Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-07
Kuropatkin Occupying
Prepared Position
About Mukden.
THERE SINCE MONDAY
Russians Believe Danger to
Retreating Forces Has
Passed.

St. Petersburg, Sept. THE bulk of
the Russian Kuropatkin army is near
Mukden where it now appears Kuro-
patkin has been since Monday. His
troops, it is understood, are not enter
inging the city but are taking up pre-
pared positions around Mukden.
While there is no specific infOrma-
tion on this point the general staff
believes that only a small rear guard
is in the neighborhOod of Yentai.
No further fighting of importance is
expected south of Mukden.
Critical Stnge Past.
The critical stage is regarded as hav-
ing passed and the announcement is
made this afternoon that the war of
flee will no longer give out two bulle-
tins each day.
Jap STAFF silent.
Toxic. Sept. THE general staff
has no yet made public any details OF
the battle of LiaOyang.
The people are still celebrating the
victory but there is considerable spec
ulatiOn over the official silence regard
ing Kuroki's movements since Sunday.
1t is reported the laps. notwithstand-
ing the ravagcs of the fire. captured .
vast accumulation OF Russian stores
and ammunition at LiaOyang.
Delayed Report.
Mukden. Sept 6. delayed Part OF
the Russian army which is coming tc
Mukdcn by wagon road is IN danger of
being cut off. All day and night Mon
day the japanese on hill on the east
ta
transports are pouring into Mukden by
train and road. Considerable trans
ports are left behind. The roads are
in a fightful condition. The main Rus
sian army is pushing nOrtnward and is
cvacuating Mukden.
Fear of Disaster.
London. Sept HAS kurOpatkin S
flight to the north been halted by the
tirclcss japanese. and has disaster
ovcrtallCn the Russian legion? This is
the fear in St Petersburg.
Although the wires 10 Mukdcn are
working. not one word has been re-
ceivcd from the Russian commander
since Monday TO relieve the anxiety
The fact that the Associated Press cor
respondent forwarded a dispatch from
that point yesterday is explained by
the military experts as due TO the fact
that he must have joined the trans
port trains in their flight.
Toiling behind the worn soldiers of
the czar are believed TO have been cut
off by Kuroki and second army of
fresh Japanese that has made its way
up the Lao valley from Newchwang.
St. Petersburg Anxious.
St Petersburg. Sept THE true
seriousness of the Liaoyang retreat
gradually is becoming known. \ fur
thcr telegram from Kouropatkin, brief
and vague. dashed the hopes aroused
yesterday that the army had reached
Mukdcn. On the contrary. he is fight
ing hard in making a retreat, which
one military expert considers likely to
be the most difficult in history, while
another says it will rebound TO Kuro-
patkin's strategical credit if he can
save the army.
The truth is. the keencst anxiety
reigns here whether kuropatkin will
make good his retreat The absence
of official news adds to the widespread
pcsSimism.
Report From kurOpatkin.
St Petersburg. Sept. The emper-
or has received the following from
Kurupatkin:
To-day CSept. - the army is ad-
VanCing nOrthward. II has eXtriCated
itself from the dangerous position in
which it was placed. being threatened
by the enemy and having a narrow
front. The enemy throughout the day
canonaded our rear guard. especially
its left flank. but without much effect.
We lost about loo meStoday."
Fighting ut Port Arthur.
Chcfoo. Sept. Firing At Port Ar
thur was heard here last night. Two
Chinese interpreters. be'Onr ng TO the
official household of Lieut.. Gen. Stoes-
sci. the commander of the military
forces at Port Arthur. have been caught
spying al Shusiyen and Palungshan.
They were executed by the japanese.
Chinese who arrived here yesterday
from Port Arthur declare that the Rus
sian garrison expects General land
and sea attack today.
Sept. and the japanese lombard
ed the fortifiCations severely and two
Russian guns on a fort near Rihlung-
shan were dismoCnted