Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-27

as ~ generally believed, with the Port
Arthur squadron, its appearance on the
scene could easily turn the scale In
favor OF the Russians
oKU's RETIREMENT.
Some well informed personages at the
war office are bold enough to see In a
report received this morning by the
Bourse Gazette, of the hasty retirement
of Gen. Oku evidence that the Japan
ese fleet has suffered a reverse, and
that the communication Of this to Oku
with the accompanying threat that his
base at Pitsewo may be attacked, COM
PEELED his withdrawal.
All direct news from the land side In
dicates an immense and decisive battle
near Ia Tche Klao According to the
Associated Press adVices last night
Gen Kuropatkin Is there personally In
command, The presence Of the military
and newspaper correspondents Is also
significant. Kuropatkn's purpose seems
to be to prevent Juncture Of Gen
Oku's and Cen Kurokl's armies. The
outposts are In touch all along the line
II Kuroki has met kuropatkins Of
fenslve movement southwark against
Oku by an advance on Ha Cheng, as
the advices Of the Associated Press
from ia Tche ltlao say. the Russian
commander-in-ch seems 20 be Sc
riousy endangered, unless he retires or
Ia strong enough to present the two
faces to the enemy Kurokl was only
IA miles from the Russian army yes
terday according 10 dispatch from
the front, and the three armies are so
close together that n decisive battle APP
pears to be inevitable.
BOTH ARMIES MOVING.
ST. Petersburg, June q. 1928 a. M
Dispatches recch ed here from Ia Tche
Kiao indicate that both the Russian
and japanese amies are moving into
contact Tor a great battle, which even
now may be In progress.
Gen. Kuropatkin yesterday assumed
the offensive against Gen. Oltu. while
Gen. Kurok, from a position IA miles
to the eastward, was moving against
the Russian flank at Hal Cheng.
WITH KUROKrs ARMY.
with Gen. Kurokls army, in the
field, Feng Wang Cheng June 20, via
Seoul, Korea delayed In transmission)
"A party OF Is correspondents and mil
ltary attaches has been conducted op
tour of the main japanese works be-
yOnd headquarters. II was seen that
the greatest care has been taken I'm
building these works ana the attaches
remarked that the temporary defenses
having been constructed with more
pains than most European armies
would take under similar crcum-
stances. At Lao Yang, where II was
hitherto thought the first meeting be-
tween the two armies in force would
occur, the Russians have guns In posi-
ton mounted on the city wall and
trenches on the plain south Of the
city extending over an arc OF $50
acres These trenches are so construct
ed that they can be flooded during the
rainy season. Recent rains Indicate the
beginning of the wet season ,shen mill
tary movements upon large scale Will
be greatly Handicapped and perhaps
rendered impossible for months or
more
The japanese are completing arrange
ments for the transportation whereby
facilities for the supply Of the army will
be assured regardless OF weather con-
ditions.
Koreans are bringing In many stories
OF Cossack outrages In northeastern
Korea. According to these reports the
natives have been forced to furnish
supplies To the marauders. who have in
return burned the house Of the villagers
and ill-treated their women.
In Justice TO the Russians II must be
said that the Chinese hereabouts have
been literally paid for work and sup
plies during the Russian occupancy, a
few buildings were burned along the
line Of their retreat but the towns were
left mostly unchanged.
within the Japanese lines the coun-
try Is enjoying its uual prosperity. eN~
cept that the merchants sufier IRON
the stonpage OF traffic with the lhterlot,
Farmers find a good market for their
products and coolies get unusual prices
for their labor. In most Of the towns
the local MAGISTRATES continue their 1ur-
isdiction under japanese supervision