The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-08-05
DRIVES BACK RUSSIANS
japanese Victorious in Two Hard
Fought Engagements.
Gen. KUROPATKIN'S LOSSES HEAVY.
Japanese Are Winning All Along the Line 10
the Colossal Assault Which the Combined
Armies of Generals Kuroki, 0ku and Nodzu,
Numbering About 10000 Men Against Gen.
eraI Kuropatkin.


eraI Kuropatkin.
St. Petersburg. (By .Cable).-Allow-
ing for the inevitable conflict in names
the Japanese and Russian reports
seem to agree on the main points of
the military developments up to Au-
gust 1, but both stop short at the in
teresting point, namely, regarding
what happened on August 2, when it
is possible that decisive struggle was
going on east and south of Liaoyang.
The usual crowds were assembled
around the bulletin boards outside
the Office of the general staff until
long after midnight awaiting further
official details, but nothing was given
out beyond General Kuropatkin's Of
fetal dispatches. 1t is evident from
these dispatches and. from the Japan
csc reports that the Russians aban-
doned Yangze pass, falling back on
Liandiansian, strong defensive po-
sition in the hills, twenty-four miles
SOutnedSt Oh LldOydHS.
Losses Were Heavy. :.
General Kuropatkin admits that
there were heavy losses along the Sal
matsze-Liaoyang road July 81. The
official account is somewhat inconclu-
sive, but it indicates that, although
the Russians withdrew from their ad-
vanced posts. Kuropatkin hoped to
be able to hold his main positions
even in the face of the superior Japan
csc force and that he evidently ex-
pected heavy fighting along this line,
probably about Anping. This battle
possibly was proceeding August 2:
although the dispatch reports that all
was quiet up to noon OF August /;
In the meantime serious enveiop-
ing movement of three Japanese d.
visions was maturing around the Kus-
sian left at Haicheng, where there al
ready was heavy fighting on July 81
Kuropatkin Hopes for Success.
THE following is the dispatch from
General Kuropatkin, dated August !:
According to the reports OF the
officer commanding the Eastern por-
ton of our army his troops, after
abandoning advanced positions IN the
Yangze pass, retired in the direction
of Iiandiansian toward Sarmartsze
and Liaoyang.
"Our troops after a stubborn fight
retired from their advanced posts to
their principal position, but although
our troops held their advanced posi-
tions they sustained heavy losses.
hope that in their main positions they
will maintain successful struggle
even against the numerically superior
enemy. =. ,.
According to reports received dur
ing the last few days, General kulo-
XII has effected concentration OF MS
forces in order to strike in the direc-
tion of Salmatsze and Liaoyang.
"All the Japanese troops which were
posted in the direction of Bensikhon
and near Sassyr seemed to be intend
ed to operate on the right bank of the
Taitse river.
Turning Movement on Left.
"The enemy is acting undecidedly
on the Southern front, but recon
naissance has ascertaineI the begin
ming of turning movement on the lett
wing of our troops posted at Hai-
cheng by at least three Japanese d.
visions.
"Our Eastern detachment was en-
gagged until noon today in the direc-
ton of Samatsze and Liaoyang. 1t
was seen that the enemy was adj
vancing, apparently in small bodies,
against the right flank of our rear
guard"
Sakharoff Reports Fighting.
General Sakharoff, under date of
August I, reports obstinate fighting
in the direction of the Saimatsza-
Liaoyang road on July 80 and 81, the
Russian vanguard retaining its posi-
tions until August I, when it retired to
Yangze pass.
During the reconnaissance in the
direction of Fengwang-cheng on July
80, General Sakharoff reports that
two officers and thirty-four men were
wounded, and on July 81, during a
reconnaissance in the direction of
Loakhautsia, two officers were killed
and one officer and twenty men were
wounded. The same day when the
Japanese occupied the pass between
Yanshukan and Houtsiatze (twenty-
FIVE miles from Liaoyang) FIVE officers
and forty men were wounded.
General Sakharoff also says: "The
enemy is acting undoubtedly on our
south front"