New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-14
RUSSIAN HOPES
ARE ABANDONED
FOLLOWING REvERsEs INABIL-
ITY TO TURN THE TIDE AT
PRESENT rs CONFESSED.

|
cess Is Hoped for Next Year-Cam-
| paign in Northern Manchuria
Ended-Both Armies Resting.
| st. Petersburg, Sept. 12.-The war
Office is reluctantly disposed to admit
| that, with the defeat of the Russians
at Liaoyang, all hope practically de-
parted of turning the tide of the war
this year Patiently and doggedly, in
spite of successive reverses by land and
sea, Gen. Kuropatkins friends had
pinned their faith in his assurances
that when he accepted battle victory
would crown Russian arms, but, fall
ing in his attempt to turn the scale,
they face another indefinite period OF
| waiting. Kuropatkin must retire, await
reinforcements and prepare for a new
campaign next year. But, disappointed
as they are and discouraging as the sit
uation is. no word is heard in favor OF
making peace.
The northern campaign seems to be
at an end, so far as the Russian army
is concerned There seems to be little
left for Kuropatkin, except to push
north to his winter base at Hardin and
prepare for spring campaign. The
Russians are beginning to admit this,
but the Japanese have not said whether
they intend to allow this quiet conclu-
sion of the terrible action at Liaoyang
or will again attack the retreatlng
forces. According to the best informa-
ton from the front both armies are
now tired and resting after the ex-
hausting days of fighting and march
ing. The general opinion is that the
Japanese will again push on as soon as
the rains cease and the roads are dry.
Retreat Successful.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 9.-Gen. Kuro-
patkin's official report, sent from Muk-
den during the evening Wednesday,
announcing that the whole of his army
had arrived at Mukden and was taking
up positions around the city and add
ing that the army had not lost a gun
during the retreat, relieved the public
anxiety and put an end to the many
alarmist reports which had been cur
rent here
Attempt Abandoned.
st. Petersburg, Sept 10.-It seems
to be definitely established that Field
Marshal Oyama's tired troops practi-
cally abandoned on Wednesday the at
tempt to head of Gen. Kuropatkin,
and the latter's army has arrived safe
Iy at Mukden, after frightful expert
ences in foundering through mud and
mire over the Mandarin road. 1t is evil
dent that the last determined effort of the
japanese to bring Kuropatkin to bay
was made on Tuesday, but the Rus
sian commander-in faced about
and two corps with artillery beat off
the Japanese while the remainder of the
troops continued the march to Mukden
After that the Japanese could only hang
on to the tanks and try to shell the re-
treating columns from the hills The
outposts are still in contact, but they
are not even exchanging shots.
A Fearsome Sight.
Shanhaikwan, Sept. 7, via Tientsin,
Sept 9.-Witnesses of the battle Of
Liaoyang declare the struggle was a
800 guns were engaged in the artillery
duel, and shells to the number of so
a minute were fired increasingly for
II hours. Thousands of men fell in
the struggle and numberless instances
of Individual and collective heroism
are declared to have occurred on the
battlefield which is described as
yeritable inferno.
Prepare to Attack Port Arthur.
London, Sept 12.-With Liaoyang
captured and Kuropatkin's army in
full retreat to the north the Japanese
are preparing for the grand assault on
Port Arthur. From the extent of their
preparations they apparently are bent
on the immediate downfall of the Rus
sian Gibraltar. With a force estimated
at $4,000 men the Japanese are con-
structing trenches on the sides of the
hills topped by the Rihlungstan and
Kikwanshan forts, and are almost I'M
der the noses Of the garrison. The
fighting about the citadel has not
ceased for the time being, however. A
Japanese officer passing through Using
tau, China, reports that $4,000 of his
comrades have fallen during the last
few days and that the bombardment is
going on day by day.
Baltic Fleet Sails.
Cronstadt, Sept. 12.-The Baltic fleet
sailed Sunday for the far east, The
vessels of the fleet number eight battle
ships, four cruisers and several torpedo
boats and torpedo boat destroyers.
Jap Losses at Liaoyang.
Washington, Sept PA dispatch
from Toxic which reached the Japanese
legation places the total casualties on