The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-03
Desperate Fighting on Both
Sides of the Taitse River.
HE is NOT ENCIRCLED.
Gen. Gen.KurOpatkinPreVents0yama
from Surrounding Him.
Japanese Continue to Throw
Shells into Liao Yang.


on this the fifth day of the great bat
tie is still left somewhat vague b.
both the press dispatches and officia
reports. Both St. Petersburg an'
Toxic adVices, however, make clea
the fact that KuropatSin did not re
move his entire army to the nortI
bank of the Taitse, and il is eviden
that portions of both armies are toda,
engaged on either side of the river
While Russian official advices and in.
formation given out at st. Petersburg
still maintain that Kuropatlkin has eX-
ecuted a successful strategic move
and that his retrogade movement does
not indicate a reverse, the tone of the
Toxic reports is confident in the eX-
treme, and a dispatch from Marshal
Oyama alludes to ''the defeated Rus
sians'' as making a last stand outside
the walls of Iiao Yang, where they
are being attacked by the Japanese
left and center armies. Kuropatkin
il also engaged with General Kuroki
north of the river on his left, and
there are rumOrS that a strong Jap
anese force has executed another
flank movement by crossing higher up
and to the west of the Russian posi-
1ion-
An Associated Press disDatch from
ST. Petersburg says that report has
reached there that kuropat&in is in
full retreat. The war Office admits
that such a rumor has come from the
seat of war, but declares it is not
Official.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 3.-A report has
just reached St Petersburg that Cen
eral Kuropatkin is in fun retreat. The
war office admits that such a rumor
has come from the seat of war but de-
clares that it is not official
The war office declares it is stiH
without official information in regard |
TO the result of Kuropatkin's tight with |
Kuroki- If the report that the Russian !
commander in chief is retiring turns
out to be true it is considered possible
here that ii may be due to the appear
ance of another hanking movement of
the Japanese higher up and from the
west Reports that the japanese were |
moving up the Lao river toward Sin |
Inintin were persistent just before the |
fighting began.
Notwithstanding the lack of official |
confirmation of Kuropatkins retreat |
the report has fallen like a cold douche |
upon the general staff. The emperor, |
who was going to Libau today, has !
postponed his trip on account of the !
situation at the front. He has been |
spending most of his time the last three |
days with his cabinet at Alexandria |
villa. with maps spread out before him, /
following the movements of the battle. /
a high officer of the general staff shid |
to the correspondent of the Associated |
Press after the receipt of the unofficial |
report that Kuropa t5in was falling back |
that if it was true he did not believe |
the commander-in-chief could afford 10 |
abandon his stores at Lao Yang and in
his opinion an army corps would be left
there to protect them
He added:
.-Lfao Yang besieged might then be-
come the Ladysmith of the Japanese
Russian war;
The fighting at Sykwantun. referred
to in General Kuropatkin's telegram,
corresponds with the Toxic report of
the capture by the Japanese of nor
tion of the heights at Setyfngtai, which
is situated a mile eastward of Sky
wantun. The latter place is two miles
southeast of Siakhoutin. whittier the
back by Kuroki during the night of
Thursday last. The report from Toxic
of Oyama throwing the bulk of his
army across the Taitse river is con-
at the war office to indicate
that the Japanese are rushing up rein
forcementS to support KurOki. the ne
cessity for whose relief may be urgent.
The Toxic estimate of the Japanese
losses up to yesterday as being % 900 is
regarded here as moderate. The -~ar
office is not in possession of sufficient
data to estimate the Russian losses, but
it is thought theN may reach 200.
The battle is now regarded as having
reached it's most critical stage.
St. Petersburg. Sept. s.-Gen. Kuro-
patkin telegra phing under today's
date. describes the change of front
resulting from Gen. KurokTs ianking
says the Russians advanced
against Kuroki yesterday, and adds
hat the japanese the same day at
acked the Russian right but were re-
pulsed
Toxic. Sept. 3.-The following dis
oatch has been received here
Headquarters of the Manchurian
lrrly. Sept 8. 9 a m--The remainder
IF the defeated Russians are making
, stand outside the walls of Lao Yang.
Our left and center armies are at
acking them
Berlin. Sept. 3.-The foreign Office
las official advices from Toxic that
len Kuropatkin's position today is by
10 means desperate. The main portion
II his army is still heavily engaged
md part was drawn off successfully.
The Russian army is not encircled-
Fighting South of River.
London. Sept. 3. 1879 a. ma dis
,atch from Toxic to the japanese le-
ration here says Field Marshal Oyama
eports as follows
he routed enemy still is offering some
esistance outside Lao Yang Our
entraI and left armies are attacking
An earlier message from Field Mar
hal Oyama says:
The enemy in front of our left
nd center armies continued to re-
reat on September to the right bank