The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-13
Russians Desperate Stand
 at LiaOyang.
TOWN WELL DEFENnEb
Kur0patkin Was Resolved Up-
 on Winning Big Battle.
success of the Japs in the Faes q Daes aculties stamps Then ss Better seIdiera Than the
 Russians.

General Kurokfs Headquarters In ths Field, near Liaoyang, Sept. s.--(De> laysd)-The battle of Liaoyang was [ magnificent victory, of which the Ja- panese have great reasons to be proud, although they were unable to realtze their hopes of another Sedan.
 The execution of the campaign by the Japanese upon such vast scale againet an army probably their superior in numbers and possessing more modern guns of greater calibre and range than their own and established behind fortt- hcations of great completeness and ur precedented extent. and directed hy skilled commanders. excites the highest admiration of the military critics.
 It is unquestioned that at LiaoyAng General Kuropatkin expected to turn the tide Of the war against the Japan ese It would now appear that the fighting of the past few weeks. the Russian movement to the south, was not expected to be decisive. but was a series of preliminary operations com ducted for the purpose of harassing the Japanese and gaining time for the crucial struggle.
 Was Resolved on Victory. The foreign military observers with the aJpanese army find convicing ev idence that General Kuropatkin plann- ed to defeat the Japanese armies in de- tail and then to despatch powerful column to the south for the relief of Port Arthur and they are of the opin- ion that with the thirteen divisions at his command. General Kuropatkin quality of his officers and soldiers equaled that of the Japanese. ! Not until the night of September .. after five days of continuous battle. did the Russians take the first steps of retreat. With an almost unfordabla river at his back and a strong force of Japanese opposing In the rear and on the flank. General Kuropatkin was able to withdraw his army without ios. ing . single gun. : One result of this cattle was to eivt the yapanese much higher opinion Of the abilities of their antagonists than the exhibitions at the Yaiu river and elsewhere compelled them to enter tain. Today the Japanese army is self possessed and 1t has indulged in no demonstration of rejoicing.
 Great Works for Defense.
 The work done by the Russians in preparing the neighborhood of Liao- yang to be a theatre of battle is of incredible magnitude. In addition to. the extensive fortifcations on the south side of the Taitse river. there were practically three lines of de- lenses for the protection oS the eastern approaches of the railroad which In themselves constituted a formidable battle arena.
 The fighting was carried right up to the railroad line. but notwithstandfug the fact that the Japanese shelled the last trains which left Liaoyang on the way to Mukden. 1t was impossible for them to intercept any of the Russian rear guard
 The area north of the river which was fought over by the contending armies presented a terrible picture of the results of war.
 Crematory Fires Burning. <.
 The fields are strewn with lines of stages of retreat and crematory fires are yet burning and searching parties are bringing in Japanese bodies. Graves of Russian soldiers can be seen at every turn, some dug by com rades and others by the Japanese. On one hillside Is a group of two or three graves marked by rough sticks.
 Many bodies remained undiscovered in the high grain and the odor of de- fills the air and fiocks Of vultures hover about and hundreds of Chinese dogs roam the fields.
 The portion of the railroad in pos- session of the Japanese remains prac- tically intact. The Chinese have hung Japanese flags over their houses. Most of the Chinese shops and all of the Russian buildings were thoroughly footed on the departure of the army Both Russians and Chinese partici- pated in the footing.