The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-08

at dawn this (Friday) morning. The
japanese right is engaged in the neigh.
borhood Of HeiyingSai.
The Japanese casualties since An.
gust 20 are officially estimated al 10.
600.
ST PETERsBuRG--1ne news OF
the evacuation Of Lao Yang and the
withdrawal OF the Russian army to
the right bank OF the Taitse river
reached only n small secuon OF the
people Of st. Petersburg at a late
hour, and caused intense excitement
and disappointment. The majority of
the Inhabitants retired to rest. belIev.
ing that Russian arms had again been
successful. and that the Japanese at.
lacks had been repealed. Ugly suspi.
cions. however. have been rife during
the day. owing to the absence OF
press kilograms from Lao Yang. lead.
Ing to the belief that tho communi.
cations had been cut BY General Ku.
roki.
The following statement was obtain
cd by the Associated Press from the
war office at 10 O'Clock Thursday
night:
General Kurokfs army crossed In
force to the right hank Of the Taitse
river and Il, therefore. became neces
sary for the Russians 60 be in a posi-.
ton to repel a blow in this dlrec.
tion.
In view Of this development IN the
operations. General Kuropatkin decid-
ed 20 abandon HIS positions on the left
bank and TO concentrate his whole
army on the other side OF the river.
This position is the strongest both in
character and in site. The great issue
VIII be finally decided there.
by w~ithdrawins to this position tho
Russian army avoids the danger or be.
ing divided by the river and enjoys
the advantage Of completeness.
General Kuropatkin's move. there
fore. is not TO be considered as a re.
treat, bnt rather as the carrying out OF
a well-dennee idea" 3
The fighting az lIao Yang has beat.
en- al records for the desperate yalor
Of the assaiian;a and the lnvincibl4
stnhboynness ot the defenders Tha.
whole history OF warfare tells 0f no.
such commandments. 40 such carnage
and no such persisteacy. Day after
day the fight has boon resumed al day.
break and kept up with hardly a mo-
ments lntermission until after night
fall.
War scared veterans scarce believe
the stories which come from the scat
Of war. and declare that Il is beyond
human endurance for an army 20 fight
without respite for a whole week, each.
day Of which has exceeded its prede.
cessorin intensity Of struggle and car
nlval OF slaughter. Day after day the.
thousands Of dead bestrewing the bat
tleneld have To be removed. The Jap
anese have Invented new methods 70.
ineinerate the heaps OF dead com
radea. removing the ashes for the hon
ors Of burial in Japan. The wounded
present a most serious problem. as
they tax the transportation facilities
on both sides 20 the utmost
The most difficult problem which
has occurred u the bringing up Of.
supplies of food and ammunition 10.
every point Of the nghtins line, which
extends from ton TO twenty miles.
Never has such a hombarament been
known An eye witness 81 the hattie
Of Vafanenw told the AnEociaiod Press
that many officers suffered nervous
prostraiion following the terrible roar
Of the artilioryi ana one military at
tache had 20 be lnyalided homo FOR the
saHre reason. Yet the artillery fire Al
Vafangow was far Inferior in intensity
10 that Of Lao Yang.
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