The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-21
n 3. PETERsBURG. - -

Q T. PETERSBURG. May 20-(6.40 p.
y m.)-FoiloWiug on the heels of the
news Of the disasters To the jap
anese fleet the general stan TODAY re-
CelNed official advices of the defeat -of
the japanese force which was march
eng norlhWard from Fene Wang Cheue
lof the purpose of executing a 6aDIl
movement on Mukdeu. Details OF The
dlspaJcn VIII not be made public until
lt mas been passed on by the war COM
mission, Dun enough has been cOmmu-
Hicdttu To The Associated Press to
make lt clear that in order to save
themselves from destruction the JAM
anese were compelled 60 retreat toward
4 eng NauS theng. Since General Ku-
Ok sent a column H0rthWard 90 gain
s4r road leading directly west from
Siuhden, General kurOpa tkiu has kent
~ under the closest surveillance. await
lhs the moment when it should be So
olstant from the main japanese army
as 70 prevent its easy reinforcement
IN observing this plan, the Russians
"itndreWr and the japanese not finding
q strong force of the enemy before
them continued TO advance. When The
tlme Tor action came General Kuropat-
kin let General Reuuenkampm loose
from leash.
Flower of Cossack Cavalry.
General Rennenkampn had under his
command only few regiments. but
they were the flower of the COss8clI
cavalry. ON May is he fell on the en-
envy whose number has not yet been
revealed. with such vigOr as 10 compel
the japanese retirement twelve miles
toward the base, near enough. Il is
presumed, to have received reinforce
meuts from General Eur0ki. who must
Immediately have been advised of the
awkward preuicameHt. The operations
are described by the general staff as
just such move as ID was expected
General kuropatkin would make and
1qr which General RcnUeukamUn VAS
utted and chosen. The iatter's appear b.
ance on the stage was somewhat late
It had been intended that he should
Iaid Korea at the beginning of The
war, but he arrived an the front 100
late. The general STAFF believes Gel-
eral kenueukampff attack must have
been I'm the nature or a thuuderbolt
He is man TO attack quickly and
hard, once given the opportunity and
ms men. veterans of the Chinese CAM
uaiEn. had been selected especially be-
catlse they knew what 10 was 90 be
under hre. The casualties sustained by
the opposing forces have not yet been
announced
Explains Kuroki's Caution.
Apprehension Of Rennenkampf's
Cossacks lowering north. the aUJhOri-
Ties say, may explain the cautious ac-
lion of General KurOH i'm establishing
"a strong base at Eeug Wang Cheug
and hating the column which was
marching on Hal Cheug. lit may also
De a solution of the mystery of New
Chuang. which AT first was reported
20 have been evacuated and which is
now said 10 have been re0ccupied hy
the Russians. for, If kuT0ki has def
uitely stopped his westward movement.
KurOpauSin could safely continue to
hold Dc without danger OF the occupy
ing force being cut off,
The general stam took occasion today
60 deny the report of a battle having
been fought at Raj chou in which 200
Russians were killed. AS a matter If
fact the Russians quietly drew from
kai Chou being unwilling TO expose
their force at that point To the attack
of a column marching from the ease
that landed iu southern Lao Tuug
The evacuation of kaI Chou also
shows. &c IS said, that there IS no truth
iu tile report that kur0paJkiu has sent
10000 men 10 retake that place. The
report that Eur0patku has sent 5o,000
men TO relieve Port Arthur is declared
bE the general STAN TO be incredible.
such move, they say would only
court disaster. for kuTUkf naturally
would take advantage of the movement
60 throw his entire army across the
railroad and strike from the rear while
the japanese troops in southern Lao
Tung would attack in front
News Travels Slowly
NO news has reached here of The eu-
EagemeUt an Kin Chou and the absence
&C Information is explained by the
EloWuess OF communication. due 90 the
strength of the japanese force assall-
iug the Russian positions around Port
Arthur no ssfpriSe IS expressed at
fho fact that engagements occur as tle
Russians fall back ON Port Arthur. To
SIS reiterated that Lieutenant General
StoesseTs plan does not contemplate
tmperiuing the fortress by the loss OF
too many men outside. The authorities
here believe that their information that
he had almost entirely withdrawn lu-
side the fortress defensss several days
ago Is correct. That the japanese VIII
strain every nerve 20 take Port Arthur.
iu view of the disaster 90 their fleet. Is
mot questioned iu naval circles. and ln
spite of the danger of Russian mines /
Admiral Togo is expected 10 cooperate 1
iu the assault upon Port Arthur To is /
suggested that hc may land heavy I
Euus. bat this IS doubted by the een-
Cral staff. who know that the force 4
50 mich landed al PitscWo de1arhe1 I
siege guns which can readily De E
brought into position before Port Ar +
thur 90 soon as the road ls clear.