Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-02
GLOOM IN RUSSIAN WAR OFFICE
LIZARDS Forces Have Been Com
o.led to Fall Back to Hal
Cheng.
oyu MAY CUT OFF HIS RETREAT
!, Artillery Duel on July 81 Russian
Batteries on the Left Flank Fired
lsi. Shots in Four Hours.

9. po,orsburg. Aug. 2.-All the mill
arl,lcs This morning take the view
,s., me decisive moment OF the cam
Ion has arrived. The army organ
ma, Gen. Kuroki prepared for
~ .dyance by drawing his forces,
,,b,cb were scattered over a front OF
"A niles The paper says 1t Is evident
hat large japanese force is working
sIong the salmatsze-Liao Yang line IL
e,presses doubt, however, as to when
,o,cs NJ the enemy will push home ana
,,Ao,ber IT Is Kurokis intention to try
"a aank Kuropatkin north and south OF
Lao Yang
The Russ says; THE decisive mo-
nent has arrived, but judging from the
latest reports the Russians have re-
,alned their positions and this time 1t
will not be an order to retreat
WAR OFFICE GLOOMY.
81 Petersburg, Aug, 2, 1852 y. m.-
The feeling az the war office here was
distinctly gloomy this morning, No
oadal kilograms had been received
nv the general stan from Gen, Kuropat-
bin who was communicating direct
MN the emperor but from private
sources at the front It already was APP
parent that Simoucheng. 10 miles south
southeast Of Hal Cheng, at the juncture
Of The Feng Wang Cheng- Siuyen roads,
had been lost Gen. Stakelberg's out
u0sls having fallen back to Hal Cheng.
No word was received enabling the STAFF
10 either confirm on deny the reported
capture OF the late Gen. Count Kellers
POSITION at lkahaYuen, east OF Lao
Yang and Yangze pass, 80 miles east
q Lao Yang. but heavy lighting con-
tnues on both the southern and east
en- fronts, the object OF the Japanese
10 The east being 10 flank Gen, kel.ers
corps from the south and north, which
Is easily possible The program of the
eDyelOping movement may have forced
ihe corps to retire to Liandianslan,
which Is the next position in the direc-
ton Of Lao Yang. official dispatches
detailing the engagement are hardly
expected until this evening.
The failure Of the garrison at Simou-
theng to retreat along the northern
road has been due to the presence of
The japanese column hanking the late
Gen, Kellers corps from the south
In view Of the inability Of the Russians
10 hold simoucheng Il Is considered
unlikely that Gems. Zaraoubaieff and
Stakeberg will attempt to offer stub
born resistance at Hal Cheng. 1t Is
possible that they are already retiring
on Aushanshan, (also written Ants
ohantschan), half way between Hal
Cheng and Lao Yang. as indicated In
these dispatches last night. There Is
reason TO believe that two of Oku's d.
visions are advancing from Newchwang
on Gen. Stakelberg's retreat, but this
movement Is not likely TO succeed ON
account OF stakelberg's ability to re-
tie nOfthward on Anshanshan
AID Interesting detail eVidenclng the
herceness Of the artillery duel south of
hai Cheng July 81, IL the fact that the
Russian batteries on the left flank fred
I'VE shots IN four hours,
KuROKTs ATTACK.
Washington, Aug. 2.-The Japanese
legation has received the following ca
blegam from the foreign office at To-
ko, dated today:
zen kuroh reports that at day
pltak OF July 81 our army commenced
oNutlons for attacking the enemy oc-
clpylng Yushullnlzu -four miles west
=, hsl hoyen and Yang Tzuling (six
nus, ,s west Of Mo Tien Ling, both
A'es situated about 25 miles from
Lao Yang The enemy at Yushullntzu
pnslsted OF two divisions with cor
responding artillery, The attacking
OPERATIONS were carried out as pre-ar-
ranged and by sunset we defeated both
nulss Oh the enemy, but owing to their
,@se force and strong positions we
hs'g unable to dislodge them entirely
M uyoreak of Aug 1 we resumed the
euaoA and succeeded In expeling the
seemy az noon, and pursued them
hgu' miles IN the westward direction,
,a IVY enemy He'd toward Anplnv. The
srg"y az fangszeling consisted OF two
81 ~ halt divisions, with four batteries
~ Muliery The attacking operations
MY also progressed successfully and
sl ~ sunset we carried the enemy's prin-
sg Xa. positions but a portion OF them
bDSVu me stoutest resistance and we
ios,s 70 pNouack the night I'm battle
ta.l9n' AZ daybreak OF Aug. / we
bslsh,eu me attack and at a. M, all
"ir5n's lell into our hands.
rt~ enemy He'd toward Tanghoyen.
~ casualties are under Investigation.
ia0. esMured some field guns, but de-
ihe ,nl unknown, In this engagement
t6y, Sat,heRlng forces were at dis
stsr,,.abe' firstly on account OF the
bn s $3.50 OF the ground, and secondly,
iions 3unl OF the lack Of suitable posi-
Nae ovN NV. our artillery, while the heat
N'9 over 100 degrep fabro,,hatt