The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-09-16
The Filst Part of the Campaign
May Be Considered Lost to
the Russians.
JAPANESE WILL ENTER MUkDEN.
The General staff Now Estimates the
Jap Forces at From 400, 900
to 500, 900 Men.
The Russian Army viii Reconeentrate
In the North, But II Needs Several
Months In Order to Fill Up
the Losses.

Cronstadt. Sept l2.-The Baltic
feet. under command OF Vice Adm.
Bojestvensky. sailed Sunday after.
noon. The destination OF the fleet. nine
battleshlps, four cruisers and several
torpedo boats. is the far east.
Toxic. Sept l2.-An approximation
OF the Japanese casualties In the battle
OF Lao Yang. based upon reports OF
the chiefs Of the medical corps of the
three japanese armies. was concluded
Sunday II covers the nghting from
August 20. and shows that the killed
and wounded amount TO 1889 men,
divided as follows;
In the right army. under the com
fnand OF Gen Kuroki. 4.S66 men in
the center army. under the command
OF Gen. Nodzu. 1892 men. and in the
left army. under the command OF Gen.
0ku. 1851 men These casualties In
clude 1876 officers killed and i6l officers
wounded The fact that the army un.
der Gen. oku sustained the heaviest
losses is accounted for by its assaults
upon the Russian defenses to the south
OF Lao Yang.
Telegraphic report received here
Sunday from the headquarters OF the
Manchurlan army declare the japanese
tc be in full possession OF the Yangtai
coal mines. and estimate the Russian
loss TO the fall OF Llao Yang at over
25.00O men The estimate OF losses
does not include those suffered by the
Russ ans In the rear guard actions
fought after the evacuation OF Lao
Yang.
Paris, Sept l3--The Journals Lao
Yang correspondent. having ridden to
Tien Tsln. sends thence the following
uncensored dispatch. under date OF
September IL;
THE first part Of the campaign may
be considered lost The Russian army
has retreaied northward in the direc.
ton Of Tie Pass. or further. The
Russian anny's inferiority In men,
guns and enthusiasm prevented Kuro-
patkin's resisting longer at Lao Yang
or achieving at Yentai victory which
would have obliged the japanese to
fall back The japanese will shortly
trimuphantly enter Mukden,
THE Russian general stan now es.
tlmates the Japanes force at from
1 i50.0 600 TO 500 ,0O0 The Russian army
{ will reconcentrate in the north, but II
needs several months In order to fill
up the losses In a number Of corps
( which must be doubled. and to replace
reseryists by active troops. Above ali
4, is essential to restore the morale
affected by almost unprecedented
trials and difficulties A Russian OF
fcnsive- movement will be impossible
for a long time
l4lao Yang, Sept s, via Tien Tsin
Sept Ia The looting OF Lao Vans
has few parallels In the annals OF war
Sore Three armies ON three different
days. had possession OF the city ant
engaged In acts Of depreciation.
Russian Transport Arrives.
San Francisco. Sept l2.-The Rus
sian transport Lena, Capt Berliusky
put into this port Sunday for repairs
The Lena is 81 days from vladiyostok
She has crew Of i97 men and sl OF
iiccrs. aid carries 2S guns
Washington Sept iS--The expect
ed protes, ot Japan against ALLOWING
the Russian auxiliary cruiser Lens
which arrived at San Francisco Sur
day, to remain longer than q hour.
came Monday when the Japanese col
sui In that city, through the collecto
of customs. made formal demand tina
the vessel be required to leave at tn
+ end OF that time
The collectors telegram oficially nj
: ufying the authorities OF the arrival {
the Lena. and OF Japan's protest. wa
addressed to the secretary of the trea
!. ury. who at once sent copies to Actin
/, Secretary OF State Adec and Actin
= Secretary Murray. Of the departmei
OF commerce and labor, who has dire
Jurisdiction In the matter. The tel
: gram reads as follows:
Japanese consul has made demar
upon me that Russian auxiliary cruis
Lena, arriving at this port llth
= stant leave within "a hours. The ca
O. tain reports that he has entered (
Q repairs OF engines and boilers, prin'
e pally the latter. am requesting Il
" Inspector OF hulls and boilers to ma
an examination of vessels machinei
with the consent OF the Russian &C
sui and the commander Of the Ler
Q Can fnd lao authority In the law
q regulations for the collector assumi
} any authority. and request instr
N tions."
d San Francisco. Sept. iS-In an
terview Monday with Navigating o
Ger Specimen. of the auxiliary crul:
Lena. he was asked how long he wol
. remain here, he said;
81 "The Lena win probably rem'
u here until the war is over. We
g. pect that the officers and crew "
" be sent home by the way of n
York"
:. On the deck were between 200 a
!" 300 sailors. An inspection OF the dec
" of the converted cruiser 10 which
eI objection was made. revealed the 4
20 that she had 25 mounted guns
II. To August | expenses obBritish I