The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03
.KUR0KI ASSAILS
FORCES ON EAST
Continued From First Page.

on the north side of the Tai-tse river
has thus begun. The main operations
has been transferred to the north bank
of the Tai-tse, General Kuropatkin
hurting the bulk of his army against
Field d.. Marshal oyama, s right under
holding the Japanese center and left
on the other side Of the river in check
with the force left on the south bank
for that purpose.
The operations on the south side are
portance at the war office, where Kuro.
patkin' s action in throwing the bulk of
his army across the river to the right
bank in order to protect his rear and
give him an opportunity to try conclu
sidered to be brilliant strategetical
| stroke. 3, -. t-- -..
/ The Russian force left on the Liao-
yang side of the 'Tai-tse is regarded as
strong enough behind it's fortified po
ssitions to hold Generals QGku and Nodzu
chance to strike Kuroki and at at the
which it now develops, there are ten
over which Kuropatkin must cross in
order to follow up his success in the
of reverse the bridges will also fur
nish ample facilities for the Russian
troops on the Liao-yang side to rejoin
the main army.
Japanese Repulsed.
Yesterday afternoon Oku assaulted
one of the strong Russian positions on
the Liao-yang side, which, it is pre-
sumed, guarded bridges, but the Jap
heavy losses, the Russian works suffer
ing slightly. The Japanese are using
siege guns on the Liaoyang side.
Kuropatkin did not delay after his
concentration on the right bank. Yes
tcrday morning he massed his artillery
and at noon began to lombard kurok s
position preliminary to an infantry at
tack.
What the authorities at Toxic re-
gard as Russian concentration at
Ven-tai was probably Kuropatkin s
preparations for taking the offensive.
Telegraphic and railroad communica-
tons between the Russian army and
The text of Kuropatkin's official
dispatch of yesterday is as follows:
cat nightfall Thursday the Japanese
attacked our Sy kwan-tun position, but
were repulsed after hot fight. They
renewed the attack at night, this time
in the direction of Sa-ku-tun. The re-
; treat of this regiment led to the evacu
alton of positions held by other troops
> Towards morning the troops advanced
gradually in order to retake the Sy
, kWan-tun position.
/, Russians on Offensive.
"At dawn on Friday I assumed the
offensive against the troops of Genera
= Kuroki's army. At midday the heads
% of the attacking corps were in line anC
+ preparations were being made to re
y take by artillery the position captured
y during the night by the Japanese, tn,
+ ''During the night the Japanese vic
Y lently bombarded the interior of tn,
=, Russian position inside the town O.
. Lao yang, the railroad station and tn
. railroad itself. Our losses were insig
" nltcant.
: s@"I have Just received sdispatc]
q q from the chief Of the Liao-yang garri
:, son, timed 1925 am, to the effect tina
~ the Japanese attacked the fort sit
y uated in the center of our position, bu
= they were repulsed with very great loss
+, q We had six men killed in the fort.' "
! tics are approved and confidence is ex
7 pressed in the issue. The failure o
q Toxic to chronicle the voluntary pas
sage of Kuropatkin 5 main army ac1 os
, the river is. believed here to indicat
J. that the Japanese desire to reap a
f. much glory as possible if they succee
II taEng of hlf o yam
& the crossing with his army nor the fac
u u that the bulk of it is over, which wa
y exclusively announced by the. Asse
ciated Press, was known to the Rus
sian public till this morning. -,
that Thf knsopa EH9ws SssS Sfg the fac
tacks upon Kuroki served to- revive tn
hopeless spirits which had dropped PEI
r ceptibly during the past forty -eigh
l hours, without official news.
4 No INFORMATION has yet been receive
tack upon Oyama's right and the kee1
est anxiety is felt as to the result of tn
s whole battle, which is now in the ba
ance.
If Kuropatkin is defeated his retir,
be imperative. while on the other han
a. Russian victory might turn the It'd
Of war. a. =
r. Advices from Port Arthur.
g. %Adviees from Port Arthur dated eAuj
+. 81 announce that Rear Admir-;
To- To- Ouktomsky' squadron went out, All,
10 20 and .shelled- the Japanese position
II The squadron consisted of the battl
~. ships Retvisan and Peresviet, til
~ armored cruiser Bayan and the. pr
q, tected cruiser Pallada. This is the fir
81 intimation that the repairs Of the Ba,
re an had been completed. The vesse
vs. put to sea at o'clock in the mornin
IS under cover Of the batteries and r.
h turned safely after accomplishing the
IL mission. ,.\.'
gs The message adds that the Japanes
are bombarding the fortress daily an
he nightly but are not causing serious dan
n age, the inhabitants seeking refuge
hit the bombproofs. This message, whic
n was sent from ohi-fu, declares the ia
er anese continue to: provision their armi'
or from Wei-hai-wei and ~Chi-fu, loadin
ts steamers outside those ports.
:. s>.@. Two Reports Agree. .-
in The fighting at Sy-kwan-tun, referre
IS. to in General Kuropatkin 8 telegra1
Ia corresponds with the Toxic report
ha the capture by the Japanese Of po
~ tion of the heights, at sei-yingg- t t.
%. which is situated a mile eastward of S
ID kwan-tun. The latter place is tv
-" miles southeast of Lia-khou-ti
-, whittier the Russian advance regime
, .i was forced back by Kuroki, during tt
,os night Of Thursday last.
81 ~ The report from Toxic, of Cyan
ne throwing the bulk of his army aero
~ the Tai-tse river. is considered at Il
Us war office to indicate that the Japa
'ss csc are rushing up reinforcements
"a, support Kuroki, the necessity for who
ed relief may be urgent. =
IN The Toxic estimate Of the tJapane
o. losses up to yesterday as being 25,O00