The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-05
I0RE RUNIBLINGS OF
BIG BATTLES HEARD
THE BULLETiN BOARDS ARE
EAGERLY WATCHED BY THE
RUSSIANS FOR WAR
NEWS.
81 TfiEsILENcE@o OF kuROPATklN
sssaROUSESS INTENSE INTEREST
YER - JAPANESE HAVE BIG
5ADVANTAGE.


ADvANTAGE.
5sLONDON, Aug. 5.-News of an en-
Sagement the most terrific and de
.c1siVe of the war. is hourly expected
Not only is such news expected from
heg neishborhood Of Hai-Cheng
where General Kuropathn is strug
cling to escape from the meshes OF
g 1hen net thrown about him by Gener.
&Kuroki, Ollu and Nodzu, but ac-
cording to dispatches from New
Chwang such a dispatch may be look
eGfor from Port Arthur as well.
On every side; this morning, is
81 heard 1al1dation for the wonderful
\ strategy displayed by the Japanese
& commanders which has enabled them
to place the Russian forces in the po-
4 sition Of extreme danger in which they
are prominent British army Off
Ger, speaking of the japanese start
@egy this morning said it was on a par
3 with that of any power of the world
II IN this connection he said:
There has been considerable crit
Icism Of the Japanese generals be-
cause they did not follow up their
& pre1iminar victories and strike
4 blow some six or seven weeks ago
which would have been decisive or
the least instrumental in hasten
ing the end of the conflict. Now,
4 hoMever,5no one can question :. the
Wisdom of the course taken by the
MIkado's officers.
was necessary in order to get the
Russians, to use sporting term,
\ sszsjustswhere they wanted them that
the Japanese should move slowly and
carefully, and not permit hint to
droDsof$ what they had on hand. Now,
0 IN the light of the present situation,
the whole plan of enveloping the main
Russian force is laid bare and the
pIan%in its! execution thus far, cannot
sbut@claim the plaudits of the world
. dispatch from ST. Petersburg to-
day states that the Car and his min
S5sters continue to feel the greatest
anxiety regarding General Kurapat-
@sdn's position. Lights burned all
sn1ghtin Peterhof palace as well as at
y3of the ministries. and inter-
changes of messages between the
Gar and his officials were frequent.
Sss The public, too, continues at a high
SSAi#OisSASllGI1SIt, anu tIiS DulleLlu
boards are surrounded by large
crowds eager to get the first ink1ing
OF how the men at the front are far
IN
y This anxiety and fear are increased
by, the absence of word from Kuro-
5patkin. This silence, which has prac-
5tica1ly lasted for two days is various
" interpreted but in no quarter, try
as they may, have the Russian Off
cIaIs been able to find anything en-
couraging in it. The general belief is
that Kuropatlin is either still re-
treating Sto the north with his hands
toofn1l to send dispatches or that a
battle is on and that it is impossible
10 send any account of the fighting
as yet.
5 The Russian capital is also eagerly
awaiting some news from Port Ar
thur For several days there were
reports current of a Japanese defeat
70 the north of the port, with terrific
losses. but the report lacked all con-
Even this ray of hope was
thrown aside yesterday when dis |!
patch from New Chwang asserted that
the Japanese, instead of having been
defeated, had carried all the defenses
Upsto the last line and that $50 guns ,
We're now mounted on the heights
and We're pouring shells into Port Ar {
thur fortresses. /