Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-14
TO REINFORCE OYAMA
Japan Said to Have Promised
100000 Men by October l.
|THE RUSSIAN LOSSES
EIVEN BY KURoPATKIN AS 10000
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Meager Tidings Received From the
Seat of War-Intentions Be-
ing Kept Secret.
THE RUSSIAN LOSSES

Field Marshal Oyama reports to Tokyo
khat a considerable Russian force remains
fouth of the Hun river, while General Ku-
fopatkin today telesraphed to St. Peters
burg that the bulk of the Japanese force Is
ftlll south of the Yentai branch railroad.
pyama also says that the Russians are for
iifying the heights on both sides of the Lao
liver at Tie Pass. A Tokyo dispatch says
&hat 100000 men will be hurried TO Oyama.
Beyond this today's dispatches from the seat
ff war relate to details of previous fighting
fnd no light is thrown on the all-absoroing
question of where the next engagement in
force will occur.
Gen. Kuropatkln's estimate Of his losses
n the fighting around Liaoyang are far IN
Fer the first reports. He reports that from
kugust IS to September he lost 1000
Killed and 1900 wounded. Marshal Oyama
placed the total of Japanese casualties at
. I,5tS, making the total for both armies
. n round numbers 33, 800. Accepting these
[gures as correct the battle of Liaoyang in
Killed and wounded falls much lower In the
fcale of the worlds great battles.
To Reinforce Oyama.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. September IA cable dis
patch from Rome says that telegram
from Tokyo states that the government, in
3eply to a request by Field Marshal Oyama,
|has promised TO send him reinforcements
pf 10000 men and 225 guns by October l.
Position of the Armies.
BERLIN. September 14.-Col Gaedke, the
war correspondent of the Tageblatt, tale-
graphing to his paper from Tie Pass this
morning, says:
THE Russian army is disposed south of
This point The japanese have advanced
Inly about six miles north of Liaoyang."
ST. PETERSBURG, September 14.-Gen.
F>uropatkin, telegraphing yesterday even
I G, says 5000 Japanese are bivouacking at
Fentsiputze, and that the bulk Of the Jap
fnese forces is south of the Yentai branch
Railroad. The Japanese, he adds, are not
advancing.
Kuropatkin's Long-Awaited Report.
The long-expected detailed report of the
battle of Liaoyang has been received from
Fen. kuropatkin. The war office says 1t
Eill I'LL several columns. The report covers
|he operations from August 2S to September
/. According TO the advance summary
communicated to the press by the general
FtaH II Is very satisfactory, showing that
|he retreat was effected with such precision
mat not single field or fortress gun was
eft behind The total Russian losses are
Pelow 17,C0o of which 4.5OO were killed,
i There are rumors afioat to the effect that
General Nicholas Nicolaievitch, inspector of
favalry. may supersede General Kuropatkfn
ft the front. Nicholas Nicholaievitch has a
freat hghting record, made during the Turk
var The reports, however, may possibly
Pc only Idle gassip.
Russians South of the Hun,
TOKYO, September IA telegram was
[ecelved here today from Field Marshal
Pyama, confirming previous reports that a
considerable force of Russians is still to be
found south of the Hun river. Russian
|couts are constantly appearing before the
japanese outposts. The Russians occasion
lily bring out their batteries from the vi
finlty of the Sankuuishih Hill and Russian
faVaIry camps have been seen In the neigh
forhood of Wulilaitzu and Soutaitzu. Vari-
Fus forces of Russian troops are posted be-
tween Mukden and Sinmintin, about thirty
piles to the east and at Tie pass. some
|orty miles north Of Mukden, the Russians
ffe forufying the heights on both sides of
|he Lao river.
The Hun river flows across the various
|oads between Liaoyang and Mukden. in a
!esterIy direction, about six or eight miles
louth OF Mukden.