The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-12
FALLING BACK.
Russians Will Not Attempt to
Hold Mukden.
Rain Continues to Fall Over
Theatre of War.
AXE STILL in TOUCH.
Large Body of Russian Cavalry
Appears at Pintaitzu.
Russian Baltic Squadron Sails
for the East.
ARE STILL in TOUCH.

ST. Petersburg now practically con-
cedes that General Kuropatkin is fall
| ing back to Tie Pass and no serious
movement is confirmed by the Associ-
| ated Press dispatches from Mukden,
| which indicate that the Russian move
ment is being effected slowly, but in an
/ orderly manner. The two armies are
merely keeping in touch with each 9TH
/ er, no fighting of any size being report
ed. Rain continues to fall at the thea
tire of war and the roads are said to be
almost impossible. Official figures
from Toxic, which place the Japanese
| losses during all the engagements which
constituted the battle of Lao Yang at
1850, make necessary a big reduction
of the reported casualties of the great
battle. According to military experts
the Russian losses should not exceed
those of Japan, in fact, as Russia was
on the defensive they should not be so
great. The Toxic figures therefore would
indicate that the total were not more
than 10000.
Toxic. Sept 12.-2 p. m.-Ffeld
Marshal Oyama reports that a large
body of Russian cavalry has appeared
at Pintaitzu, eastward of the railroad
between Yentai and Mukden. He adds
that the Russians are merely keeping
in touch with the Japanese.
Still in Fighting Humor.
Lao Yang, Sunday. Sept 11.-Delay-
ed in transmission-The japanese are
greatly disappointed at the failure of
their plans to bring about a final con-
f1ict with the Russians at Lao Yang
in the hope of breaking up the present
Russian army in Manchuria. They are
now pushing reinforcementS and sup
plies northward in every possible way,
using boats on the Lao river and it's
tributaries, while all the native roads
leading into Lao Yang are filled with
native wheelbarrows and other convey
anceS carrying grain and ammunition
into the Chinese city where Field
Marshal Marquis Oyama, the Japanese
commander-in-chief. has established
his headquarters. There is every indi-
ca ton, therefore that the Japanese in
tend to force, if possible, decisive bat
tie with the Russians, and it is prob
able that the engagement will take
place some distance south of Mukden.
In the past the Japanese have declar-
ed their belief that the Russians were
using dunn dunn bullets basing their
contention on the vicious sounds made
by the bullets when they struck and
they now claim that they have proved
their case by the fact that they found
dunn dunn ammunition in the f1el at
Liao Yang This evidence is not con-
Sidered conclusive, however. The i'm
was held in Lao Yang that |
the Russians mad destroyed the railroad |
between there and Mukden, but an ex-
animation of the line as far north as |
tact. This is taken to indicate that |
the Russians hope to use the line again. |
They posted proclamations along the |
lines warning the Chinese not to dam |
age it under pain of future punishment. |
1t is now reported on good authority |
that in some of the assaults made by |
the japanese upon the Russian trenches |
before Lao Yang on September 1 and |
2 the attackers at some places lost in |
killed or wounded ninety per cent of The |
number engaged.
It is believed that the japanese forces
will remain stationary at Lao Yang |
for one month to come.
Dunn Dunn Bullets Found.
Washington, Sept. 12.-The Japanese
legation today received the following |
"a blegram from Toxic:
The Mancnurian army reports that
two kinds of dunn dunn bullets were
found among the munitions of war cap
-ured at the Lao Yang battle. They re-
semble cartridges intended for the Rus
wounds inflicted on the Japanese, it is
thought, were caused by bullets of this
Food Is Scarce.
Mukden, Sept. 12.-Last night rain
again fell in torrents and today it is
lrizzling. The roads are impassable-
md military movements are at a
,tandstill. The town is so crowded that
oodStuffS are almost unprocurable.
Prices have trebled and quadrupled The
livision suffers lost almost all their
supplies during the Russian retreat.
are besieging the railroad sta
ion and other eating places but it is
we'll nigh impossible to get food.
Losses at Lao Yang.
Oyster Bay, Sept. 12.-President
Roosevelt received today through the
state department a cablegram from U.
5. Minister Griscom at Toxic giving
revised official figures of the losses at
he battle of Lao Yang. AS reported
oy Field Marshal Oyama, the Jap
lnese losses during the several days
a I,at .