Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
Greatest Battle in Mod
ern History Comes
to a Close.
FIGHTING DESULTORY
Desperate Effort Being Made
to Surround the Rus
sian General.

St Petersburg. Sept. 5.-According
to the latest. but unofficial report to
the war office, some read guard hght-
ing is progressing and the retirement
OF Kuropatkin's main army is contin-
uIng
Yentai. Sept 3. CDelayedD - The
Russians evacuated their positions
around Liaoyang during the night of
the 3rd. crossing the Taitse river and
burning the bridges behind them. In
the meantime a strong force is hold
ing Kuroki back from Yentai
Terrific. Shell Fire.
During the combined attack on Lao
yang. which was commenced Aug. 3Oth
by Oku attacking from the southeast
and NodZu from the southwest, the
shell fire was terrific. i'll one instance
5G shells bursting at the same time.
Desultry fighting occurred Sept. }. in
the vicinity of Mukden.
In Hot Pursuit.
St Peterburg. Sept 5.-Marshal
=
tse river as in pursuing Gen. Kuro-
Iatlin's forces.
StakcIberg IL safe.
London. Sept. 5.-The latest official
reports from the Russian army were
dated at o'clock Saturday afternoon
and reported that Gen. Stakelberg had
succeeded in extricating his corps
from is perilous position south of the
Ta:tse river and had joined the main
army. which was then just south of
the Yenti mines about 10 miles from
Liaoyang.
Fighting of the most desperate char
acter marked the Russian retreat 10
this point. The plain north OF Lao
yang is covered with high Chinese
corn Hidden in this cover the Japa-
nese attacked the fleeing Russians
again and again. and in the same man
ner shattered the forces under Gen.
OrloT near Yentai One regiment in
this command lost 1900 men. or half
of its strength. and the entire force
fled in panic.
LinOyang Abandoned.
London. Sept. 5.-The flag of Japan
flies over LiaOyang. Field Marshal
Oyama. who led his famous second
army into Port Arthur during the
Chino-Japanese war of 1S94-95. and
who in that struggle also captured
ci-Hai-Wei and Talienwan, Saturday.
by dint of incessant fighting, in which
his men were spared neither because
of casualties nor because of hardships'
holds sway over Liaoyang, and kuro-
patllin. through whom Russia believed
it's arms would be saved, is i'll full re-
treat northward.
Army Has Not Escaped.
London. Sept 5.-Kuropatkins army
has not yet escaped and its fate is still
in doubt. The battle is still in prog,
resS.
In official dispatches the Russian
commanderin-c chief states that his
army is still south of the Yentai mines
10 miles north of Liaoyang. He says
his forces are still engaged with the
enemy north of the Taitze river and
near iaoyang.
Official dispatches received at Toxic
state that Kuroki's army is executing
another turning movement, in an eff
fort to get around TO the north of the
Russian army. He has left Il force tc
protect his right flank from a possible
attack from Mukden and is swinging
westward toward the railroad.
May BE Surrounded.
II Kuroki'S turning movement sue
CeedS the Russian army will be com
pletely surrounded. Its fate depend:
upon its resistance TO Kuroki's army.
Stakelberg's corps succeeded in eN
Treating itself after its isolation il
Fridays fighting. and is now with tht
main Russian army south of Yentai.
The Russians apparently still holC
the railroad
Japs CaIl Victory Complete.
Toxic. Sept. 5.-The latest intelli
gence shows the Russian army unde
Gen. kuropatkin has been completed!
defeated. The subjoined dispatch. re
porting the condition of the battl
down To 9 o'clock on the night of Sat
urday. Sept. 3. has been received a
the headquarters stan:
The right army tKuroki'sl. in tn
direction of the main force of the righ
column. advanced To the westward
leaving small body in the neighbol