Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-02
Ne OWNED JAPANESE PLANS.
Toresaw What They Would Do and
Was Not Caught
Mapping,
NE HAS SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY
1t is to Adopt NapolcOu's Tactics and
Defeat the Opposing Forces %
Detail.

ST. Petersburg Sept. ?, 1875 p NJ
no absolute information has reached
,be war office concerning the reports
that Lao Yang has been occupied by
,he Japanese. but Il is positively known |
that Gen. Kuropatkln had decided to
withdraw from his positions south OF
Lao Yang to the north or right bank
of the Taltse river Tuesday night and
the orders we're actually given. as stat
ed In these dispatches yesterday the
,ynr Office presumes that the movement
WAS carried out since the latest adj
vices yesterday were that the crossing
OF the river was not being opposed
The fact, disclosed for the FIRST time In
these dispatches last night, that the
strongest Russian position prepared by
GEN. Kuropatkiu was not around the
town Of Lao Yang ~ the public had
been led 10 believe but ON the right !
OF north bank Of the Taltse river, was a
secret so successfully guarded that not
even an intnation Of II had leaked out,
Il is now explained that the Russian
commandment -chief had all along au'
tlcipated that the japanese when they
made their advance on Lao yang
would pursue the Identical tactics
Nhich have been so successful IN every
previous stage Of the campaign, ana
while attacking IN front would attempt
by wide dotou TO outilank the Rus
sian position. This time Gen. kuropat-
kin was not caught mapping
HE WAS PREPARED.
IIc was prepared for Just what hap
rtrad. and rs soon as he received word
That Gen. KuroM had crossed the
htse 20 miles above Lido Yang aud
Nas moving westward, Kur0patkin met
tho move by throwing his whole army
over at night by this piece Of strategy
kuropatkin, IN the opinion of the gem
0al stan. gained an immense adNant'
ago. Ills army is concentrated on one
side Of the river and the road Is still
olcn fot his retirement northWard
while the Japanese armies WHICH, must
acJ I'm union are separated by the river
which places Kuropatkin IN position
a. oppose KuroN with his whole army
willie Gems. Oku and Nodzu are strand
cd ON the other side, which gives ku-
rcpatkn possible opportunity to imi-
tate Napolcon's tactics and defeat the
opposing forces in detail.
ONLY ONE PARALLEL
There Is only one parallel In his
tory" said high officer of the war
office 10 the Associated Press today
"and that Is Metz when Prince Fred
orck Charles strdddled the Moselle
With the German armies. But kuropat-
Kin has rot repeated Marshal Bazaine's
mistake of sitting still while the enemy
closed him in
KWopltkin's great strength In cav
airy IN the opinion Of the war Office,
win stand him in good stead now.
Whether the whole ~ KurOpatkin'e
Hrny got across yesterday Is not deli
nltey established. the war Office not
having yet received complete advices,
the latest Information being that the
Guessing Of the river was not being I'M
flfered with. Ia view OF the Toxic
dispatch received this morning II Is
possible that the troops forming the
Japanese screen and portion Of the
Japanese right flank did not succeed
IN crossing the river There are two
good regular bridges at Liao Yang, over
which the Russian crossing was effect
nd, and then there IL the railroad bridge
about two miles down the stream.
KUROHI ENGAGES HIM
The Toxic report that KuropaEius
forces were in action at Hei Wing Tai
holth Vt The Taltse river indicates that
yen huroki has already engaged him
WIN a portion Of his army.
" Us understood that throughout the
nehtlng Of the last few days KurOpat-
kns main reserves did not leave the
hlgh positions on the right Of the river.
the report that Geographic commune
.auou between Lao Yang and Mukden
mas been severed Is not admitted ut
the war Office, which points out that Il
has only been receiving two kilograms
adlly from Gems Kuropatkln and SAX
NaIOft. Two were received yesterday
ana TWO are expected today although
none had been delivered mp to noon.
me absence OF press kilograms Is ex-
planned, as announced In the dis
patches yesterday, by the transfer OF
The head telegraph office at LANG Yang
10 Shekhe 10 miles north which was
necessitated by the fact that japanese
hheIs were dropping into The Office, al.
thought the Office was situated ON Inc
north bank Of the Tause river. 4 shell
Killed two operators Monday. The 6el1
telegraph, which is working between
shakhe ana Kuropatkn's Headquarters.
Us not available TO correspondentg who
would have to send their messages by
ApIess riders TO Shakhe difficult task
owing To the heavy roads
The public here IL stin i'm complete
ignorance OF the new phase which the
nattle entered upon yesterday. bur in.
tefest Is at white heat Every foreign
tefBram Is eagerly bounced upon and
US newspapers are printing extra edl-
IONS Tour or iive times a day a hing
heretofore unprecedented In the history
OF the Russian capital.
a DISPATCH FROM KURoPATKTN
81 Petersburg Sept 2. $3.50 p. M
az o'clock this afternoon the War of.
we received dispatch from Peterhof
,hl TO the emperor last night bv qen
Nuiopatkin dated D. M. YESTERDAY
~ transmitted TO The war office FOR
uuhcatlon the information l. ex.
e,nely meagre aud only reveals the
uuh IN NE Hight Of the Interpretation
on those who are conyersant with ,bc
uaVon al Lao Yang Il Is possible
snal THIS Is justlnable on strategic
ounds rs communicated 10 ihp
yves ue dispatch states that an ar