Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-02
Japanese Continue an Ag-
gressive Move
ment.
LITTLE NEWS IN RUSSIA
Advices From the Field Are
Meagre and Very Dis
aCOuraging.

TOXIC. Sept. 2, , p. mt is reported
here that conflagrat.on is raging at
Liaoyang. The chief of staff of the cen
ter Japanese army Gen. Nodzu, tele-
graphing early this morning reported
that the Japanese center was contin-
uing TO advance today with the object
to Liaoyang and effecting a rejunction
with the japanese left commanded
by Gen. Oko.
Toxic, Sept. 2.-Fighting at Lao
yang continued until a late hour last
night and was resumed at dawn today.
The fate of the great bulk of the re-
treating Russian army hinges upon the
bravery and fortitude of its left flank
The list of casualties before Lao
yang is growing, since the 23rd. The
Japanese have already reported $4,000
men killed and wounded
Russian Reports Indefinite.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 2.-Kuropatkin
in a dispatch to the emperor dated )
p. m. yesterday states that an artillery
battle was proceeding at that hour and
that the Russians were retiring upon
their main positions but does not ad-
init that they were Withdrawing across
the Taitse river entirely. He gives
the Russian losses for two days at
5000 killed or wounded.
At 4:3O this afternoon the war of
flee was entirely without news of to-
days fighting but stated that the rail
road between Liaoyang and Mukden
was still open.
Toxic Wild With JOY.
Toxic. Sept 2.-Tokio rings with
shouts and cheers for the victory at
Liaoyang. Lantern-bearing crowds
swing through the streets and surge
around the staff offices shouting:
"Banzai."
London. Sept ?. a. m.-The Rus
sian army has evacuated LiaOyang and
the place has been occupied by the
Japanese. Gen. KurOpatllin has with
drawn his entire force to the right
bank of the Taitse river to meet a
thanking movement by Gen. Kuroki,
who has crossed the river with sew
eral divisions. This would indicate
that the movement begun by the Japa-
nese Wednesday night, when it was
announced that they were getting
around the Russian left flank. has been
successful.
Russian dispatches say that Gen.
Kuropatkin's position is improved
stratcgiCally by the move. as he has
his force concentrated while the Japa-
nese are divided by deep river. The
Japanese, however, hold the retreat lit
tie less than 4 rout.
Fighting Was Heavy.
The evacuation was accompanied
with heavy fighting. in which both
sides lost many men. Gen. KuTopatkin
first ordered the abandonment of outer
positions and the withdrawal of his
men into the fortified city of Liaoyang.
This was early Wednesday night. hut
the vgor of the Japanese attacks,
which continued until midnight. made
it impossible to carry out the plan.
Yesterday the Japanese increased
their pressue on the right and center
of the Russians. which. with Kuroki's
enveloping movement, caused the loss
of Liaoyang to Kuropatkin.
The Japanese seem TO be pressing
their advantage. for dispatches from
MukdCn, saying that train service on
the railroad is stopped, indicate that
blow at the Russian line of COM
muniCations has been struck.
Russia Disappointed.
ST. Petersburg. Sept ,, 1:26 a. m.
The news of the evacuation of Lao
yang reached only a small section of
the people of St. Petersburg AT a late
hour and caused intense excitement
and disappointment. The majority of
the inhabitants retired to rest believ-
ing that Russian arms had again been
successful. and that the japanese at
taCks had been r~-Clled. Ugly suspic-
ions, however have been rife during
the day owing to the absence of press
kilograms from Liaoyang leading to
the belief that the communications
had been cut by Gen. kuroki.
The following statement was. OBJ.
tanned by the Associated Press from
the war office at 10 o'clock last night
Gen kuroki's army crossed in force