Russian retreat across the
river became a movement of great
confusion owing to the fire of the Jap
anese from the rear. At dawn today
the japanese on the left side of the
| Taltse pressed forward toward the
river bank. Kuroii's forces on the
right bank engaged the Russians in
the neighborhood of Heitingti.
| LONDON. Sept Field Marshal
| oyama's report received by the Jap
anese legation Is as follows; "our left
and central divisions are hotly pursu-
ing the enemy We cuptured ten. half
centimetre cannons These are being
used to lombard Lao Yang railroad
station. Our casualties since Aug. 90.
has been ten thousand killed and
wounded"
| No official confirmation has been
received by the legation that the Jap.
anese have entered Lao Yang
| TOKYO Sept 1.-The chief of
the Japanese army. Nodzu. telegraph.
ed early this morning that the Japan
ese center was continuing the advance
today with the object of taking the
line from Shin Chi Yang to Lao Yang
and effecting reiunction with the
Japanese left commanded by General
| Ollu. The Russians began to retreat
on the right center from Lao Yang
early Thursday They were thrown
into great confusion while attempting
to cross to the right bank OF the Tai
Use river. The Japanese pursued
them vigorously and seized lot of
| Russian cannon which were used to
shell the Lao Yang railroad station.
| Field Marshal Oyama's right is now
attacking the Russians and is clearly
| furnishing them
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept Part
of the reports from Kuropatkin given
out today says the Japanese firing did
not cease till day break yesterday and
that the Russians are falling back
| LONDON, Sept 2-Dispatches from
1 Dat 20 ht,V. tnIn tI.,t
patkin's withdrawal from Lao Yang
was Napoletanotic strategy to draw the
japanese on, In separate divisions and
crush them consecutively but today's
news with the Russians in full retreat
| puts different phase on the matter.
| The evacuation Of Lao Yang was COM
pleted by Kuropatkin last night and
Japanese occupation while probable
is not yet officially acknowledged.
| TOKYO. Sept. 1.-The japanese Sc
cured twenty one thousand rifles
thrown away by Russians In retreat
| ing from Lao Yang. also wagon loads
Of clothing, ammunition, entrenching
tools. cooking utensils. etc II is ex.
pected the booty will be vast when all
| reports are In
| TOKYO, Sept. At is reported
that the city Of Lao Yang is burning.
II true 1T Is possible the Russians put
fire to the place to prevent the Jap
anese from getting the stores
PARIS. Sept. Information from
the far east today declared Kuropat-
kin's retreat will be direct to Mukden.
| BERLIN. Sept. 1.-The Tageblatt
newspaper learns from what is term
ed High official authority" move
ment under way among the powers to
terminate the struggle In the far east
by mediation. The motive alleged will
be fear of so called yellow peril In
case Of japanese successes are car.
ried too far.
| LONDON. Sept "A Tien Tsin cor
respondent Of the Central News wires
that an official message from Port Ar
| thur says during the last two days the
Japanese brought only two siege bat.
teries into action. In all attacks they
were reDulsed with heavy loss. It Ia
denied that the Japanese obtained pos
session of any new forts Eleven war
ships outside Of Port Arthur at pres.