The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-02
LAO YANG IS BURNING

back the Japanese. This failing, it is
stated the Russian commander will at
tempt to resort to mis- first plan, that
of effecting a concentration at Mukden.
The officials here have almost given up
hope of finding Lieutenant DeCuver-
willie. the French naval attache, who left
Port Arth IT in junk with Lieutenant
Cilgeinheim, the German attache, about
the middle of August. He cabled to the
authorities here August Is, that he was
about to leave and that the American
naval attache, Lieutenant Newton A.
McCully. had succeeded in getting out
on junk DeCuverville has not been
heard of since starting His family and
the officials here are greatly alarmed.
He is a son of Admiral DeCuverville.
Trying to Provision Port Arthur
Toxic, Sept. 2.-Noon-Admiral Ho-
soya reports that the Japanese guard
ship near Yentao, south of Sanshan-
tao. near Talien bay, Sunday and
Monday captured 26 Chinese junks
which were attempting to carry pro-
visions into Port Arthur. They were
taken to Talien and were tried and
confiscated. The crews were released.
Kuropatl1in's Latest.
St. Petersburg. Sept. 2.-4:5O D. M
AT 4 O'Clock this afternoon the war
office received a dispatch from Peter
hof, sent to the emperor last night by
General kuropatkin, dated 5 p. m.
yesterday. AS transmitted to the war
Office for publication the information
is extremely meager and only reveals
the truth in the light of the interpre-
tation of those who are conversant
with the situation at Lao Yang. 1t
is possible that this is justifiable on
to the press the dispatch states that
an artillery battle proceeded till the
hour of sending it and that the Rus
slams were retiring upon their main
positions That General Kuroki was
attacking the Russian left, north of
Taitse river, that the railroad station
which is situated a mile northwest of
Lao Yang had been set on fire by
Japanese shells, that the station had
been transferred across the river to
a point on the north bank, that Kuro-
patkin has passed in review of the
Third Siberian corps under General
Ivanoff, which suffered greatly in the
early stages of the battle on the east
front, and finally that the Russian
losses for two days were 5000 killed
or wounded.
The dispatch as given out. there
fore, does not admit that General
Kuropatkin is Withdrawing across the
Taitse river entirely. 1t is possible
that owing to the pressure of the Jap
anese the Russian army, as stated in
the Toxic dispatches, was thrown into
confusion and greatly hampered.
In light of the knowledge that the
''main positions of the Russians are
on the north bank of the river. the
dispatch becomes Ineligible. The
it evident that a screen of Russian
guns was used to cover the movement
across the river. The guns on the
north bank doubtless were also en-
ployed for this purpose, being placed
so as to protect the railroad bridge
spanning the Taitse. The review OF
the Third Siberian corps, mentioned
in the dispatch, probably refers to a
march past of the troops while cross
ing the river, it being impossible to
suppose that a formal review occur
red while the battle was in progress.
At 4:3O o'clock this afternoon the
war office said it was entirely with
out news of today's fighting, but added
that the railroad between Lao Yang
and Mukden was open. No press dis
patches from the front had arrived !
up to the same hour. The suspense in
st. Petersburg is intense and the town
IS filled with all kinds of rumors.
ranging from a complete victory for
General Kuropatkin to a disastrous
iefeat of the Russians
Repairs on Warships Stopped. J
Shanghai, Sept. 2.-The Chinese
acceding to the demand
If Japan, effected the stoppage to
lay of all repairs on the Russian pro- |
ected cruiser Askold and the Russian
orpedo boat destroyer Grozovoi-
Attacking on Two Sides.
Washington. Sept 2.-The Japanese |
egation today received the following |
,ablegram from Toxic:
Marshal Oyama reports under date |
IF September l that the enemy was
Unable to resist our fierce attack and |
s retiring toward Lao Yang Our
eft and center are hotly pursuing the |
Enemy who is in great confusion, try
ng to retire to the right bank of the
Taitse river. We captured some ten |
md a half centimeter cannon, which
re now being used to lombard the |
lao Yang railway station. Our right
S attacking the enemy at Hal vi Tai.
3 miles northeast of Lao Yang. Our
since the 29th are about
0,00O.
Oku's Successful Night Assault.
Toxic Sept. 2.-Noon-A telegram
'eceived here from the chief of staff
n the field indicates that General Oku,
n command of the Japanese left army,