The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-13
kuropatkin Reports Japanese
Force to the Southwest.
hur0ki's Part in the Operations
Around LiaO Yang.
SEVEN DAYS FIGHTING.
Russians Strung Live Wires i'm
Front of Their Position.
One Japanese Battalion Was Al
most EXterminated.

St Petersburg, Sept. 13.-The emper-
or has received a dispatch from Gen.
kuropatkin announcing that a consid-
cradle force of japanese has been seen
about 25 miles southwest of Mukden.
No further engagements are reported.
Russians Are Beaten.
St Petersburg, Sept. 13.-The Birz-
heviya Viedmosti's correspondent at
Tiepass telegraphs to his paper as fol-
lows:
THE Japanese who had been accused
of moving forward slowly are now ad
vancing very rapidly. Little avails the
Russian increase of troops for the
japanese are receiving reinforcements
from Newchwang. The initiative will
remain in the hands of the Japanese
and their tactics will always be repeated.
Japanese Advancing Rapidly.
Paris, Sept 13.@The Journals Lao
Yang correspondent, having ridden to
Tientsin, sends thence the following un-
censored dispatch under date of Sep
tember II, d. M: The first part of
the campaign may be considered lost
The Russian army has retreated north
ward; the Russian armys inferiority
in men, guns and enthusiasm prevented
Kuropatkins resisting longer at Liao
Yang or achieving at Yentai a victory
which would nave obliged the Japanese
to fall back. The japanese will shortly
triumphantly enter Mukden.
The Russian general staff now eSti-
mates the Japanese forces at from 450,-
900 to SOC, 900. The Russian army will
reconcentrate in the north but it needs
several months in order to fill up the
losses in a number of corps which must
be doubled and to replace reserVists by
active troops. Above all it is essential
to restore the morale affected by almost
unprecedented trials and difficulties. A
Russian offensive movement will be i'm
possible for long time. Should Russia
be determined to continue the effort it
might still vanquish, but at a cost
N11x Il ff<,v,,
AS an impartial witness am convinced
that it would be to the best interest
of the belligerents to sink national pride
and by mutual concession end war
which otherwise will ruin BOTH
Worried About Chinese
St. Petersburg. Sept 13.-1:1O p. m.
The reports that Chinese troops are
concentrating in the valley of the Lao
river are causing considerable concern
here. The Bourse Gazette thinks it is
government will formally propose to
undertake to guard and to administer
the territory actually occupied by the
Japanese, adding:
ITO this Japan doubtless will readily
acquiese as it will relieve japan of
guarding her lines of communication.
In other words regular Chinese troops
will become auxiliaries of the Jap
anese. and the Japanese army, thus re-
lieved of the necessity of protecting
it's stores and transport, will set free
all the strength of the Japanese forces
to operate against Russia. China thus
becomes actually the ally of Japan. If
the reports are confirmed not only
Russia but other powers must inter
vene to show China what the limits of
strict neutrality mean
More Reticent Than Usual.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 13.-1:15 D. m.
No change is reported in the situa-
tion at the front and no confirmation
is obtainable here of the reports that
General Kuroki is moving northeast of
Mukden, but the authorities are no.
ticeably more reticent than usual.
Oul<tomsky to Be Recalled.
St Petersburg, Sept. 1854 p. m.
The report published in Paris today
that Rear Admiral Prince OuktomSky
had been tried by court martial, SEN
fenced to death and shot for disobey-
ing the order not to return to Port
Arthur after the sortie. of the Russian
squadron August 10 is untrue. He has
not been tried by court martial but
will be recalled.