Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-01
RETREAT ORDERED
Russians Retire On the
Main Works,
GEN,KUROKi' ADVANCE
Crosses the Taitse River
Northeast of Liaoyang.
FIGHT FAVORS JAPAN
KUROPATKIN'S LEFT FLANK
THREATENED.
Fierce Fighting Until Midnight
Losses Estimated to Have
Reached $4,000.

Todays dispatches indicate that the tide
of the battle around Liaoyang has turned
apprecably in favor of the Japanese. With
a tremendous and sustained assault on his
right and center and threatened in his rear
by a heavy force which has crossed the
Taitse river, Kuropatkin has been forced
to fall back from his first line of battle to
the fortified position he had established in
the town of Liaoyang and its immediate
vicinity. \ St. Petersburg dispatch says
this order was given last night after the
Russians had withstood an artillery and
infantry attack from dawn to midnight,
but that the Japanese pressure was too
great to permit its being executed, Kuro-
patktn probably fearing that a retrograde
movement at that time might result in
ruut y dispatch from Tokyo. however,
bringing the action up 10 this afternoon,
says that the Russian right and center is
now falling back. pursued by the japanese
Russian official advices say that General
kuroki. who WAS reported yesterday as
moving northwaTd on the Russian left, has
thrown pontoons over the Taitse river and
has crossed with one division while others
are following. kuroki's object is to inter-
pose his force between Liaoyang the Rus
which. if successful. would cut Kuropat-
kins rear and command the railroad lead
ing from Liaoyans to Mukden. The with
drawal of the Russian right and center
probably will involve similar movement
or the troops holding the extreme left Of
the line and result in a concentration of
Nufopdtklns army in the position he has
eslapilshed IN Liioyang. This is said to be
superbly fortified with rife pits, entrench-
ments and barbed wire entanglements.
General kuropatkin's forces, 1t was an
hounced from ST. Petersburg YESTERDAY
occupied positions forming a semi-circle
about Liaoyang, the flanks resting on the
4ai'se river, which flows north of Lao
yang the left flank being east
and the right flank west of the city. 1t
VIII, therefore, be seen that the dispatch
from ST. Petersburg announcing that Cen
erai huroki force was crossing the
Taitse river on pontoons, would indicate
that the Japanese have threatened the
Russian left flank, Kuroki is understood
TO have been on the Russian left flank
A dispatch to the Associated Press from
Llaoyang last evening announced that the
japanese were getting round the Russian
left flank. and that developments were ox-
pected IN the west and northeast This
statement now appears to be confirmed for
IL IS announced from Mukden in a DELAYED
dispatch that Japanese force of 10 600
men Is said to be advancing from the
northeast of Mukden. The western move
mas not yet developed, according to the
adVices to hand. but the announcement
propaDly refers 10 the Japanese force
which has been reported to be moving nm
the Lao river
AS kuropatkin's line. according to pre-
Vious advices, occupied a semi-cjrcIe sev
eral miles to the southwark of the town of
Liaoyang. ii is evident that the movement
above alluded to is a retreat into the sor
tihed positions of the town. and its on
vlrons and not from Liaoyang itself north
ward.
TOKYO. September 1.-The Russian right
and center defending Liaoyang southwark
are retreating this afternoon The Jana
nese are pursuing the Russians
reports received here from Laoyang do
no mention anything about the casualties
which it is presumed, are heavy on account
Vi Tue enormous forces engaged and the
nature OF the attack the Japanese are maxi
ing against strongly defended positions the
second Russian line proving stronger than
mat at Anshanshan. which they aban-
doned.
IL is estimated that Gen. Kuropatkin has
l1o,"o fighting men in the field. 1t is i'm
possible to forecast the duration of the
great battle now going on 1t NAV possibly
be prolonged for several days
MUKDEN. August 30 DELAYED, Ian
anese force of 10000 is reported To he ad.
Vancing from the northeast of Mukden.
Tokyo Report Not Confirmed.
ST. PETERSBURG. September 1.-The
war office is unable to confirm the d,spatcn
from Tokyo to the Associated Press an
nouncing that the Russian right and center
before Liaoyang had fallen back upon the
city. No reports of today's fighting have
been received up to this hour 1t is pointed
out. however, that IL is quite possible Cen
eral Kuropatkin may have repeated his or
der to fall back on the main positions,
which was given at S o'clock last night. ana
was not carried out because the Japanese
resumed the battle.
Gen. Sakharoff's Report
ST. PETERSBURG. September 1-Gen
Sakharon. in a dispatch TO the general
staff. dated today. on yesterdays fighting,
says:
"A portion of Gen. Kuroki's force has
crossed to the right bank of the Taits,
river and Sakankankwantun. A division OF
infantry with cavalry and artillery. CROSS
ed first and covered the advance of another
detachment. After fordng the river the
japanese advanced toward Liaoyang in
two bodies. one cue west and the other tine
way of Yontai mines
There was fighting between the two
armies all day long. and especially between