Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-07
PREPARES TO co TO WAR.
Imperial Train Is Being Made
Ready for the Gar.
>BANDONS 200 GUNS
Isate of Manchurian Army Still Hangs in
Balance-Fighting Reported
Near Mukden.

ST. Petersburg, Sept 5.-5:55 p. m.-
The report that the Emperor will go to
the front is again revived and seems to
have foundation. It is known that the
imperial train has been fitted out for q
long journey.
The new mobilization decided upon is
expected to be announced in the latter
part Of this week. 1t will include the
Eighth Army corps, stationed at Odessa.
The Emperor today inspected the bat
tleship Orel and the cruiser Cleg Of the
Baltic fleet, which is now ready to sail.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 5.-It is reported
here but not yet confirmed, that Gen.
kuropatkin was obliged to abandon 200
guns at Lao Yang. Some Of them, it is
added, were damaged in the fighting and
The rest We're disabled by order Of the
Russian chief
st. Petersburg, Sept. Sit is reported
here that Gen. Kuropatkin has arrived
1t Ilehllng, twelve miles north of Yental,
on the railroad, and eighteen miles south
Of Mukden. Yental is ten miles north
Aast of Lao Yang.
st. Petersburg, Sept emperor Mich
,las received telegram from Gen. Kuro-
patkin, asking for the immediate dis
patch to the far east Of the Sixth Army
corps.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 5.-The Russian
osses before Lao Yang on September >.
as officially computed, were 5000.
St Petersburg, Sept. 5.-Accoriing to
the latest but unofficial reports to the war
office, some rear guard fighting is pro-
n ho
Patkln's main army is continuing.
st. Petersburg, Sept 5.-Gen. Kuro-
3atkin's defeat caused decrease of u
point on the bourse in Russian As.
Chefoo, Sept. 5.-Night develop
nents were recorded here today
St Petersburg, Sept. 5.-1:15 a. NJ
The feeling of national grief and disap-
pointment caused by Gen. Kuropatkin's
unsuccessful attempt to make stand 1T
Lao Yang, deep and bitter as it is is
somewhat tempered by the development
Of the fact that the Russian commander
ln-chief had removed the bulk of his
stores northward before the battle, leav-
ing mere shell at Lao Yang, and that
he succeeded in extricating his army, es-
pecially Gen. Stakelberg's corps, from
the clutches of the japanese.
The war office here believes the battle
Is virtually ended and that kuropatkin's
line of retreat is open.
DEFEAT FOR OYAMA2
While admitting that Kuropatkin sus-
tanned a severe reverse, the war office
considers that the failure of Field Mar
shall Oyaml to hold and cut off Kuro-
patkin is q strategic defeta for Oyama
The Russian military authorities figure
that Oyama had a numerical superiority
of 10000 men in the operations against
kuropatkin.
The exact position of the Russian right
flank it not known at the war office, but
it is not believed that the Japanese can
now develop enough strength to endan-
ger its retirement, being without precise
information themselves. The absence of
news from Toxic of anything decisive is
also regarded as a good indication that
Kuropatkin is free
The officials of the war office do not
expect a renewal Of the fighting for sew
eral days, which they think the japanese
will employ in recuperating, while Kuro-
patkin collects his army preparatory to
pushing the troops northward. He has
a double track railroad and the high
road. When the fighting recommenees
it is expected here that it will be in the
nature of series of rear guard actions,
as the final withdrawal is effected.
There are no facilities at Yentai for de-