The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-16
RUSSO=JAPANESE WAR

three Japanese armies. When last
heard from
Kuroki's Forces
were on the Russian left flank and
steadily pushing n%orthward, but Vice
roy Alexieff reports that railway and
Geographic communication between
Mukden and Hardin is uninterrupted
Gen. Sakharoff reports that there was
no fighting during Thursday, and
while the outposts are still in contact
they are not eve exchanging shots.
1t seems to be established that Oy-
ama's troops practically abandoned
on Wednesday the attempt to head
off Kuropatkin and that the last de-
termined effort to bring the Russian
commander to bay was made ON
Tuesday. A detailed list OF
Russian Losses
is promised to-day, n it is expected
that these losses will approximate TO-
600 as against 10000 for the Japanese
1t is officially reported that Kuropat-
kin has not been wounded.
kuropatkin Is Silent.
Lack of official dispatches from the
actual sea in the Far Eastern strug-
gle continues. 1t is admitted by the
Russian war Office that no kilograms
whatever were received from Gen.
Kuropatkin bearing Tuesdays date,
the last message to, the emperor from
the general bearing date of Sept. S
and briefly telling that the army was
advancing northward, that 1t hal ex-
tricated itself from a dangerous po-
sition, that there was constant can
nonading from the rear guard and the
loss of that day was about 100. The
situation in the light of the latest In
formation may be summed up as fol-
lows:
Pushing on to Mukden.
The Russian forces are pushing on
to Mukden, greatly impeded by heavy
roads and floods, conducting an order
ly retreat and followed step by step
by the Japanese. Details of the fight
ing and of the exact position of the op-
posing armies are lacking.
The report that Kuropatkin's rear
guard has been annihilated and that
the Russian forces are in danger Of
being surrounded is denied by the
Russian general staff.
The Russian war office is entirely
satisfied that the retreat is being slow
ly but surely completed.
From Toxic comes the official re-
port that the bulk of the Russian force
is still at Yentai.
Jap losses Will Be Heavy.
rrt 80 c- +
tended report of the fighting up to-
Sept. 4 says the Russians burned all
the railroad bridges owe the Taitse
river and predicts that while the Jap
anese list of casualties is not yet COM
pleted the losses will prove heavy.
Viceroy Alexieff is on his way from
Hardin to Mukden. The heads of Ku-
ropatkin's long commissary trains
have passed through Mukden and are
continuing northward.
The attack on Port Arthur contin-
ues and Chinese arriving at Chefu say
the Russian garrison expects a gen.
eral land and sea attack to-day.
Russian Army in Great Danger.
It was reported in ST. Petersburg at
a late hour Monday night that Kuro-
patkin's real guard had been almost
annihilated and tina the main Russian
army was in danger of being sur
rounded
K%uropatkin, in his report, makes no
mention of the abandonment Of 200
guns at Liao-yang, a rumor to which
effect is in circulation.
Advices from Port Arthur by way
of Chefu bring the fighting there up to-
Sept. 2, and say the Japanese losses
were very heavy.
kuropatkin Breaking Down.
Gen. Kuropatkin heretofore has
handled every detail of the. vast or
ganization. The work is too much for
one man, and he is now almost broken
down by the strain. 1t is known that
the car is personally one of Kuropat-
kin's strongest supporters. and it is
thought the general will in all prob
ability retain chief command of the
two armies. kuropatkin, however,
has beer adversely criticised by some
OF the cars close military advisers.
ID it is possible that he may even
tually superseded.
kuropatkin at Mukden.
The Russian commander has ar
rived at Mukden, and it is given out
at St. Petersburg that the bulk of his
army is now near there, while a dis
patch from Mukden to the Associated
Press, filed Tuesday, says that the
main Russian army is pushing north
and evacuating Mukden.
Seems Almost Incredible.
st. Petersburg, Sept. lit seems
to be definitely established that Field
Marshal Oyama's tired ROOFS practi-
cally abandoned on Wednesday the
attempt to head off Gen. Kuropatkin
and the latter's army has arrived
safely al Mukden after frightful ex-
periences in f%oundering through mud
and mire over the mandarin road.
1t is indicated that the Japanese
are still h~arrassing the Russian rear
Further than this nothing is know,