The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-29
KUROPATKIN IN RETREAT
Russians Again Fall Back Before Jap
anese Thousands.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 2s.-1:5o p. m.
General Kuropatkin, since yester-
day morning, has been drawing in all
his forces from his eastern and south
ern front towards Liao-yang.
An-ping, Tse-gow, Ltan-dian-sian
and An-shan-shan, constituting the
main positions of the outer defense
doned. The heaviest lighting oc-
CURED on the extreme left, where the
Japanese advanced to the assault
again and again with bayonets. The
positions at Tse-gow and. An-ping
were held by the Tenth European
corps. The attacks were delivered
with fanatical bravery.
The Russians lost a large proper
ton Of officers, ten guns and from
$500 to 1900 men, but had been gem
orally successful in beating off the as
saults all along the long line and de-
olared that the order to retire came as
surprise just when they were expect
Ing orders for a general advance.
This Is considered to be proof that
General Kuropatkin, finding his main
positions. menaced on the flank and
antlcapatlng olftlcuities In W1thdraw1ns
which have suddenly been trans
formed into mud bogs by the rain, con-
sidered that a retreat was imperative.
Wy
The Japanese column moving up the
Lao river and threatening General
Kuropatkin from the west is regarded
extremely dangerous and General Ku-
rokfS extreme right seems also to be
working around General Hershel-
mann's position at An-ping and to be
moving toward Mukden. The strength
of the enveloping Japanese armies
may be judged from the fact that
81 rryI,o n
from the south, Is officially reported
to have $4,000 men.
The plan of operations around Lao
yang has undergone complete
change. Owing to the delay In the
concentration Of General Kuropat
kin's army, as a result of the terri.
BILE condition of the roads, the Jap.
anese seized the opportunity to at,
tack the slow-moving corps, and Sc.
we're fighting occurred Aug 27-28, ir
which the Russians lost another thou.
sand men, and they now probably viii
have to accept a general engagement
Kuropatl>in Reports.
General Kuropatkin deserves the
latest phase of hostiilties in Ions
dispatch to the emperor from a poin
on the railroad a few miles south O.
sLiao-yang, where practically the Who'll,
army was assembled, awaiting battle
The telegram, which was filed earl.
this morning, says:
The Japanese began at dawn, Aug
II, two movements designed to Gu
off the first and fourth corps. TIL
first, stationed at An-shan-shan, hal
way between Hai-cheng and Lao
yang, experienced the most seriou
difficulty owing to bad roads. TIL
Japanese, under General Oku, tried t,
flank this corps from the east.
N Ia me n r-0
XII, abandoning his pressure Of Gen
erals Ivanoff and Hershelmann, drov
q wedge between the second AM
fourth corps, which were stationed
west of Lian-dian-sian, a strong de
fensive position in the hills twenty
four miles southeast Of Liao-yang
The Russians, greatly impeded b.
their artillery and commissariat
fought a rear-guard action in orde
to cover the retreat of their impedi
menta to Liao-yang, in which the,
were successful.
"The first corps, which figured a
the battle of the Yalu and in the fight
ing at Molten pass, again sustained
the brunt of the fighting and suffered
the majority of losses, including Gen
eral Routkovsky and Lieutenan
Colonel Won Raaben. The first, sec
ond and fourth corps, combined un
der the command of General Zarou
baieff and the tenth, seventeenth an
third corps, under General Ivanofi
forming the eastern contingent, sue
ceeded in effecting concentration a
Liao-yang without further loss.
Army In Battle Array.
"The whole six corps, of which tw
are European troops, have nov
formed semicircle within radiu
of six or eight miles of Liao-yang."
General Kuropatgin has not ia
short of 10000 men.
A. Whether General Kuropatkin In