The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-15
KUROPATKTN,S REPORT.
lis Story of the Battle and Retreat
 From Lfao Yang.

lis Story of the Rattle and Retreat
 From Ltao Yang.
 I st. Petersburg, Sept. IA. 4.Under date
 If September il. General Kuropatkin
 eports to the emperor as follows: < It is now possible, from details of
 he battle since August 26 in which karious array corps participated, to Furnish your majesty the following re. bort of operations:
 < On August s6 the MaLchurian army
 occupied th1ee groups of positions, the E irst at Pettsu and AmDing on the left Hank: the second at Liandiansian in the centre and the third at Anshanshan |! Dn the right flank. The same day the ' Japanese assumed the offensive along the whole front. At Iiandiansian all
 tfle attacks were repulsed and on the left we retained our principal position sat Anping. After desperate battle he Japanese, however, succeeded in ;ecuring the position at Pettsu, thus
 Threatening the line of retreat of the eorps along the Tan river. Simultane- busly a turning movement by consider .a able forces of Japanese was observed .bn the left flank Of our position at Anshanshan.
 Taking advantage Of our positions , at Liandiansian and Anping in order 10 gain time and inf1ict severe loss on Jsthe enemy, withdrew all the army E corps from advanced positions to Liao-. .Eang.
 e Tn consequence of the mountainous ..nature of the country on our front and sthe bad condition of the roads toward EEhe south the two days march toward RLiaoyang was of the most difficult kind. #Only after incredible difficulties was it Found possible to draw all the guns ,without exception and all other bag sgage through the passes. Some Of the tguns were carried through the noun- ssairls by infantry Difficult as was the s4fetreat through the passes under press lure from the enemy the march across ftha open country was still more ardu- spus The left and centre column suc- sceeded ill getting all their artillery and ! baggage to Liaoyang.
 ,s The march of the right column was Especially difficult Considerable forces pf the enemy followed the rear guard (which maintained a stubborn resistance t The guns of one of the retiring bat siteries began to sink in the mud. Twen- sty-four horses were hitched to each Apiece, companies of infantry assisting s5wsth ropes. The horses and men, how Never sunk so deep that it was neces Vsary for the comrades of the latter eto pull them out. General Rutlovsky gremained so long, covering the extrica-
 tion of the guns, that his force lost heavily, and the general himself and
 Colonel Raben, of the East Siberian nsharpshooters, were killed. Notwith- lsstanding all efforts. it was finally nec- aessary to abandon the guns.
 "On August 29 the army concentrated lat Liao Yang. One corps took a posi- stion on the right bank of the Taitse briver, while another held the left bank. t "on August 30 and S1 the Japanese
 attacked our advance positions with
 great energy, but everywhere were re- pulsed with enormous losses. There lwas desperate fighting on our left flank
 and center, accompanied by a number tof counter attacks, resulting in bayonet efghting and I was compelled to rein
 force the fighting line with the special Preserves and the general reserves. T During August 31 it could clearly ube seen that considerable force of ssKrroki's army had crossed to the right
 bank of the Taitse river. Owing to att
 tacks on our left on August 30 and S1
 1t was to be supposed that the main
 body of Kurolis army had been told
 on to turn the left flank of our posi-