The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
STAKLEBF ,G
 GETAWAY
 I- His Army}-orps Rejoins
 'MSSianS. ORL0FF LOSES HEAVILY No Guns Abandoned in Retreat From LiaOyang. Immnse Collection of Supplies for the Troops Burned Before the Evacu- ation-st. Petersburg in
 Better Spirits.

St. Petersburg. Sept. S.-(7:45 F. M.) General Stakelberg's first Siberian army corps, which was reported yes- terday by General Kuropatkin as hav- ing been cut off to the westward of Liaoyang, has been safely extricated.
 General Kuropatkin telegraphed at z o'clock Saturday evening that the greater portion of his army was then south of Yentai, about ten miles north east of Liaoyang, and that the other portion of 1t was crossing the Taitse river and taking up a position on the right bank.
 This message, which was received by the Emperor early Sunday morning. threw a more hopeful light on the po- sition of the Russian army, and the authorities gave signs of relief.
 Thee is no attempt to conceal the gravity of the situation in view of the absence of news regarding what has happened today.
 It is not clear from the latest tele- gram whether the Russians are contin- uing their retreat, or if they have been compelled to face their foes.
 KurOpatBxin was Depressed.
 The gloomy report telegraphed by the Russian commander in chief in the early stages of the fight of Sat- .urday last and his bitter reproaches aginst General Stakelberg are attrib- uted to his chagrin over the failure of his offensive plans.
 General Kuropatkin now telegraphs that his only serious losses are con fined to Major General Orloff's detach- ment which was guarding the left bank at Yentai
 This detachment consisted of mixed European attachments and was sud- denly attacked by Japanese infantry and artillery concealed in the tall Chi nese corn and grass. The Russians seem to have lost their heads and 10 have retreated precipitately.
 Great Slaughter Inflicted.
 The Japanese inflicted great slaugh- ter, one of General Orloffs regiments losing 1.50o men.
 No details of the escape of General Stakelberg's corps from the clutches of the enemy, but it is believed that 1t owes it's safety to the neglect or the inability of the Japanese to follow up their advantage.
 General Stakelberg was allowed to cross the river and came up with the main army in time to enable the shat tered remainder of Major Crloff's de- tachment to retreat. This exploit is likely to condone General Stakelberg' 8 0lSODe0lence, put unless the GH1perOF forgives him, he will have to appear before a court martial and will prob- ably lose his command.
 The war office is able to make the reassuring statement that the Rus sians retreat from Liaoyang did not involve the loss of gunss, and it also declares that the abandoned stores at Liaoyang were set on fire before the Russians crossed the Taitse river. The following is the full text of the report:
 Report of KurOpatkin. To-day Saturday September. 3.) the greater part of Russian army. in cluding the first Siberian army corps, | is occupying positions south of the Heich railway from Yentai station. at the Yentai mines.
 The Japanese, although in the i'm mediate vicinity of our troops, today confined themselves principally to sniping from the Chinese corn fields. Our troops which were left at Liao- yang are crossing to the right bank of the Taitse river.
 | The area of Penland's Is almost entirely covered by growing Chinese corn, which greatly impedes the move- ment of the troops.
 | The retreat of Major General Or lofr's detachment (Friday) was large ly due to the fire with which the force | was assailed among the milet fields General Orloff's losses were consid-
 erable, one regiment losing 1,SO0.