Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-29
Russians Retreat on Lao Yang. n
Serted Ranks Across Great
Transport and Artillery. Sc
Actions.
three Great japanese Armies Attacking Kuropan but Decisive
Conflict May be Delayed Some Days Brave Old
Stoessel Despairs Of Being Able to Hold
Out Much Longer.

LAO YANG, Aug. 29 The Russian
army has effected Til retirement with
us transport and artillery on Lao
Yang and Is now IN a position await.
Ing the advancing Japa, The progress
Of the latter has been rapid and deter
mined, sparing Of no sacrifice The
retirement af the Russian transpart
Or four corps yesterday evening
across the plains while the artillery
and troops in the rear held off the
Japs afforded d magnificent spectacle.
All along The lines there was an in
cessant roar OF batteries, the Russians
working their guns with great cool.
ness and not retiring iii the trans.
port was in safety.
General Rontkowss,y was among
the killed. The Japanese artillery re-
sumed the battle at six this morning,
the point Of pressure being the Rus.
sian south front. The japanese infan-
| try Is now advancing 70 attack. the
regiments tieployed in open order.
Kurepatkin in a Fox.
BERLIN, Aug 20. 9.German military
men are discussing the position of
General Kuropatkin with keenest In
iterest They have information that
| the defenses of Lao Yang are OF ex.
ltraordinary strength, German critics
think Lao Ysng's defenses about
equalizes the differences in numbers
ibetween the Russians and Japanese,
estimated at 100000 and 100000 re.
spectiyels.
| The danger to Kuropatkin Is that
he may be bottled up and eventually
lose his whole army, as y iG doubted
iif he will be able to prevent the com
plete encircling Of Lao Yang by the
| Japanese.
Massinu at Lao Yang.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 2s.-Gen
Ieral Kuropatkin since yesterday morn
ling has been drawing In All ~
forces from the eastern and southern
fronts towards Lao Yang. The fac'
that the Russians retired after YES
Iterday's fight Is considered as proc,
THAT Kuropatlkin, finding his position
menaced on his flank and ANTICIPATING
Idfficnity In withdrawing owing 70 th'
condition OF the roads. considered re
ltreat imperative. Whether Kuropat
=lkin intends to ACCEPT battle at Iia'
wang may not be known for severa
days but II Is believed here he vii
withdraw northward. His retiremen
win IL disappointment to the pul
lie.
/ Toxic reports that Kurokl had sue
ceoded IN cutting the railroad sontl
of Mukden are not conflrrel by III
telegraph department. II the railroa
lis cut the position Of the army 2
Liao Yang would be serious u 70
desperate.
Russian Losses
HARBIN Aug. 29.-The Russian
losses In the fighting of August 25 nm
l26, east and south Of Lao Yang wer
1000 killed and wounded. The grea
majority OF these casualties were SUI
taincd at Anping.
Russian Coup.
MUKDEN, Aug. 29.- the flghtin
of August 26. the one hundred an
, thirty.ninth Saraisk regiment with
!. battery. executed a particularly su'
! cessful Thanking movement on n
/ Japanese extreme right. The Ru
j SLAMS unperceived got 10 the rear I
/ the Japanese. a whole column Of who
we're moved down before they We,
3 able 10 extricate themselves.
] Japanese Gains.
!. LONDON, Aug. 29.--A dispatch
a new agency from Toxic under :
days date In reporting the Japanei
. occupation OF Anplng and Tnnkhoyc