The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-09-08
No WORD FROM
kUROPATKIN
All Russia AmxiousIy Waiting
for News of the fate
of His Army

| fc.al dis atches from the present actual
seat of war of the far eastern strugg.e
continues. 1t is admitted by the Russian
war Office that no kilograms whatever
were received from General Kuropatkin
| bearing Tuesdays date, the last message
dated September 5 and briefly telling that
the army was advancing northwarc; that
It mad extricated itSelf from dangerous
position; that there was constant cam
aonading. of the guard, and that the
losses on that day were about 100. The
| situation. In the light of the latest infor-
| nation, may be summed up follows:
The Russian forces are pushing on to
Mukden. greatly impeded by heavy roads
and foodc, conducting an orderly retreat.
and followed step by step by the Japan
ese. Details of the fghting and of the
exact position of the opposing armies are
lacking.
The report that Kuropatkin's reai
guard has been annihilated and that the
RUSSIAN army is in danger of being sur
rounded is denied by the Russian general
staff. The Russian war office is entirely
confident that the retreat is slowly but
SUI ely being effected.
From Toxic comes the official repor,
that the bulk OF the Russian forces Is
still at Yenta.. The japanese field mar
I af ba Gph
ing up to September 4. says That the Rus
slams burned al the railroad bridges over
The Taitse river, and predicts that. while
| he Japanese list of casualties Is not yet
completed. the losses will prove heavy
The heads of Kuropatkins long COM
missary trains have passed through Muk-
len and are continuing northward.
| st. Petersburg. Sept. 7-There has been
no news from General KuropatKin since
Monday afternoon. This is attn ibat,d 10
ne interruption of direct communication
with the commander in chief. owning To
the transfer of the telegraph ofiloe to
Mukden. whither messages have to be
sent by courier.
The utmost confidence prevails at the
war Office that the .cus-:an army is slow
ly but surely effeet.ng the Ieueat wi.n-
out serious risk OF being cut off. None
he less, intense anxiety Is felt through
out the who,e nation and this feeling is
shal ed by the emperor. His majesty is
unwilling at such a juncture. to absent
himself from PeteIh hof and has counter
manded all proposed journeys. tie will
not go to Warsaw or Libau and remains
closeted Tor hours with his military az
visers. 1t is believed that the outcome
of these delibel atoms will be an or.ic- to
mobilize several more army corps.
Mukden. Sept. "a Russian cores
pondent SUPP lies the following:
"Our retreat is being carried out un
der heavy pressure with the Japanese at
our heels The task $ additionally dift-
cult owing to the terrible coaditon OF
tne roacs and the rivers, which are
flooded. The fighting has now been al
most continuous since August "a. anI
possible to say. The number of lives
sacrificed and the loss of supplies by
burning bridges, bridges being blown up,
etc. can only be explained wnen we once
more have concentrated. and this will
occupy us for some days.
do not be under any misapp. ehension;
we will live through these heavy days
and still more alarming nights. for des-
pite recent failures. we have steadfast
faith in the future and the spirit of the
troops is unimpared.
There are numberless stories of hero
ism, collective and individual. which 1t Is
impossible to relate by wire. The Red
Cross is working uIelessly. not only aid
ing the wounded. but in establishing
booths by the roadside and distributing
food and tea to the sick. injured ana
Starving. The Chinese population is In
a state of ferment"
! Toxic. Sept. 6, p. NIT is officially
announced that a portion of the Russian
force remains at Yingshuissu. south or
| YeEtai. where the bulk of the Russian
army Is assembled
| An extended report from Field Mar
shal Oyama, the Japanese commander
in-chief In the field. was received In
/ Toxic today and made public tonight. |
1t is Largely devoted 10 a review OF the
4 fighting which took place between Au-
gust "a and September 4.
| The announcement that the Russians !