The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-09-04
KUROPATKIN CLAIMS SUCCESS OF RETREAT
MARRIED BY STAkElBERG'S DIS0BEDItN(E
Siberian Corps Failed to Cross Taitsc River When
Ordered by Kuropatkin and Was Headed Of.
Relief Of Port Arthur Rendered Futile
by Stake1bergs Blunder.

| st. Petersburg, Sept 4, u2:15 n.
m.)-All Russian will learn by the
morning news papers that Gen Kuro-
patkin's army is in full retreat to
the northward, that Lao Yang has
| been abandoned and that Gen. Stalk
elberg's corps of 25,0O0 men is sur
rounded and cut off.
The hopes of vicsory raised in Rus
| sian breasts by TIE Telegram from
Gen. Kuropltk;n, The commar1.r-.n.
chief, published this afternoon. say
ing that the Russians had assault. d
Gen. Kuro.d or Friday afternoon end
that an attack OH ths Rus'i;n right
had been repulSe1, prGN cd slula liv'
ed. Gen. Kur) )i'.:in hal ,ci:' eely be-
gun the ofe i've against Gra KG:c-
ki's army when he was cOmlrlri rs
the overwhelming force of the Japan
ese fanking movement to give up all
idea of continuing his advance and
hurriedly withdrew in the direction of
Mukden.
The retreat Is the logical conse-
quence of the Russian plan OF leading
on and firing out the Japanese at
the successive stations to the north
ward, the placing of their foe at the
constantly growing disadvantage of
heightened line of communication. The
success of this plan was marred by
blunder of Gen. Stakelberg, who, in
the words of Gen. Kuropatlsin, insis-
, ted in placing his own Interpretation
! ,,,.t - t,IRl hnp
Gen. Stakelberg erred in failing to
cross the Taitse river when kuropat-
kin desired that the whole army
should retreat to its northern bank as
was exclusively reported in dispatches
! to the Associated Press on September
End. LEW
This blunder 1t is feared, will In
I volve the loss of the whole of the
first Siberian corps, consisting OF the
first second and sixth rifle divisions,
, the Usuri Cossack brigade and first
Siberian artillery brigade and a Sap
per battalion.
The abandonment of the position at
Liao Yang involves the loss OF the
great accumulation of stores, though
it is believed that many of these had
already been sent north before the
commencement of the fighting.
It is possible, however, that the
Russians destroyed what they could
not remove.
No Relief for Port Arthur.
Something akin to CONSERVATION
prevails among Russians who have
learned of the disaster to Gen. Stakel-
berg's corps. All realize that there
is small hope now for the relief OF
Port Arthur but the military officers
are unanimous in the belief that 1t
would only be folly for Gen. Kuropat.
kin to remain now and run the risk
of being surrounded with his whole
army and that the commander-in-
chief. by his withdrawal north mas ac-
tually converted what might have
been disaster to himself into what II
regarded as reverse for the Japan
ese for the failure of the Japanese
to hold Gen. Kuropatkin's arT'v and
inflict a decisive blow. Il Is said can
not be rcgardaI OtLCTvI,U ta1.. = rc-
verse Field Marshal Oyama's tena-
cous frontal attack and the clever
, flank movement could not have had
any other object than 10 compel the
Russians to accept decisive engage
mcnt. Gen. Kuropatkin's withdrawal
will have a discpuraglng effect on the
garrison Of Port Arthur which ran no
longer hope for relief from this quar-
ter.
II IS not believed. however. that
the Japanese are IN position 10
prces the siege and IL is more than
probable that they have diverted a
portion 81 the besicging army 10 re-
inf0rce their corps operating IN Nan.
cburfa. This would account tor the
Temporary lull in the lighting a. Port
Arthur. n Is noticeable that fhe siege
rep0rts do NOT mention further a.
saulfs on the fortress but only speak
Of b0mbardmentE.
orlors Marrow Escape.
S. Petersburg. Sept Gen. Kuro-
ustkin renorts. on the night ~ SER
ternher J.. Cen Kur0ld aftacked sTk-
. waufun. n miles east 0f Liao Yang
ana captured q ma i0rify ~ the Rue
sian p1-ri0ns. the ersrua Jon ~ uhifh
was COMPLIED on the rirht uf Sep
tlrnhrr 2. the Russians refiring sir
mile distance.
The FIRST snarian army cDrrE was
s1u1f surrounded. THIS cDrTE fTe