Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-02

Advance Russian Chief Had No OPP
ton but to Abandon Liaoynng-Ilc
Is low Hemmed In So That He May
Have to CapituIate.
LONDON, Sept. "A special from
Liaoyong says that General Kuropat-
kin, under pressure of a Japanese gen!
cral advance, has abandoned his posi-,
ton on the left bank of the Taitse riv-
er, thus throwing the city of Liaoyang
open to the Japanese, who have zen.
tered and taken possession of it.
BY withdrawing to this position the
Russian army avoids the danger of be
ing divided by the river.
General Kuroki's army crossed III
force to the right bank of the Taitse
river, and it therefore became neces-
sary for the Russians to be in a posi-
ton to repel a blow in that direction.
The withdrawal of the Russians to
the right bank of the river involved,
of course, the abandonment of Lao
yang, which is situated on the left
bank. The Japanese took immediate
advantage of this to occupy tue city,
but the sternest part of the fighting is
still before them unless General Kuro-
patkin again falls back to the north
ward. 1t is thought, however, that he
will decide to fight to a finish in his
new position.
The determined pursuit by the Jap
anese of the Russian outposts when
General Kuropatkin gave the order to
withdraw was probably due to their
anxiety to keep the Russians south
of Liaoyang until General Kuroki
should be able to strike from tie
northeast.
A Tokyo report dated this morning
| says that the Japanese left under Gen
eral Oku began pressing the Russians
toward Tatzho at dawn this (Friday)
morning.
The Japanese right under General
Kuroki is engaged in the neighborhood
of Yentai.
The Japanese casualties since Aug. 20
are officially estimated at 10000.
A Mukden dispatch says that the
train service between Mukden and
Liaoyang is interrupted and that the
roads are impossible.
A Japanese force of 10000 is report
ed to be advancing from the northeast
of Mukden.
According to a dispatch from Lao
yang, General Kuroki made his first
attempt to cross the Taitse river late
In the evening under cover of a heavy
bo~mbardment of the extreme Russian
left. The Japanese artillery, which
had been firing un~interruptedly for
fourteen hours that day, ceased about 0
o'clock and then suddenly reopened
about IL to conceal Kuroki's prepare
lions for crossing the river. These
preparations necessitated the estab-
lishment of a pontoon bridge, as the
river was not fordable lower than
Standardization, and the pontoons
must have been foated down the
stream.
The efforts of the Japanese to cross
the river were not successful at first.
and General Kuroki therefore ordered
a portion of his army to ford it at
Sakankankwantun.
General Kuropatkin was unable to
prevent the passage of the river owing
to the distance from Liaoyang. about
twenty miles, but for the same reason
the japanese were unable to bring the
forces which gained the right bank i'm
mediately into action.
Kuropatkin heard of the passage of
the Taitse at Sakankankwantun after
6 o'clock in the evening and immediate
ly gave orders for his men to fail back
on the outer positions. This move is
Explained by the desire to collect a
strong force with which to repel a
thanking movement from the north
east.
The Japanese repeated the attempt
Ito throw pontoons across the Taitse
near Idaoyang during the night, again
under cover of a bombardment, and
this attempt was successful. Severe
lighting may therefore be expected i'm
mediately northeast of the city.
General S~tnkelberg, who was among
the wounded, still retains command OF
his army corps.
General Marozovsky, who was Sc
verely wounded, commanded the artll-
lery brigade. He distinguished him
self during the suppression of the
Boxer troubles in China.
The fighting at Liaoyang has beaten
all records for the desperate valor of
the assailants and the invincibie stub
bornness of the defenders. The whole
history of warfare tells of no such
bombardments, no such carnage and
no such persistency. Day after day
the fight has been resumed at day
break and kept up with scarce a mo
ment's intermission until after night