Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-09-08
ON FROM MUKDEN
RUSSIAN TROOPS WILL NOT
TARRY THERE.
Reported From st. Petersburg That
kuropatkin's Rear Guard Has
Been Almost Lon
don Times Expert Thinks Flight
will Not Save Main Force.

Mukden, Sept. Interpretations for
the evacuation of Mukden are proceed
ing. The Japanese advance is within
thirty imles
st. Petersburg, Sept cit is re-
ported that Gen. kuropatkin's rear
guard has been almost annihilated
and that the main Russian army is in
Imminent danger of being surrounded.
1t is impossible at this hour to OBJ
tain any statement from the authorities
regarding the reported preparations for
the abandonment of Mukden This
Is the first intimatiOn that such
course is contemplated. If it turns out
to he true it means the abandonment
of the whole of Southern Manchuria
and the winding up of the present cam
paign. In fact, should Mukden be
evacuated, there would be no point for
wintering the army of a quarter OF
million, with its many wounded, short
of Hardin.
On the other hand the evacuation of
Mukden would give Field Marshal
Oyama commodious winter quarters
and the practical control of two lines
of railway. The Kinchou- Sinmintin
line, tapping rich Chinese territory
stonps little short of Mukden, with
which it is connected by good wagon
road.
The report of te prospective evacua-
ton of Mukden,if we'll founded, would
indicate that the Gripping effect of
the Liaoyang fighting on kuropatkin's
army is more serious than has as yet
been intimated.
summary of the war situation to
date shows that the whole Russian
army, or at least the main portion of
il, is already above Yentai and is
pushing on toward Mukden. Field
Marshal Oyamas entire army has
CROSSED the Taitse river and part of it
is hanging on to KuYopatkin's flank.
A strong thanking column on the
east is pushing rapidly north in an
effort to head off the Russians.
Against this column Gen. Kuropat-
kin has sent out strong cavalry divi.
sion to the northeast, which it is be.
lieved is already in position to check
the Japaneses fankers, while to the
westward Kuropatkin is moving a di-
vision toward Singmintin, thirty miles
west of Mukden, to meet any interior
ence that may be attempted from the
direction of Yinkow or Newchwang.
Oyama's advance is reported to be en-
gaging the Russian rear but it is not
expected to develop anything more
than series of rear guard actions,
tending to harass Kuropatkin's retreat.
The japanese have thrown a strong
thanking column across the Taitse riv.
er, about thirty miles northeast of
Liaoyang. This column is hurrying to
the northeast and endeavoring to get
in between the Russian army and Muk
den. 1t is against this movement that
Kuropatkin has dispatched Gen. hem
nenkampf with strong Cossack divi
sion, which it is believed is already
blocking the eastern high road. Kur-
opatkin has thre roads over which he
is marching toward Mukden, besides
the double-tracked railroad The lat
ter is chiefly occupied in the trans
portation of guns and equipment, of
which there is great quantity. The
soldiers are marching in light order,
and most of the wounded have already
been dispatched by rail.
Gen. Kuropatkin, in ii telegram to
the general staff, filed at p m, Sept
), north of Yentai, says the Japanese
on Sunday engaged his rear guard
south of Yentai, the fighting continu
ing until Monday
Kuropatkin estimates his losses up
to and including Sunday, at Is, 900.
This is considered to be IA very con-
servative figure. The loss of the Jap
anese will proba bly, double this num-
Der, owing to their position as attackers
Kuropatkin says nothing regarding
the loss of guns, but it is probable
that some of the heavier emplacements
at Liaoyang had to be abandoned.
Moving Stores From Mukden.
Mukden, Sept. 1.-THE commissariat
and columns of artillery are arriving
here and pacoeeding northward. Gen.
Kuropatkin'- army is engaged in ex