The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-02

The dispatch as given out. therefore.
does not admit that General Kuropatkin
Is withdrawing across the Taitse river
entirely. 1t is possible that owing TO the
pressure Of the Japanese the Russian
army. as stated IN the Toxic dispatches.
was thrown into confusion and greatly
hampered.
In light OF the knowledge that Main
positions" of the Russians are on the
north bank OF the river. the dispatch be-
comes Ineligible. The artillery ffght dur
ing the day makes 1t evident that screen
Of Russian guns was used to cover the
movement across the river. The guns on
the north bank doubtless were also en-
pioyed for this purpose being placed so
as TO protect their bridge spanning the
Taitse.
A MARCH PAST.
The review OF the Third Siberian Corps
mentioned in the dispatch probably refers
TO a march past OF the troops while cross
ing the river. It being impossible TO sup
pose that formal review occurred while
the battle was In progress.
At 4:3o O'Clock this afternoon the war
office said It was entirely without news Of
today's fighting, but added that the rail-
road between Lao Yang and Mukden was
open. NO press dispatches from the
front had arrived up to the same hour.
The suspense IN ST. Petersburg is intense.
and the town is filled with all kinds of
rumors, ranging from complete victory
for Gen. Kuropatkin to a disastrous de-
feat OF the Russians.
A GUARDED SECRET.
ST. Petersburg, Sept. 2-No absolute I'm
formation has reached the war orflce con-
nrming the reports that Lao Yang has
been occupied by the Japanese. but It Is
positively known that Gen. Kuropatlin
decided to withdraw from his positions
south of Lao Yang to the north or right
bank Of the Taitse river Tuesday night.
and the orders were actually given.
The war office presumes that the move
ment was carried out, as the latest ad-
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. Kuropatkin was not around the town
OF LAO Yang as the public had been led
TO believe, but on the right or north bank
OF the Taltse river was a secret, 80 sue
cessfully guarded that not even an In
timation Of IL had leaked out. II IL now
explained that the Russian commander
in-chIet had all along anticipated that
the Japanese when they made their ad-
vance on Lao Yang, would pursue the
identical tactics which had been so sue
cessfui in every previous stage OF the
campaign, and while attacking in front
would attempt by wide detour TO out
flank the Russian position.
NOT CAUGHT MAPPING.
This time Gen. Kuropatkn was not
caught mapping. He was PREPARED for
Just what happened. and a. soon as he
received word that Gen. Kuroki had
crossed the Taitse, % miles above Lao
Yang. and was moving westward. Kuro-
patkin met the move by throwing his
whole army over at night.
BY this piece General Kuropatkin I'm the
opinion OF the stan gained an immense
advantage. His army is concentrated on
one side OF the river and the road Is still
open for his retirement northward while
the Japanese armies which must act in
unison are separated by the river which
places Kuropatkin In a position 20 oppose
Kuroki with his whole army, while Cen
erals Oku and Nodzu are stranded on
tho other side. which gives Kuropatkin
possible opportunity TO initiate Ma
poleon's tactics and defeat the opposing