Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-05
TRAINS FILLED
WITH WOUNDED.
They Are Arriving Daily at r.
kutsk Siberia from the
Front.
RUSSIAN TROOPS ARE SULLER.
Evacuation Of Hal Chcng CONDEMNED
japanese Are Landing
More Troops

Irkutsk Siberia, Aug 5-rrains filed
with wounded men are arriving here
daily from the front, many OF them pro-
ceodlng to European Russia and others
remaining here. Two Red Cross hospi-
tails have been opened here and one
private hospital has been established by
the wife OF Gov. Molerus.
The prices Of food have doubled re-
Gently.
TEMPER OF RUSSIAN TROOPS.
ST, Petersburg, Aug, 5,--The temper
OF the Russian troops, IN view OF the
continued retreats, Is perhaps accurate.
ly reflected by the following brief mes
sage sent by one Of the Associated
Press Russian correspondents from
Lao Yang:
"The orders to eyaouate Hal Cheng
are condemned by many. 1t is heart
breaking 10 be constantly falling back,
but there must be an end to this retro
grade movement. A little more patti
ence. The advance only requires man.
liness."
From a comprehensive review of the
fighting obtained by the Associated
Press, 1t appears that most of the Rus
sian losses were sustained In the Sal
matsza road and between Slmoucheng
and Hal Cheng. The two divisions Of
the late Gen. l<eller's corps did not
make a serious resistance at the
Yangtse pass, falling back on Lindi-
ansian with scarcely any casualties.
Similarly Gen. Stakelberg's and Gen.
Zaroubaieff's troops retired upon An
shanshan. halfway between Hal Cheng
and Lao Yang, without heavy hght-
ing OF loss The greatest number OF
casualties was sustained by Gen.
Herschelmann, who with the Ninth
European division held Kuchiatzu and
Yushu pass on the Salmatza road. The
fighting there was Of the most des-
perate and bloody character. A single
regiment lost twenty-five per cent, or
800 men, before they withdrew towards
Anping.
KUSSlANS 'KEIIkED,
Hal Cheng Tuesday Aug, delayed
I'm transmissioD The Russians have
been Obliged TO retire from here as
the japanese were working around
them from the east, threatening to cut
them off from Lao Yang. Ihe fresh
japanese troops disembarked at the
port OF Newchwang are also advancing
on the other flank. The main conceh-
tration of the Russians Is now about
Lao Yang. The Japanese form a semi
circle of about 90 miles around tne nus
sian positions.
As this dispatch Is filed the order for
the troops to retire has been given
JAP TROOPS LANDED.
ST. Petersburg, Aug. "a special
dispatch to the Bourse Gazette from
LANG Yang, says:
According to Chinese reports the
Japanese landed 5000 men at the port
of Newchwang, July 81, and the turther
Decentralization of troops Is proceed
ing" .a
RUSSIAN LOSSES,
st. Petersburg, Aug, 5, 2.l5 D. M
Detailed reports reaching the war OF
flee from Gen. Kuropatkins generous
show that the Russian losses July ~
July 81 and Aug. ! did not exceed 4'VVV.
Tho Japanese are believed to have lost
at least an equal number
PORT ARTHUR REFUGEES.
che Foo, Aug. 3, evening.-EShaus-
tive interviews with refugees from Port
Arthur who arrived here today, elicit
ed nothing materially changing pre-
ylous stories OF the general situation.
While the guns of the fortress We're
EMPLOYED during the three days nBht-
ing. the fortress itself was not attack
ed directly,
on July 81 the steamer Newchwang
entered Port Arthur from NeWchWNhb'
carrying artillery from NowchWang as
well as 65 900 shells OF various sizes
The refugees say that the l--lhch
shell which hit the Japanese gun on
Wolfs mountain was not fired from the
battleshlp Retyizan, but from a gun
mounted on Peripiolkaga hill, The smell
struck "A magazine and created havoc,
The refugees declare that the l2-lnch
guns on board the warshlps have no
difficulty in reaching VOLTS mountain,
while the japanese return IRE ialls
short Of the city.
sKRYDLOFF INsPECTs CRUISERS.
Vladlvostok, Aug 5-Vice Admiral
Skrydloff Yesterday Inspected the Rus
sian cruisers which recently returned
from the raid In the Pacific, thanking
the officers and men. and especially
warmly praislng the engineers, going
down into the stoke holes TO distribute
rewards. The engines worked perfect.
ly during the cruise, There was not a
single accident TO the men on any OF
the cruisers.
Vice Admiral slrydlonf presented %
cases OF beer 10 the crews,
HEAVY FIRING HEARD
Tien Tsin, Aug. 5--& p. m)-iioaNy
and continuous firing was heard ves-
terday az poitasho from the direction
OF Port Arthur.
Il Is rumored here that Vlceroy Alex
Jeff ~ stlll at Mukdcu,
There are persistent rumors nero from
Japanese sources that the ran " Port
Arthur will occur within "A week, hut
military experts are Of the opinion that
a month win elapse before the Japanese
make their nnhl assault.
II Is estimated that there are lpOoOo
Japanese troops before Port Arthur.