The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10
SIA'S GENERAL DEFEATED
oYANo IN HANDS or JAPs-
ToRss WERE DEsTRovEp.
re Hopes Of RussIa's Victory Van.
Russians Idea Of Advantages
over Iaps-Rasslan Generals ..
Losssrhsads - Japanese Generals
Make Rapid Advance.

sc. Petersburg. Sept. Am Russia
van learn tomorrow that General Ku-
kopatkin's army Is In fun retreat 10
khe north; that Llaoyang has been
abandoned. the Japanese occupying II.
The hopes Of victory raised IN Rus
sian breasts by the Telegram from the
commander in chief. saying that the
Russians bad advanced against Gen.
sFal kuroki ON Friday and that au
attack ON the Russian right had been
Tepnised. proved short lived. General
knrOpatkin haa scarcely begun the OF.
fensiye against General KuFoki's army
when be was compelled By the over
whelming force Of the japanese flank
tng movement 10 give up all idea o.
continuing his advance aqd huFfiediy
Withdrew In the direction Of Mukdeh.
The retreat ID the logical eonse-
Qnsnee u the Russian plan u leading
un and firing out the japanese 81 the
successive stations ON the road north
saFd. thus placing their foe al the con
A sIAntly growing disadvantage Of their
leusthening lines o. communication.
Il is said General slakelbeFg erred
Ia failing 10 cross tbs TailEa river
when General kuFopagkin desired that
the whole army should retreat 10 ita
northern bank.
This blundeF. Il Is feared. will ID,
yotee the lOaa Of the whole Of the
First siberian army corps. consisting
u The FIRST, Secona aRd Sixth rife a.
yisions. The usuFi COssaek brigade. the
f1Fst Siberian ARTILLERY brigade and =
saBBsS batiAii0a.
The abandonment ~ the whole poai
zion ~ t4aoyahs Involves the l0sa u
q great accumulation % stores. though
Il is believed that many of these al
ready had beea seat north before the
commencement u hkhtihK Il Is moFs
thah possible. however. thai Ehe Rus
siaas destroyed what they could Dol
run0Ya
All Russians nos realize that ,hcr'
h snail hope boW tor the relief q
Port Arthur. bat The military onleiaii
are unanimous in the belief that a
zoaid only be folly Tor Generai 1aro
phtkln 10 Fcmaia ard run the Tt8k "a
bslhg surrounded. wheh hia uishdFsw
III naFth has actually converted VIA
miskG Aato beph disaster % himsoi
iuto abAs - regarded - = reverse g.
the JapAhns4. for the failure TO h0li
ucurral ksFupagkihs army and male
a decisive blow. u u claimed. can no
b. regarded otherwise than . FcvurRe
Field Marshal DRAMAS tenacious frun
tai attack and she clever aank move
NETT could aug have had any othe
Y pt.-rJ thsn 10 compel The Russians q
accept = decialve engagement.
Tohio. sept Field Marshal oys
ma reports that ghn Rnnalaan huFne
thslr sInrp houses near t4auyanE Sal
urday General kutpki. leaving
iagep ~ saszuneo to project biz righ
Hank. has swuaE sharply uestwasd Z
reach The railway and eavelOp llss
yang Oyama'a iufg and cnnssF aFmie
arr ssiiI attacking the Russians sOat
and wcst ot the wAiis of IIAoyAng
An early message from Field Mal
abai oyamA says;
This enemy In front 81 Our leit an
CeutrF armtSa runtinBad la retreat O
September 10 the risht bank Of II
Taitne river except tho portion OF hi
forces occupying the defouao WORK
from the south 10 tho northwest {
i1snyaaG. and tho heights northoai
~ NutrbAnK Our armiua arc contii
uiuE the attack. Our right army o
cupiri. on the morning ~ ssptombs
:. part Of the heights weHt Of lie
yiuRtal"
q Ia officially announced that the ia
aness furcea occupied Liaoyang II
O'Clock Sunday morning