Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-09-03
LAO YANG :
ABANDONED
General Stake|berg's Corps is
Cut Off by the Victorious
Enemy
JAPS ARE RELENTLESS
Continue Assaults Upon Kuropatkin's
Main Army With Telling
Effects.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

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=. Toxic, Sept. 3.-The Japanese
s have occupied Lao Yang.
3ss.s stxIeIberg Cut of.
sst. PetSss ssburg, Sept. Sit is
n Officially announced that General
n kuropatkin is retreating, that
IS Lao Yang has been abandoned
IS and that General .stakeIberg's
s corps has been cut off. :
s ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The exact position of the two armie!
that oppose each other at Liao Yans
on this fifth day of the great battle
is still somewhat vague by both press
dispatches and official reports. Bot1
st. Petersburg and Toxic advices, how
ever, make it clear that Kuropatki1
did not remove his entire army to the
north bank of the Taitse River, and il
is evident that portions of both of the
armies are now engaged today on
either side of the river. While Russian
official advices given out at st. Peters
burg still maintain that Kuropatkin
has executed a successful strategic
move and that retrograde movement
does not indicate reverse, the tone
of the Toxic reports is confident in the
extreme and disI atch from Marshal
nvama alludes to the defeated Rus
slams" as making last stand outside
of the walls Of Liao Yang. Kuropat-
kin is also engaged with Kuroki north
of the river and there are rumors that
a strong Japanese force has executed
another flank movement by crossing
higher up and to the west of the Rus
sian positions.
Russians Assume the Offensive.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 3.-A bulletin
: issued this afternoon announces that
Kuropatkin has assumed the offensive
and is massing his artillery, which
bombarded the Japanese up to Friday
noon, preparatory to an attack upon
General Kuroki's flanling army on
the north side of the Taitse River.
Retreat Across Taitse River.
Toxic, Sept. 3.-Field Marshal Oya-
ma reports as follows: September g.,
9 a. M, Remnant of the routed Russian
army is still offering slight resistance
outside of Liao Yang. Our center and
left armies are attacking 1t. An earli-
er message from Field Marshal Oyama
says: The enemy in front Of our left
and center armies continued to re-
treat on September I'd to the right
bank of the Taitse River, except those
portions of his forces which are occu-
pying the defensive works from the
south to the northwest Of Liao Yang,
and the heights northeast of Nutchang.
Our armies are continuing the attack.
Our right army occupied on morning
of September I'd that part Of heights
situated west of Hei Ying Tai.
Kuropatkin's retreat, if the COM
mander-in-chief is retiring, is consid-
cred possible here. It may be due
to the appearance of another flanking
movement Of the Japanese higher up
and from the west Reports that jap
anese were moving up the Lao River
towards Sin Min Tin were persistent
Just before fighting began.
Forced to Leave Artillery.
Mukden, Sept. 3.-After six days Of
fighting, the Japanese last Wednesday
abandoned a direct attack upon Liao
Yang in favor Of a flank movement OF
the Russians and were compelled to
abandon number of guns, being un-
able to reach them through the mud.
"A number of Japanese prisoners were
taken who were in a dreadful state
of exhaustion. Many had been without
food for two days, during which a
downpour OF rain had filled the trench
es. Their shoes are in tatters.
Are In Full Retreat.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 3.-A report
reached st. Petersburg today that Ku-
ropatkin is In full retreat. The war
once admits such q rumor has come
from the seat o4 war, But declares It
ne not oficial
strategy Reuardsd ufIllant.
st. Petersburg. Sept. s.-z new
phase of the bAttle Of LiaU Yang has
now begun. Tfs main operations have
been Transferred to the north bank uf
the Taitse River, where General Kuro.
patkin has assumed the offensive, hurl.