Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-23
Observation-Disclosures wAH.

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The Japs need the rest they are
taking and the Russians are euioyiug
the Que the Japs are giving them.
The "Holy Synod" Of Russia has
issued a degree that prayers shall be
offered throughout the empire for the
success Of the Russians arms. The
hope for the answer to these PRAYERS
is based upon the fact that Russians
''are worshipers of the Christ" aud
the other pan ty is ga cruel enemy, full
of guile"
Russia has conceded to the Amer
lean demand that foodstuffs be not
considered contraband goods.
Russians are beginning 10 feel the
stigma that has been cast upon the
ineiliciency of their navy by being
compelled to ask the British govern
ment to send cruisers in search of
the Russian volunteer cruisers Smo.
lensk ADD st. Petersburg and notify
them to stop preying upon the COM
merce of neutrals. The British ships
found the offenders off the coast of
Zanzibar. The Russian warship
Terek is still holding up neutral
ships in the Mediterranean.
The Russian ships that took
refuge In neutral ports after the dis
astrous meetings with Toga ard
hamimura are being dismantled and
their crews paroled The United
States government has ordered the
Russian cruiser Lena to be taken in
custody at San Francisco and dis.
mantled. This action was taken Oh
the request of the Russian comman-
der. The vessel will be held until
the war is over, her crew to Re pa
rolled. This will avoid fear of COM
plications with Russia. Had dam
age occurred to the Lena at San
Francisco while under commission
we would have bad trouble, as did
Spain over the Maine disaster. 1t is
said there are two other Russian
cruisers on the Pacific that will soon
have to put into American ports fo1
coal.
1t seems rather strange, but Japa.
nese securities in London have
dropped as a result of the battle at
LiaoYang. General Kuropatkin' s
plans had been an object of much
derision in London, as elsew here, but
the results have shown that the Rus
sian commander not only had plan
and well conceived one at that, but
also that he carried it to success
full conclusion. Even where it is
claimed that the japanese won a
technical victory, it is acknowledge
that the success obtained was hardly
commensurate with the sacrifices il
involved. The most important fea
ture of the drop is the fear that a
further heavy issue of japanese
securities will be made before long.
| ECHOES OF LIAOYANG.
The expenditure of ammunition at
Llaoyang was enormous, the Russian
artillery in one day firing over 100.
600 shots.
The evacuation of Liaoyang by
the japanese has been forced, owing
to the fearful stencil arising from
dead bodies.
General Nodzu reports that one of
his Japanese regiments lost success
slvely two regimental and four bat
talllon commanders when they as
saulted and. dislodged the Russians
from their redoubts ae Yusfangmiao
on Sept. Srd. There were no jana
nese officers above the rank of captain
left. Captain Yegami, commanding
the regiment led the charge and fit
tlngly filled the gaps in the assault ting
line. The men unmindful of wire
entanglements aud other obstruc
tons, rushed up to the Russian
works, shouting ban ai." One bat
tallon lost all its officers in the first
clash and private subsequently,
commanded it. One company was
reduced to fourteen or fifteen men.
The regiments losses were from
twelve to thirteen hundred.
In his report General Kuropatkin.
alluding to hardships of the retreat,
says; THE guns of one of the re,
firing batteries began to sink in the
mud. Every effort was made to save
them. Twenty-four horses were
hltched to each piece, companies of
infantry assisting with ropes. The
horses and men, however, sunk So
deep that it was necessary for the
comrades of the latter to haul them
out. General Ru,skovsky remained
so long covering the extrication of
the guns that his force lost heavily.
and the General himself aud Colonel
Raben were killed. 1t was finally
necessary to abandon the guns"
Both Kuropatkin and Kuroki al e
receiving reinforcements. The Gear
has telegraped praises to Kuropatkin.
closing with "God guard you"
| Fighting, believed to be prelimi-
nary to a big battle, has begun
around Mukden. The japanese are
advancing with broad front.
AROUND PORT ARTHUR.
| A. British sailing vessel struck a
mine recently off Port Arthur. One
person Of those on board of her was
rescued. japanese troops captured
fort two miles east OF Golden Hill,
by assault. The japanese were able
to remain in the fort because the
quality of the powder used by the
Russians at Golden Hill was so poor
that many shells fell short, aud
others failed to explode.
| A Japanese assault on Port Ar
thur was repulsed with fearful
slaughter to the attackers Lana
mines blew up thousands of them.
| The awful situation at Port Ar.
thur is becoming steadily worse.
Masses of unburied dead lie about