The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-08-05
The Main Force Of Gen. KurOpat-
kin is Being Rapidly Moved
to the North.
A SKELETON FORCE REMAINS,
Rolling Stock Is Being Rushed South
Empty For the Removal Of
Troops at Lao Ysng.
Lieut.. Gen. Count Keller Was Killed
BY Bursting Shell During the
Battle Near Llao Yang
on July 70.

st. Petersburg. Aug. l.-Although
public attention has been distracted
from the events cf the war during the
past week. frst because Of the fear Of
international complications. and sec
oHd. because Of the assassination Of
Minister OF the Interior Won Piehve.
the situation At the front Is regarded
AZ critical
The enycloplnE movement Of the
three japanese armies Of Gems Kuro.
HI. Nodxu and oku around Cen Kuro.
patkIn'k position appears TO be almost
complete. and the extended line OF
the Jspshsss seems TO be the only
drawback 20 copocrtsd action. II is
realized here that the Kussian gen.
eral must now either fight or with
draw the whole army northward. He
% being closely pressed At Hal cheng.
A. that place Con. KurOkls northern
column mAkes Il extremely danger
Qua 10 remain there. because. while
h0lding the position 10 give battle
against the Japanese. whose advance
n notorionsly always slow and care
fui. Gen Kurolii might pass through
and cut his railway communication
% Liao Yang
S. rrtersburE Aug A report
from an apparently reliable source
late Monday nieht was 10 the effect
that Gen. Kuropatkinis maln force had
beon rapidly moving north for several
daya
According 70 this report no troops
proceeding 70 the front from Russia
had gone past Harbin In the past thres
days They will be detained there
and every available piece Of rolling
stock viii DO rushed south empty for
the removing OF troopu AZ Lao Yans
and other points 10 the northward
leaving a skeleton force to contest the
japanese advance on vital positions
The report Of Llent Gen. Count Ksl
lara death is confirmed. He was kill
cd July 20. while resisting the pro
ilmlnaTy attack Of Gen. KurokI's arm,
on the YanRee pass. 30 miles east oI
Liao Yang The general was stand
Ing near a battery which was sub
ieetcd 10 a tcrrino fre when . hhsI
burst close TO him and he fell. NOR
tally wounded. dying 20 minutes 10
tor BEFORE he expired Gen. Kellel
had the satisfaction Of knowing tha
the Japanese attack had been re
polled
Tho greatest anxiety prevails her
for ncwn Of the general advance
against the southern and eastern DC
allions Of Gen. Kuropatiinu army
The public believes that tina decisiv'
battle Of the campaign IA being Tough
but thlu has not yot been established
Indeed. a press correspondent hear
from the keenest Of military attache
IN 81 Petersburg that for several day
tho main body OF the Russian arm
has been moving towards Mukden ar.
that when the present line to IN
southeast ls forced tho Japanese vii
hnd that they AAve only crushed tn
shell.
Should this prove to be 40. Gen. Kt
rupaikin will doubtless be obliged {
destroy the immense quantity Q
stores accumulated al liao Yang
shrewd military critics. however.
not believe that Gen. Kuropatkin ca
eecnpe q general engagement III
army forms wedge with Gen. ok
hammering away at the point an
Gems Nodau and Kuroki operatIn
with driving movements Of great fore
asalnu, the sidos. II one Of the latte
should break through the souther
force would be doomed
, The general stan seems amazed I
the immense strength Of these COO
eratlng Japanese armies. The Japai
ese evidently have succeeded In col
ecaling the real number Of their me
and guns which the general stan no
believes must be In excess OF $4,000
men with between 300 and 400 gun